Information for clinicians about the Colonoscopy Clinical Care Standard.
Planning for comprehensive care
The Commission delivered consultations to develop the requirements for the National One Stop Shop and the National Clinical Trials Front Door, on behalf of the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care, in partnership with all jurisdictions via the Clinical Trials Project Reference Group.
A patient with suspected sepsis has blood cultures taken immediately, ensuring that this does not delay the administration of appropriate antimicrobial therapy. When signs of infection-related organ dysfunction are present, appropriate antimicrobials are started within 60 minutes. Antimicrobial therapy is managed in line with the Antimicrobial Stewardship Clinical Care Standard, including a review within 48 hours from the first dose.
The Third Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation investigates healthcare use in four clinical areas. Standard echocardiography is included in Chapter 4, Cardiac tests.
The Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Clinical Care Standard provides guidance to clinicians and healthcare services on managing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The standard was released on 17 October 2024.
This register includes projects which were approved to use MedicineInsight data. The project summaries are sourced from the data access form submitted by applicants.
Resources for consumers, clinicians and healthcare services to support implementation of the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Clinical Care Standard.
The COPD Clinical Care Standard is endorsed by key professional and consumer organisations including the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand and Lung Foundation Australia.
The Commission develops clinical care standards with advice from a multidisciplinary topic working group including clinicians, consumers and researchers. The membership and role of the COPD Clinical Care Standard Topic Working Group is described below.
Other resources for clinicians, healthcare services and consumers relevant to the Heavy Menstrual Bleeding Clinical Care Standard.