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Submissions

2020

  • Senate Inquiry on Current barriers to patient access to medicinal cannabis in Australia from Painaustralia February 2020 Download the submission
  • Submission to RACGP REd Book from Painaustralia February 2020 Download the submission

2019

  • Consultation on National Obesity Strategy, submission from Painaustralia December 2019 Download the submission
  • Royal Commission into Disability November 2019 Download the submission
  • IASP's Proposed New Definition of Pain Released for Comment September 2019 Download the submission
  • Submission from Painaustralia to Independent Review of Nursing Education Download the submission 
  • Proposal for new aged care funding instrument Consultation May 2019 Download the submission 
  • PBS Improvements Process_Medicines Status Website From Painaustralia April 2019 Download the submission
  • Medical Benefits Schedule Review: Draft Report from the Pain Management Clinical Committee From Painaustralia April 2019 Download the submission
  • Productivity Commission Inquiry into Mental Health_Submission from Painaustralia April 2019 Download the submission
  • TGA Spinal Implants reclassification Consultation_Submission from Painaustralia March 2019 Download the submission
  • TGA prescription medication under evaluation Consultation_Submission from Painaustralia March 2019 Download the submission
  • National Rural Health Conference_Conference Paper March 2019 Download the paper
  • ACRE Draft Prescribing Guidance-Non-Cancer Pain_Submission from Painaustralia March 2019 Download the submission
  • Royal Commission into Aged Care Submission from Painaustralia February 2019 Download the submission
  • TGA Medical Devices Consultation Submission from Painaustralia February 2019 Download the submission
  • Review of Early Release of Superannuation Benefits: Furthers consultation and draft proposals February 2019 Download the submission
  • Submission to Victorian Royal Commission into Mental Health January 2019 Download the submission

2018

  • Senate Community Affairs References Committee Inquiry into the Effectiveness of the Aged Care Quality Assessment and Accreditation Framework November 2018 Download the submission
  • Establishing a National Women’s Health Strategy for 2020 to 2030 Submission November 2018 Download the submission
  • Establishing a National Men's Health Strategy for 2020 to 2030 Submission November 2018 Download the submission
  • National Osteoarthritis Draft Strategy Survey response from Painaustralia November 2018 Download the response
  • Proposed Amendments to the Poisons Standard _ TGA MR Paracetamol consultation: Submission October 2018 Download the submission
  • Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission Bill 2018 and related Bill September 2018 Download the submission
  • Royal Commission into Aged Care_ToR_submission from Painaustralia September 2018 Download the submission
  • Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee Inquiry into the My Health Records Amendment (Strengthening Privacy) Bill 2018 
  • Consultation Boxed Warning Guidance to TGA September 2018 Download the submission
  • Consultation on Australian Medical Research and Innovation Priorities for 2018-2021 September 2018 Download the submission 
  • Submission to Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee Inquiry into the Criminal Code and Other Legislation Amendment (Removing Commonwealth Restrictions on Cannabis) Bill 2018 June 2018 Download the submission
  • Submission to TGA Advertising Code - Complaints Handling June 2018 Download the submission
  • Submission to Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs Accessibility and quality of mental health services in rural and remote Australia May 2018 Download the submission
  • Relationship between the National Strategic Framework for Chronic Conditions and the National Pain Strategy May 2018 Download the submission
  • Submission to Department of Health - National Action Plan for Endometriosis  May 2018 Download the submission
  • Submission to Australian Aged Care Quality Agency - Draft Guidance Material for New Aged Care Quality Standards May 2018 Download the submission
  • Submission to Department of Health - Scheduling Delegates' interim decision on Ibuprofen and invitation for further comment March 2018 Download the submission
  • Submission to Department of Health and Human Services Victorian Government - Regulatory impact statement and proposed regulations for Safescript Victoria’s real-time prescription monitoring system March 2018 Download the submission 
  • Submission to Consultation Paper: Prescription strong (Schedule 8) opioid use and misuse in Australia - options for regulatory resonse - TGA March 2018 Download the submission
  • Submission To The Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport Inquiry into The Quality of Care In Residential Aged Care Facilities in Australia February 2018 Download the submission
  • Submission To The Department Of Treasury Consultation On The Review Of The Early Release Of Superannuation Benefits February 2018 Download the submission
  • Submission to the Australian Government, Department of Health Consultation on Specialist Dementia Care Units January 2018 Download the submission

