DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH GIFTS and BENEFITS REGISTER October 2017 to December 2017
Gifts Received: Date Given or Description of Gift or a) Retained by Individual or b) Reasons for Accepting or Giving (what is the Received Benefit Value Name of Donor Name of Recipient Retained by Agency benefit to the Qld Community). 15/02/2017 Watch $950 Shanghai Municipal FAO Karen Thompson a Provided to all international delegates associated with international collaboration on health.
26/09/2017 Dinner / drinks $180 QUT Brian McEvoy a Dinner and drinks provided at the welcome reception for health and medical research community engagement opportunity.
9/07/2017 Return flights to Canberra $870 NHMRC Committee Jeannette Young a National Health and Medical Research Council and overnight committee meeting held on 11-12 October 2017. accommodation
9/11/2017 Gala Dinner $150 Australia & New Zealand Jeannette Young a Invitation to Australia & New Zealand Prevocational Medical Prevocational Medical Education Forum Gala Education Forum Dinner held on 14 November 2017. 26/07/2017 Gala Dinner $150 Institute of Health and Jeannette Young a Invitation to the Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation Biomedical Innovation Gala Dinner held on 28 September 2017.
31/08/2017 Dinner $150 Optometry Queensland/NT Jeannette Young a Invitation to Optometry Queensland/ Northern Territory Dinner held on 18 November 2017.
28/08/2017 Return flights to Adelaide $480 Thoracic Society of Christopher Coulter a Thoracic society professional development and overnight Australia and New Zealand opportunity and chance to promote Queensland accommodation research by presenting at branch meeting held on 19-20 October 2017.
10/10/2017 Return flights to Sydney $320 NPS MedicineWise & Jane Sanders a Participate in Advisory group meeting held in National Centre for November 2017 to provide strategic advice on the Immunisation Research & implementation of commonwealth-funded Surveillance program.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH GIFTS and BENEFITS REGISTER October 2017 to December 2017
Gifts Received: Date Given or Description of Gift or a) Retained by Individual or b) Reasons for Accepting or Giving (what is the Received Benefit Value Name of Donor Name of Recipient Retained by Agency benefit to the Qld Community). 23/10/2017 Return flights to Canberra $821 Commonwealth Chris Coulter a Chair of meeting 23-24 November 17 to shape and overnight Department of Health national policy/guidelines for Tuberculosis control. accommodation
1/03/2017 Return flights to Melbourne $400 Commonwealth Carmel Smith a Attend National Quality BreastScreen Department of Health Management Meeting held on 23-24 November 2017 and contribute on a national level and report information gained to state level.
13/11/2017 Return flights to Sydney and $475 Sax Institute Mark West a Participation in Tobacco Modelling Project final overnight accommodation meeting held on 4-5 December 2017.
13/11/2017 Return flights to Sydney and $475 Sax Institute Rebecca Whitehead a Participation in Tobacco Modelling Project final overnight accommodation meeting held on 4-5 December 2017.
13/10/2017 Bottle of champagne $200 CBS Business Intelligence Toni Cunningham a Lucky draw prize at the Independent Hospital Specialists Pricing Authority ABFPCSI17 conference Sydney 2017. Was not at the conference on the day of the draw (13/10/17), team member brought prize back to the office.
2/11/2017 CEDA Lunch Event Invitation $160 PricewaterhouseCoopers Nick Steele a Networking and educational opportunity about Consulting Aust Pty Ltd value based health care. 17/11/2017 Air flight to Sydney $502 RANZCP Louise Hain John Allan a To attend Board meeting - Governance requirement for improving quality of psychiatric care in the community.
