PTAC subcommittees

The Pharmacology and Therapeutics Advisory Committee (PTAC) has a number of expert subcommittees which provide clinical evaluations in specialist areas. Expert subcommittees cover the areas listed below.

Last updated

23 July 2021 Rheumatology Subcommittee Records uploaded

About subcommittees

PTAC subcommittees meet as required to discuss issues referred to them by PTAC or PHARMAC. Once a subcommittee’s advice has been reviewed by PTAC, minutes of the meeting will be published on this website in accordance with the PTAC Terms of Reference.

Analgesic Subcommittee

Dr Bruce King - Specialist Internal Medicine and Nephrology (Chair, PTAC Member)
Dr Tipu Aamir - Pain Medicine Specialist
Dr Rick Acland - Rehabilitation Specialist
Prof Brian Anderson - Paediatric Anaesthetist / Intensivist (PTAC Member)
Dr Christopher Lynch - Neurologist
Dr Giles Newton-Howes - Psychiatrist (PTAC Member)
Dr Jane Thomas - Paediatric Anaesthetist (PTAC Member)
Dr Alana Wilson - Specialist General Practitioner
Dr Howard Wilson - General Practitioner / Pharmacologist
Dr Janine Winters - Palliative Care Specialist

Records of the Analgesic Subcommittee

Anti-Infective Subcommittee

Dr Sean Hanna - General Practitioner (Chair, PTAC member)
Prof Rhiannon Braund - Clinical Pharmacist (PTAC member)
Dr Emma Best - Paediatric Infectious Diseases Consultant
Dr Simon Briggs - Infectious Diseases Physician
Dr Steve Chambers - Clinical Director / Infectious Disease Physician
Dr James Chisnall - General Practitioner
Dr Elizabeth Dennett - General Surgery -Colorectal (PTAC Member)
Prof. Ed Gane - Hepatologist
Dr Graham Mills - General and Infectious Disease Physician
Dr Jane Morgan - Sexual Health Physician
Dr Anja Werno - Medical Director Microbiology
Dr Howard Wilson - General Practitioner / Pharmacologist
Mr Eamon Duffy - Antimicrobial Pharmacist

Minutes of the Anti-Infective Subcommittee

Cancer Treatments Subcommittee (CaTSoP)

Dr Marius Rademaker - Dermatologist (Chair, PTAC member)
Dr Allanah Kilfoyle - Haematologist
Dr Anne O'Donnell - Oncologist
Professor Christopher Frampton - Biostatistician
Dr Lochie Teague - Paediatric Haematologist / Oncologist
Dr Michelle Wilson - Medical Oncologist
Dr Matthew Strother - Medical Oncologist (PTAC Member)
Dr Peter Ganly - Haematologist
Dr Richard Isaacs - Medical Oncologist
Dr Scott Babington - Radiation Oncologist
Dr Vidya Mathavan- Haematologist

Records of the Cancer Treatments Subcommittee

Cardiovascular Subcommittee

Prof Tim Stokes - General Practitioner (Chair, PTAC Member)
Dr Andrew Aitken - Cardiologist
Dr John Elliott - Cardiologist
Prof Jennifer Martin - Clinical Pharmacologist (PTAC member)
Dr Richard Medlicott - General Practitioner
Prof. Mark Webster - Consultant Cardiologist
Dr Samuel Whittaker - General Practitioner
Dr Dean Boddington - Cardiologist / Electrophysiologist
Dr Mayanna Lund- Cardiologist

Minutes of the Cardiovascular Subcommittee

Dermatology Subcommittee

Prof Lisa Stamp – Rheumatologist (Chair, PTAC member)
Dr Marius Rademaker - Dermatologist (Co-Chair, PTAC member)
Prof Rhiannon Braund - Clinical Pharmacist (PTAC member)
Dr Melissa Copland - Pharmacist
Dr Martin Denby - General Practitioner
Dr Paul Jarrett - Dermatologist
Dr Sharad Paul - General Practitioner
Dr Diana Purvis - Dermatologist / Paediatrician

