Acknowledgements

    Many people contributed to the production of this report and have been extremely generous with their time and expertise. The Project Team wishes to thank in particular:

    • Members of the Taskforce, Working Party and associated subgroups.
    • Members of the regional Consultative Committees on Emergency and Critical Care Services and Rural Workforce Agency Victoria for providing invaluable advice on rural issues and perspectives.
    • Specialists who assisted with drafting the specialist trauma transfer guidelines: Mr Rodney Judson, Professor Frank Shann, Dr Simon Young, Associate Professor Jeffrey Rosenfeld, Dr Douglas Brown, Dr Jamie Cooper, Dr Ian Millar, Professor Andrew Kaye, Mr John Laidlaw, Dr Christine Bessell, Mr Elton Edwards and
      Dr Jenny Dowd.
    • Many individuals who gave their time to participate in consultations and other meetings, including Professor Donald Trunkey, Oregon Health Sciences University, Oregon, USA.
    • Monash University Accident Research Centre for accident data.
    • Ms Ann Tremayne, Consultative Council on Road Traffic Fatalities for data and advice.
    • Linda Smart and Dr Ron Manning from NSW Health Department, Dr Tony Burrell, Mike Willis, Dr Andrew Berry, Ian Badham, Trish McDougall and Mr Jim McGrath for sharing their experience in developing a trauma system in NSW.
    • Managers and staff of the following branches of the Department of Human Services:
      – Quality Branch, Acute Health
      – Funding and Financial Policy Branch, Acute Health
      – Corporate Strategy
      – Public Health and Development
      – Communications Unit, Portfolio Services.
    • The Department of Human Services thanks the Metropolitan Ambulance Service; Visual Communication Services, The Alfred; and the Transport Accident Commission for the use of the photographs in the report.

    Membership of Taskforce and Working Party

    Ministerial Taskforce on Trauma and Emergency Services

Mr Robert Doyle (Chair) Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health
Dr Frank Archer Senior Medical Director, Ambulance Service Victoria
Dr Beth Ashwood Consultant Anaesthetist, Western Hospital
Mr Christopher Atkin Surgeon in Charge, Trauma Reception, The Alfred Hospital Trauma Service
 
Professor Ian Brand Chair, Consultative Council on Emergency and Critical Care Services
Ms Anna Burgess Manager, Planning and Project Development, North Western Health
Associate Professor Peter Cameron Director, Emergency Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital
Ms Meredith Carter (till July 1998) Consumer representative, Health Issues Centre
Professor John Catford Director, Public Health and Development, Department of Human Services
Ms Judith Congalton (till September 1998) Director of Nursing, St Vincent’s Private Hospital
Dr Peter Crossley Director, Emergency Department, Bendigo Health Care Group
Associate Professor Peter Danne Director of Trauma Services, Royal Melbourne Hospital
Dr Linus Dziukas Staff Specialist, Emergency Department, The Alfred
Dr David Eddey Director, Emergency Department, Geelong Hospital
Mr Elton Edwards Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, The Alfred
Dr Joe Epstein Director, Emergency Medicine, North Western Health and Coordinator, Emergency and Critical Care Services
Professor Andrew Kaye Professor of Surgery, University of Melbourne and Director of Neurosurgery, Royal Melbourne Hospital
Dr Marcus Kennedy Staff Specialist, Emergency Department, Inner and Eastern Health Care Network
Dr Richard King Director of General Medicine & Emergency Medicine, Southern Health Care Network
Honorary Associate Professor Frank McDermott Consultative Committee on Road Traffic Fatalities
Dr Campbell Miller Assistant Director, Acute Health, Department of Human Services (from March 1998)
Dr Peter Morley Consultant Intensivist and Anaesthetist, Royal Melbourne Hospital
Dr Anna Peeters Consumer Representative, Health Issues Centre (from July 1998)
Dr Mark Robinson General Medical Practitioner, Mount Beauty Medical Centre
Associate Professor Jeffrey Rosenfeld Director of Neurosurgery, Royal Children’s Hospital, Deputy Director of Neurosurgery, Royal Melbourne Hospital
Professor Frank Shann Director, Intensive Care Unit, Royal Children’s Hospital
Dr Philip Street Geriatrician
Mr Denis Swift Manager, Health Policy, Transport Accident Commission
Ms Elizabeth Virtue Nurse Manager, Emergency Department, Western Hospital
Associate Professor Jeff Wassertheil Director, Emergency Department , Mornington Peninsula Hospital and Medical Director, Ambulance Service Victoria
Associate Professor Bruce Waxman Director of Academic Surgical Unit, Monash University - Dandenong Hospital
Dr Heather Wellington Assistant Director, Acute Health, Department of Human Services (till March 1998)
Dr Simon Young Director, Emergency Services, Royal Children’s Hospital
Mr Andrejs Zamurs Director of Disability Services and Rural Health, Department of Human Services

