CONSUMER POSITIONS

Consumer Register
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Health Services and Government
Are you looking for consumer/s for your committee, focus group or project?
HIC maintains a register of over 200 consumers. To request a consumer for your committee, focus group or project download a Consumer Request Form

To assist you with involving consumers in your organisation or committee Health Issue Centre has developed Getting Started: Involving Consumers on Committees

Consumer Vacancies

Consumer Position 100051
National Breast Cancer Foundation BreastScreen Victoria Demonstration Project Management Committee (DPMC0
Closing Date: 29 March 2010

This committee will provide advice, guidance and expertise to the Chief Investigator in all aspects of the establishment and operation of the NBCF BreastScreen Cohort Demonstration Project.
The Cohort Project aims to establish a long term resource to support research into breast cancer and other health issues important to women.

Consumer Position 100051 Information
Consumer Position 100051 Application Form
Consumer Position 100051 TOR

Consumer Position CNP100050
Victorian Cancer Survivorship Program Steering Committee
Department of Health
Closing Date: 11 March 2010

The role of the committee is to guide the development and implementation of the Victorian Cancer Survivorship Program (VCSP). The aim of the VCSP is to improve the management and care for people with cancer following primary treatment. The Victorian government has a commitment to trial cancer survivorship models of care and support training of the cancer workforce in screening processes and survivorship awareness.
Consumer Position No 100050 Information
Consumer Position No 100050 Application Form
Consumer Position No 100050 TOR

Consumer Position CNP 090048
Volatile Substance Use (VSU) Guideline Development Committee
National Health and Medical Research Council
Closing date 4 March 2009

The role of the committee will be to assist in the development of guidelines for health and medical staff to treat people who are suffering the affects of using volatile substances. Volatile substances are products that when inhaled can cause a person to feel intoxicated or ‘high’. There are many different types of products people can inhale, usually household items, such as petrol, glue and paint thinner.

Consumer Position No 48 Information
Consumer Position No 48 TOR
Consumer Position No 48 Application Form

Consumer Position CNP090045
Royal District Nursing Service Consumer Participation Committee
Closing date: 22 March 2010

The Role of the RDNS Consumer Participation Committee is to advise on the implementation of consumer participation activities that actively contribute to the improvement of RDNS' service delivery

Consumer Position CNP090045 Information
Consumer Position CNP090045 Application Form

Please forward all applications to Nicky Barry or 9479 3222

Health Issues Centre encourages all Victorians to have their say on health issues and to contribute their experience, knowledge and ideas to improving health care in Victoria.
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Useful resource for consumers
Jargon Busters
This is a list of acronyms and terms designed to assist consumers, carers and community members as well as health professionals to navigate the complex language of the health sector.
So you want to be a consumer on a committee Power Point
The little purple book of community rep-ing
Getting Involved: A Kit for Consumers Interested in the Consumer Nominee Program