David More wrote:
In Feb 2007 a revamped AHIC, chaired by the Dean of Medicine from Melb
Uni - will reform and try to work out what to do. Apparently this new
chair is a great venom scientist who knows not much about Health IT.
David, is this the person that you are talking about?
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http://www.mdhs.unimelb.edu.au/aboutus/welcome/deansprofile.html
"Dean's profile
Profile of Professor James A Angus, BSc (Syd.) PhD (Syd.) FAA
James Angus was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and
Health Sciences at the University of Melbourne in July 2003.
Before becoming dean, he was Professor and Head of the Department of
Pharmacology and Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and
Health Sciences.
He has extensive research experience in pre-clinical pharmacology in
relation to cardiovascular and antinociceptive drugs. Building on his
strengths in analytical pharmacology with in vitro assays, Professor
Angus has also published extensively on integrated pharmacology in
instrumented conscious animals. Calcium channels: (T,N,L) NO, EDHF,
VEGF, Et and cannabinoid receptors with selective agonists and
antagonists are ongoing research and development interests.
Professor Angus was awarded the Gottschalk Medal of the Australian
Academy of Science (1984) and is a Fellow and member of Council. In 2003
he was awarded Australia's Centenary Medal.
At the University of Melbourne, Professor Angus has been President of
the Academic Board (2000-2001) and Pro Vice-Chancellor (1999-2001). He
currently serves on the Bio21 Institute Management Committee.
He has had numerous contracts with pharmaceutical companies and trained
with Sir James Black FRS at University College, London and Wellcome
Research Laboratories in Beckenham.
Professor Angus is currently First Vice-President of the International
Union of Pharmacology (IUPHAR) and formerly was President of the
Australasian Society of Clinical and Experimental Pharmacologists and
Toxicologists."
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Professor Angus is not a medical graduate or practitioner, and his
biography does not report any experience or knowledge of patient
care-related medical informatics. Perhaps it is his knowledge of venom
(also not specifically mentioned in the biography above) that qualifies
him for the position of chairing the new AHIC, because the current
trickle is likely increase to a flood as the frustration levels of
everybody from the Federal Minister down continue to rise.
--
Oliver Frank, general practitioner
255 North East Road, Hampstead Gardens, South Australia 5086
Phone 08 8261 1355 Fax 08 8266 5149 Mobile 0407 181 683
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