Members of WATAG

Name	Surname	Position Title	Service Area
Poh-Kooi	LOH	(Chairman) Geriatrician and Clinical Pharmacologist	Royal Perth Hospital
Jennifer	BENZIE	Chief Pharmacist	Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
Terry	BAYLISS	Medical Director	Hollywood Private Hospital
Sean	HOOD	Psychiatrist and Senior Lecturer	Bentley Health Service and Clinical Psychopharmacology, UWA
Paul	LANGTON	Cardiologist	Private practice and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
Murray	PATTERSON*	Chief Pharmacist	Pharmaceutical Services (WA Health)
Tony	RYAN	Physician	Private practice and Armadale Health Service
David	SPEERS	Infectious Disease Physician	PathWest and Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
Nicole	STAPLES	Haematologist	Royal Perth Hospital
Robert	STEINE	Regional Chief Pharmacist	Port Hedland Hospital
David	LYON	(Secretary) WATAG Executive Officer	Royal Perth Hospital

* Jane Carpenter, proxy for M Patterson until October 2010

Members of WATAG are appointed on the basis of expertise and interest in the quality use of medicines rather than representation. However, drawing members from a range of stakeholder groups including medicine, pharmacy, nursing and management, as well as public and private health, and metropolitan and regional institutions provides a representative balance for the committee.

Membership comprises medical, pharmacy, nursing and other health professionals with expertise and an interest in the safe, appropriate and cost-effective use of medicines in WA. The membership also reflects a broad representation of key stakeholders involved in therapeutic drug use at tertiary, secondary, regional and private health services.