Professor Jeffrey Looi
Associate Professor Jeffrey Looi is a neuropsychiatrist, working in academic, private and public practice. He holds qualifications as a medical specialist in Psychiatry and Medical Administration, and a research higher doctorate in Neuropsychiatry. He is Deputy Head and foundation faculty member of the Academic Unit of Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine at the Australian National University Medical School, leading an international research program on cognitive neuroscience and structural neuroimaging biomarkers in neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disease. Jeffrey’s collaborative research includes ongoing projects with Lund University, the Karolinska Institute, University of Southern California, Complutense University Madrid, University of Melbourne, Monash University, UWA and UNSW. He has received multiple international research and leadership awards: including a Fulbright Scholarship at UCLA Medical School (2005), Australian Davos Connection Future Summit Leadership award (2006-8) and a Young Psychiatrist Award from the Pacific Rim College of Psychiatrists (2012). Jeffrey serves in senior positions with the Australian Medical Association (Federal Councillor representing Psychiatry craft group, Committee for Healthy Ageing) and Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (Deputy Chair CME Committee & formerly Chair Committee for Research); and is an author on more than 60 peer-reviewed papers and 100 other publications.
Dr Bill Pring
Dr Pring is a general psychiatrist who works predominantly in private practice, but has also been involved in consultation–liaison (Psychosomatics) psychiatry in the public sector for twenty–four years, including twelve years as Director of Box Hill Hospital Consultation– Liaison Psychiatry Service. Bill has served on the Victorian Branch of The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) including terms as Secretary, Chair, and as Branch General Councillor. Within the Australian Medical Association (AMA), Bill was firstly involved as a Committee Member, and then Secretary of the AMA Section of Psychiatry in Victoria. He has served as Psychiatry Craft Group Representative on the AMA Federal Council and was the Chair of the Federal AMA Public Health and Aged Care Committee. Bill is the AMA Observer on PMHA and Chaired the PMHA's Centralised Data Management Service (CDMS) Management Committee.
Ms Moira Munro
Moira is the PMHA's Deputy Chair, and is the Chief Executive Officer of Perth Clinic, a 98 bed Acute Private Psychiatric Hospital in Perth, Western Australia (WA). She is a member of the Board of Directors of Perth Clinic and is a fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Moira has served on the Australian Private Hospital Association (APHA), Psychiatric Sub–committee as the WA representative and has been committed to promoting the work of APHA and private hospitals. She is a Director on the board of APHA and Chairs the Private Hospitals Association of WA Psychiatric Committee. Moira holds a number of Board, Council and Committee memberships across local, state and national arenas. She is Deputy Chair of the PMHA and represents PMHA on the Australian Government's Mental Health Standing Committee and its Mental Health Information Strategy Sub–committee. As a result of her extensive participation throughout the health care industry, and in particular the private sector, Moira has a unique understanding of the issues facing the sector on a number of levels including the local operator perspective through to broad industry wide and legislative viewpoints.
Ms Carol Turnbull
Carol is the CEO of Ramsay Healthcare in South Australia and a member of the APHA's Psychiatric Committee.
Ms Andrea Selleck
Andrea is the Chair of the PHA's Mental Health Committee and Hospital Contract Manager for the Australian Regional Health Group (ARHG). In her role with ARHG Andrea is primarily responsible for negotiating Hospital Provider Purchaser Agreements with private hospitals around Australia on behalf of the ARHG. Andrea also represents the ARHG on a number of PHA Sub–committees, including the Rehabilitation Sub–Committee, the Australasian Rehabilitation Outcomes Centre (AROC) Scientific and Clinical Advisory Committee, the National Procedures Banding Committee and the Hospital 2nd Tier Benefit Advisory Committee.
Ms Helen Erickson
Helen is a member of the PHA's Mental Health Committee and a senior officer in HCF.
Ms Janne McMahon
Ms Janne McMahon OAM is the consumer representative on the PMHA. Janne is the Independent Chair of the Private Mental health Consumer Carer Network (Australia) and has served as a member of the Management Committee for Bluevoices and Board Member of the Mental Health Council of Australia. She was a member of the Management Group for the RANZCP development of complaints handling Procedures and has chaired several Committees for the RANZCP. Janne is a consumer surveyor with the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards. Additionally, Janne was appointed by the Australian Government as the consumer representative on the National Evaluation Reference Group and the Reference Group for the National Demonstration Projects on Integrated Mental Health Services. In 2008, Janne was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia in Queen's Birthday Honours List for service to the community in the area of mental health advocacy, particularly for private mental health consumers and carers.
Mr Patrick Hardwick
Mr Patrick Hardwick Patrick represents Carers on the PMHA. Patrick is interested in enhancing promotion of services available for carers and advocating for their rights and needs. He wants to see a cultural change where mental health services take a more family centred approach to treatment and support and automatically involve carers in their planning and decision making processes. Patrick has been the President of ARAFMI (WA) for a period totalling 5 years and is a past Board Member of the Mental Health Council of Australia.
Department of Health - Ms Jan Williamson
Jan is the PMHA's contact wthin the Australian Government's Department of Health. Jan is a Director in the National Policy and Youth Mental Health Branch.
Department of Veterans' Affairs - Mr Matthew Jackson
Matthew is the PMHA's contact within the Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA). Matthew is the Director of Mental Health Policy for DVA.