17/10/2017 3 Mnth gym membership $357 EfM Health Club Herston Marcus Schmidt a Raffle prize won at the Health, Safety and Wellbeing Expo.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH GIFTS and BENEFITS REGISTER October 2017 to December 2017
Gifts Received: Date Given or Description of Gift or a) Retained by Individual or b) Reasons for Accepting or Giving (what is the Received Benefit Value Name of Donor Name of Recipient Retained by Agency benefit to the Qld Community). 7/09/2017 Attendance at the $409 Boehringer Ingelheim Pty Lachlan Parker a Mr Parker represented the QAS at the Telestroke Boehringer Ingelheim Pty Ltd Ltd Forum Meeting which brings together sponsored Telestroke Forum representatives from Australian ambulance Meeting - return Brisbane to services, National Stroke Foundation, Agency for Melbourne airfares, Clinical Innovation and Hospital based clinicians to transport and lunch. review and improve telestroke capabilities in Australia. 22/09/2017 Attendance at the Skills IQ $420 Skills IQ Timothy Rider a Mr Rider represented the QAS at the IRC sponsored Ambulance & Committee meeting which meets on a regular Paramedics Industry basis to discuss the Health Training Package under Reference Committee Vocational Education & training (VET). meeting held on 10/11/2017 - return airfares Brisbane to Sydney.
9/10/2017 Attendance at the Epi-watch $578 NHMRC Centre for Mark Crossman a Mr Crossman represented the QAS at the Epi- stakeholder workshop held Research Excellence - watch stakeholder workshop regarding global on 9/10/2017 - return Integrated Systems for outbreak surveillance needs held on 9 October airfares and accommodation Epidemic Response 2017 in Sydney. Brisbane to Sydney.
25/11/2017 Attendance at the $290 Paramedics Australasia Stephen Rashford a Dr Rashford represented the QAS at the Paramedics Australasia Paramedics Australasia International Conference International Conference 2017 and presented the topic `Soft collars for pre- 2017 - Accommodation at hospital spinal immobilisation'. Crown Promenade Melbourne on 24/11/2017.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH GIFTS and BENEFITS REGISTER October 2017 to December 2017
Gifts Received: Date Given or Description of Gift or a) Retained by Individual or b) Reasons for Accepting or Giving (what is the Received Benefit Value Name of Donor Name of Recipient Retained by Agency benefit to the Qld Community). 7/09/2017 Invitation to attend and $4,248 IQPC Events AU/NZ Quentin O'Grady a Invitation to attend and present at the Workforce present at the Workforce Planning Healthcare Conference in Sydney from 27- Planning Healthcare 29 November 2017. Provides value in engaging Conference in Sydney from other organisationas and learning what they are 27-29 November 2017. doing but it also shows QH in a positive light in terms of our progressive approach.
20/10/2017 Invite to attend Women in $200 Aurecon Don Glynn a Invite to attend Women in construction excellence construction excellence awards as Don provided a referral for one of the awards nominees.
25/10/2017 Airfares, Accommodation, $1,230 International Accreditation Peter Culshaw a Peter Culshaw is invited to perform assessment Meals New Zealand (IANZ) and technical audit for drug testing laboratory accreditation in Auckland New Zealand. It is the valuable opportunity to increase international collaboration of himself and Forensic and Scientific Services.
8/08/2017 Airfares $360 Australian and New Zealand Mark Stephenson a Mark Stephenson is invited to attend the Policing Advisory Agency Toxicology Specialist Advisory Meeting in (ANZPAA) Melbourne. Mark's attendance at the meeting is an excellent opportunity to enhance the knowledge and capability of the Forensic Toxicology Laboratory in Forensic and Scientific Services, by sharing information and expertise with similar Toxicology laboratories from around Australia.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH GIFTS and BENEFITS REGISTER October 2017 to December 2017
Gifts Received: Date Given or Description of Gift or a) Retained by Individual or b) Reasons for Accepting or Giving (what is the Received Benefit Value Name of Donor Name of Recipient Retained by Agency benefit to the Qld Community). 18/08/2017 Airfares, Meals $429 Roche Diagnostics Australia Simon Brown a Simon Brown is invited to attend the advisory board meeting at Melbourne to discuss use of Emicuzimab a novel therapy for inhibitor patients. This is a good opportunity to learn more with international agents and discuss the usage for the therapy. As there is no other clinical or laboratory experience with this novel agent in Queensland, the meeting will be of benefit to patients and in assessing the need for Laboratory monitoring of this agent.
