Launch of the National Clinical Trials Governance Framework

The Governance Framework was launched by Dr Brendan Murphy, Secretary of the Australian Government Department of Health, on 24 May 2022 at the annual ARCS Conference.

The launch of the Governance Framework provided the opportunity to communicate the benefits of the Governance Framework for the clinical trials sector and the community more broadly.

Individuals who participated in the development and pilot of the Governance Framework, who will also have a key role in implementing the Governance Framework in their organisations, accompanied Dr Murphy in the launch:

– Professor Erwin Loh, Group Chief Medical Officer, St Vincent’s Health Australia
– Ms Nicole Rasmussen, Director, Patient Safety and Improvement, Alfred Health
– A/Professor Lewis Campbell, Staff Specialist Intensive Care Unit, Royal Darwin Hospital
– Ms Sue Brew, Clinical Trial Coordinator, Canberra Hospital
– Ms Anne McKenzie AM, Consumer Advocate
– Ms Helen Aunedi, Country Head, Country Clinical Operations, Roche Australia Pty Ltd
– Professor Anne Duggan, Chief Medical Officer, Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care.