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In this issue:

Issue 83
  • A message from the CEO
  • Talking about Pain: Language Guidelines for Chronic Pain
  • Implementation of Early Intervention Protocol in Australia for ‘High Risk’ Injured Workers is Associated with Fewer Lost Work Days Over 2 Years Than Usual (Stepped) Care
  • NSW ACI launches new resources
  • Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect And Exploitation Of People With Disability
  • Migraine Strategy Workshop
  • Informed Financial Consent Resource Launched
  • New Plan to tackle rising health insurance premiums
  • National Preventive Health Strategy
  • Submissions and Policy Updates
  • Out and About
  • In the media
  • Guest Contribution: Chronic UTI Australia

Informed Financial Consent Resource Launched

Minister Greg Hunt and the Australian Medical Association (AMA) jointly launched a new guide that aims to better aid Australians when faced with making decisions around medical treatments. 

The AMA’s Informed Financial Consent Guide; A Collaboration Between Doctors and Patients will help patients better understand medical treatment fees and out of pocket costs.

Painaustralia’s Cost of Pain report highlighted that Australians pay $2.7 billion out of pocket to manage their chronic pain. Painaustralia has welcomed the new informed financial consent guide aimed at empowering consumers.

The Guide will be made available from doctors, medical practices and organisations, and the AMA website.

Providing an estimate of fees and the costs payable by a patient after any Government and health insurer rebates is the foundation for informed financial consent.

The new Guide can be access here.

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If your organisation cares about people in pain and wants to make a difference, please consider becoming a member of Painaustralia.

Our capacity to influence government policy and improve understanding and management of pain is directly related to the strength of our membership network. Your support could make all the difference.
 

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With one in five Australians living with pain it is likely that someone you know is directly affected. Painaustralia is the national peak body working to improve the quality of life of people living with pain, their families and carers, and to minimise the social and economic burden of pain.

Donations of more than $100 will be acknowledged in the Painaustralia Annual Review, unless you wish to remain anonymous. Note that all donations over $2 are tax deductible.

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