Membership

The QMPQC membership includes statewide representatives from neonatology, obstetrics, midwifery, neonatal nursing, specialist obstetrics/maternal foetal medicine, general practice obstetrics, forensic and perinatal pathology, Indigenous health, academic/research and consumer representation. The council also has three sub-committees:

  • Maternal Mortality and Morbidity
  • Perinatal Mortality and Morbidity
  • Congenital Anomalies

Members

Membership Position
Professor Leonie Callaway (Co-Chair) Obstetric Physician, Director of Research, Women’s and Newborn Services; Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital and Executive Director of the Women, Children and Families Clinical Stream, Metro North Hospital and Health Service
Professor Ted Weaver (Co-Chair) OAM, Senior Medical Officer, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology/Women’s and Children’s, Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service
Dr Johanna Laporte (Chair, Perinatal Mortality Sub-Committee) Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, Metro North Hospital and Health Service
Dr Nikki Whelan (Chair, Maternal Mortality Sub-Committee) Private Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist
Dr Renuka Sekar (Chair, Congenital Anomaly Sub-Committee) Clinical Lead, Maternal and Fetal Medicine, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Metro North Hospital and Health Service
Dr Sarah Tozer (Coordinator, QMPQC) Principal Project Officer, Patient Safety and Quality, Clinical Excellence Queensland, Department of Health
Ms Imogen Kettle Clinical Midwife Consultant, Patient Safety and Quality, Clinical Excellence Queensland, Department of Health
Ms Joanne Ellerington Manager, Data Collections - QHAPDC and QPDC, Statistical Collections and Integration Unit, Statistical Services Branch, Queensland Health
A/Professor Tim Donovan Neonatal Medicine and Consultant Neonatology, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Metro North Hospital and Health Service
Dr Diane Payton Anatomical Pathologist, Pathology Queensland
Ms Anne Bousfield Clinical Midwifery Consultant, South West Hospital and Health Service
Ms Pauline McGrath Senior Genetic Counsellor, Genetic Health Queensland
Ms Marcia Morris Assistant Nursing and Midwifery Director, ieMR implementation Lead – Maternity, Caboolture Hospital, Metro North Hospital and Health Service
Dr Melissa Cairns General Practitioner and GP Liaison Officer, Metro North Hospital and Health Service
Dr Lucy Cooke Neonatologist and Medical Director, Neonatal Retrieval Service, Southern and Central Queensland and northern New South Wales
Dr Huda Safa Senior Staff Specialist Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mater Health Services
Dr Joanne Frost Project Officer, Perinatal Research, Women's and Newborn Services, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital; PhD candidate, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland
Ms Karen McGill Director, Statistical Analysis and Linkage Unit; Statistical Analyst, Stats Analysis Unit, Statistical Services Branch, Health Stats Centre, Queensland Health
Mr Miles Utz Senior Analyst, Statistical Services and Linkage Unit, Statistical Services Branch, Queensland Health
Ms Tammy Doyle Clinical Nurse Consultant Safety Improvement Support Officer/Patient Safety Officer, Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service
Ms Courtney Hala Statewide Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Coordinator, Child and Youth Mental Health Service, Children's Health Queensland
Ms Cherie Boniface Clinical Midwifery Consultant for Maternal Fetal Medicine, Townsville
Dr Jake Parker GP Obstetrician, Thursday Island, Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service
Dr Simone Naughton Midwife, Regional Maternity Services Coordinator, Cairns Hospital, Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service
A/Professor Alka Kothari Senior Staff Specialist, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Redcliffe Hospital, Metro North Hospital and Health Service
Ms Ahlia Griffiths Consumer Representative
Ms Jenna Fletcher Consumer Representative
Ex-officios Position
Ms Kirstine Sketcher-Baker Executive Director, Patient Safety and Quality, Clinical Excellence Division, Department of Health
Ms Melleesa Cowie Nursing Director, Clinical Governance, Patient Safety and Quality, Clinical Excellence Queensland, Department of Health
Dr Peter Ganter and Ms Amanda Ostrenski Co-Chairs, Queensland Maternity and Neonatal Clinical Network, Healthcare Improvement Unit, Clinical Excellence Queensland, Department of Health
Ms Diane Cruice and Ms Jodie Osborne Co-ordinators, Queensland Paediatric Quality Council
Ms Liz Wilkes Chief Midwife Officer, Office of the Chief Midwife Officer, Clinical Excellence Queensland, Department of Health
Ms Melina Connors First Nations Midwifery Director, Office of the Chief Midwife Officer, Clinical Excellence Queensland, Department of Health
Dr Jocelyn Toohill Director of Nursing, Office of the Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer, Clinical Excellence Queensland, Department of Health
Professor Rebecca Kimble Director Queensland Clinical Guidelines, Health Improvement Unit, Clinical Excellence Queensland, Department of Health
Last updated: 25 October 2024