    Working Party on Emergency and Trauma Services

Dr Heather Wellington (Chair) Assistant Director, Acute Health, Department of Human Services (till March 1998)
Dr Campbell Miller Assistant Director, Acute Health, Department of Human Services (Chair from March 1998)
Dr Beth Ashwood Consultant Anaesthetist, Western Hospital
Mr Christopher Atkin Surgeon in Charge, Trauma Reception, The Alfred Hospital Trauma Service
Ms Lucinda Barry (from June 1998) Clinical Coordinator, Emergency Department, Royal Melbourne Hospital
Dr Peter Bradford Medical Administrator, Inner and Eastern Health Care Network
Associate Professor Peter Danne (from August 1998) Director of Trauma Services, Royal Melbourne Hospital
Dr Graeme Duke Director, Intensive Care Unit, The Northern Hospital
Mr Elton Edwards Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, The Alfred
Dr Tim Gray (from September 1998) Staff Specialist, Emergency Department, Southern Health Care Network
Dr Marcus Kennedy Staff Specialist, Emergency Department, Inner and Eastern Health Care Network
Dr Peter O’Brien Rural Medical Manager, Warrnambool Base Hospital
Mr Ian Patrick Manager, Clinical Operations, Metropolitan Ambulance Service
Associate Professor Jeffrey Rosenfeld Director of Neurosurgery, Royal Children’s Hospital, Deputy Director of Neurosurgery, Royal Melbourne Hospital
Ms Lidia Slucki Corporate Strategy, Department of Human Services (from April 1998)
Ms Lorinda Young (till June 1998) Clinical Nurse Specialist, Emergency Department, Royal Melbourne Hospital
Retrieval Subgroup
Dr Campbell Miller (Chair) Assistant Director, Acute Health, Department of Human Services
Associate Professor Peter Cameron Director, Emergency Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital
Dr Peter Crossley Director, Emergency Medicine, Bendigo Health Care Group and Director, Bendigo Retrieval Service
Associate Professor Peter Danne Director of Trauma Services, Royal Melbourne Hospital
Dr David Eddey Director, Emergency Department, Geelong Hospital
Dr Joe Epstein Director, Emergency Medicine, North Western Health and Coordinator, Emergency and Critical Care Services
Dr Marcus Kennedy Staff Specialist, Emergency Department, Inner and Eastern Health Care Network
Dr Peter Morley Consultant Intensivist and Anaesthetist, Royal Melbourne Hospital
Professor Frank Shann Director, Intensive Care Unit, Royal Children’s Hospital and Director, Paediatric Emergency Transport Service
Associate Professor Jeff Wassertheil Director, Emergency Department , Mornington Peninsula Hospital and Medical Director, Ambulance Service Victoria
Mr Phil Hogan Manager, System Support, Air Ambulance Victoria
Mr Ken Laycock Manager, Air Ambulance Victoria
Mr Stephen Gough Project Manager, Rural Ambulance Amalgamation Project Team, Department of Human Services
Dr Tim Gray Consultant Emergency Physician, Southern Health Care Network
Dr Mark Fitzgerald Director, Ballarat Retrieval Service and Director, Emergency Department, The Alfred (from July 1998)
Mr Andrejs Zamurs Director, Disability Services and Rural Health, Department of Human Services
Ms Sue Brennan Manager, Quality Branch, Department of Human Services
Dr Neil Roy Neonatologist, and Director, Neonatal Emergency Transport Service
Ms Lidia Slucki Corporate Strategy, Department of Human Services
Neurosurgical Subgroup
Professor Andrew Kaye Director of Neurosurgery, Royal Melbourne Hospital
Associate Professor Jeffrey Rosenfeld Director of Neurosurgery, Royal Children’s Hospital
Mr John Laidlaw Consultant Neurosurgeon, The Alfred
   
