National E-cigarette Monitoring and Evidence Consortium

The National E-cigarette Monitoring and Evidence Consortium (NEMEC) is an Australian body dedicated to improving population health by informing policy and practice on electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes).

About

The National E-cigarette Monitoring and Evidence Consortium (NEMEC) is an Australian body dedicated to improving population health by informing policy and practice on electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes).

The Consortium comprises researchers, health practitioners, members of non-government organisations (NGOs), and policymakers, independent of tobacco and related nicotine industry interests. There is a core focus on activities that identify research gaps, facilitate knowledge exchange, encourage collaboration, build capacity, and support monitoring. Activities will be developed and scaled up incrementally as funding becomes available.

The Consortium is currently based at the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health at the Australian National University.

FIGURE 1: THE NATIONAL E-CIGARETTE MONITORING AND EVIDENCE CONSORTIUM CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

Objectives

The overarching aim of the Consortium is to improve health by informing policy and practice on e-cigarettes, nationally and internationally. To achieve this, the Consortium applies the conceptual framework outlined in Figure 1 and has the core objectives to:

Create and sustain a community of practice on e-cigarette monitoring and evidence generation that connects and harnesses the collective capabilities of researchers, policymakers, health practitioners, and other stakeholders, independent of tobacco and e-cigarette industry influence.
Support knowledge exchange on e-cigarette monitoring, research activities, data, and policy and practice needs.
Support leadership, strategic coordination, expertise, and advice on e-cigarette monitoring, evidence generation, and evidence-based decision-making.
Facilitate collaboration and establish projects, programs, and systems to monitor and generate evidence on e-cigarettes, including identifying evidence gaps and needs.
Support capacity building for e-cigarette monitoring and evidence generation.

Current members

Steering Group

Professor Emily Banks AM, The Australian National University
Associate Professor Becky Freeman, The University of Sydney
Professor Coral Gartner, The University of Queensland
Dr Michelle Scollo AM, Cancer Council Victoria, Quit Victoria

Members

Professor Emily Banks AM, The Australian National University
Professor Renee Bittoun, Avondale University, The University of Notre Dame Australia
Ms Alecia Brooks, Cancer Council NSW
Mr Sinan Brown, The Australian National University
Ms Catherine Caitlin, Australian Council on Smoking and Health
Associate Professor Gary Chan, The University of Queensland
Professor Louisa Collins, Cancer Council Queensland
Dr Mike Conway, The University of Melbourne
Ms Emma Dean, Cancer Council Victoria, Quit Victoria
Ms Anita Dessaix, Cancer Council NSW
Dr Jo Dono, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute
Professor Sarah Durkin, Cancer Council Victoria
Associate Professor Becky Freeman, The University of Sydney
Professor Coral Gartner, The University of Queensland
Ms Angela Gazey, The University of Notre Dame Australia
Ms Tracey Greenberg, St Vincent’s Health Network
Dr Elizabeth Greenhalgh, Cancer Council Victoria
Associate Professor Alys Havard, University of New South Wales
Dr Christina Heris, The Australian National University
Ms Laura Hunter, Australian Council on Smoking and Health
Professor Jonine Jancey, Curtin University
Associate Professor Michelle Jongenelis, The University of Melbourne
Dr Sarah Khanlari, NSW Ministry of Health
Associate Professor Alexander Larcombe, Curtin University, Telethon Kids Institute
Dr Carmen Lim, The University of Queensland
Dr Natalia Lizama, Cancer Council WA
Associate Professor Raglan Maddox, The Australian National University
Professor Guy Marks, University of New South Wales
Ms Veronica Martin-Gall, Tasmanian Department of Health
Dr Kahlia McCausland, Curtin University
Mr James McLennan, St Vincent’s Health Network
Professor Caroline Miller, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, The University of Adelaide
Dr Kylie Morphett, The University of Queensland
Professor Megan Passey, The Daffodil Centre
Professor Matthew Peters, Concord Hospital, Macquarie University
Professor Simone Pettigrew, The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales
Associate Professor Darren Roberts, NSW Poisons Information Centre
Associate Professor Robert Roseby, Monash Health, Monash University
Dr Michelle Scollo AM, Cancer Council Victoria, Quit Victoria
Ms Maree Scully, Cancer Council Victoria
Ms Abby Smith, Cancer Council Tasmania, The University of Sydney
Ms Colleen Smyth, Macquarie University, Queensland Health, The University of Queensland
Dr Jessamine Soderstrom, Royal Perth Hospital
Dr Daniel Stjepanović, The University of Queensland
Associate Professor Emily Stockings, The University of Sydney (Matilda Centre)
Dr Matthew Tuson, The University of Notre Dame Australia
Dr Moya Vandeleur, The Royal Children's Hospital
Dr Amy Villarosa, The Australian National University
Dr Suzie Waddingham, University of Tasmania
Dr Christina Watts, The Daffodil Centre
Associate Professor Marianne Weber, The Daffodil Centre
Professor Luke Wolfenden, The University of Newcastle
Professor Lisa Wood, The University of Notre Dame Australia
Ms Amelia Yazidjoglou, The Australian National University
Associate Professor Serene Yoong, Deakin University

Organisations of members and participants

ACT Health
Australian Council on Smoking and Health
Australian Department of Health and Aged Care
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Medical Association
Avondale University
Cancer Council NSW
Cancer Council Queensland
Cancer Council Tasmania
Cancer Council Victoria
Cancer Council WA
Cancer Institute NSW
Concord Hospital
Curtin University
Deakin University
Macquarie University
Monash Health
Monash University
National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research
National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre
National Heart Foundation of Australia
NSW Ministry of Health
NSW Poisons Information Centre
Preventive Health SA
Queensland Health
Quit Victoria
Royal Perth Hospital
South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute
St Vincent's Health Network
Tasmanian Department of Health
Telethon Kids Institute
The Australian National University
The Daffodil Centre
The George Institute for Global Health
The Royal Children's Hospital
The University of Adelaide
The University of Melbourne
The University of Newcastle
The University of Notre Dame Australia
The University of Queensland
The University of Sydney
Therapeutic Goods Administration
University of New South Wales
University of Tasmania
Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth)

Who can join the Consortium?

Individuals and organisations may join the Consortium as a 'member' or as a 'participant', depending on what works best for them. Membership and participation is limited to individuals based ordinarily in Australia who are members of bona fide academic institutions, government, NGOs or other relevant policy institutions and who have no conflicts of interests with the tobacco or e-cigarette industries.

Members may be named as individuals (with their organisational/departmental affiliation) on the Consortium webpage, in other NEMEC forums, and on outputs that are in the name of the Consortium in the future, but have the option to have their details withheld.

Participants are generally from government organisations and will have as a default that their organisation/department is named, without them being named as individuals, on the Consortium webpage, in other NEMEC forums, and on outputs that are in the name of the Consortium in the future. However, participants may opt to be named as individuals (with their organisational/departmental affiliation).

Please contact ecig.nceph@anu.edu.au to register your interest in joining or for further information.