We are looking for a broad range of clinicians, professionals and consumers to join the Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity (CCOPMM).
Fourteen places have become available due to the term ending for current members.
The role of CCOPMM is to consider, investigate and report on obstetric and paediatric mortality and morbidity as well as related matters referred by the Minister for Health or the Department of Health.
CCOPMM makes recommendations to help health services and medical practitioners improve clinical practice and systems of care, using its annual report to detail the council’s research and activities.
It also directly advises the Minister for Health and Safer Care Victoria on strategies to improve clinical performance and avoid preventable deaths.
We are looking for members from the following cohorts.
| Aboriginal health representative in maternal or child health | Maternal or child health nurses |
| Child protection experts | Midwives |
| Child safety experts | Neonatal or paediatric nurses |
| Consumers of maternal or child health | Nurses |
| Coroner or forensic pathologists | Obstetricians |
| General practitioners | Paediatricians |
| Government maternal or child representatives | Regional maternal or child health clinicians |
| Health management or health administration experts | Researchers in maternal or child health |
| Legal representatives | Strategic leaders in maternal or child health |
Find out more including how to apply
Applications close at midnight, 29 February 2024.