13/10/2017 Registration $850 Australian Society of Reshmi Kumari-Dass a Reshmi Kumari-Dass is awarded to attend the Cytology Annual Scientific and Business Meeting in Canberra after finishing as the second top candidate in Australian Society of Cytology (ASC) competency examination in 2015. It allows him the opportunity of continuing education which benefits patients by improving pathology testing services.
16/10/2017 Airfares, Accommodation $930 Commonwealth John Bates a John Bates is invited as the chair of the Public Department of Health Health Laboratory Network (PHLN) and co-chair of the Australian Bioterrorism Laboratory Network (ABLN) to attend the annual face to face meeting at Canberra. His participation enhances the role of Forensic and Scientific Services in providing high- level advice and provides a conduit for Queensland representation, as well as enhancing the role of public health laboratories around Australia.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH GIFTS and BENEFITS REGISTER October 2017 to December 2017
Gifts Received: Date Given or Description of Gift or a) Retained by Individual or b) Reasons for Accepting or Giving (what is the Received Benefit Value Name of Donor Name of Recipient Retained by Agency benefit to the Qld Community). 26/09/2017 Airfares, Accommodation, $1,280 National Association of Annie van Wessem a Annie van Wessem is invited to join NATA Lead Meals Testing Authorities (NATA) Assessor in an upcoming laboratory assessment at Melbourne. Attendance will enhance her understanding and experience of the operating procedures established in other laboratories which in turn will provide opportunity to make better informed decisions, improve current quality management systems within Pathology Queensland laboratories and deliver quality service to the clients.
15/10/2017 Airfares, taxi $647 The Royal College of David Gillis a David Gillis is invited to attend as a speaker and Pathologists of Australasia chair a session at the Introductory Short Course in (RCPA) Genomics and Molecular Pathology at Sydney. Pathology Queensland is expanding its role and profile in genomics by developing next generation sequencing capability. One of the areas developing this capability is the tissue transplantation area. His acceptance of this invitation will help raise the profile of Pathology Queensland in this area.
20/10/2017 Airfares, Taxi $768 University of Sydney Amy Jennison a Amy Jennison is invited to speak at the Microbial Genomics for Public Health and Clinical Microbiology Symposium in Sydney. The presentation will promote the skills and capabilities at Forensic and Scientific Services, strengthening the laboratory's reputation which also potentially making the laboratory visible for future commercial clients.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH GIFTS and BENEFITS REGISTER October 2017 to December 2017
Gifts Received: Date Given or Description of Gift or a) Retained by Individual or b) Reasons for Accepting or Giving (what is the Received Benefit Value Name of Donor Name of Recipient Retained by Agency benefit to the Qld Community). 6/11/2017 Airfares, Accommodation, $3,610 Australasian Association of Jillian Tate a Jillian Tate is invited to present at the 2017 AACB Transfers, Meals Clinical Biochemists (AACB) Roman Lecture and to chair Proteins Workshop in New Zealand. This is an annual lecture by high profile members of the profession to other members of the profession around Australia and in New Zealand. She will actively share all learnings and experiences from this activity with Pathology Queensland staff on her return.
18/10/2017 Airfares, Accommodation $1,093 Commonwealth Graeme Nimmo a Graeme Nimmo is invited as the Queensland Department of Health jurisdictional representative to attend the Public Health Laboratory Network (PHLN) meeting in Canberra. This activity contributes to Australia's public health laboratory capacity.
