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Submissions closed on Monday 8 August 2005

Draft Toolkit for Making Decisions About Tests and Treatments: a Guide to Better Communication Between Health Consumers and Health Professionals

The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has developed a draft toolkit: Making decisions about tests and treatments: a guide to better communication between health consumers and health professionals , to help consumers and clinicians to communicate more effectively about the risks, benefits and outcomes of tests and treatments. The overall aim is to help consumers make better decisions about their health care.

The toolkit includes evidence about the main principles of effective communication; with tools for health consumers and professionals to put the theory into practice, and is supported by three illustrative case studies (a test, a procedure and a medication).

You are invited to make a submission to the NHMRC about the draft toolkit. In order to ensure that the toolkit is as comprehensive, relevant and useful as possible, the NHMRC welcomes:

  • general comments about the format and content of the draft;
  • suggestions for specific changes and additions;
  • additional relevant websites for possible inclusion in the toolkit, and
  • suggestions for dissemination and implementation of the toolkit.

A copy of the draft toolkit is available from:

Consultation draft

» Download: Draft Toolkit - Making Decisions about Tests and Treatments - a guide to better communication between health consumers and health professionals (PDF, 388kb) PDF icon

Submission template

» Download: Submission template for Making Decisions about Tests and Treatments - a guide to better communication between health consumers and health professionals (Word, 251kb) PDF icon

Closing date

Submissions should be received by Monday 8 August 2005 .

How to make your submission

A submission template has been produced to assist you in preparing a written submission, and is available at the above web site.

If you have any questions or problems with the template, please contact the Project Officer at hac.nhmrc@nhmrc.gov.au , or on 02 6289 9193 to obtain a copy.

Please send your submission (e-mail preferred) to:

The Project Officer - Communicating Diagnostic and Therapeutic Interventions

Health Advisory Section (MDP 24)

National Health and Medical Research Council

GPO Box 9848

CANBERRA ACT 2601

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