Pathology accreditation standards

Today the Commission has published the first national standard to support better diagnosis and management of the condition – the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Clinical Care Standard.

MEDIA RELEASE

One in 13 Australians over the age of 40 have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but alarmingly only half of them know they have it. 

Awareness of this incurable lung disease – which makes it difficult to breathe – lags considerably behind other serious chronic health conditions, despite COPD being a leading cause of avoidable hospitalisations.

On the Radar Issue 670 is now available.

You are invited to participate in the Commission’s public consultation to review guidelines for critical results management of pathology and diagnostic imaging.

Next week, the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care is releasing the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Clinical Care Standard.

On the Radar Issue 669 is now available.

The Commission’s theme for IPC Week 2024, from 13 to 19 October, is ‘Move the needle on IPC by breaking the chain of infection!’

There's still time to secure your place at the National Medicines SymposiumExternal linkExternal linkExternal linkExternal link on 19 November 2024.

CEO MESSAGE

On behalf of the Commission, I'm delighted to announce that we have signed an historic Joint Statement to reduce the health system’s carbon emissions.

- Conjoint Professor Anne Duggan, CEO

The Commission is proud to release the Medication without harm – WHO Global Patient Safety Challenge Status Report. This report highlights Australia’s significant progress towards reducing medication errors and adverse drug events, a critical goal of the WHO Global Health Challenge.

Public consultation is now open until Sunday 27 October 11:59pm (AEDT).

You are invited to the online launch of the first national Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Clinical Care Standard.