The Australasian Clinical Advisory Group is composed of health care professionals who are all experts in their field. Members are knowledgeable about polio and its late effects and demonstrate the ability to think analytically and strategically in advising Polio Australia on clinical matters. The group composition represents health care professionals in diverse areas of specialisation (for example: immunisation, rehabilitation, respiratory, physiotherapy, orthotics, psychology, research) and from a range of backgrounds (for example: geographic, cultural, gender).

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Robert Booy

Professor Robert Booy
Infectious Diseases Specialist
NSW, Australia
Yvonne Cohen

Yvonne Cohen
Speech Pathologist
VIC, Australia

Professor William Cumming AM
Orthopaedic Surgeon
NSW, Australia
Denise Currie

Denise Currie
Coordinator, Polio Services Victoria
VIC, Australia

Dr Melissa Day
Clinical / Health Psychologist
QLD, Australia
Steve de Graaff

Dr Stephen de Graaff
Rehabilitation Physician
VIC, Australia
Lillian Drummond

Lillian Drummond
Physiotherapist
New Zealand
Anne Duncan

Anne Duncan
Clinical Nurse Consultant
VIC, Australia
Gordon Jackman

Gordon Jackman
CEO – Duncan Foundation
New Zealand
Natasha Layton

Dr Natasha Layton
Occupational Therapist
VIC, Australia
William Levack

William Levack
Associate Professor of Rehabilitation and Academic Head of the Rehabilitation Teaching and Research Unit
New Zealand
Melissa McConaghy

Melissa McConaghy
Neurological Physiotherapist
NSW, Australia

 

 

 

 Graham McGeoch

Dr Graham McGeoch
General Practitioner
New Zealand
Melinda Overall

Melinda Overall
Nutritionist
NSW, Australia