| Chief Investigators | Professor Sue McKemmish |
| Associate Professor Frada Burstein | |
| Associate Professor Julie Fisher | |
| Ms June Anderson | |
| Research Fellow | Ms Rosetta Manaszewicz |
| Programmers | Mr Andiwijaya Sumartono |
| Mr Sergio Viademonte | |
| Mr Kevin Hu | |
| Mr Mitchell Slocombe | |
| BSE Students (Industrial Experience Project) | Roshini Abraham, Wallace Chan, Sheena Ann Samuel, Hendry Setiawan, and Jack Shen. (under the supervision of Professor Heinz Schmidt and Dr Sita Ramakrisnan) |
| Chief Investigators | Professor Sue McKemmish |
| Dr Kirsty Williamson | |
| Associate Professor Frada Burstein | |
| Associate Professor Julie Fisher | |
| Ms June Anderson | |
| Research Fellow | Ms Rosetta Manaszewicz |
| Partner Investigator | Ms Sue Lockwood |
| Systems Architect | Dr Sergio Viademonte da Rosa |
| Programmer | Mr Andiwijaya Sumartono |
| Research Students | Ms Chan Cheah |
| Ms Jane Moon | |
| Ms Pooja Malhotra |
The Steering Committee included industry partner representatives and research team representatives. Its role was to oversee and monitor the project, ensure that all parties’ interests were kept under review and to “sign off” on deliverables.
The Breast Cancer Action Group was represented by Nicola Bruce. BreastCare Victoria was represented by Ms Pamela Gilbert.
The project Advisory Group was comprised of ‘industry’ and ‘academic’ experts, user representatives and project representatives. It provided a forum for review of work-in-progress, the communication of project outcomes to the health industry, providers of services to women with breast cancer, community groups and the wider community, and the planning of future action based on the deliverables.
Members of the Advisory Group were:
| Mr
Andrew Wilson |
National Archives of Australia |
| Ms
Lisa Innes |
Monash BreastScreen |
| Ms
Christine Gray |
Breastcare Nurse |
| Dr Penny Schofield | Peter McCallum Cancer Institute |
| Dr
Norman Eizenberg |
University of Melbourne |
| Ms
Marilyn Beaumont |
Women's Health Victoria |
| Miss
Suzanne Neil |
Mercy Private Hospital |
| Dr Eric Tsui | University of Technology Sydney |
| Ms
Helen Smith |
Acumentum |
| Mr Andrew Waugh | CSIRO |
| Prof
Alan Rodger |
Alfred Hospital |
| Dr Nicole Rankin | National Breast Cancer Centre |
| Ms
Leith Richards |
Breast Cancer Action Group |
Breast Cancer Action Group
The Breast Cancer Action Group (BCAG) is a non-profit consumer advocacy organisation with 550 members throughout Victoria. The Breast Cancer Action Group's newsletter goes to 1000 people across Australia. Its mission is to reduce the impact of breast cancer on the community by helping women make informed decisions about their treatment through better education, better support and better information availability. BCAG has consumer representatives on a variety of local, state and national committees dealing with breast cancer research and treatment.
BCAG's network of members and its expansive knowledge of the varied needs of, and services available to, women with breast cancer and their families make it ideally positioned to contribute to this research. BCAG has committed substantial in-kind resources to the project.
BreastCare Victoria
BreastCare Victoria is a program of the Victorian Department of Human Services, established to oversee the implementation of the Breast Disease Service Redevelopment Strategy 1999-2003. The Strategy promotes an integrated approach to the organisation and delivery of breast care services, with a focus on improving the quality, accessibility and coordination of services in line with evidence-based best practice. BreastCare Victoria has a strong commitment to consumers, both in improving outcomes for women and in promoting their participation in the implementation of the Strategy.
BreastCare Victoria will be involved in the oversight of the project through participation in the Steering Committee, and will advise on the convening of the Advisory Committee. BreastCare Victoria has committed $20,000 for each year of this two year project, along with significant in-kind support.
The BCKO team also acknowledges the contribution of the Distributed Systems Technology Centre (DSTC), who have enabled us to use their HotMeta™ product to develop the portal prototype.
For more information about the Breast Cancer Knowledge Online Project contact a member of the Research Team above.