ACHSE - Queensland Branch

About ACHSE
Member Benefits
About Jack Richards
State Branch Council Profiles
Staff Profiles
Qld Branch Policies (PDF file 1.2mb)

About ACHSE

Established in 1945, the Australian College of Health Service Executives (ACHSE) is now Australia's largest professional body representing health management.

It aims to develop and foster excellence in health service management through education and ongoing professional development for existing and potential health and related services managers.

ACHSE comprises managers in the health and related human services sector from both public and private organisations.

As a member you will have full access to:

• the resourceful ACHSE Web Site www.achse.org.au
• the services of a comprehensive Health Planning and Management Library
• information on contemporary College and professional management activities through regular e-mail bulletins and the quarterly College magazine, ACHSE Health Manager and State Newsletter
• opportunities to participate in a formal Professional Development Program and to establish a professional network
• subscription to the Australian Health Review, a peer reviewed quarterly health management journal
• the College's Annual Congress and State Conference.

Personal Member Benefits

Peer Exchange

Executive round tables and forums
Special interest groups on popular health service management topics
Regional groups that meet to share ideas and discuss management challenges
Breakfast briefings, forums and seminars led by industry leaders
Business and peer networking

Knowledge Building

Online access to seminar papers and reference material
Email alerts in key management areas
Subscriptions to Australian Health Review

Self Development

Books and resources from ACHSE and the library
Career management support through workshops and individual consultations
Management education and training

Recognition

Confirmation and recognition of continuing professional development activities

Members of the College also have the opportunity to meet senior health professionals through College functions. The College focus on mentoring, peer support and networking provides an invaluable resource to members.

Your local Queensland Branch has a busy calendar of events each year which includes functions, seminars and breakfast forums. Ph: 3840 1090 or email at achse@achseqld.org.au

If you would like more details on becoming a member of ACHSE an application is available online at www.achse.org.au or alternatively contact the National Office on 02 9878 5088.

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About Jack Richards – Founding President of ACHSE (Qld)

Jack Richards was well known to many in health service management in Queensland. He started work at the Royal Brisbane Hospital in 1933 at the age of 15 and retired forty years later, after carving out a distinguished career in hospital administration.

His career included events such as supervising the closure of one of Queensland’s last remaining leper colonies in the 1940s, and persuading the public to allow the lepers to live at the Princess Alexandra Hospital. He was also involved in the establishment of the Labour government’s free hospital system in 1946, and construction manager for the Princess Alexandra Hospital in 1958.

Jack’s other interests included cricket and lawn bowls, and he was an active player in both sports for many decades.

In 1975, Jack was the founding President of the Institute of Hospital Managers (Queensland Branch) which subsequently became the Australian College of Health Service Executives (Queensland).

The College Chain of Office bears testimony to Jack’s long and distinguished role with the College – as President from 1975 to 1983, his name fills a significant portion of the chain.

In 1991, the College established The Jack Richards Oration to honour the contribution made by its inaugural President Jack Richards. Each year, in conjunction with our State Conference, State Branch Council identifies an eminent speaker to deliver the Oration. The invited presenter is highly regarded in the Queensland/Australian Health system and a person who can through the Oration make a significant contribution to the further improvement of Queensland Health Services.

Past Orators include the Hon Sir Llew Edwards, Prof Peter Coaldrake, Sr Angela Mary Doyle, Dr Brian Thiele, Prof John Hay, Prof John Pearn, Dr Mark Waters, and Prof Robert Stable.

In recent years, it has been a pleasure for Dennis Campbell and Kate Copeland, and other colleagues on State Branch Council, to welcome Jack, and members of his family, to our annual conference and the Jack Richards Oration. 2005 will mark the end of an era for Health Service Management in Queensland – the first year when Jack will not be with us to share this event.

Some years ago, Jack was requested by the College to write a few words as an introduction to the establishment of the College in Queensland, and to introduce the Jack Richards Oration at the annual conference. In his usual modest way, Jack provided the following response.

“In 1960 when I held the position of Senior Administration Officer, South Brisbane Hospitals Board, I was visited by two Western Australians, on a tour of the major Queensland hospitals. One of these persons was Mr Horrie Smith, then a Senior Officer of the Department of Health, Western Australia. On finishing his official business, he then tackled the possibility of me undertaking a course of Health Administration, then being conducted by the Australian Institute of Hospital Managers at the University of New South Wales.

At first I pushed this suggestion away, as at that time to consider any proposal that Health Administration was conducted better than the Queensland system, was considered traitorous.

