Committees
Following the annual general meeting each year, the board appoints committees to help achieve its objectives. There are five major committees of the board and five regional committees. Regions interested in forming a regional committee should contact the Faculty for information.
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- Education Committee
- Examination Committee
- Training Unit Accreditation Committee
- Continuing Professional Development Committee
- Research Committee
- New South Wales Regional Committee
- Queensland Regional Committee
- South Australian Regional Committee
- Western Australian Regional Committee
- Victorian Regional Committee
Education Committee
The role of the Education Committee is to implement board policy, provide advice to the board and coordinate all activities relating to the education and training of registrars.
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| Chair |
Professor Ted Shipton |
| Dean (ex officio) |
Dr David Jones |
| Chair, Examination Committee |
Dr Meredith Craigie |
| Chair, Trainee Affairs Portfolio |
Dr Brendan Moore |
| Member |
Dr Penny Briscoe |
| Member |
Dr Jane Trinca |
| Member |
Dr Paul Wrigley |
| Member | Professor Peter Teddy |
| Member |
Dr Anthony Davis |
| Member | Dr Owen Williamson |
| Member | Dr Aston Wan |
| Member |
Professor Stephen Schug |
| Supervisor, SOTs |
Dr Melissa Viney |
| New Fellow representative |
Dr Clifton Timmins |
Examination Committee
The role of the Examination Committee is to implement board policy, provide advice to the board and coordinate and conduct examinations.
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| Chair | Dr Meredith Craigie |
| Deputy Chair | TBC |
| Dean |
Dr David Jones |
| Member (ex officio) |
Dr Ray Garrick |
| Member |
Dr Penelope Briscoe |
| Member |
Dr Frank New |
| Member | Professor George Mendelson |
| Member | Dr Carolyn Arnold |
| Member | A/Professor Leigh Atkinson |
| Member | Dr Melissa Viney |
| Member |
Dr Mark Tadros |
| Member |
Dr Martine Holford |
| New Fellows Representative |
Dr Max Sarma |
Training Unit Accreditation Committee
The role of the Training Unit Accreditation Committee is to implement board policy, provide advice to the board and consider training posts and programs in pain medicine.
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| Chair | Dr Carolyn Arnold |
| Assessor |
Dr Frank New |
| Deputy SoT |
Dr Melissa Viney |
| Member |
Dr Brendan Moore |
| Member | Dr David Gronow |
| Member |
Dr Paul Gray |
| Member | Dr Diarmuid McCoy |
| Member |
Dr Matthew Crawford |
| New Fellow representative |
Dr Pauline Waites |
Continuing Professional Development Committee
The role of the Continuing Professional Development Committee is to implement board policy, provide advice to the board with regard to continuing education, quality assurance and continuing professional development activities for Fellows.
| Title |
Name |
|---|---|
| Chair |
Dr Guy Bashford |
| Scientific Meeting Officer |
Associate Professor Leigh Atkinson |
| ASM Officer |
Dr Penelope Briscoe |
| Member |
Associate Professor Milton Cohen |
| Member |
Associate Professor Pam Macintyre |
| Member |
Dr Diarmuid McCoy |
| 2011 spring meeting convenor |
Dr Geoffrey Speldewindle |
| 2011 ASM convenor |
Dr Phoon-Ping Chen |
| 2012 ASM convenor |
Dr Max Majedi |
| 2013 ASM convenor |
Dr Michael Vagg |
| 2014 ASM Convenor |
Dr Lewis Holford |
| 2015 ASM Convenor |
Dr Gary Clothier |
Research Committee
The role of the Research Committee is to implement board policy, provide advice to the board and to promote research in the field of pain medicine among faculty Fellows and trainees.
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| Chair |
Dr Chris Hayes |
| Chair Fellowship Affairs |
Dr Penny Briscoe |
| Member | Dr Carolyn Arnold |
| Member | Dr Guy Bashford |
| Member |
Dr Penelope Briscoe |
| Member | Professor Julia Fleming |
| Member |
Professor Colin Goodchild |
| Member | Dr Malcom Hogg |
| Member |
Dr Tim Pavy |
| Member | Professor Stephan Schug |
| Member | Associate Professor Philip Siddall |
| Member | Professor Maree Smith |
| Member | Professor Andrew Somogyi |
| Senior editor, Pain Medicine journal |
Associate Professor Milton Cohen |
Queensland Regional Committee
In May 2008, the board endorsed the formation of a Faculty of Pain Medicine Queensland regional committee and the appointment of an interim chair and other appointed members.
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| Chair/elected member |
Dr Mark Tadros |
| Elected member |
Dr Kathleen Cooke |
| Secretary/Treasurer |
Dr Richard Pendleton |
| Co-opted member |
Dr Matthew Bryant |
| Co-opted new Fellow |
Dr Leigh Dotchin |
| Co-opted Transmitter editor |
Dr Arthur Duggan |
| Ex officio |
Associate Professor Leigh Atkinson |
| Ex officio |
Dr Brendan Moore |
| Ex officio |
Dr Frank New |
New South Wales Regional Committee
In October 2008, the board endorsed the formation of a Faculty of Pain Medicine New South Wales regional committee and the appointment of an interim chair and other appointed members.
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| Chair/elected member |
Dr Charles Brooker |
| Secretary/Treasurer/elected member |
Dr Kok Khor |
| Elected member |
Dr David Gorman |
| Elected member |
Dr Lewis Holford |
| Elected member |
Dr Marc Russo |
| Elected member |
Dr Glen Sheh |
| Elected member |
Dr Paul Wrigley |
| Co-opted member |
Dr Renata Bazina |
| Co-opted member/ FPM representative to ANZCA NSW RC | Dr Gavin Pattullo |
| Ex officio |
Dr Guy Bashford |
| Ex officio |
Dr Ray Garrick |
| Ex officio |
Dr Chris Hayes |
Western Australia Regional Committee
In April 2009, the board endorsed the formation of a Faculty of Pain Medicine Western Australia regional committee and the appointment of the interim chair and other appointed members. Other regions interested in forming a regional committee should contact the faculty office for information.
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| Chair | Dr John Akers |
| Secretary | Dr Sonald Johnson |
| Treasurer |
Dr Max Majedi |
South Australian Regional Committee
In November 2010, an FPM SA Regional Committee was formed and an interim committee established. Formal elections will be held early in 2012.
| Title |
Name |
|---|---|
| Chair |
Dr Graham Wright |
| Dr Garry Clothier | |
| Dr Susan Evans | |
| Dr Dilip Kapur | |
| Dr Bruce Rounsefell | |
| Dr Andrew Somogyi | |
| Dr Andrew Zacest | |
| Ex officio | Dr Penny Briscoe |
Victorian Regional Committee
An FPM Victorian Regional Committee was formed in 2011.
| Title | Name |
|---|---|
| Chair | TBC |
| TBC | |
| TBC | |
| TBC | |
| TBC |
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