Education Subgroup
Associate Professor Bruce Waxman Director of Academic Surgical Unit, Monash University - Dandenong Hospital
Professor Andrew Kaye Professor of Surgery, University of Melbourne and Director of Neurosurgery, Royal Melbourne Hospital
Associate Professor Peter Danne Director of Trauma Services, Royal Melbourne Hospital
   
System Monitoring Subgroup
Mr Chris Atkin Surgeon in Charge, Trauma Reception, The Alfred Hospital Trauma Service
Associate Professor Peter Danne Director of Trauma Services, Royal Melbourne Hospital
Associate Professor Peter Cameron Director, Emergency Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital
Mr Denis Swift Manager, Health Policy, Transport Accident Commission
Dr Graeme Duke Director, Intensive Care Unit, The Northern Hospital
Professor Frank Shann Director, Intensive Care Unit, Royal Children’s Hospital
Honorary Associate Professor Consultative Committee on Road Traffic
Frank McDermott Fatalities
   
Role Delineation Subgroup
Mr Chris Atkin Surgeon in Charge, Trauma Reception, The Alfred Hospital Trauma Service
Dr Marcus Kennedy Staff Specialist, Emergency Department, Inner and Eastern Health Care Network
Associate Professor Peter Danne Director of Trauma Services, Royal Melbourne Hospital
Dr Richard King Director of General Medicine and Emergency Medicine, Southern Health Care Network
Mr Elton Edwards Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, The Alfred
Paediatric Subgroup
Professor Frank Shann Director, Intensive Care Unit, Royal Children’s Hospital
Associate Professor Jeffrey Rosenfeld Director of Neurosurgery, Royal Children’s Hospital
Dr Simon Young Director, Emergency Department, Royal Children’s Hospital
   
Ambulance Commmunication Subgroup
Mr Chris Atkin Surgeon in Charge, Trauma Reception, The Alfred Hospital Trauma Service
Dr Joe Epstein Director, Emergency Medicine, North
Western Health and Coordinator, Emergency and Critical Care Services  
Mr Ralph Casey Technical Services Manager,
Metropolitan Ambulance Services  
Dr Marcus Kennedy Consultant Emergency Physician
Ms Lidia Slucki Corporate Strategy, Department of Human Services
Mr Terry Ryan Communications Manager, Victorian
  Ambulance Services Association
Secretariat to Ministerial Review of Trauma and Emergency Services
Mr Stephen Gow Project Manager, Acute Health, Department of Human Services
Ms Julie Letts Senior Project Officer (from February, 1998), Acute Health, Department of Human Services
Dr Margaret De Campo Medical Advisor, Acute Health, Department of Human Services
Ms Sue Humphries Manager, Service Projects (from March 1998), Department of Human Services
Ms Bev Lewis Project Manager (till December 1997), Acute Health, Department of Human Services
Ms Elizabeth FitzRoy Senior Project Officer (till July 1998), Acute Health, Department of Human Services

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