The Department of Health,Disability and Ageing is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced individuals who would like to be considered for upcoming committee member vacancies on national health technology assessment (HTA) committees and sub-committees including: • Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC) • MSAC PICO Advisory Sub-Committee (PASC) • MSAC Evaluation Sub-Committee (ESC) • Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) • PBAC Drug Utilisation Sub-Committee (DUSC) • PBAC Economics Sub-Committee (ESC) • PBAC Nutritional Products Working Party (NPWP) • Medical Devices and Human Tissue Advisory Committee (MDHTAC) • Expert Clinical Advisory Groups (ECAGs); and • Consumer and industry member vacancies The key duties of the position include These HTA committees provide independent expert advice to the Minister for Health and Ageing and Minister for Disability about the comparative safety, clinical effectiveness and cost effectiveness of medicines, and medical services and other medical products. The HTA Committees play an important role in ensuring our health system meets the needs of the community. Applications for committee membership are welcome from individuals with a broad range of medical, health economic, consumer, other HTA related and clinical expertise. This includes (but not limited to): 1. Registered medical practitioners : Medical Oncology Haematology Endocrinology Cardiology Genomics and Genomic Testing General Practice Rheumatology Paediatric medicine Surgery (all sub-specialities) Nuclear Medicine Radiology Radiation Oncology Pathology (all sub-specialities) Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Health Economics Clinical Pharmacology Prostheses/implanted medical devices 2. Scientific and professional: Pharmacy Pharmacology Clinical epidemiology/pharmacoepidemiology Biostatistics Public health/Population screening Health data analysts Heath economics Dietetics 3. Consumer, patient and industry representation.
