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Joining the Australian Comprehensive Cancer Network

The ACCN is governed by an ACCN Committee, which comprises representatives of Comprehensive Cancer Centres, regional cancer centres, rural and regional cancer control, Public Health Networks, people affected by cancer, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people from across Australia.

Register to join the ACCN

The list of ACCN Committee members is below.

Name Organization
Professor Dorothy Keefe Chief Executive Officer, Cancer Australia
Professor Chris Baggoley AO Consumer representative; Australian Government Chief Medical Officer from 2011–2016
Tracey Brand Chief Executive Officer, Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service
Prue Buist Chief Executive Officer, COORDINARE - South Eastern NSW PHN
Dr Michail Charakidis Medical Oncologist and Director of Cancer Services, Northern Territory Department of Health
Professor Jacinta Elston Advisor, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cancer Control, Cancer Australia
Jodi Hallas Executive Director, Clinical Planning and Service Strategy, Queensland Health
Professor Paul Harnett Director, Crown Princess Mary Cancer Centre, Westmead Hospital
Professor Lisa Horvath Chief Clinical Officer and Director of Research, Chris O'Brien Lifehouse
Dr Abhishek Joshi Clinical Director, Medical Oncology, Townsville University Hospital
Dr Audrey Koay Executive Director, Patient Safety and Clinical Quality, WA Health
Elisabeth Kochman Consumer representative; Chairperson, Cancer Voices NSW
Professor Grant McArthur AO Executive Director, Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre Alliance
Dr Richard Mitchell Director, Kids Cancer Centre, Sydney Children’s Hospital
Professor Tim Price Clinical Director, Bragg Comprehensive Cancer Centre
Lisa Schofield First Assistant Secretary, Cancer, Hearing, and Chronic Conditions Division, Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care
A/Professor Craig Underhill Regional Oncology Lead, Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre Alliance
Last updated 4 February 2025
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