skip to main navigation skip to main content

PICS Clinical Advisory Committee (CAC)

PICS Clinical Advisory Committee (CAC)



A summary of the role of the PICS CAC


  • Develop and implement a strategic plan.
  • Establish PICS cross campus and multidisciplinary groups.
  • Coordinate the connections between RCH, SH and Peter Mac in the provision of paediatric services. In particular oversee service planning, quality improvement, consistent clinical practice and maintenance of professional expertise across the PICS partnership.
  • Understand cancer service requirements for children with cancer across the State.
  • Provide advocacy for best practice paediatric clinical care and paediatric cancer research across the state.
  • Continue to identify regional needs and to ensure the continued development of the PICS ROSCP.
  • Continue to improve access to state-wide trials coordination and associated data management.
  • Continue to facilitate and enhance approaches to a multidisciplinary, multi-campus provision of psychosocial support and palliative care for children with cancer.
  • Advise the PICS Governance Executive Committee on matters relating to cancer service reform and activities to improve the quality of cancer services within PICS.
  • Participate in the ongoing development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of activities associated with the implementation of the PICS Strategic Plan (2009-2012).
  • Plan for PICS sustainability.

Importantly, the CAC includes representation from our consumers and from our regional partners. The Chair of the CCC Parent Advisory Group and a regional paediatrician are members of the CAC. This committee meets quarterly.


PICS Clinical Advisory Committee (CAC) Members



Chair: Dr Peter Downie (Acting)
Acting Medical Director, Paediatric Integrated Cancer Service and Director, Paediatric Oncology and Haematology Unit, Monash Children’s at Southern Health

Ms Julie Tate
General Manager Radiation Oncology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

Dr Greg Wheeler,
Paediatric Radiation Oncologist, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

Mr David Willis,
Senior Radiation Therapist, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

Dr Peter McDougall
Executive Director of Medical Services, The Royal Children’s Hospital

Associate Professor Nick Freezer
Medical Program Director, Monash Children’s at Southern Health

Ms Kym Forrest
Operations Director and Director of Nursing, Southern Health

Ms Jane Williamson
Program Manager, Paediatric Integrated Cancer Service

Ms Jenny Haig
Chair, CCC Parent Advisory Group

Dr Mark Norden
Regional Paediatrician, Albury Base Hospital
back to top