Governance

Executive Committee

Chairman
 
 

Dr Michael Michael MBBS(Hons) BSc(Hons) FRACP
Senior Medical Oncologist, Dept of Medical Oncology & Haematology
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Melbourne Victoria
 
MOGA Responsibilities
Honorary Treasurer, MOGA
Chairman, Drugs Issues Sub-Committee and Drugs Working Group
  
 
Deputy Chairman
 
  
 
Dr Michael Brown MBBS FRACP FRCPA
Consultant, Dept of Medical Oncology
Royal Adelaide Hospital Cancer Centre
Adelaide South Australia
 
MOGA Responsibilities
Executive Member, MOGA
Member, Awards Sub-Committee
Member, Drugs Issues Sub-Committee and Drugs Working Group
  
 
Honorary Treasurer
 

 
Dr Christopher Steer MBBS FRACP
Medical Oncologist
Border Medical Oncology
Murray Valley Private Hospital
Wodonga Victoria
 
MOGA Responsibilities
Executive Member, MOGA
  
 
Executive Member
 

 
Dr Diana Adams BSc(Hons) BMBCh(Oxon) MRCP AMEC FRACP
Medical Oncology Staff Specialist
Macarthur Cancer Therapy Centre
Campbelltown Hospital
Sydney New South Wales
 
MOGA Responsibilities
Executive Member, MOGA
 
 
 
Executive Member
 

  
 
Dr Paul de Souza FRACP
Staff Specialist Medical Oncology
Cancer Care Centre
St George Hospital
Kogorah New South Wales
 

MOGA Responsibilities
Executive Member, MOGA
  
 
Executive Member
 

 
 
Dr Linda Mileshkin MBBS FRACP
Medical Oncologist, Dept of Medical Oncology & Haematology
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Melbourne Victoria
 

MOGA Responsibilities
Chairman, Awards Sub-Committee
Member, Ethics Sub-Committee
Coordinator of Advanced Training, Special Advisory Committee-Medical Oncology,
Royal Australasian College of Physicians
  
 
Executive Member
 
  
 
Dr Gary Richardson FRACP
Director Cabrini Oncology
Cabrini Hospital
Malvern Victoria
 

MOGA Responsibilities
Executive Member, MOGA
  
 

Executive Member
 
 
 
Dr Catherine Shannon MBBS(Hons) FRACP
Staff Specialist and Consultant Medical Oncologist, Dept of Medical Oncology
Mater Adult Hospital
& Senior Lecturer
University of Queensland
Brisbane Queensland
 
MOGA Responsibilities
Executive Member, MOGA
 
 
 

Advanced Trainee Representative
 

 
Dr Andrew Cameron
MOGA Responsibilities
Advanced Trainee Representative – August 1 2008
  
 
 

MOGA SUB-COMMITTEES

STANDING COMMITTEES

 
Awards Sub-committee
Chair, Linda Mileshkin
This committee considers applications for awards and prizes five to eight times per annum, providing advice when required (eg at ASM on poster/presentation prizes).
 
Medical Oncology Group Education Sub-Committee (MOGES)
Chair, Craig Lewis
 
This committee meets face to face at Annual Scientific Meeting to discuss medical oncology education issues and works closely with the Special Advisory Committee in Medical Oncology in the Royal Australasian College of Physicians.
 

Ethics Sub-Committee
Chair, Ian Olver
 
Drugs Issues Sub-committee
Chair, Michael Michael
This committee is composed of a long list of members that meet ad hoc to consider drug issues.
 

Oncology Drugs Sub-Committee
Chair, Michael Michael
This committee focuses on organisation of the annual roundtable meeting, Horizon Scanning report and major related drug issues.
 
 Professional Standards Sub-committee
Chair, Nick Pavlakis
 
 This committee develops MOGA policy issues, position statements and issue responses on professional standards commencing with Guidelines for the prescribing of oral chemotherapy.
 

DEDICATED LIFE OF PROJECT COMMITTEES

ACORD Steering Committee
2009-2010 Chair, Martin Stockler
2003-2008 Chair, Bogda Koczwara
 
This international committee determines speakers, program, resources and participants for Australia and Asia Pacific Clinical Oncology Research Development Workshop biennially.
 

 
Annual Scientific Meeting Committee
2009 Chair, Robin Stuart-Harris
2008 Chair, Martin Stockler
 

This committee is convened yearly to deliver the MOGA Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM).
 
Education Program in Cancer Care
Chair, Bogda Koczwara
 
The multidisciplinary groups of experts on both the Steering Committee and Working Group have been established to develop a national cancer education program for non-cancer specialist medical practitioners, especially those in rural and remote areas, with the aim to improve cancer management throughout Australia. This project is funded by Cancer Australia.
 

 
MOGA 30th Anniversary
Chair, Ian Olver
 
This committee has been largely responsible for the development of the Anniversary year program.
 

 
Training Working Group
Chair, Craig Lewis
 
This working party was established to address the need to re-vamp the welcome package and Trainees’ Guide to Medical Oncology which will be launched in 2009.
 

 
Pharmacology Working Party
Chair, Phillip Beale
 
This group was established to develop an educational module in pharmacology for advanced trainees in medical oncology over 2007-2009.
 

 
Enhancing Palliation in Patients with Advanced Cancer in Rural and Remote Areas of Australia
Chair, Bogda Koczwara

The Management and Advisory committees were established to develop and implement an online educational learning program for general practitioners in rural and remote areas of Australia through funding from the Federal Department of Health and Ageing as well as Hospital Pty Ltd.
 
 
This committee addresses specific Ethics issues, develops associated MOGA policies and provides ethics advice ad hoc. Once a year this committee reviews other issues which may need to be considered.