Minutes of the Dermatology Subcommittee

Diabetes Subcommittee

Dr Sean Hanna - General Practitioner (Chair, PTAC member)
Dr Bruce King - Specialist Internal Medicine and Nephrology (PTAC member)
Dr Nic Crook - Diabetologist
Dr Elizabeth Dennett - General Surgery -Colorectal (PTAC Member)
Dr Helen Lunt - Adult Diabetes Specialist
Dr Karen MacKenzie- Paediatric Endocrinologist
Dr Diana McNeill - General Physician/ Diabetes Specialist
Assoc. Prof Rinki Murphy- Specialist Diabetes Physician
Ms Kate Smallman - Diabetes Nurse Specialist / Prescriber
Prof Tim Stokes - General Practitioner (PTAC member)
Dr Esko Wiltshire - Paediatric Endocrinologist

Records of the Diabetes Subcommittee

Endocrinology Subcommittee

Dr Simon Wynn Thomas - General Practitioner (PTAC member)
Dr Bruce King - Specialist Internal Medicine and Nephrology (PTAC Member)
Dr Anna Fenton - Endocrinologist
Dr Andrew Grey - Endocrinologist (Adult)
Prof Alistair Gunn - Paediatric Endocrinologist
Dr Stella Milsom - Endocrinologist
Dr Bruce Small - General Practitioner
Dr Jane Thomas - Paediatric Anaesthetist (PTAC member)
Dr Esko Wiltshire - Paediatric Endocrinologist

Minutes of the Endocrinology Subcommittee

Gastrointestinal Subcommittee

Dr Simon Wynn Thomas - General Practitioner (PTAC member)
Prof. Murray Barclay - Clinical Pharmacologist / Gastroenterologist
Dr Sandy Dawson - General Practitioner
Assoc. Prof. Alan Fraser - Gastroenterologist (PTAC member)
Assoc. Prof. Michael Schultz - Gastroenterologist
Assoc. Prof. Catherine Stedman - Gastroenterologist / Hepatologist and Clinical Pharmacologist
Dr Russell Walmsley - Gastroenterologist
Dr Jonathan Bishop- Paediatric Gastroenterologist

Minutes of the Gastrointestinal Subcommittee

Haematology Subcommittee

Prof Mark Weatherall - Geriatrician (Chair, PTAC Chair)
Prof Brian Anderson - Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Specialist (PTAC member)
Dr Eileen Merriman - Haematologist
Dr Julia Phillips - Haematologist
Dr Paul Harper - Haematologist
Assoc. Prof Paul Ockelford - Haematologist

Minutes of the Haematology Subcommittee

Immunisation Subcommittee

Dr Sean Hanna- General Practitioner (Chair, PTAC member)
Prof Karen Hoare - Nurse Practitioner / Senior Lecturer
Assoc. Prof Lance Jennings - Clinical Virologist
Dr Osman Mansoor - Public Health Physician/ Medical Officer of Health
Dr Stephen Munn - Transplant Surgeon (PTAC member)
Dr Giles Newton-Howes - Psychiatrist (PTAC member)
Dr Edwin (Gary) Reynolds - General Practitioner
Dr Michael Tatley - Director of New Zealand Pharmacovigilance Centre
Assoc. Prof Nikki Turner - Director of Immunisation
Dr Tony Walls - Paediatrician / Infectious Diseases Specialist
Dr Elizabeth Wilson - Paediatric Infectious Diseases Specialist
Dr Stuart Dalziel - Paediatrician