It took a lot of persuasion by Horrie for me to consider the idea. At the time, I was 42 years old, had not done any study for about 15 years, and had 3 sons studying at the University of Queensland. In the end I decided to consider the matter. I discussed it with my family, and finally agreed to undertake the course as an external student.

However I did feel that I was picked out as a likely candidate to figure in future development of health management in Queensland, due to my unpopularity with officialdom in the State, and that I held a relatively senior position in the Public Health Service.

I was never a brilliant student and I found that external studies were very difficult and needed strict personal discipline. This meant that my wife Mabel now spent most of her days and nights on her own. During the course I received great help from my southern colleagues, and the Professor at that time, Prof J Griffith.

It also meant that all text book expenses, and time taken to attend schools, had to be undertaken at my own expense. Fortunately the Residential School was held in August (Show Week in Queensland) so it only cost me 4 days from my annual leave.

Even at the school I felt special as there were very few Queenslanders. Merv Molloy undertook the course at the same time as me, and he was a very good companion.

I was never a really good student, but I managed to win the Connie Ratcliffe Award for “General Proficiency in Hospital Administration”, but I think the award was given to me for tenacity as a Queenslander, not for scholastic achievement.

On completion of the course in 1965, the Institute of Hospital Managers (the predecessor to the ACHSE) failed to take advantage of having qualified Queenslanders, and it was not until 1975 that any real effort was made to encroach into Queensland. I feel that this may explain why Tom Griffith and Jim Cornwell approached me in 1975.”

For thirty years, the name of Jack Richards has been directly or indirectly associated with ACHSE Queensland. On behalf of the College in Queensland, we were very sad to farewell a loyal colleague, a staunch friend, and an inspirational past President on his passing in February 2005.

State Branch Council Profiles
	President Mr Paul Monaghan p.monaghan@qut.edu.au Paul Monaghan B Comm, Grad. Cert. HPM, CPA, FCHSE Paul Monaghan has been associated with and worked in health for over 30 years. Paul is currently the Executive Director Queensland Health Shared Services. Previously Paul has held CFO roles in Queensland Health and the Royal Brisbane and Womens’ Health Service District and has been part of the Queensland Health journey in the implementation of output based funding models and the application of balanced scorecards for health services. Paul is a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), a Fellow of CPA Australia and a Fellow of the Australian College of Health Service Executives. Paul holds elected roles in the latter professional bodies at the State level and is on the National Board of the Australian Hospitals and Health Care Association (AHHA). In his spare time Paul lectures at QUT and is an active patrol member of the Point Lookout Surf Life Saving Club, North Stradbroke Island, one of the most beautiful places in Australia.
	Immediate Past-President Mr Peter McMurtrie pmcmurtrie@emergency.qld.gov.au
	Junior Vice President Ms Glynda Summers Glynda_Summers@health.qld.gov.au Ms Glynda Summers RN, MHA, MPubPol, BA, Dip Admin (Nsg), JP (Qual) Ms Summers is currently the District Director of Nursing, Cairns Health Service District. Prior to taking up this position in February 2003 she was the Director of Nursing at Redcliffe Hospital in Brisbane and was relieving in senior and executive positions in Queensland Health around the state including: Acting Director of Nursing – Rockhampton Base Hospital, Acting District Manager – Fraser Coast Health Service District, Acting District Manager – Tablelands Health Service District, Senior Project Officer – Capital Works and Acting Director of Nursing –Caboolture Hospital, Redcliffe Caboolture Health Service District. For two years, Ms Summers was the Director-Strategic Support Division in the then Brisbane North Regional Health Authority. The major function of this position was to provide support to the Regional Director by assisting to adequately develop articulate and implement broader strategic agendas within the region, especially in relation to casemix, communications, planning, information technology and corporate development including project management. Ms Summers is currently the State Branch Councillor and Registrar for the Australian College of Health Service Executives, Queensland Branch.


