Northern Illawarra Hospital Group Junior Medical Officer Patient Safety & Clinical Quality Committee

The NIHG JMO Q&S Committee provides a forum for JMOs to identify quality & safety issues within the Northern Illawarra Hospital Group, and facilitate JMO-initiated quality improvement and clinical audit projects and feedback to hospital management, clinical governance, and/or Medical Workforce Unit. Each of the representative committees is focused on each standard of the NSQHS Standards. 

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Membership: 

Chair: RMOA Q&S Officer, Dr. Rukmini Chatterjee (PGY2)

NIHG Quality & Accreditation Manager: Ms. Narelle Panta

Standard 1 - NIHG Patient Safety Clinical Quality Committee:

Dr. Adam Younes (PGY3)

Standard 2 - NIHG Partnering with Consumers Committee:

Dr. Bridie McKenzie (PGY1) & Dr. Colin Ryan (PGY1)

Standard 3 - NIHG Infection Prevention & Control Subcommittee:

Dr. Natalia Berlinski (PGY2) & Dr. Qian-Ao Chen (PGY2)

Standard 4 - NIHG Medication Safety Committee:

Dr. Jaimi Daniels (PGY2) & Dr. Nathan Lenehan (PGY2)

Standard 5 - NIHG Comprehensive Care Committee:

Dr. Brendan Tonson-Older (PGY2)

Standard 6 - NIHG Communicating for Safety Committee:

Dr. Kanika Nair (PGY1) & Dr. Malin Schumacher (PGY1)

Standard 7 - NIHG Blood Management Committee:

Dr. Carly Schmitt (PGY2)

Standard 8 - NIHG Deteriorating Patient Committee:

Dr. Dana Jover (PGY2) & Dr. Zhi Kiat Sia (PGY4)

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If you have any enquiries about these committees, please contact the Q&S Officer.