Minutes of the Immunisation Subcommittee

Mental Health Subcommittee

Dr Sean Hanna - General Practitioner (Chair, PTAC member)
Dr David Chinn - Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
Assoc. Prof. Alan Fraser - Gastroenterologist (PTAC member)
Dr Verity Humberstone - Psychiatrist
Dr Jeremy McMinn - Consultant Psychiatrist Addiction Specialist
Assoc. Prof David Menkes - Psychiatrist
Dr Giles Newton-Howes - Psychiatrist (PTAC member)
Dr Cathy Stephenson - General Practitioner / Sexual Assault Medical Examiner
Dr Bronwyn Copeland- Consultant Psychiatrist

Minutes of the Mental Health Subcommittee

Nephrology Subcommittee

Dr Jane Thomas - Paediatric Anaesthetist (Chair, PTAC member)
Dr Nick Cross - Nephrologist
Dr Elizabeth Dennett - General Surgery -Colorectal (PTAC Member)
Dr Malcom Dyer - General Practitioner
Dr Maggie Fisher - Specialist / Renal Physician
Dr Colin Hutchison - Nephrologist
Dr Bruce King - Specialist Internal Medicine and Nephrology (PTAC Member)
Dr William Wong - Paediatric Nephrologist
Dr Kannaiyan Rabindranath- Consultant Nephrologist
Dr Caroline Chembo- Renal Physician

Minutes of the Nephrology Subcommittee

Neurological Subcommittee

Dr Giles Newton-Howes - Psychiatrist (Chair, PTAC member)
Prof Brian Anderson - Paediatric Anaesthetist / Intensivist (PTAC Member)
Dr John Fink - Neurologist
Dr John Mottershead - Neurologist
Dr Paul Timmings - Neurologist
Prof Mark Weatherall - Geriatrician (PTAC member)

Minutes of the Neurological Subcommittee

Ophthalmology Subcommittee

Dr Stephen Munn (Chair, PTAC member) - Transplant Surgeon
Dr Malcolm McKellar - Ophthalmologist
Dr Marius Rademaker (PTAC member) - Dermatologist
Dr Jo Sims - Ophthalmologist
Prof Lisa Stamp - Rheumatologist (PTAC member)
Dr Samuel Whittaker - General Practitioner

Minutes of the Ophthalmology Subcommittee

Rare Disorders Subcommittee

Prof Tim Stokes - General Practitioner (Chair, PTAC member)
Dr Melissa Copland - Pharmacist
Prof Carlo Marra - Dean of the School of Pharmacy, University of Otago
Dr Katherine Neas - Clinical Geneticist
Dr Humphrey Pullon - Haematologist
Dr James Cleland - Neurologist and Neurophysiologist
Dr Janice Fletcher - Clinical Geneticist and Metabolic Physician
Dr William Wong - Paediatric Nephrologist
Dr Emma Glamuzina- Metabolic Consultant

Minutes of the Rare Disorders Subcommittee

Reproductive and Sexual Health Subcommittee

Dr Simon Wynn Thomas - General Practitioner (Chair, PTAC member)
Prof Rhiannon Braund - Clinical Pharmacist (PTAC member)
Dr Debbie Hughes - General Practitioner
Dr Jane Morgan - Sexual Health Physician
Dr Ian Page - Obstetrician and Gynaecologist
Dr Helen Paterson - Obstetrician and Gynaecologist
Dr Christine Roke - Sexual Health Physician

Minutes of the Reproductive and Sexual Health Subcommittee

Respiratory Subcommittee

Dr Matthew Strother- Medical Oncologist (Chair, PTAC Member)
Dr Tim Christmas - Respiratory Physician
Dr Stuart Dalziel- Paediatrician
Dr Greg Frazer - Respiratory Physician
Dr David McNamara - Paediatric Respiratory Physician
Dr Ian Shaw - Paediatrician
Prof Tim Stokes - General Practitioner (PTAC member)
Dr Justin Travers - Respiratory Physician
Dr Neil Whittaker - General Practitioner

