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BreastScreen Aotearoa Advisory Group

BreastScreen Aotearoa Advisory Group

Purpose of the group

The BreastScreen Aotearoa Advisory Group was established in 2003 to support the National Screening Unit (NSU) to achieve its vision, namely:

Saving lives, reducing inequalities, and building the Nation’s health by leading the delivery of screening programmes, uncompromising in their quality and trusted by the communities we serve.

Role of the Group

The role of the group is to:

  • provide unidisciplinary context to independent BSA monitoring reports
  • discuss and provide independent advice on the policy and strategic direction of BSA in New Zealand.  It is expected that members will consult widely within their own constituent groups
  • discuss research and development opportunities for BSA
  • provide advice from time to time on other areas as agreed by the group and BSA
  • provide advice on multidisciplinary operational issues.

To find out more about the BSA Advisory Group read the group's Terms of Reference.

Members

The group comprises members who collectively have wide knowledge and experience in BreastScreen Aotearoa.   The membership consists of:

 Consumer Reference Group member  Barbara Beckford
 Data Manager  Scott McWilliams
 Treatment Data Collector  Margreet Simpson
 Health Promoter  Lillian Ward
 Medical Physicist  Jeremy Nicoll
 Medical Radiation Technologist  Marie-Therese Borland
 Surgeon  David Moss
 Pacific Representative  Juliet Walker
 GP Representative  Mary Obele
 BreastCare Nurse  Pru Wood
 Lead Provider Manager  Mhairi Porteous
 Pathologist  Reena Ramsaroop
 Radiologist  Glyn Thomas
 Maori Representative  Sue Crengle
 Monitoring and Evaluation  Richard Taylor
 Radiation Oncologist  to be advised
 Medical Oncologist  to be advised