Resources

This reports updates a literature review that looked at international and Australian clinical, academic and policy journals, as well as media articles or sources in relation to biosimilar medicines, to help inform policy development and communication activities. It covers March to May 2018.

This fact sheet explains the agreement between the Australian Government and the Medical Technology Association of Australia (MTAA).

This clinical advice from the BreastScreen Australia (BSA) reviews the role of screening services for women who’ve had a nipple saving mastectomy.

This guideline provides clear instructions on the placement of brand, business, company and variant names on cigarette packs and cartons.

This report investigates the impact of the ITC program on health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with a chronic disease.

This report contains the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) Review Taskforce's findings and recommendations to the Australian Government on its review of Urology MBS items.

Australian Government response to the Senate Select Committee on Health Third Interim Report: Australian Hearing – too important to privatise

This guidance document outlines our process and associated timelines to consider medicines seeking funding through the LSDP. It helps sponsors to prepare an application to make an ultra-rare disease medicine available on the LSDP.

This 2018 evaluation of the Primary Health Networks assessed how the program had been implemented and whether it was meeting its goals.

This document contains the surveillance case definition for Ross River virus infection, which is nationally notifiable within Australia. State and territory health departments use this definition to decide whether to notify us of a case.

This document contains the surveillance case definition for smallpox, which is nationally notifiable within Australia. State and territory health departments use this definition to decide whether to notify us of a case.

This document contains the surveillance case definition for tuberculosis, which is nationally notifiable within Australia. State and territory health departments use this definition to decide whether to notify us of a case.

This report, completed in July 2018, evaluates how effective the Tackling Indigenous Smoking (TIS) program has been and whether it’s on target to achieve its long-term goals.

A report into a behavioural economics trial to reduce the overprescribing of antibiotics.

This resource provides clinical advice from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) regarding the use of vaccines for pregnant women.

This resource provides clinical advice to support changes to the vaccines given at 12 and 18 months through the National Immunisation Program from 1 July 2018.

This document contains the process for developing and reviewing the Public Health Laboratory Network (PHLN) laboratory case definitions.

Learn about how the National Cervical Screening Program is monitored to ensure it continues as a high-quality program and reduces illness and death from cervical cancer.

BreastScreen Australia services and State Coordination Units (SCUs) use this form to report adverse events to the National Quality Management Committee (NQMC).

This document outlines data considerations relevant to Australian Influenza Surveillance Reports (AISRs) from the 2018 and 219 influenza seasons.

This document summarises the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) Review Taskforce’s recommendations in response to the Diagnostic Imaging Clinical Committee's Knee Imaging report.

The BMTP helps patients access international haemopoietic progenitor cell (HPC) donors for transplants. Use this form to apply for funding under the BMTP.

This guidance from the Environmental Health Standing Committee (enHealth) looked at the health impacts of environmental noise to support policy and regulation in Australia.research.

Australian Government response to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee interim report: Effectiveness of the aged care quality assessment and accreditation framework

A summary of the major items discussed at the fourth MDAF meeting.