13/11/2017 Airfares, Accommodation, $603 Australian Society of Graeme Nimmo a Graeme Nimmo is invited to attend the Australian Parking Antimicrobials Society for Antimicrobials Society committee meeting in Melbourne. The annual meeting is important forum for education and information exchange for all professionals involved in antimicrobial use. Appropriate antimicrobial use is a major health priority of both the Commonwealth and Queensland Governments.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH GIFTS and BENEFITS REGISTER October 2017 to December 2017
Gifts Received: Date Given or Description of Gift or a) Retained by Individual or b) Reasons for Accepting or Giving (what is the Received Benefit Value Name of Donor Name of Recipient Retained by Agency benefit to the Qld Community). 22/10/2017 Airfares, Accommodation, $4,272 The International Jillian Tate a Jillian Tate is invited to speak at the WorkLab Registration Federation of Clinical Durban 2017 conference. It provides the Chemistry and Laboratory opportunity to meet with fellow scientists, Medicine (IFCC) clinicians, researchers and diagnostic industry. As testing methods change, she needs to keep abreast of the changes in order to deliver best practice healthcare. 13/11/2017 Airfares, Accommodation $375 The Royal College of Dianne Little a Dianne Little is invited to attend the Board of Pathologists of Australasia Education and Assessment (BEA) meeting in (RCPA) Sydney as the Chief Examiner in Forensic Pathology. One of her duties as Chief Examiner is to attend at meetings of the RCPA Board of Education and Assessment. 15/11/2017 Airfares, Accommodation $930 National Association of Dianne Little a Dianne Little is invited to attend the NATA Testing Authorities (NATA) assessment in Perth with the Accreditation Manager, in her capacity as a NATA assessor. 9-11/10/17 & 4- Airfares, Accommodation $2,021 Commonwealth Organ and Tracy Cox a Tracy Cox is invited to attend the face to face 8/12/17 Tissue Authority (OTA) meetings in Melbourne as the QLD subject matter experts for planning, testing, implementation and training of the new software Organ Match. Organ Match is a new platform to enable the transplantation sector to determine the most appropriate match of solid organs to deliver the best outcomes for Queensland patients.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH GIFTS and BENEFITS REGISTER October 2017 to December 2017
Gifts Received: Date Given or Description of Gift or a) Retained by Individual or b) Reasons for Accepting or Giving (what is the Received Benefit Value Name of Donor Name of Recipient Retained by Agency benefit to the Qld Community). 29/09/2017 Airfares $633 Commonwealth John Rowell a John Rowell is representing Pathology Queensland Department of Health (PQ) in the Pathology Clinical Committee of Commonwealth Department of Health in Sydney which is engaged in the Medicare Review of the Pathology schedule. His attendance will benefit PQ by a greater understanding of the review process and impact on PQ in its relations with Commonwealth Department of Health and community.
12/10/2017 Airfares $864 National Pathology Graeme Nimmo a Graeme Nimmo is invited to attend the National Accreditation Advisory Pathology Accreditation Advisory Council meeting Council (NPAAC) in Sydney. NPAAC sets standards for accreditation of medical pathology service in Australia.
4/10/2017 Airfares, Accommodation, $835 The Royal College of Anthony van Zwieten a Anthony van Zwieten is invited to attend The Meals, Transfer Pathologists of Australasia Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia Quality (RCPA) Assurance Program (RCPAQAP) Anatomical Pathology Immunohistochemistry Assessment Advisory meeting in Sydney. Attendance at this meeting improves awareness of QAP and its importance to Pathology Queensland laboratories. Laboratory performance benefits from this continuing education opportunity.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH GIFTS and BENEFITS REGISTER October 2017 to December 2017
Gifts Received: Date Given or Description of Gift or a) Retained by Individual or b) Reasons for Accepting or Giving (what is the Received Benefit Value Name of Donor Name of Recipient Retained by Agency benefit to the Qld Community). 9-11/10/17 & 4- Airfares, Accommodation $2,021 Commonwealth Organ and Alycia Thornton a Alycia Thornton is invited to attend the face to 8/12/17 Tissue Authority (OTA) face meetings in Melbourne as the QLD subject matter experts for planning, testing, implementation and training of the new software Organ Match. Organ Match is a new platform to enable the transplantation sector to determine the most appropriate match of solid organs to deliver the best outcomes for Queensland patients.
