Medical Advisory Committee

Services

The Riverina Cancer Care Centre Medical Advisory Committee (MAC) is a committee of RCCC medical Practioners, external medical Practioners and RCCC management.

The Medical Advisory Committee shall fulfill a variety of activities including:

• Ensuring the proper functioning of a quality assurance program in all its details, including utilisation review, infection control and appropriateness of care;
• The overview of the process of appointment;
• The monitoring and review of the appropriateness of the medical and other related records within Riverina Cancer Care Centre;
• Directing Practitioners' organisation activities, including Medical By-Law revisions, Board nominations, liaison with the Medical Advisory Committee, and the Managing Director;
• Support for, and participation in, the Centre's Accreditation Program; and
• To act as an Ethics Board in the event of any member Staff or Medical Officer wishing to undertake a research project at Riverina Cancer Care Centre. The Ethics Board will review an application to conduct a research program and will monitor the progress and outcome of the said research. The Ethics Board will also review any other issues of an ethical nature and report recommendations to the Management Review Committee.

It is the function of the Medical Advisor Committee to report to the Director General/Ministry of Health any persistent failure by the licensee of the day procedure centre to act on the committee's advice on any matters such as:

1. Advising the licensee on the accreditation of medical practitioners to provide services at the day procedure centre and on the delineation of their clinical responsibilities,
   
   
2. Advising the licensee on matters concerning clinical practice at the day procedure centre; and
   
   
3. Advising the licensee on matters concerning patient care and safety at the day procedure centre.

Committee Members

Chairperson:

• Dr Adriaan Venter
  Respiratory Physician

Members:

• Dr Noel Aherne
  Radiation Oncologist
• Dr Martin Berry
  Radiation Oncologist
• Dr Renuka Chittajallu
  Medical Oncologist
• Dr Peter English
  General Practitioner
• Dr Jane Hill
  Medical Oncologist
• Dr Chloe Khoo
  Medical Oncologist
• Mr Alan Lean
  Consumer Representative
• Dr David Littlejohn
  General Surgeon (Breast)
• Dr David Palmieri
  Medical Oncologist
• Dr Peter Smart
  Pathologist
• Dr Steven Sowter
  Urologist
• Mrs Laura Graham
  Director of Nursing
• Mr Mark Sykes
  Chief Radiation Therapist

Ex Officio:

• Mr Damien Williams
  Managing Director - Riverina Cancer Care Centre
• Mr Tony Noun
  Chairman - Riverina Cancer Care Centre

Contact and Meeting Times

Meeting times
Quarterly

Riverina Cancer Care Centre
31 Meurant Avenue
Wagga Wagga NSW 2650

• Telephone
  (02) 6932 1000
• Fax
  (02) 6925 4848 
• Email
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• Web
  www.riverinacancercare.com.au