Credentialing

St Vincent's Private Hospital Brisbane

Credentialing

All specialists at St Vincent's Private Hospital Brisbane must be accredited at the hospital and work within their agreed Scope of Clinical Practice. They must also:

Maintain their own medical indemnity cover
Be registered with AHPRA
Read and comply with the SVHA By-Laws, Code of Conduct and Catholic Health Code of Ethical Standards

All practitioners within your surgical team must also be credentialed by the hospital. This includes Locum practitioners, Clinical Fellows, Surgical Assistants, and Nurse Practitioners.

If you would like your Practice Manager or member of your administration team to be copied on VMO communication, please contact St Vincent's Private Hospital Brisbane Credentialing to have their details added to c-Gov.

For this and all other credentialing support, contact the Credentialing team at paula.russell@svha.org.au.

Medical Advisory Committee

St Vincent's Private Hospital Brisbane is part of St Vincent's Health Australia (SVHA). A group of not-for-profit, non-listed companies operating under the stewardship of Mary Aikenhead Ministries.

SVHA is governed by a Board that sets our strategic direction and ensures that we comply with legal and legislative requirements. Our group executive manages the daily operations of the organisation to the highest standards in order to realise the Mission of our founders to serve all in need of care.

St Vincent’s Private Hospital Brisbane and St Vincent’s Private Hospital Northside have one Medical Advisory & Credentialing Committee (MAC). This senior Advisory Committee advises on clinical and credentialing matters to the facilities and provides representation to the CEO on behalf of accredited practitioners to ensure safe, and optimal provision of care for patients.

Please reach out to your MAC representative for details of craft group meetings.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS	SPECIALTY
Dr Anthony Allworth	Infectious Diseases
Dr Monique Wells	Anaesthetics
Dr Daniel Lancini	Cardiology
Dr William Bowes	Urology
Dr David Mitchell	General Surgery – Bariatric Surgery
TBC	Mater Medical Director
Dr Korana Kindl	Palliative Medicine
Dr Rob Finch	General Surgery
Dr Jayson Moloney	Colorectal Surgery
Dr Lachlan Marshall	Cardiothoracic Surgery
Prof. Steven Lane	Oncology & Haematology
Prof. David Ward	Emergency
Dr Dan Mullany	ICU & Research
Dr Ryan Bell	Rehabilitation Medicine
Dr Michelle O'Brien	Pain Medicine
Dr William O'Callaghan	Orthopaedic Surgery
Dr John Quinn AM	Director of Medical Services
Dr Liam Krebs	Respiratory and Sleep Medicine
Dr Soong Ooi	Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Dr Uzo Dibia	General Medicine
Dr Tom Snow	Lumus Imaging
Mr Oli Steele	Chief Executive Officer
Mrs Sheree Todoreskov	General Manager \| DCS (SVPHN)
Mrs Marlena Kussrow	General Manager \| DCS (SVPHB)

Research

St Vincent’s Private Hospital Brisbane is committed to quality research in the areas of acute and chronic care, innovative healthcare delivery, translational research, and vulnerable communities.

We draw on the expertise of our people and form collaborative research partnerships with experts who share our vision and values. We believe in holistic care informed by the latest evidence, and continuously strive to improve to ensure the best practice.

St Vincent’s Health Australia understands the vital role that research plays in improving health outcomes across the service. Supporting research initiatives is part of the organisational strategic plan to achieve exceptional care.

We encourage all researchers wishing to undertake projects involving humans across Queensland sites to contact the SVHAC HREC Research Ethics and Governance Officer at svhac.hrec@svha.org.au.

Theatre Observation Privileges

In accordance with the St Vincent’s Private Hospital Brisbane Visitors to the Operating Theatre Policy, Visiting Medical Officers may submit a request for Theatre Observation Only Privileges. To make a request, please complete and submit a Request for Theatre Observation Only Privileges Form to kelly.connellan@svha.org.au.