Hi Oliver, That's what I am told - but until announced formally it could obviously change - see this from the Australian in September 2006 for more of the background.
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,20393280%5E15306%5E%5Enbv%5E,00.html "She (a DoHA spokeperson) said members of the council "have been engaged in discussions about priorities and a work plan will be finalised following its next meeting". "The new AHIC chair will be announced once approved by the Australian Health Ministers Council," she said. "The website will be upgraded to reflect the new membership and focus for 2006-07." The Australian understands 16 medical, consumer and department representatives met last week to discuss forming the new committee. One industry insider described the move as "rearranging the deckchairs" to allow the Health Department to "construct a new drawing board and develop a new script". "We'll likely see many new ICT planning committees, and old faces reappearing in different costumes," he said. "A fresh energy will emerge and a new bureaucracy will rise from the ashes. But the outspoken voices who championed the need for a new way of thinking will not be invited to participate in the new planning process." A number of IT advisory groups have been shut down in recent years, including the HealthConnect board and stakeholder body, MediConnect development teams (MediConnect was rolled into HealthConnect) and the General Practice Computing Group. But the mystery surrounding HealthConnect's immediate future remains." His research work is on ion channels among other things and the impact of venoms. He is a world expert in the area I believe. Cheers David ---- Dr David G More MB, PhD, FACHI Phone +61-2-9438-2851 Fax +61-2-9906-7038 Skype Username : davidgmore E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] HealthIT Blog - www.aushealthit.blogspot.com On Sun, 17 Dec 2006 14:55:08 +1030, Oliver Frank wrote: > 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? > > *** > > 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." > > *** > > 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.
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