Minutes of the Respiratory Subcommittee

Rheumatology Subcommittee

Dr Marius Rademaker - Dermatologist (Chair, PTAC member)
Dr Priscilla Campbell-Stokes - Paediatric Rheumatologist
Dr Keith Colvine - Rheumatologist and General Physician
Dr Michael Corkill - Rheumatologist
Dr Elizabeth Dennett - General Surgery -Colorectal (PTAC Member)
Assoc. Prof Alan Fraser - Gastroenterologist (PTAC member)
Assoc. Prof Andrew Harrison - Rheumatologist
Dr Janet Hayward - General Physician
Prof Lisa Stamp - Rheumatologist (PTAC member)
Assoc. Prof Will Taylor - Rheumatologist

Minutes of the Rheumatology Subcommittee

Special Foods Subcommittee

Prof. Jennifer Martin - Clinical Pharmacologist (Chair, PTAC member)
Assoc. Prof. Alan Fraser - Gastroenterologist (PTAC member)
Mrs Kim Herbison - Paediatric Dietitian
Dr Russell Walmsley - Gastroenterologist
Dr Jocy Wood - General Practitioner
Ms Victoria Woollett (nee Logan) - Community Dietitian
Dr Amin Roberts- Paediatric Gastroenterologist
Miss Nicola Hartley- Dietitian, Clinical Leader – Acute Inpatient Services
Ms Nicola McCarthy- Clinical Dietitian

Minutes of the Special Foods Subcommittee

Tender Medical Subcommittee

Dr Melissa Copland - Pharmacist (Chair)
Prof Brian Anderson - Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Specialist (PTAC member)
Prof Rhiannon Braund - Clinical Pharmacist (PTAC member)
Mr Craig MacKenzie - Hospital Pharmacist
Ms Clare Randall - Palliative Care Clinical Pharmacist
Mr Geoff Savell - Pharmacist
Ms Amanda Stanfield - Community Pharmacist
Ms Helen Topia - Nurse Practitioner / Clinical Educator
Ms Lorraine Welman - Chief Pharmacist
Miss Stephanie Noble - Pharmacist
Ms Amy Hina- Nurse Practitioner
Dr Liza Lack- General Practitioner, Clinical Director

Minutes

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Transplant Immunosuppressant Subcommittee

Dr Marius Rademaker - Dermatologist (Chair, PTAC member)
Dr Helen Evans - Paediatric Gastroenterologist
Dr Tanya McWilliams - Respiratory Physician
Prof Stephen Munn - Transplant Surgeon (PTAC member)
Dr Grant Pidgeon - Renal Physician
Prof Lisa Stamp - Rheumatologist (PTAC member)

Minutes of the Transplant Immunosuppressant Subcommittee

Disestablished subcommittees

Hospital Pharmaceuticals Subcommittee (disestablished)

Assoc. Prof. Mark Weatherall (Chair, PTAC Chair) - Geriatrician
Mr William (Billy) Allan - Pharmacist
Prof Murray Barclay - Clinical Pharmacologist
Ms Marilyn Crawley - Pharmacist
Dr Matthew Dawes - Clinical Pharmacologist
Ms Jan Goddard - Pharmacist
Dr Andrew Herbert - Consultant Gastroenterologist
Mr Christopher Jay - Pharmacist
Dr Andrew Stanley - Respiratory Physician
Dr Paul Tomlinson - Paediatrician

Minutes

Rare Disorders Subcommittee contestable pilot process (disestablished)

Professor Carl Burgess (Chair) - Physician / Clinical Pharmacologist
Dr Stuart Dalziel (Deputy Chair, PTAC member) - Paediatrician
Dr George Laking - Oncologist
Dr Graham Mills - Infectious Disease Physician
Dr Howard Wilson - General Practitioner / Pharmacologist

Minutes

Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Subcommittee (disestablished)

Dr Howard Wilson (Chair) - General Practitioner / Pharmacologist
Dr Andrew Aitken - Cardiologist
Dr Lutz Beckert - Respiratory Physician
Dr Clare O’Donnell - Paediatric Congenital Cardiologist
Dr Kenneth Whyte - Respiratory Physician