Consumer Representative Opportunities
We are always looking for new consumer representatives. If you are interested in advocating for a better health system for all, please consider joining HCCA. Please note all HCCA consumer representatives must be members of our organisation and complete consumer representative training.
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HCCA Internal Committees and Opportunities
Online Consumer Participation Training
12pm – 2pm, Monday 11 and 18 November 2024
HCCA’s free online consumer participation training is running on Mondays 11 November and 18 November. This training helps you learn skills and information you can use to advocate for yourself and others, as well as how to be an effective health consumer representative. When you complete this training and become an HCCA member, HCCA can endorse you for consumer representation opportunities.
Learn more and register for Consumer Participation Training on Humanitix.
Join the Disability and Health literacy Consumer Reference Group
Closing Date: Monday, 14 October 2024
Are you passionate about:
- Making sure health information is accessible and understandable
- Helping people with disability understand their health and have a say in their health care
- Improving how health services and workers support the health literacy of people with disabilities
Then you may want to join our Disability and Health Literacy Consumer Reference Group or become a Project Advisor for our project, Disability and Health Literacy in the ACT.
You will be helping us to:
- Develop a survey and interview guide so that we can find out about health literacy issues for people with disability in the ACT
- Understand the results of the survey and interviews
- Consider ideas that would improve health literacy for people with disability in the ACT
You might be a person with disability, a carer, a staff member of an advocacy organisation or a service provider. You do not need to have any experience as a consumer representative.
Read the draft Terms of Reference.
Register using the Expression of Interest form.
ACT Committees
NHMRC Research Project: Seeking Participants for Consumer Interviews
Closing Date: 23 October 2024
The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) is looking to interview 2-4 consumers for their research project, “Improving the Health System’s Response When Patients Are Harmed.” This study aims to evaluate methods used in serious incident response (when a patient is harmed) in healthcare. It aims to find out what works best in investigating these incidents and in communicating the results to patients and their families. The goal is to create guidelines that will improve how incidents are managed and how lessons are learned from them.
The research team would like to hear from consumers (or families of consumers) who have experienced harm as a patient in the healthcare system and were involved in an investigation or response, such as open disclosure about the harm they experienced. The interview will be a 45-minute conversation, either online or over the phone, where you will be asked to share your experiences related to the incident and the investigation process.
For more details about the project and how to take part, please download the information sheet.
Expressions of interest close on Wednesday, 23 October. If you’re interested, please contact Kate Gorman at [email protected].
National/Interstate Opportunities
None at present
Other opportunities
ANU Cancer Research Information Session – Contribute as a Consumer Representative
Date: Wednesday, 20th November 2024
Are you interested in contributing to cancer research? The cancer research team at ANU, led by Associate Professor Marian Burr, are hosting an informal information session over morning tea for consumers who have been impacted by cancer to form a consumer representative committee to provide input into the planning and sharing of our research.
Who is eligible to attend?
This session is open to:
- People who have or have had any type of cancer.
- Carers of individuals who are currently or have been affected by cancer in the past.
- Anyone interested in cancer research who would like to share their experiences and contribute to improving cancer treatment.
During the session, you’ll have the chance to tour the lab, meet the research team, ask questions about their work, and provide valuable input into the planning and sharing of cancer research.
Download the event information document for more details and RSVP information.
Conference Sponsorship Opportunities
None at present