The Osteoarthritis of the Knee Clinical Care Standard (2024) is endorsed by key professional and consumer organisations.
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The National Medicines Symposium (NMS) is an annual, cross-disciplinary event bringing together leading organisations, experts, clinicians, consumers and policymakers to discuss and debate key issues around quality use of medicines.
The Third Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation investigates healthcare use in four clinical areas. Stress echocardiography is included in Chapter 4, Cardiac tests.
The Third Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation investigates healthcare use in four clinical areas. Cardiac stress tests and imaging (exercise electrocardiogram, stress echocardiography, myocardial perfusion scans and computed tomography of the coronary arteries) are included in Chapter 4, Cardiac tests.
Communication that supports effective partnerships
The Third Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation investigates healthcare use in four clinical areas. Myocardial perfusion scans are included in Chapter 4, Cardiac tests.
The Sepsis Clinical Care Standard describes the health care that should be provided to patients with signs and symptoms of sepsis. It also addresses the care that should be provided in hospital and after discharge, including survivorship.
Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) is important in the care of children because administration of antimicrobials can have long term consequences for their health.
The Commission has developed information about assessment to the NSQHS Standards and resources to support implementation of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Clinical Care Standard.
The Third Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation investigates healthcare use in four clinical areas. Thyroid function testing (thyroid stimulating hormone tests and thyroid function tests) is included in Chapter 3, Thyroid investigations and treatments.
The Mental Health Advisory Group was established in 2015 to provide advice, expertise and support to the Commission’s Mental Health Program.
Healthcare services have a responsibility to the community for continuous improvement of the safety and quality of their services, and ensuring they are person centred, safe and effective.
Designing systems to deliver comprehensive care
Gastroscopy is used to investigate, treat or monitor some gastrointestinal conditions. Find out about variation in gastroscopy services in the Fourth Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation 2021.
Colonoscopy is used to investigate the bowel. Repeat colonoscopy is mainly used to check for polyps and bowel cancer. Find out about variation in repeat colonoscopy rates in the Fourth Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation 2021.