History
Mission and Purpose
Committee

History
The AHPBA was formed in 1998 as an association within the Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA). The intention was to create a multi-disciplinary group to further the practice of HPB medicine and surgery. Successful activities of the AHPBA included organising some meetings, usually in association with the Australian Gastroenterology Week (AGW), and facilitating an overseas fellowship (The Paul MacMaster Fellowship). The group also had some dialogue with government through participation in MSAC committees.
In April 2005, for a variety of reasons, the decision was made to reform the Association outside the GESA. The Australian New Zealand Hepatic, Pancreatic and Biliary Association Inc was registered in early 2006. The Secretariat is currently based in Adelaide.

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Mission and Purpose
The goals of the ANZHPBA are to:
• further develop and promote the specialty practice of the discipline within Australasia
• organise further education activities
• promote multidisciplinary engagement
• organise fellowships and other post-fellowship training opportunities
• promote, and potentially coordinate, research (particularly clinical)
• interact with government and professional organisations
• construct and publish clinical guidelines
Any potential training activities of the Association are intended to be Post-RACS Fellowship.
Announcements of up and coming Meetings, Seminars, Workshops etc listed on right hand side.

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Committee
The inaugural Board of the ANZHPBA comprises eight members. A further two will be elected at the 2007 AGM, and two in 2008, bringing the total Board to twelve. Full ANZHPBA members elect representatives to the Board, which elects its own office bearers. Board members serve for terms of three years. The maximum length of service on the Board is nine years (three terms), while the President serves for one term. Members may stand for re-election after one term off the Board but cannot be re-elected to the Presidency.

The current Board is:
President Rob Padbury
Vice President Nick O'Rourke
Hon. Secretary Chris Christophi
Hon. Treasurer Tom Hugh

Board members Michael Crawford (Public Officer)
Guy Maddern
Val Usatoff
John Windsor (New Zealand)
Peter Evans
Simon Banting

The Membership sub-committee of the ANZHPBA comprises the following members:
Nick O'Rourke (Chair)
Val Usatoff
Guy Maddern
John Windsor
Other sub-committees within the ANZHPBA will be established as the organisation grows; participation by ANZHPBA members in establishing these groups is invited and encouraged.

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