30/09/2017 Complimentary Tickets for $190 Queensland University of Stuart Rodney a Stuart Rodney is invited to attend the 2017 Riverfire Celebration Technology (QUT) Riverfire Celebration at QUT Garden Point. His attendance will maintain the ongoing relationships with QUT and develop future collaboration.
13/11/2017 Airfares, Accommodation, $1,523 The Royal College of Robert Norton a Robert Norton is invited to attend the RCPA Board Taxi Pathologists of Australasia of Education and Assessment Meeting in Sydney. (RCPA) This meeting relates to the planning and organisation of training and assessments of Pathology trainees in Australia. It will be beneficial to Pathology Queensland relating to the involvement in training and education.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH GIFTS and BENEFITS REGISTER October 2017 to December 2017
Gifts Received: Date Given or Description of Gift or a) Retained by Individual or b) Reasons for Accepting or Giving (what is the Received Benefit Value Name of Donor Name of Recipient Retained by Agency benefit to the Qld Community). 17/11/2017 Airfares, Accommodation, $1,320 The Royal College of Robert Norton a Robert Norton as the Chief Examiner in Taxi Pathologists of Australasia Microbiology is invited to attend the Advanced (RCPA) Training committee for Microbiology and Infectious Diseases in Sydney. This meeting relates to the planning and organisation of training and assessments of Microbiology registrars in Australia. The benefit of this meeting is to involve Pathology Queensland in training and education.
2/11/2017 Airfares $306 Commonwealth Gordon Wright a Gordon Wright as the safety monitoring Department of Health committee member of the National Program to Prevent Cervical Cancer is invited to attend the National Cervical Screening Program in Melbourne. This meeting is establishing data collection requirement before the program starts. Planning services in Pathology Queensland depends on knowledge able to be supplied to others and the academic support he can supply relating to evidence currently available.
11/10/2017 Registration, Meals $3,030 Beckman Coulter Zoe Morris a Zoe Morris is invited to attend Beckman Coulter AU480 Key Operator Training Course. This training will benefit Pathology Queensland with the specialist knowledge for dealing with analyser issues, troubleshooting, and teaching basic analyser operation to laboratory staff.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH GIFTS and BENEFITS REGISTER October 2017 to December 2017
Gifts Received: Date Given or Description of Gift or a) Retained by Individual or b) Reasons for Accepting or Giving (what is the Received Benefit Value Name of Donor Name of Recipient Retained by Agency benefit to the Qld Community). 28/10/2017 Airfares, Accommodation $900 Australasian College of Kyle Betros a Kyle Betros is invited to attend and present at the Physical Scientists and ACPSEM Summer School 2017 in Tasmania. His Engineers in Medicine participation presents an opportunity for (ACPSEM) Biomedical Technology Services (BTS) to showcase its efforts in the implementation of Radiation Dose Management software and to be aware of development in this space for potential application at Hospital and Health Services supported by BTS.
28/10/2017 Airfares, Accommodation $900 Australasian College of Mikey Bernardo a Mikey Bernardo is invited to attend and present at Physical Scientists and the ACPSEM Summer School 2017 in Tasmania. His Engineers in Medicine participation presents an opportunity for (ACPSEM) Biomedical Technology Services (BTS) to showcase its efforts in the implementation of Radiation Dose Management software and to be aware of development in this space for potential application at Hospital and Health Services supported by BTS.
