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COVID-19 EXPERT PANELS

Funding has now been discontinued for the National Clinical Evidence Taskforce and the COVID-19 guidelines as of 30 June 2023.

These guidelines are no longer continually updated but will remain online until the guidance becomes inaccurate and/or no longer reflects the evidence or recommended practice.

Guidelines Leadership Group
  • Sutapa Mukherjee (Co-Chair)
  • Steve McGloughlin (Co-Chair)
  • Zoe Adey-Wakeling
  • Meera Agar
  • Jason Agostino
  • Nicole Allard
  • Bridget Barber
  • Karen Booth
  • Asha Bowen
  • Lucy Burr
  • Peter Cameron
  • Brendan Carrigan
  • Allen Cheng
  • Megan Cooper
  • Frances Dark
  • Josh Davis
  • Rosalind Elliot
  • John Ferguson
  • Mark Frydenberg
  • Allan Glanville
  • Sarah Hilmer
  • Carol Hodgson
  • Caroline Homer
  • Katherine Isbister
  • Michelle King
  • Brendan McMullan
  • Nick Medland
  • Brett Mitchell
  • Mark Morgan
  • Christine Mott
  • Vasi Naganathan
  • Priya Nair
  • Marty Nichols
  • Sophie Noble
  • Chris O’Donnell
  • Michael Parr
  • Pieter Peach
  • Vijay Roach
  • Tom Simpson
  • Jo Sutherland
  • Wayne Varndell
  • Jaclyn Walsh

Previous serving members:

  • Kate Armstrong
  • Melissah Burnett
  • Lyn Byers
  • Ming Chen
  • Josh Davis
  • Nila Dharan
  • Julian Elliott
  • Peter Fowler
  • Janeane Harlum
  • Phillipa Hore
  • Eleanor Horton
  • Satrio Nindyo Istiko
  • Jacinta Johnson
  • Sarah Larkins
  • Karin Leder
  • Ewen McPhee
  • Paul Myles
  • Rebecca Randall
  • Joshua Vogel
  • Ian Whyte
  • Leeroy William
Steering Committee
  • Caroline Homer (Chair)
  • Alexis Apostolellis, ASHM
  • Renu Borst, AAG
  • Stephane Bouchoucha, ACIPC
  • Asha Bowen, RACP
  • Zoe Bradfield, ACM
  • Marina Buchanan-Grey, ACN
  • Dawn Casey, NACCHO
  • Chris Cokis, ANZCA
  • Vincent Cornelisse, RACP
  • Steven Faux, RMSANZ
  • Mark Frydenberg, RACS
  • Sally Green, Cochrane Australia
  • Ken Griffin, APNA
  • Stephan Groombridge, RACGP
  • Garun Hamilton, ASA (sleep)
  • Anita Hobson-Powell, AHPA
  • Alison Hodak, ACCCN
  • Anthony Holley, ANZICS
  • Vase Jovanoska, RANZCOG
  • Sabina Knight, CRANAplus
  • Robert Lee, ACEM
  • Ryan Lovett, ACP
  • Rekha Pai Mangalore, ASID
  • Kristin Michaels, SHPA
  • Andrew Miller, ASA (anaesthesia)
  • Peter Morley, ARC
  • Julia Morphet, CENA
  • Bridin Murnion, ASCEPT
  • Sean Mutchmor, ACRRM
  • Linda Ng, ACNN
  • Camilla Rowland, Palliative Care
  • Megan Sarson, THANZ
  • Hayley See, TSANZ

Previous serving members:

  • John Allan, RANZCP
  • Nicola Ballenden, ACEM
  • Terri-Lee Barrett, ACM
  • Vanessa Beavis, ANZCA
  • Tanya Buchanan, TSANZ
  • Joseph Doyle, ASID
  • Danijela Gnjidic, ASCEPT
  • Louise Hardy, RACP
  • Nicola Lewis, RACP
  • Sharon McGowan (Chair)
  • Tamara McKee, ACPCWG
  • Suzi Nou, ASA (anaesthesia)
  • Kristie Popkiss, ACIPC
  • Philip Russo, ACIPC
  • James Beckford Saunders, AAG
  • Jason Soon, RACP
  • Alan Young, ASA (sleep)
Consumer Panel

The Consumer Panel is co-convened with our community partner, the Consumer’s Health Forum of Australia

  • Rebecca Randall (Co-Chair)
  • Michelle King (Co-Chair)
  • Chris Lassig
  • Joanne Muller
  • Sophie Noble
  • Nicholas Wood
  • Puspa Sherlock
  • Irene Mewburn
  • Kealey Griffiths

Previous serving members:

