Composition of Ethics Committee

The Sydney Local Health District Human Research Ethics Committee - CRGH is constituted under the guidelines of the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research, National Health and Medical Research Council (NH&MRC).

 

NAME	CATEGORY OF MEMBERSHIP	QUALIFICATIONS
Professor David Le Couteur	Chairperson	Professor of Medicine AO FRACP PhD FAHMS
Professor Vasi Naganathan	Member with knowledge of, and current expertise in the areas of research regularly considered by the HREC	Consultant Geriatrician – MBBS, FRACP, Masters of Medicine, PhD
Dr Janani Thillainadesan	Member with knowledge of, and current expertise in the areas of research regularly considered by the HREC	Staff Specialist Geriatrician. MBBS (Hons) BScMed (Hons) FRACP, PhD Conjoint Lecturer, University of Sydney
Dr Guillermo Becerril	Member with knowledge of, and current expertise in the areas of research regularly considered by the HREC	Staff Specialist Upper GI & Endosurgery Concord Institute of Academic Surgery MD, FRACS
A/Prof Anne Wand	Deputy Chairperson Member with knowledge of, and current expertise in the professional care, counselling or treatment of people	Senior Staff Specialist Psychiatrist B(Sc)Med(Hons), MBBS(Hons), MPsychiatry
Professor Fiona Blyth (ALTERNATE)	Member with knowledge of, and current expertise in the areas of research regularly considered by the HREC	Medical Epidemiologist BScMed, MBBS (Hons), MPH, PhD, FAFPHM
Professor Mark Cooper	Member with knowledge of, and current expertise in the areas of research regularly considered by the HREC	Professor of Medicine – BMBCh, BA (Hons), PhD
Dr Carmen Huckel Schneider (ALTERNATE)	Member with knowledge of, and current expertise in the areas of research regularly considered by the HREC	Lecturer, Health Policy, University of Sydney Doctorate in Social Science
Dr Frank Li	Member with knowledge of, and current expertise in the areas of research regularly considered by the HREC	Senior Physiotherapist B Appl Sc, M Biomed Eng, PhD
Associate Professor Yuen Yee Cheng	Member with knowledge of, and current expertise in the areas of research regularly considered by the HREC	Associate Professor, University of Technology Sydney PhD, MPhil, BSc
Professor Deborah Cockrell	Member with knowledge of, and current expertise in the areas of research regularly considered by the HREC	Director Oral Health GAICD, MBA, PhD, Grad. Cert PHRM, Grad. Cert. Ed. Higher Education, FDS RCPS, BDS
Ms Lucy Nigro	Member with knowledge of, and current expertise in the areas of research regularly considered by the HREC	Clinical Trials Pharmacist B Pharm, Dip Hosp Pharm
Ms Marian Kow	Member with knowledge of, and current expertise in the areas of research regularly considered by the HREC	Clinical Trials Pharmacist B Pharm
Ms Amanda Idan	Member with knowledge of, and current expertise in the areas of research regularly considered by the HREC	MHS, BSc(Hons)
A/Professor Lil Vrklevski	Member with knowledge of, and current expertise in the professional care, counselling or treatment of people	Clinical Psychologist, Acting Director Allied Health SLHD PhD, MBA, MClinPsych, LLB, BLS, DipJou, BA
Dr Deonna Ackermann	Member with knowledge of, and current expertise in the areas of research regularly considered by the HREC	MBBS, MPH, Grad Cert Clinical Epidemiology
Mr Joseph Turrentine	Community Representative	BA - History, Master of Education, Master of European Union Law, Juris Doctor
Dr Rob Neurath	Community Representative	BA(Hons) – Mathematics and Philosophy PhD – Philosophy Dip Ed – University of Sydney
Mr David Luttrell	Community Representative	BSc (Hons)
Ms Caren Beer	Community Representative
Ms Alison Pollard	Community Representative	BEd, Grad Dip Multicultural Education, Dip Teaching
Rev. Minh Towner	Minister of Religion	Uniting Chaplain Doctoral of Ministry (in-progress) Master of Divinity, BN
Rev. Janine Steele	Minister of Religion	Associate Minister St Anne's Ryde BA (Syd); Grad Dip Ed Stud (Health Ed) (Syd); BTh, Dip Min (Moore)
Ms Julie Brooke-Cowden	Lawyer	Solicitor LLM, BSc
Mr Steven Canton	Lawyer	Associate Lawyer, BA/LLB (Hons)
Ms Sue Monaro	Member with knowledge of, and current expertise in, the areas of research regularly considered by the HREC	Clinical Nurse Consultant (Nurse Manager), RN, BAppSc. (Nursing), MN, PhD (C)
Dr Claire Blizard	Member with knowledge of, and current expertise in the professional care, counselling or treatment of people	Executive Medical Director Health Education and Training Institute (HETI) MBBS, MHA, FRACMA, AFCHSE
Mr Simon Tully	Member with knowledge of, an current expertise in, the areas of research regularly considered by the HREC	Case Manager GC Field Edu, BSW, BA
Dr Sharon Nahm	Member with knowledge of, and current expertise in the professional care, counselling or treatment of people	Medical Oncologist BMed MD, FRACP
Dr John Chetwood	Member with knowledge of, and current expertise in the professional care, counselling or treatment of people	Gastroenterologist BSc (Hons), MBBS, DTM&H, MRCP part 1
Ms Sarah Truong	Acting Executive Officer
Ms Kate Flinders	Executive Officer (on leave)