11/12/2017 Airfares, Parking $331 Australian Society of Graeme Nimmo a Graeme Nimmo is invited to attend the Australian Antimicrobials Group for Antimicrobial Resistance (AGAR) executive meeting in Sydney. The AGAR executive plans and reviews operational matters concerning national resistance surveillance program. Involvement in this activity enhances Pathology Queensland and contributes to the expertise in antimicrobial resistance.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH GIFTS and BENEFITS REGISTER October 2017 to December 2017
Gifts Received: Date Given or Description of Gift or a) Retained by Individual or b) Reasons for Accepting or Giving (what is the Received Benefit Value Name of Donor Name of Recipient Retained by Agency benefit to the Qld Community). 23/10/2017 Airfares, Accommodation, $829 National Association of Luke Johnson a Luke Johnson is invited to attend a NATA audit in Meals, Taxi Testing Authorities (NATA) Melbourne. Accreditation for medical laboratories involves a process of audits undertaken by suitably qualified industry peers as well as NATA staff. Pathology Queensland (PQ) is expected to provide auditors to undertake these audits at peer laboratories commensurate with the time devoted by external peers to audit PQ laboratories for accreditation purposes.
13/10/2017 Airfares, Transport, Parking $672 Royal Australasian College Bronwyn Williams a Bronwyn Williams is invited to attend RACP of Physicians (RACP) Committee Meeting in Sydney which oversees training requirements, facility accreditation for registrar training and acceptability of training positions and rotations of registrars. Participation assists with remaining abreast of requirements of trainees and also needs for ongoing accreditation of this site including Pathology Queensland.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH GIFTS and BENEFITS REGISTER October 2017 to December 2017
Gifts Received: Date Given or Description of Gift or a) Retained by Individual or b) Reasons for Accepting or Giving (what is the Received Benefit Value Name of Donor Name of Recipient Retained by Agency benefit to the Qld Community). 10/11/2017 Airfares $369 The Royal College of Robyn Wells a Robyn Wells is invited to participate in the Royal Pathologists of Australasia College of Pathologists of Australasia Quality (RCPA) Assurance Program (RCPAQAP) morphology advisory committee annual meeting in Sydney. The meeting is to review the QAP Program to ensure that the program is relevant, up to date and that the cases are of an educational and teaching value, as well as a competency measure for scientists and haematologists Australia wide.
14/11/2017 Airfares $315 Public Health & Health Amy Jennison a Amy Jennison is invited to speak at the 2017 Protection NSW Communicable Disease Workshop in Sydney on the application of whole genome sequencing to Public Health Microbiology surveillance. The meeting offers excellent networking opportunities and important education for end users and clients of Public Health Microbiology. Her presentation will promote the skills and capabilities available at Forensic and Scientific Services, strengthening the laboratory's reputation while also potentially making the laboratory visible to future commercial clients.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH GIFTS and BENEFITS REGISTER October 2017 to December 2017
Gifts Received: Date Given or Description of Gift or a) Retained by Individual or b) Reasons for Accepting or Giving (what is the Received Benefit Value Name of Donor Name of Recipient Retained by Agency benefit to the Qld Community). 13/11/2017 Airfares $524 The Royal College of Catherine Lincoln a Catherine Lincoln as the Chief Examiner for the Pathologists of Australasia Faculty of Clinical Forensic Medicine (FCFM) is (RCPA) required to attend College Board of Education and Assessment (BEA) meeting in Sydney to participate in development and oversight of training programs. Her participation in BEA activities contributes to the development of quality assurance and best practice standards in the field of Clinical Forensic Medicine, in the interests of the discipline, the health service and the community.
10/11/2017 Airfares, Accommodation $850 National Association of Nick Shertock a Nick Shertock is invited to perform the role of Testing Authorities (NATA) technical assessor for NATA at an assessment on a Calibration Laboratory in Sydney. His participation in the assessment presents an opportunity to benchmark and gain enhanced knowledge regarding the operation of similar calibration laboratories.
