STEERING COMMITTEE
The APFPR has a Steering Committee of experts who assist with making strategic decisions for the project and provide guidance to the operational team. The Steering Committee is responsible for assessing external applications for data from the registry.

PROFESSOR SUSANNAH AHERN
Chair & Academic Lead Head, Registry Science & Research Unit, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
Specialty: Clinical Registries
Affiliation(s): Monash University

PROFESSOR HELEN O’CONNELL
Urological Surgeon, Epworth Healthcare
President, Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand
Honorary Urologist, Western Health, Footscray
Specialty: Urology
Affiliations: Urology Lead APFPR; Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne

A/PROFESSOR JESSICA YIN
Surgeon
Specialty: Urology
Affiliation(s): Holywood Medical Centre (WA)

DR JENNY KING
Head of Department of Urogynaecology, Director of Pelvic Floor Unit, Westmead Hospital
Specialty: Urogynaecology
Affiliation(s): Westmead Hospital

DR ELIZABETH GALLAGHER
Visiting Medical Officer (specialist) at The Canberra Hospitals Specialty: Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Affiliation(s): Calvary John James, Canberra Private and Canberra Hospital

MR JOHN SHORT
President, UGSA
Specialty: Obstetrics and Gynaecology Affiliation(s): Christchurch Women’s Hospital & Southern Cross Hospital – Invercargill

VACANCY
Australian Commission for Safety and Quality in Health Care

MR JAMES KECK
General Surgeon
Specialty: Colorectal Surgery
Affiliation(s): St Vincent’s Private Hospital Melbourne

PIP BRENNAN
Consumer Representative, Consumer advocate
Affiliation(s): Health Consumer’s Council WA

JENNY LESLIE
Lived Experience Consumer Representative
Background in nursing and medical practice management
Affiliation(s): NSW Health Mesh Advisory Group

DR FIONA BACH
Obstetrician and Gynaecologist
Specialty: Urogynaecology
Affiliations: RANZCOG/UGSA representative

SALLY RAYNER
Director, Department of Health and Aged Care
Affiliation(s): Commonwealth of Australia

DR AMANDA CRAIG
Director, Devices Post Market Reforms and Reviews
Section, Medical Devices Surveillance Branch
Specialty: Devices
Affiliation(s): Therapeutic Goods Administration

KIRSTINE SKETCHER-BAKER
Executive Director, Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Service. Clinical Excellence Division, Queensland Health
Specialty: Safety and Quality
Affiliation(s): Queensland Health

DR HAMISH GRAY
Clinical Chief Advisor, Office of the Chief Clinical Officers
Affiliation(s): Ministry of Health New Zealand