The CAMELOT Project

We are a multi-disciplinary team, bringing together disciplines of medical anthropology, health policy, complementary medicine, economics, psychology and epidemiology.

Research Team

Partner Organisations and Representatives

• Chronic Illness Alliance
  Dr Christine Walker


• Diabetes Australia - Victoria
  Dr Virginia Hagger


• Heart Support Australia (Knox branch)
  Nicholas Pringle

Reference Group*

Representatives from partner organisations

• Australasian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association (AACMA)
  Dr Zhen Zheng


• Australian Homoeopathic Association (AHA)
  Phillip Bayer


• Australasian Integrative Medicine Association (AIMA)
  Dr Michael Ellis


• Australian Naturopathic Practitioners Association (ANPA)
  Spero Tsindos


• Australian Natural Therapists Association (ANTA)
  Jeanetta Gogol


• Australian Traditional-Medicine Society (ATMS)
  Dr Sandra Grace


• General Practice Victoria (GPV)
  Dr Bill Newton


• Health Issues Centre (HIC)
  Dr Tere Dawson


• National Herbalists Association of Australia (NHAA)
  Dr Lesley Braun


• Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)
  TBC

* The reference group brings together representatives from patient advocacy and consumer groups, and biomedical and CAM practitioner organisations. The reference group helps to ensure accountability to research participants. The role of the reference group is to share expertise and provide advice.