23/11/2017 Airfares, Accommodation, $1,820 Royal Australasian College Bronwyn Williams a Bronwyn Williams as the RACP committee Meals, Taxi of Physicians (RACP) member is invited to participate in reaccreditation assessments of 4 institutions in Melbourne. Her participation assists her remaining abreast of requirements of continuing accreditation which is relevant to Pathology Queensland as a training site and due for reaccreditation in 2018.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH GIFTS and BENEFITS REGISTER October 2017 to December 2017
Gifts Received: Date Given or Description of Gift or a) Retained by Individual or b) Reasons for Accepting or Giving (what is the Received Benefit Value Name of Donor Name of Recipient Retained by Agency benefit to the Qld Community). 20/11/2017 Airfares, Accommodation, $1,605 Roche Diagnostics Australia Annie van Wessem a Annie van Wessem is invited to attend Key Transfers, Meals Operator Training Course in Sydney for the New Haematology Analyser XN10 installed at QEII laboratory in 2017. Attendance will further enhance her understanding and experience of the new laboratory analyser - analyser operation, advanced maintenance and trouble shooting skills. The new analyser XN10 will improve patient result reporting times thereby improving service delivery to the clients.
20/11/2017 Airfares, Accommodation, $1,545 Roche Diagnostics Australia Audrey Bergman a Audrey Bergman is invited to attend Key Operator Transfers, Meals Training Course in Sydney for the New Haematology Analyser XN10. The purpose of this event is to provide key operator training on the XN Haematology Analyser as part of the Pathology Queensland rollout of these analysers. As the area supervisor for Haematology, she has primary responsibility for the maintenance of the analyser, as well as training other staff who work at the Caboolture Laboratory. After attending this training, she will provide training to other operating staff, perform maintenance and early troubleshooting on the analyser which will minimise callout times from Roche.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH GIFTS and BENEFITS REGISTER October 2017 to December 2017
Gifts Received: Date Given or Description of Gift or a) Retained by Individual or b) Reasons for Accepting or Giving (what is the Received Benefit Value Name of Donor Name of Recipient Retained by Agency benefit to the Qld Community). 20/11/2017 Airfares, Accommodation, $1,545 Roche Diagnostics Australia David Lacey a David Lacey is invited to attend Key Operator Transfers, Meals Training Course in Sydney for the New Haematology Analyser. It provides key operator training for the competent operation of the new laboratory analyser and assists with training of all other laboratory staff. By attending this course, he will obtain competency in the operation of the analyser, ultimately ensuring the release of accurate pathology results. This assists to maintain Pathology Queensland's reputation as a high quality Pathology provider and contribute to improving the provision of Pathology Services.
24/11/2017 Airfares, Accommodation $1,008 Australian Haemophilia Simon Brown a Simon Brown is invited to the AHCDO executive Centre Directors meeting in Melbourne . AHCDO is responsible for Organisation (AHCDO) advancing care in Haemophilia and liaising with other groups involved in provision care. Pathology Queensland will benefit by updating knowledge of new testing and treatments in Haemophilia.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH GIFTS and BENEFITS REGISTER October 2017 to December 2017
Gifts Received: Date Given or Description of Gift or a) Retained by Individual or b) Reasons for Accepting or Giving (what is the Received Benefit Value Name of Donor Name of Recipient Retained by Agency benefit to the Qld Community). 20/11/2017 Airfares, Accommodation, $1,605 Roche Diagnostics Australia Skye Devonshire a Skye Devonshire is invited to attend Key Operator Transfers, Meals Training Course in Sydney for the New Haematology Analyser XN. Attendance will further enhance understanding of the analyser operation, maintenance and problem solving. New analyser will improve patient result reporting times thereby improving service delivery to the clients.
