Executive Committee

Chairman	A/Prof Bogda Koczwara MBBS FRACP MBioethics Head, Dept of Oncology Flinders Medical Centre Adelaide South Australia	MOGA Responsibilities Chairman, MOGA Chairman, ACORD Steering Committee Chairman, Diploma in Oncology Steering Committee Member, 30th Anniversary Sub-Committee Member, Drugs Issues Sub-Committee and Drugs Working Group Member, Ethics Sub-Committee bogda.koczwara@flinders.edu.au
Deputy Chairman	Dr Craig Lewis MBBS MMed FRACP Senior Staff Specialist, Dept of Medical Oncology Prince of Wales Hospital Sydney New South Wales	MOGA Responsibilities Deputy Chairman, MOGA Chairman, Medical Oncology Group Education Sub-Committee Chairman, Trainee Working Group Member, Organising Committee MOGA ASM 2009 Chairman, Special Advisory Committee-Medical Oncology, Royal Australasian College of Physicians Craig.Lewis@sesiahs.health.nsw.gov.au
Honorary Treasurer	Dr Nick Pavlakis BSc MBBS MMed Clin. Epi. FRACP Senior Staff Medical Oncologist, Head, Dept of Medical Oncology Royal North Shore Hospital Sydney New South Wales	MOGA Responsibilities Treasurer, MOGA Chairman, Professional Standards Sub-Committee Member, ACORD Steering Committee Member, Medical Oncology Group Education Sub-Committee pavlakis@med.usyd.edu.au

Executive Member	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 mbrown@mail.rah.sa.gov.au
Executive Member	Dr Michael Michael MBBS(Hons) BSc(Hons) FRACP Senior Medical Oncologist, Dept of Medical Oncology & Haematology Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre Melbourne Victoria	MOGA Responsibilities Executive Member, MOGA Chairman, Drugs Issues Sub-Committee and Drugs Working Group Michael.Michael@petermac.org
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 Linda.Mileshkin@petermac.org
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 Catherine.Shannon@mater.org.au
Paediatric Representative	Dr Keith Waters MBBS FRACP Head, Clinical Services, Children’s Cancer Centre Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne Victoria	MOGA Responsibilities Paediatric Representative keith.waters@rch.org.au
Advanced Trainee Representative	Dr Patricia Bastick MBBS(Hons) BMedSci Senior Oncology Registrar, UNSW Clinical School Prince of Wales Hospital Sydney New South Wales	MOGA Responsibilities Advanced Trainee Representative – August 9 2008 Patricia.Bastick@sesiahs.health.nsw.gov.au

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

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.

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

Chair, Bogda Koczwara

This international committee determines speakers, program, resources and participants for Australia and Asia Pacific Clinical Oncology Research Development Workshop bi-annually.

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).

Diploma in Clinical Oncology

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.

NSW 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.

Website Sub-committee

Chair, Winston Liauw

This committee advises, in collaboration with the MOGA Secretariat, the web designer and is encouraged to comment on website function and improvement.