  • Eleanor Horton (2020-March 2023)
  • Mya Cubitt (June 2020-June 2022)
  • Richard Brightwell (June 2020 – December 2020)
  • Amrita Deshpande (June 2020 – December 2020)
  • Adam Ehm (June 2020 – December 2020)
  • Monica Ferrie (June 2020 – December 2020)
  • Satrio Nindyo Istiko (June 2020 – August 2020)
  • Lara Pullin (June 2020 – December 2020)
  • Elizabeth Robinson (June 2020 – December 2020)
  • Adele Witt (June 2020 – December 2020)
  • Lynda Condon (June 2020 – October 2021)
  • Elle Peters-Wisniak
Drug Treatment PANEL
  • Bridget Barber (Co-Chair), Infectious Diseases Physician
  • Josh Davis (Co-Chair), Infectious Diseases Physician
  • Theresa Cole, Paediatric Immunologist
  • Jane Davies, Infectious Diseases and General Medicine Physician
  • Dan Ewald, General Practitioner
  • Amanda Gwee, Paediatric Infectious Disease Specialist & Pharmacologist
  • Karin Leder, Infectious Diseases Physician
  • Gail Matthews, Infectious Diseases Physician
  • James McCarthy, Infectious Diseases Physician
  • James McMahon, Infectious Diseases Physician
  • Trisha Peel, Academic Infectious Diseases Physician
  • Jason Roberts, Consultant Clinical Pharmacist
  • Sarah Sasson, Clinical Immunologist
  • Ian Seppelt, Intensive Care Specialist
  • Tom Snelling, Infectious Diseases Physician
  • Brad Wibrow, Intensive Care Specialist

Previous serving members:

  • Chris Raftery (June 2020 – December 2022)
  • Megan Rees (June 2020 – September 2022)
  • Katie Flanagan (June 2020 – July 2020)
  • Elena Schneider-Futschik (June 2020 – July 2020)
  • Michelle Giles (June 2020 – December 2020)
Primary and Chronic Care Panel
  • Nicole Allard (Co-Chair), General Practitioner
  • Mark Morgan (Co-Chair), General Practitioner
  • Georgina Taylor (Deputy Chair), General Practitioner
  • Jennifer Alison, Respiratory Physiotherapist
  • Kathryn Bailey, Physiotherapist
  • Penny Burns, General Practitioner
  • Anne Holland, Physiotherapist and Respiratory Research
  • Michelle Mason, Nursing
  • Ben Chen, Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Steve Kisely, Psychiatrist
  • Sabina Knight, Remote Area Nurse
  • Sarah Larkins, General Practitioner and Rural Medicine Specialist
  • Alistair Miller, Respiratory and Sleep Physician
  • Carmel Nelson, Rural and Remote Medicine Specialist (Indigenous Health)
  • Bernard Shiu, General Practitioner
  • Mieke van Driel, General Practitioner
  • David Watters, Surgeon
  • Dina Watterson, Occupational Therapist

Previous serving members:

  • Lyn Byers, Remote Area Nursing (March 2020 – May 2022)
  • Jason Agostino, General Practitioner and Epidemiologist (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health) (March 2020 – November 2020)
  • Paul Burgess, Public Health Physician (March 2020 – November 2020)
  • Kirsty Douglas, General Practitioner (March 2020 – November 2020)
  • Ben Ewald, General Practitioner (March 2020 – November 2020)
  • Dan Ewald, General Practitioner (March 2020 – November 2020)
  • Dianna Fornasier, Remote Area Nurse (March 2020 – November 2020)
  • Louis Peachey, General Practitioner (March 2020 – November 2020)
  • David Peiris, General Practitioner (March 2020 – November 2020)
  • Rhonda Stuart, Infectious Diseases Physician (March 2020 – June 2020)
  • Lucie Walters, General Practitioner (March 2020 – November 2020)
  • Ineke Weaver, General Practitioner (March 2020 – November 2020)
Acute and Critical Care Panel
  • Lucy Burr (Co-Chair), Respiratory Physician
  • Priya Nair (Co-Chair), Intensive Care Specialist
  • Simon Hendel (Deputy Co-Chair), Anaesthetist & Trauma Consultant
  • Carol Hodgson (Deputy Co-Chair), Physiotherapist (Intensive Care)
  • Kiran Shekar (Deputy Co-Chair), Intensive Care Specialist
  • Melissa Ankravs, Intensive Care Pharmacist
  • Bronwyn Avard, Intensive Care Specialist
  • Kelly Cairns, Senior Pharmacist
  • Craig French, Intensive Care Specialist
  • Allan Glanville, Respiratory Physician
  • Nicky Gilroy, Infectious Diseases Physician
  • Sumitha Gounden, Rehabilitation Specialist
  • Kim Hansen, Emergency Physician
  • Sue Huckson, Intensive Care Registry and Guidelines Specialist
  • Jon Iredell, Infectious Diseases Physician
  • Carrie Janerka, Emergency Nurse
  • Rose Jaspers, Critical Care Nurse
  • Ed Litton, Intensive Care Specialist
  • Stephen Macdonald, Emergency Physician
  • Steve McGloughlin, Intensive Care Specialist and Infectious Diseases Physician
  • Robert O’Sullivan, Geriatrician
  • Sandra Peake, Intensive Care Specialist
  • Owen Robinson, Infectious Diseases Physician
  • Chantel Sharland, Critical Care Nurse
  • Ian Seppelt, Intensive Care Specialist
  • Peter Wark, Respiratory Physician