30/11/2017 Airfares, Accommodation, $1,084 Royal Australasian College Richard Wong a Richard Wong is invited to attend the Joint Transfers, Meals, Parking of Physicians (RACP) Committee for Training (JCT) in Immunology & Allergy at The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) in Sydney. It provides useful information for the training requirement and standards for advanced trainees employed by the Pathology Queensland.
9/11/2017 Airfares, Accommodation $3,311 Office of the Attorney Alex Olumbe a Alex Olumbe is invited by Samoan Government to General - Samoa travel to Apia to perform a medico-legal autopsy in Samoa. Dr Olumbe will benefit from gaining experience of a different medico-legal death investigation system. The Queensland coronial autopsy service will benefit through pathologists gaining a broader professional awareness.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH GIFTS and BENEFITS REGISTER October 2017 to December 2017
Gifts Received: Date Given or Description of Gift or a) Retained by Individual or b) Reasons for Accepting or Giving (what is the Received Benefit Value Name of Donor Name of Recipient Retained by Agency benefit to the Qld Community). 23/11/2017 Airfares, Accommodation $702 Commonwealth David Thiele a David Thiele is invited to attend the Federal Department of Health Department of Health (DoH) convened Diagnostic Imaging Accreditation Scheme (DIAS) Advisory Committee meeting in Melbourne. His participation presents an opportunity to gain an enhanced knowledge regarding DIAS and Federal DoH priorities in relation to quality within the medical imaging profession as well as influence future improvement and development.
12/12/2017 Airfares, Accommodation $754 Commonwealth John Bates a John Bates is invited to attend at the OzFoodNet Department of Health meeting in Canberra for the investigation and reporting of all foodborne outbreaks in Australia. His participation enhances the role of Forensic and Scientific Services in providing high-level advice and provides a conduit for Queensland representation as well as enhancing the role of public health laboratories around Australia.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH GIFTS and BENEFITS REGISTER October 2017 to December 2017
Gifts Received: Date Given or Description of Gift or a) Retained by Individual or b) Reasons for Accepting or Giving (what is the Received Benefit Value Name of Donor Name of Recipient Retained by Agency benefit to the Qld Community). 29/11/2017 Airfares, Accommodation $980 Commonwealth John Bates a John Bates is invited to attend the World Health Department of Health Organisation Joint External Evaluation sessions in Canberra to ascertain Australia's adherence to the International Health Regulations. His participation enhances the role of Forensic and Scientific Services in providing high-level advice and provides a conduit for Queensland representation as well as enhancing the role of public health laboratories around Australia. As the Chair of a national body, it is of paramount importance that attendance at such meeting is supported.
1/12/2017 Airfares $381 Australian and New Zealand Helen Gregg a Helen Gregg is invited to attend the ANZPAA Policing Advisory Agency Quality Managers Specialist Advisory Group (ANZPAA) meeting in Melbourne. It is an opportunity to gain enhanced knowledge and influence regarding national guidelines and policy on forensic quality frameworks.
22/11/2017 Statutory Delegations and $588 Clayton Utz Helen Sortis a Statutory Delegations and Authorisations Training. Authorisations Training Originally enrolled as a paying participant and then took one of two free spots offered by Clayton Utz.
4/08/2017 Guest speaker and attendee $2,870 Australian Healthcare week David Sinclair a Invited to be a guest speaker and attendee about QH infrastructure and 2018 regarding Queensland Health infrastructure and future developments future developments at the Australian Healthcare Week 2018 in Sydney.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH GIFTS and BENEFITS REGISTER October 2017 to December 2017
Gifts Received: Date Given or Description of Gift or a) Retained by Individual or b) Reasons for Accepting or Giving (what is the Received Benefit Value Name of Donor Name of Recipient Retained by Agency benefit to the Qld Community). 18/10/2017 A free guest pass to attend $3,515 Eventful Management Brent Panting a Attendance would provide learning about the the 2017 Mastering latest global & national trends in the utilization Enterprise Asset and application of the SAP Plant Maintenance Management SAP Module functionality. Conference
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