IHACPA Conference 2023

Brisbane, Australia + Virtual | 9 - 11 August 2023

Scientific Committee Members

Michael Pervan

Chief Executive Officer, IHACPA

Professor Michael Pervan commenced as the Chief Executive Officer of IHACPA on 1 February 2023.

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Belinda Allen

General Manager, Services and Sector Capacity, ACCPA

Belinda Allen is an accomplished executive leader with expertise in strategy development, leading large transformation projects and teams, marketing and business development, and implementing significant community sector reform.

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James Chen

Director, Aged Care Costing, IHACPA

James Chen is the Director of Aged Care Costing at IHACPA.

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Julia Conway

Acting Director, Hospital Policy, IHACPA

Julia Conway is currently the Acting Director of Hospital Policy at IHACPA, following leadership of IHACPA’s new Aged Care Policy team to launch IHACPA’s first public consultation on aged care costing and pricing.

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Genevieve Donnelly

Executive Director, Aged Care Policy and Communications, IHACPA

Genevieve Donnelly joined IHACPA in 2021 as the Executive Director, Aged Care Policy and Communications.

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Cindy Feng

Manager, Hospital Policy, IHACPA

Cindy Feng works in the Hospital Policy and Classifications Sections at IHACPA, with a focus on safety and quality and funding reform.

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Joanne Fitzgerald

Executive Director, Hospital Policy and Classification, IHACPA

Joanne Fitzgerald has worked at IHACPA since 2012, and currently holds the position of Executive Director, Hospital Policy and Classification.

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Julia Hume

Executive Director, Costing and Data Infrastructure, IHACPA

Julia Hume is currently the Executive Director of Data Analytics and has worked at IHACPA since 2013.

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Lois Jenkins

Assistant Director of Nursing, Community Care Reform, Tasmanian Department of Health

Lois Jenkins is Assistant Director of Nursing, Community Care Reform at the Tasmanian Department of Health.

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Liz Lea

Director, Funding and Costing, Healthcare Purchasing and System Performance , QLD Department of Health

Liz Lea is the Director Funding and Costing, Healthcare Purchasing and System Performance Division within the Queensland Department of Health.

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Cameron Lee

Project Manager, Aged Care Costing, IHACPA

Cameron Lee is a Project Manager, Aged Care Costing at IHACPA.

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Alasdair MacDonald

Clinical Associate Professor, University of Tasmania

Alasdair MacDonald is a Director of Medicine in Tasmania and a Clinical A/Prof at the University of Tasmania.

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Krystyna Parrott

Associate Director, Activity Based Management and Funding, Department of Health and Wellbeing ,SA

Krystyna Parrott is the Associate Director, Activity Based Management and Funding at the Department of Health and Wellbeing, SA.

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Helen Stark

Acting Director, Aged Care Policy, IHACPA

Helen Stark is currently the Acting Director, Aged Care Policy at IHACPA.

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Samuel Webster

Director, Pricing Development, IHACPA

Sam Webster is the Director, Pricing Development at IHACPA, where he leads a team of mathematicians and economists in developing independent aged care pricing advice to provide to the Australian Government.

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Jo Wright

SRMP and DMO, Medical Services Population & Primary Health Care Branch, NT Department of Health

Jo Wright is a public health physician and general practitioner working in remote communities in the Northern Territory.

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