Professional Advisory Panel

PANDA established the Professional Advisory Panel in 2010.  It provides PANDA with a well-developed network of professionals with specific expertise, to support, enable and facilitate PANDA’s operations. For more information contact PANDA.

TERMS OF REFERENCE

Vision for the Panel:

PANDA has a well-developed network of professionals with specific expertise, which supports, enables and facilitates PANDA’s operations.

Objectives:

1. To assist PANDA to “fine tune” its niche services and build networks which support these service roles.
2. To facilitate PANDA’s relationships  and a referral pathways with/to mental health care providers.
3. To support PANDA’s ongoing relationship with the Departments of Health and of Human Services and other funding bodies.
4. To support PANDA in the establishment and implementation of risk management strategies for case managing high-risk clients.
5. To facilitate PANDA’s links with formal research organizations and to develop strategies and opportunities to research PND consumer issues and the effectiveness of peer-to-peer support.

Roles and responsibilities:

1. To be willing to provide time and information in response to relevant requests from PANDA’s CEO/ Committee of Management.
2. To provide introductions or supported referrals for PANDA to relevant organizations, systems and networks.
3. Where/when possible, to provide letters of support for relevant submissions.

Time commitment:

• It is anticipated that people will not be asked to meet together more than once per year, probably at a social occasion with a meeting
• It is expected that the PANDA CEO, senior staff member or COM member will be those responsible for contact with the members of the Professional Advisory Panel – on a limited number of times each year 

Deliverables:

1. Panelists are willing to discuss, and address or advise on an issue with the Committee of Management/ CEO up to four times per year
2. Formal relationships are established between PANDA and a number of relevant organizations and bodies.

Panel members:

1. Two mental health professionals one each from the private and public sector working in an existing mental health service ideally with management responsibilities.
2. A senior maternal and child health nurse with management responsibilities in the provision of mental health care.
3. An individual with current or previous expertise in the administration or allocation of state and all Federal government funding.
4. A general practitioner with direct links to the Royal Australian College of General practitioners and involved in the  delivery of mental health care by General Practitioners.
5. An Obstetrician and Gynaecologist with direct links to the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists with an interest in the mental health care of women.
6. Two career health researchers working within a university or mainstream research organization ideally in a senior position or management role.

Contact PANDA for more information about the Professional Advisory Panel.