ANZASM Steering Committee

The ANZASM has been formed to engage and progress the audit implementation in all regions. It provides a forum to support and guide the development of the audit in all states and New Zealand to ensure that both consistency and high standards are met.

The Chair, Professor Guy Maddern, is a senior College Councillor and a strong advocate of surgical audits. The General Manager is Professor Wendy Babidge.

The RACS Council in 2004 endorsed coordinating the bi-national roll out of Audits of Surgical Mortality. To ensure appropriate governance, standardisation and consistency between the audits a bi-national approach needs to be adopted. In line with this, the ANZASM Steering Committee will manage and coordinate the roll-out and maintenance of the audits. The board is accountable directly to Council for fulfilment of the responsibilities outlined in its Terms of Reference.

Professor Guy Madden, Chair, ANZASM Steering Committee

Members

Professor Sivakumar Gananadha, ACTASM Clinical Director
Associate Professor Brett Courtenay, Chair CHASM Committee
Dr Danette Wright, Chair RACS NSW State Committee
Dr David Walsh, SAASM Clinical Director
Dr Rob Bohmer, TASM Clinical Director
Dr Manimaran Sinnathamby, NTASM Chair
Professor Justin Gundara, QASM/ NTASM Clinical Director
Associate Professor Philip McCahy, VASM Clinical Director
Dr James Aitken, WAASM Clinical Director
Dr Susan Valmadre, RANZCOG National Representative
Dr Simon Jenkins, ANZCA National Representative

In attendance

Dr John Quinn, EDSA, Australia
Adjunct Professor Andrew Cochrane, Chair RAAS
Ms Fiona McAllister, Chief Operations and Partnerships Officer
Associate Professor Wendy Babidge, General Manager, RAAS
Dr Helena Kopunic, Surgical Audit Manager, RAAS
Dr Nathan Procter, ACTASM/SAASM/VASM Project Manager
Ms Candice Postin, QASM/NTASM Project Manager
Ms Lisa Lynch, TASM Project Manager
Dr Franca Itotoh, WAASM Project Manager

To be advised.

All general enquiries can be directed to:

Manager - Surgical Audit, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
Research, Audit and Academic Surgery
24 King William Street
Kent Town SA 5067, Australia
Telephone: +61 08 8219 0901
Email: [email protected]