CONSUMER POSITIONS

Consumer Register
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Health Services and Government
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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
The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (Peter Mac) is seeking applications from interested members of the community to join its Community Advisory Committee.
The Community Advisory Committee operates as a Committee of the Peter Mac Board of Directors. The eleven (11) members advise the Board on how to improve and promote participation by consumers and community members in the planning, delivery and evaluation of cancer care and services at Peter Mac.
In order for Peter Mac to ensure that the Community Advisory Committee is representative of Victoria’s diverse community Peter Mac is seeking to appoint Community Advisory Committee members who –
• Are able to reflect the needs and interests of a broad range of consumers and communities.
• Have an understanding of the experiences of consumers from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, those with disabilities or Aboriginal people using health services.
• Are interested in working collaboratively with other Community Advisory Committee members and Peter Mac staff to improve the quality and accessibility of Peter Mac’s services.
Peter Mac CAC Terms of Reference
Peter Mac CAC Position Description August 2010
Peter Mac CAC Application Form

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