To ensure that everyone’s efforts to strengthen primary health care and connect services across the health care system are effective, North Western Melbourne PHN works in close collaboration with clinical and community leaders and representatives.
Our standing Clinical and Community Advisory Councils play an essential role, helping to guide our work and ensure our activities are connected to and supported by the communities we serve.
Profile – Clinical Council
Profile – Community Advisory Council
The membership of the councils is as follows:
Clinical Council (CC)
Dr Ines Rio (Chair)
Chair, MPCN Board
A/Prof Ralph Audehm
Carlton Family Medical Practice
Professor John Catford
Emeritus Professor, Chair in Health Development, Deakin University
Kaye Frankcom
Psychologist in private practice
Tung Le
Director of Service Development, Australian Primary Mental Health Alliance
A/Prof Kwang Lim
Royal Melbourne Hospital
Angelo Pricolo
Tambassis Pharmacy, Pharmacy Guild of Australia
A/Prof Morton Rawlin
GP and Vice President, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, Victoria Faculty
Samantha Read
Family Planning Victoria
Dr Peter Walsh
GP First People’s Health and Wellbeing
Community Advisory Council (CAC)
Nancy Hogan (Chair)
Deputy Chair, MPCN Board
A/Prof Helen Dickinson
UNSW Canberra
Marc Florio
Independent consumer
Chris Gibbs
CEO, Mental Health Professionals Network
Joanne Kenny
Project Manager, Strategic improvement Projects, Austin Health
Michal Morris
CEO, inTouch Multicultural Centre Against Family Violence
Maryanne Tadic
Manager – Population Health Unit, Merri Health
Maggie Toko
CEO, Victorian Mental Illness Awareness Council
Danny Vadasz
CEO, Health Issues Centre