	Representative to Federal Council Ms Kate Copeland Kate_Copeland@health.qld.gov.au Kate Copeland BPhty BBus(HealthAdmin) GradCertHealthEcon FCHSE CHE Honorary Treasurer Appointed to Federal Council : 2001 Ms Kate Copeland is currently Director, Major Hospitals Project, Queensland Health. Kate’s previous roles with Queensland Health include Development Director for the establishment of the Queensland Health Skills Development Centre in 2003, and Capital Works Manager for the major hospital redevelopments at Royal Children's Hospital, Royal Brisbane/Royal Women's Hospital and Princess Alexandra Hospital from 1996 to 2002. Kate has held a range of clinical and management positions during the past twenty-five years in Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and Queensland. Kate is currently President of the ACHSE Queensland Branch.
	Councillor Leonie Short L.Short@griffith.edu.au Leonie Short RDT, Dip ClinHyp, BA (Woll), MHP (NSW), MAICD, AFCHSE Leonie Short worked clinically as a dental therapist in urban, rural and remote areas of NSW for ten years before embarking on an academic career at the University of Wollongong in 1986. Leonie has also worked at the University of New England, the University of Sydney and Queensland University of Technology. After briefly working as a Medical Education Officer at Princess Alexandra Hospital, she won the Ryan by-election and entered the 39th Australian Parliamant as a federal member in the House of Representatives. Unfortunately, she was not able to retain her seat at the general election in 2001. She then worked in Marketing for Teachers Union Health and as a Program Director for DRUG ARM Australasia. Leonie is currently a Senior Lecturer in the School of Dentistry and Oral Health at Griffith University. She was the first academic to be appointed to the School and has assisted in establishing Australia's first new Dental School in 57 years. Her interests inlcude politics, swimming and gardening.
	Councillor Mr Mick Davis AM mdavis@emergency.qld.gov.au

	Representative to Federal Council Councillor Dr Dennis Campbell dcampbel@legalaid.qld.gov.au Dr Dennis Campbell, PhD MBA DipHealthAdmin DipLegStudies FCHSE CHE FAIM Appointed to Federal Council: 2001 Dr Campbell is currently the Corporate Division Head of Legal Aid, Queensland, and was previously the Chief Executive Officer of St. Vincent's Hospital Toowoomba for ten years. He serves as a member of numerous Boards and Advisory Committees, representing both public and private health sectors and has legal and health qualifications and is involved in organisational health consulting. Dr Campbell joined the Heritage Board in 2000 and is Chairman of the Society's Insurance Committee and a member of the Constitution Review Committee and was a member of the Finance Committee. He also serves as a Board Member of the Qld Museum Foundation Board and is Chairperson of the Cobb & Co Museum, Toowoomba. In 2007 he was awarded an Australia Day Medallion for his services to the Australian College of Health Service Executives.
	Councillor Dr Josie Di Donato jdidonato@qdgp.org.au Dr Josie Di Donato PhD B.Bus (Hlth Admin), MBA, PhD For more than 15 years Josie has been involved in the education of the future health workforce in the fields of health information and health services management at the Queensland University of Technology. Since 2002 she has been the Coordinator of both program areas. In addition to her academic role, she maintains a high profile through her direct involvement with the Australian College of Health Service Executives (ACHSE) as the Chairperson of the Continuing Professional Development Committee and also as a Councillor on the Queensland Branch of the ACHSE. She has also recently been appointed to the Council of The Prince Charles Hospital Health Service District for a minimum term of four years. Josie’s areas of expertise and interest include: use of health information to facilitate integration and continuity across phases of health care delivery; health and well-being as an outcome measure; planning, development and evaluation of health services, use of casemix information to manage and monitor performance.
	Chair CPD Committee Councillor Ms Christina Moser chris.moser@mater.org.au Ms Christina Moser, MBA(Health Services), MHA&IS, BN, RN, WHSO Chris has a clinical nursing and information technology background which has provided an extensive knowledge and understanding of clinical and management data collection and reporting requirements in the health care sector. Previous roles held have provided Chris with the opportunity to work in the private health insurance industry, clinical costing arena and development / implementation of a clinical information system within an acute care facility. Applied knowledge of quality assurance, risk management and workplace health and safety also provide Chris with a unique perspective of today's health care industry. University lecturing in health informatics has also been a valuable learning experience in assessing current and future information needs and expectations via multiple communication methods. Chris continues to broaden further her pool of knowledge and experience in understanding the influences and requirements which impact quality data collection, reporting and analysis in the current and future health care environment. Chris is the current Chair of ACHSE (Qld) Continuing Professional Development Committee and has been involved in the Conference Working Party's since 2006.
	Executive Officer Mike Knowles mike@achseqld.org.au Mike Knowles, BPE, Dip Phys Ed, Cert Ed, CELTA Mike graduated from teachers college as a specialist Physical Education teacher and taught in High Schools in the UK, West Indies, Canada and Queensland before becoming a Physical Education lecturer in Brisbane. Since leaving tertiary education, Mike has worked in Sports Administration with the YMCA, Australian Roller Sports, Sports Medicine Australia, Australian Society of Sports Administrators and is now Executive Officer for the Australian College of Health Service Executives, Queensland Branch.
	Administrative Officer Ms Deb O'Brien debra@achseqld.org.au I started with ACHSE (Qld) January 2003. My main role is the day to day running of the office and assisting in all educational functions. My previous experience includes 2 years with the Australian Stock Exchange (Sydney) involved in Computer Software Support and Computer Training Programs throughout Australia. 2 years with Astra Pharmaceuticals (now AstraZeneca) handling computer mainframes, hardware and software support and training. 12 years with Smith Kline & French (now Glaxo SmithKline) all aspects of accounting, secretary duties then mainframe computer support.



