ASID Representatives on Committees
By providing representatives for committees and working groups, ASID ensures appropriately experienced experts provide a professional voice to promote the society and help guide infectious diseases treatment, prevention, and vaccine policy.
The members below are on the listed committees in the capacity of formal ASID representatives.
Australian Clinical Trials Alliance
Professor Jason Trubiano
Australian Prescriber
Professor Jason Trubiano and Dr Linny Phuong
Australian Society for Antimicrobials
Professor Joseph Doyle
Communicable Diseases Intelligence (CDI) Editorial Advisory Board
Professor Mark J Ferson
Communicable Diseases Network of Australia (CDNA)
Professor Chris Blyth
Healthcare-Associated Infections Advisory Committee (Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care)
Dr Andie Lee
Internal Medicine Journal
Dr Ian Woolley (Infectious Diseases sub-editor)
National Clinical Evidence Taskforce
Dr Rekha Pai Mangalore
RACP Adult Medicine Division Council
Professor Joseph Doyle
RACP Aotearoa New Zealand Adult Medicine Division Committee
Dr Nigel Raymond
RACP College Council
Professor Joseph Doyle (Infectious Diseases and Microbiology representative)
RACP/RCPA Advanced Training Committee in Infectious Diseases and the Committee for Joint College Training in Infectious Diseases and Microbiology
Professor Katie Flanagan
The World Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases (WSPID) Board
Professor Asha Bowen
Dr Brendan McMullan
VHHITAL Committee
Dr Sushena Krishnaswarmy
VICNISS (Healthcare associated infection surveillance) Advisory Committee
Assoc Prof Jason Kwong
Assoc Prof Caroline Marshall
Victorian HIV Hepatitis Integrated Teaching and Learning Advisory Committee
Dr Sushena Krishnaswamy
WHO Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunisation (from 2026)
Professor Fiona Russell
WHO Technical Advisory Group on Development of Guidance on Best Practices for Clinical Trials (+ paediatric subcommittee and steering group)
Professor Fiona Russell
WHO Pacific Joint Incident Management Vaccine Technical Working Group
Professor Fiona Russell
WHO GBS Vaccine Development Working Group
Professor Fiona Russell
WSPID Board
Professor Asha Bowen (President)
Dr Brendan McMullen (Secretary)
International Scientific Committee
Professor Fiona Russell – Co- Chair
Professor Asha Bowen
Professor Emma Best
Young WSPID Committee
Professor Phoebe Williams
Dr Linny Phuong
Education Committee
Dr Phoebe Williams
WSPID AMR Declaration Committee
Professor Penelope Bryant – Co-chair