The purpose of the Project Advisory Group (PAG) was to establish a forum of key stakeholders to provide expert advice and support, to inform and guide the implementation of the Refugee Oral Health Sector Capacity Building Project between.
The PAG composed of representatives from Dental Health Services Victoria, Department of Health, Public Oral health services, Settlement services, Refugee health services, Research institutions, and Foundation House.
| Internal/ External | Organisation | Representative | Position | Interest/Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| External | Dental Health Services Victoria (DHSV) | A/Professor Hanny Calache | Director of Clinical Leadership, Education and Research at DHSV | Project Advisory Group and clinical/education/research expertise. |
| External | DHSV | Jose Urias | Diversity & Community Liaison Coordinator | Project Advisory Group and clinical/education/research expertise. |
| External | DHSV | Colin Riley | Agency Relationship Manager, Western Region | Project Advisory Group and clinical/education/research expertise. |
| External | Southern Health | Dr Ramini Shankumar | Clinical Leader, Southern Health | Project Advisory Group and clinical expertise. |
| External | Doutta Galla | Anne Lennard | Dental manager | Project Advisory Group and clinical expertise. |
| External | Australian Research Centre in Sex, Heatlh & Society (ARCHS) | Carmel Hobbs | Project worker, formally?Talking about Teeth? , Doutta Galla | Project Advisory Group and refugee oral health expertise. |
| External | Eastern Access Community Health (EACH) | Heather McMinn | Clinical Services Manager | Project advisory Group and clinical expertise. |
| External | EACH | Merilyn Spratling | Refugee Health Nurse; coordinator | Project Advisory Group and clinical expertise. |
| External | EACH | Lisa Arton | Clinical coordinator | Project Advisory Group and clinical expertise. |
| External | Adult Multicultural Education Services (AMES) | Peter Jarrett | SE Regional Manager (Noble Park) | Project Advisory Group and settlement expertise. |
| External | AMES | Sarah Daly | NE Regional Manager | Project Advisory Group and settlement expertise. |
| External | Goulburn Valley Health (GVH) | Kim White | Dental Therapist | Project Advisory Group and clinical expertise. |
| External | GVH | Leigh Rhode | Executive Director of Community and Integrated Care | Project Advisory Group and clinical/managerial expertise. |
| External | Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) | Dr Elisha Riggs | Research Fellow, formally ?Teeth Tales?, The McCaughey Centre | Project Advisory Group and refugee oral health expertise. |
| External | North Richmond Community Health (NRCH) | Dr Martin Hall | Dental Program Manager | Project Advisory Group and clinical expertise. |
| External | Centre for culture, ethnicity & Health (CEH) | Dr Pauline Gwatirisa | Project Officer, Health Sector Development | Project Advisory Group and cultural competence expertise. |
| External | Whitehorse Community Health Service (WCHS) | Maureen Joel | Team Leader, Oral Health Clinical Support | Project Advisory Group and clinical support expertise. |
| External | Department of Health (DH) | Dr John Rogers | Researcher, Dental Health Unit | Project advisor; oral health promotion research |
| External | DH | Catherine James | Manager, Dental Health Program | Project advisor; planning & policy expertise. |
| External | DH | Kerryn De Jussing | Program Advisor, Dental Health Program | Project advisor; policy & planning expertise |
| External | DH | Sally Richardson | Senior Policy Advisor, Refugee Health & Wellbeing Plan 2012-2022 | Refugee health, planning and policy expertise. |
| External | Western Region Health Centre (WRHC) | Tracey Cabrie | State-wide RHN Facilitator | Project advisor, refugee health expertise. |
| Internal | Foundation House | Sue Casey | Manager, Health Sector Development Team | Working with FH Project worker to manage and deliver the project. |
| Internal | FH | Thuy Nguyen | Oral Health Project Worker, Health Sector Development | Working with FH Manager to coordinate and deliver the project. |
A special thank you to the PAG for your expertise and commitment to refugee and asylum seeker oral health. Many thanks to the Learning and Professional Development and Victorian Refugee Health Network teams of Health Sector Development at Foundation House and others who had contributed their advice, time for, and facilitation with, our Project through to completion in July 2012.
