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Inquiry into support for health and medical research funding and priorities

Inquiry status:

Current

Date commenced:

16 May 2024

Tabling date:

14 Nov 2024

Deadline for submissions:

08 Jul 2024

Committee

Education and Health Standing Committee

House:

Legislative Assembly

Important Information:

Terms of Reference:

The Education and Health Standing Committee will inquire into support for health and medical research funding and priorities.

In particular, the inquiry will investigate:

1. Western Australia’s small share of national competitive funding

2. How the state’s health and medical research priorities are determined

3. The impact on specific types of research and areas of need.

Submission Number	Submitting person/organisation
00001	Murdoch University - Office of Research and Innovation received on 24 Jun 2024
00002	Associate Professor Katie Attwell received on 25 Jun 2024
00003	Associate Professor Nahal Mavaddat received on 25 Jun 2024
00004	National Health and Medical Research Council received on 27 Jun 2024
00006	School of Biomedical Sciences - The University of Western Australia received on 28 Jun 2024
00007	Linear Clinical Research received on 1 Jul 2024
00008	Royal Australian College of General Practitioners WA received on 4 Jul 2024
00009	The University of Western Australia received on 4 Jul 2024
00010	Suicide Prevention Australia received on 5 Jul 2024
00011	Western Australia Cardiovascular Research Alliance and Heart Foundation WA received on 5 Jul 2024
00012	Curtin University received on 5 Jul 2024
00013	Australian Society for Medical Research received on 5 Jul 2024
00014	Animal-Free Science Advocacy received on 6 Jul 2024
00015	Association of Australian Medical Research Institutes - Western Australian Chapter received on 6 Jul 2024
00016	Dr David Ransom received on 7 Jul 2024
00017	Telethon Kids Institute received on 8 Jul 2024
00018	RPH Research Foundation received on 8 Jul 2024
00019	Life Sciences WA received on 8 Jul 2024
00020	Healthy Environments and Lives (HEAL) WA Network received on 8 Jul 2024
00021	Cancer Council WA received on 8 Jul 2024
00022	RSPCA Australia received on 8 Jul 2024
00023	WA Cohorts Network received on 8 Jul 2024
00024	Dr Sarah Hellewell received on 8 Jul 2024
00025	Doctors for the Environment Australia received on 8 Jul 2024
00026	WA Health received on 9 Jul 2024
00027	FHRI Fund Advisory Council received on 8 Jul 2024
00029	Lions Eye Institute received on 18 Jul 2024

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Unless a venue is specified, hearings are held at the
Legislative Assembly Committee Rooms, Level 2, 2 Parliament Place, West Perth

Date	Time	Venue	Organisation	Witness
07 Aug 2024	10:45 AM	Meeting Room 2 Level 2, 2 Parliament Place WEST PERTH WA 6005	Linear Clinical Research	Mr Roger Port (Chairman) and Mr Jayden Rogers (Chief Executive Officer)
14 Aug 2024	09:15 AM	Meeting Room 1 Level 2, 2 Parliament Place WEST PERTH WA 6005		Dr Gareth Goodier (Expert on Health Systems and Health Research)
14 Aug 2024	10:00 AM	Meeting Room 1 Level 2, 2 Parliament Place WEST PERTH WA 6005	The University of Western Australia	Professor Anna Nowak (Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) and Professor Jeffrey Keelan (Head of School of Biomedical Sciences)
14 Aug 2024	10:45 AM	Meeting Room 1 Level 2, 2 Parliament Place WEST PERTH WA 6005	Life Sciences WA	Mr Gary Cox (Chairman) and Dr Tobias Schoep (Chief Executive Officer)
11 Sep 2024	09:30 AM	Meeting Room 1 Level 2, 2 Parliament Place WEST PERTH WA 6005	Royal Australian College of General Practice WA/Western Australian General Practitioners Based Research Network Group	Dr Ramya Raman (Chair), Associate Professor Diane Arnold-Reed (Chair), Associate Professor Nahal Mavaddat (Academic General Practitioner)
11 Sep 2024	10:00 AM	Meeting Room 1 Level 2, 2 Parliament Place WEST PERTH WA 6005	Western Australian Cardiovascular Research Alliance/Heart Foundation WA	Professor Livia Hool (Chair and Director), Mr Ayden Glover (Board Member) Mr Justin Langer (Advocate) and Dr Helena Viola (Board Member and General Manager)
11 Sep 2024	10:30 AM	Meeting Room 1 Level 2, 2 Parliament Place WEST PERTH WA 6005	Department of Health	Ms Angela Kelly (Deputy Director General) and Dr Stacey Waters (Acting Director, Research)