Previous serving Hospital and Acute Care & Critical Care Panel members:

  • Paul Myles, Anaesthetist (March 2020 – October 2022)
  • Katherine Gibney (March 2020 – June 2020)
  • Phan Nguyen (March 2020 – August 2020)
  • Andrew Udy (March 2020 – August 2020)
  • Matt O’Sullivan (March 2020 – July 2020)
  • Huyen Tran (April 2020 – August 2020)
  • Sally McCarthy (April 2020 – January 2021)
Pregnancy and Perinatal Care Panel
  • Caroline Homer (Co-Chair), Midwife, Maternal and Perinatal Health Specialist
  • Vijay Roach (Co-Chair), Obstetrics and Gynaecology Specialist
  • Michelle Giles (Deputy Co-Chair), Infectious Diseases Specialist
  • Clare Whitehead (Deputy Co-Chair), Obstetrics and Gynaecology Specialist
  • Wendy Burton, General Practitioner
  • Teena Downton, General Practitioner and Rural Medicine Specialist
  • Glenda Gleeson, Midwife and Remote Medicine Specialist
  • Adrienne Gordon, Neonatologist
  • Karen Hose, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
  • Jenny Hunt, Public Health Physician (Aboriginal Health)
  • Nolan McDonnell, Obstetric Anaesthetist
  • Philippa Middleton, Perinatal Epidemiologist
  • Antonia Shand, Obstetrician and Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist

Previous serving members:

  • Kellie Wilton (May 2020 – December 2022)
  • Jackie Kitschke (May 2020 – November 2021)
  • Jeremy Oats (May 2020 – February 2022)
Paediatric and Adolescent Care Panel
  • Asha Bowen (Co-Chair), Paediatric Infectious Disease Specialist
  • Brendan McMullan (Co-Chair), Paediatric Infectious Disease Specialist
  • David Tingay (Deputy Co-Chair), Neonatologist
  • Nan Vasilunas (Deputy Co-Chair), Paediatric Infectious Disease Specialist
  • Lorraine Anderson, Remote Area General Practitioner
  • James Best, Rural General Practitioner
  • Penny Burns, General Practitioner
  • Simon Craig, Paediatric Emergency Physician
  • Dianne Crellin, Paediatric Emergency Nurse
  • Simon Erickson, Paediatric Intensivist
  • Nick Fancourt, General Paediatrician
  • Zoy Goff, Paediatric Pharmacist
  • Vimbai Kapuya, Rural General Practitioner
  • Mark Moore, Nurse Practitioner
  • Danielle Wurzel, Paediatric Respiratory Physician

Previous serving members:

  • Luregn Schlapbach (June 2020)
  • Kathryn Roberts (June 2020 – August 2020)
  • Lorelle Malyon (June 2020 – December 2020)
  • Catherine Keyte (June 2020 – January 2021)
Care of Older People and Palliative Care Panel
  • Meera Agar (Co-Chair), Palliative Medicine Physician
  • Richard Lindley (Co-Chair), Geriatrician
  • Natasha Smallwood (Deputy Chair), Respiratory Physician
  • Mandy Callary, Geriatrician
  • Michael Chapman, Palliative Medicine Physician
  • Philip Good, Palliative Medicine Physician
  • Peter Jenkin, Aged Care Nurse Practitioner
  • Deidre Morgan, Occupational Therapist (Palliative Care)
  • Vasi Naganathan, Geriatrician
  • Velandai Srikanth, Geriatrician
  • Penny Tuffin, Advanced Practice Palliative Care Pharmacist
  • Elizabeth Whiting, Geriatrician
  • Leeroy William, Palliative Medicine Physician
  • Patsy Yates, Palliative Care Specialist (Nursing)

Previous serving members:

