National Scientific Advisory Group (NSAG)

SIDS and Kids Australia has a National Scientific Advisory Group (NSAG) providing advice on research initiatives and gaps in policy in relation to SIDS and Kids.

NSAG review and recommend research development, research initiatives and public and health professional educational campaigns. Members of the group, who have no conflict of interest, are also responsible for providing advise to SIDS and Kids on the projects that best fall within SIDS and Kids’ research funding protocol.

The National Scientific Advisory Group membership consists of:

Adjunct Professor Jeanine Young
Nursing Director Research, Royal Children’s Hospital and Health Service District, Brisbane;

Dr Susan Arbuckle
Head Histopathology, Patholgy Department, Westmead Childrens Hospital, Sydney;

Dr Susan Beal
Paediatrician and SIDS researcher, Adelaide;

Professor Roger Byard
Special Forensic Pathologist and Clinical Professor of Paediatrics and Pathology, University of Adelaide

Professor Gay Edgecombe
Professor and Clinical Chair, Community Child Health Nursing, RMIT, Melbourne;

Ms Vicki Flenady
Clinical Director, Centre for Clinical Studies, Mater Health Services, Brisbane;

Professor Caroline Homer
Professor of Midwifery, Centre for Midwifery and Family Health, Faculty of Nursing, University of Technology, Sydney;

Professor Heather Jeffery
Head of Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Newborn Care, Sydney;

Professor Yee Khong
Department of Histopathology, Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Adelaide;

Associate ProfessorJane Freemantle
School of Population Health, University of Melbourne;

Dr Jacqueline Scurlock
Paediatrician, Visiting Medical Officer at Princess Margaret Hospital, Perth;

Dr Janet Vaughan
Obstetrician, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney.

Ms Leanne Raven
CEO SIDS and Kids Australia, Melbourne.

The National Scientific Advisory Group meets 4 times yearly either face-to-face or via teleconference.