Continuing Professional Development Committee Profiles
	Chair CPD Committee Ms Christina Moser chris.moser@mater.org.au Ms Christina Moser, MBA(Health Services), MHA&IS, BN, RN, WHSO Chris has a clinical nursing and information technology background which has provided an extensive knowledge and understanding of clinical and management data collection and reporting requirements in the health care sector. Previous roles held have provided Chris with the opportunity to work in the private health insurance industry, clinical costing arena and development / implementation of a clinical information system within an acute care facility. Applied knowledge of quality assurance, risk management and workplace health and safety also provide Chris with a unique perspective of today's health care industry. University lecturing in health informatics has also been a valuable learning experience in assessing current and future information needs and expectations via multiple communication methods. Chris continues to broaden further her pool of knowledge and experience in understanding the influences and requirements which impact quality data collection, reporting and analysis in the current and future health care environment. Chris is the current Chair of ACHSE (Qld) Continuing Professional Development Committee and has been involved in the Conference Working Party's since 2006.
	Clare Besly Clare.besly@qei.org.au Clare is General Manager of the Queensland Eye Institute a major research, academic and clinical facility that is committed to the prevention of blindness. She is a Queensland graduate who has qualifications in health management and business, including an MBA from QUT. She has over 20 years experience in executive leadership positions in health and disability services. She has worked in both the Australian and State governments and the not for profit sector and has well developed networks within the State and Commonwealth Health Departments and Primary Health Care. Clare thrives in environments where she can make a difference and deliver results.
	Mark Sainsbury mark.sainsbury@cgw.com.au Mark is a member of Cooper Grace Ward’s Insurance group. Since joining the firm in 2004, Mark has been involved with litigation conducted in a variety of jurisdictions (including Federal and State Courts and Tribunals) relating to industries including: Health Aviation Building and Construction Mark’s primary area of practice is the defence of medical negligence claims, which includes: More than four years handling Personal Injuries Proceedings Act claims Preparing for and instructing on applications and trials in the District and Supreme Courts Coronial Inquest experience.

	Lyn Hamill Lyn.Hamill@mater.org.au
	Dawn Hay d.hay@cqu.edu.au
	Paul Donaldson Paul_Donaldson@health.qld.gov.au RN PNC BHlthSc(Nurs) MSchMgmt AFCHSE Paul Donaldson has been the Nursing Informatics Manager at The Prince Charles Hospital in Brisbane since 1995. He develops, administers and analyses computer applications found in the district and trains nurses in their use. Paul has previously worked as a Nurse Educator, and has specialised in pediatric and orthopedic nursing over many years. His passion is promoting the use of technology to improvehealth outcomes. Paul is a member of the Health Informatics Society of Australia and currently the Vice-Chair of Nursing Informatics Australia, a SIG of HISA. He represents NIA at Standards Australia IT014-9 committee for standards associated with Electronic Health Record Interoperability. Paul is an Associate Fellow of the Australian College of Health Service Executives.
	Dr Vinesh Oommen v.oommen@qut.edu.au BDS, MHlthSc, CertMRC, DipMedDent, AFCHSE, CHE Dr Vinesh is currently working as a Senior Project Officer at the Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI), Queensland University of Technology. He works on the National Palliative Care Program (PEPA) which is an initiative of the Australian Government, Department of Health and Ageing. Prior to joining IHBI, he worked as an academic and also as a project manager for the School of Public Health, QUT. Vinesh is an Associate Fellow of the Australian College of Health Service Executives.

	Executive Officer Mike Knowles mike@achseqld.org.au Mike Knowles, BPE, Dip Phys Ed, Cert Ed, CELTA Mike graduated from teachers college as a specialist Physical Education teacher and taught in High Schools in the UK, West Indies, Canada and Queensland before becoming a Physical Education lecturer in Brisbane. Since leaving tertiary education, Mike has worked in Sports Administration with the YMCA, Australian Roller Sports, Sports Medicine Australia, Australian Society of Sports Administrators and is now Executive Officer for the Australian College of Health Service Executives, Queensland Branch.