TEN Study: Management and advisory structure
The success of the project will rely not only on the work of the project partners, but also on adequate communication with, and input from, consumers, families and other experts in the field. A three-tiered management and advisory structure will therefore be established to manage, inform and advise on the project.
Management and Project Team
The project will be led by Ros Madden of AIHW and Paula Dyke and Anita Ghose of CP Australia. They will share the overarching responsibilities of managing the project, its stages and outcomes. Each State and Territory’s project officer will manage and facilitate CP Australia elements of the work. Paula Dyke will manage these processes. The AIHW team, led by Ros Madden, will be responsible for the design, management and conduct of all the main project components as well as for reporting on the project (see Attachment 1 for contact details of project teams).
Steering Group
The Steering Group will comprise representatives from CP Australia, AIHW and identified funding bodies, and be chaired by CP Australia. The role of the group will be to provide overall advice, direction and support regarding crucial stages of the project. This group will meet as required.
Advisory Committee
It is proposed that the Advisory Committee chaired by the CP Australia, is to compromise funder and consumer representatives, AIHW secretariat and membership, National Disability Administrators and Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing Representatives; and National experts.
It is envisaged that the project will be conducted over an eighteen month period with the final report to be completed by June 2006. It is recognised that the success of this project will rely not only on the work of the project partners, but also on adequate communication with, and input from consumers, families and other experts in the field. It is also recognised that the project comprises a number of components, each of which is quite a complex project in itself. The success of the project will depend not only on the success of each component, but on the careful management of the sequencing of and interplay between components. With these challenges in mind the project is now well underway and marks the beginning of a very important partnership between AIHW and CP Australia in conducting a significant research project for people with CP in Australia.
CP Australia and AIHW look forward to working with agencies, clients, families and other interested parties in this exciting project – the first of its kind in Australia.
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