  • Rhonda Stuart (June 2020 – July 2020)
Expert Advisory Group
  • Ross Baker, Haematologist
  • Deborah Bateson, Family Planning Specialist
  • David Burgner, Paediatric Infectious Diseases Specialist
  • Theresa Cole, Paediatric Immunologist
  • Jennifer Curnow, Haematologist
  • Briony Cutts, Obstetric Medicine Specialist and Haematologist
  • Miles Davenport, Infection Analytics Specialist
  • Nila Dharan, Infectious Diseases Specialist
  • Anoop Enjeti, Haematologist
  • Martha Hickey, Obstetrics and Gynaecology Specialist
  • Prahlad Ho, Haematologist
  • Adam Holyoak, Emergency Medicine and Retrieval Specialist
  • Andrew Kelly, Paediatric Cardiologist
  • Helen Liley, Neonatologist
  • James McFadyen, Haematologist
  • Catriona Melville, Sexual & Reproductive Health Specialist
  • Eileen Merriman, Haematologist
  • Helen Savoia, Obstetric Medicine Specialist and Haematologist
  • Magdalena Simonis, Women’s Health Specialist and General Practitioner
  • Gilda Tachedjian, Virologist
  • Chee Wee Tan, Haematologist
  • Huyen Tran, Haematologist
  • Chris Ward, Haematologist
  • Katrina Williams, Prognostics Expert
Pathways to Care Working Group
  • Penny Burns, General Practitioner
  • Kim Hansen, Emergency Physician
  • Carrie Janerka, Emergency Nurse
  • Brendan McMullan, Paediatric Infectious Disease Specialist
  • Alistair Miller, Respiratory and Sleep Physician
  • Mark Morgan, General Practitioner
  • Marty Nichols, Paramedic Specialist
  • Andrew Stewardson, Infectious Diseases Physician
Cardiac Arrest Working Group
  • Jason Acworth, Paediatric Emergency Physician
  • Neil Ballard, Public Health and Tropical Medicine Specialist
  • Samantha Bendall, Pre-hospital and Retrieval Expert
  • Neel Bhanderi, Pre-hospital and Retrieval Expert
  • Lyn Byers, Remote Area Nursing
  • Simon Craig, Paediatric Emergency Physician
  • Dan Ellis, Retrieval and Critical Care Expert
  • Dan Ewald, General Practitioner
  • Craig Fairley, Rural Anaesthetics Specialist
  • Brett Hoggard, Pre-hospital and Retrieval Expert
  • Minh Le Cong, Telehealth Emergency and Aeromedical Retrieval Specialist
  • Peter Morley, Intensive Care Specialist
  • Priya Nair, Intensive Care Specialist
  • Andrew Pearce, Pre-hospital and Retrieval Expert
In Vitro Working Group
  • Miles Davenport
  • Jodie McVernon
  • Eva Stadler
  • Kanta Subbarao
  • Stuart Turville
  • David Khoury
  • Paul Young
COVID-19 Care Working Group
  • Michael Chapman
  • Michelle King
  • Irene Mewburn
  • Deidre Morgan
  • Jo Muller
  • Sophie Noble
  • Rebecca Randall
  • Ed Litton
  • Rose Jaspers
  • Carrie Janerka
Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Panel (Jan–June 2021)
  • John Ferguson (Co-Chair, ICEG Nominee)
  • Phillipa Hore (Co-Chair, Taskforce Nominee)
  • Kathy Dempsey (Deputy Co-Chair, Expertise in IPC)
  • Deborah Friedman (Deputy Co-Chair, Expertise in Infectious Diseases and IPC)
  • Brett Mitchell (Deputy Co-Chair, Expertise in IPC)
  • Penny Burns (Expertise in Primary Care)
  • Kate Cole (Expertise in Occupational Hygiene)
  • Melanie Dicks (Expertise in Care of Older People)
  • Bridget Ferguson (Expertise in Women’s Health)
  • Briony Hazelton (Expertise in Paediatric and Adolescent Health)
  • Nicole King (Expertise in Operative/Perioperative Care)
  • Sally McCarthy (Expertise in Emergency Care)
  • Steve McGloughlin (Expertise in Critical Care)
  • Cherylynn McGurgan (Experience in providing COVID-19 Nursing Care)
  • Malcolm Sim (Expertise in Occupational and Environmental Medicine)
  • Andrew Stewardson (Expertise in Infectious Diseases and IPC)
  • Barry Tam (Expertise in Clinical Engineering)
Observational Data Working Group (April 2020–Dec 2021)
  • David Henry (Co-Chair), Evidence-Based Practice Specialist
  • Sallie Pearson (Co-Chair), Health Service Research Specialist
  • Douglas Boyle, Rural Health Research and Informatics Specialist
  • Kendal Chidwick, Epidemiology Specialist
  • Wendy Chapman, Digital Health and Biomedical Informatics Specialist
  • Craig French, Clinical Research Specialist
  • Chris Pearce, Informatics Specialist
  • Tom Snelling, Health and Clinical Analytics Specialist
Technology Advisory Group (April 2020–Dec 2021)
  • Hugh Williams (Chair)
  • Dan Draper
  • Kelvin Hill
  • Sarah Norris