2017

  • Painaustralia Pre-Budget Submission 2018-19 Submitted December 2017 Download the submission
  • Submission to the up-classification of surgical mesh and patient implant cards August 2017 Download the submission
  • Submission to the Discussion Paper 'Why we need a new rural and remote health strategy' August 2017 Download the submission
  • Submission to the Review of Effectiveness of the Aged Care Quality Assessment and accreditation framework for protecting residents from abuse and poor practices, and ensuring proper clinical and medical care standards are maintained and practised August 2017 Download the submission
  • Submission to the Senate inquiry into the value and affordability of private health insurance and out-of-pocket medical costs July 2017 Download the submission
  • Submission to the Review of National Aged Care Regulatory Processes July 2017 Download the submission

2016

Submission to the Fifth National Mental Health Plan December 2016 Download the submission

2015

  • Submission to the Standing Committee on Health Parliamentary Inquiry 2015 Download the submission
  • Pre Budget Submission 2015-16 Download the submission
  • Medicare Benefit Schedule Submission 2015 Download the submission

Reports

  • Cost of Pain Report (Painaustralia April 2019)
  • The cost of pain in Australia Report for Painaustralia Lynne Pezzullo (4 April 2019 )
  • Statement on “Medicinal Cannabis” with particular reference to its use in the management of patients with chronic non-cancer pain (Faculty of Pain Medicine, 2019)
  • Medicare Benefits Schedule Review Taskforce (Draft report from the Pain Management Clinical Committee February 2018)
  • Consumer Impact Statement - Medicare Benefits Schedule Review Taskforce February 2018
  • Opioid harm in Australia and comparisons between Australia and Canada (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare November 2018)
  • Migraine in Australia Whitepaper (Deloitte for Novartis Australia October 2018)
  • Information Series No. 1: Normative data for adults referred for specialist pain management in Australia (ePPOC September 2018)
  • Information Series No. 2: Normative data for children and adolescents referred for specialist pain management in Australia (ePPOC September 2018)
  • mHealth for chronic disease management: Experiences of young people and professionals (move, Arthritis & Osteoporosis WA, Curtin University, May 2018)
  • Patient Outcomes in Pain Management 2017 Mid Year Report (ePPOC & University of Wollongong, 1 July 2016 - 30 June 2017) 
  • Australia's Health Tracker By Socio-Economic Status 2017 (Australian Health Policy Collaboration, released 28 Nov 2017)
  • The Essential Report: codeine (Essential Research, 14 Nov 2017)
  • Shifting the Dial: 5 year productivity review (Australian Government Productivity Commission, released 24 Oct 2017)
  • The Second Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation (Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, 2017)
  • Global Pain Index Report - Australia (GSK, 2017)
  • Global Pain Index Report - Global Summary (GSK, 2017)
  • Building Better Foundations for Primary Care (Grattan Institute, 2017) 
  • Phase 3 Evaluation of the NSW Pain Management (Health Consult & ACI, 2017)
  • Perils of Place: Identifying hotpsots of health inequality (Grattan Institute, 2017) 
  • MBS Review Interim Report (Department of Health, 2016)
  • The First Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation (Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, 2015)
  • Waiting in pain: a systematic investigation into the provision of persistent pain services in Australia (Australian Pain Society, 2012)
  • Campaign for Pain: Briefing kit (Painaustralia)
  • The $6 Billion Woman and the $600 Million Girl (Pelvic Pain Steering Committee, 2011)
  • IOM: Relieving Pain in America: A Blueprint for Transforming Prevention, Care, Education and Research (Institute of Medicine U.S.A., 2011)
  • The High Price of Pain: The economic impact of persistent pain in Australia (MBF Foundation, 2007)

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