National Health and Medical Research Council

23 Apr 2009

NHMRC is conducting a public consultation on the draft guideline Prevention of venous thromboembolism (deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism) in patients admitted to Australian hospitals. Comments on the draft guideline are invited. Please follow the guidance provided for all submissions.

Submissions close at 5pm AEST on 21 May 2009

• Draft for Public Consultation 2009 - Clinical Practice Guideline for the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Admitted Patients to Australian Hospitals (PDF, 674KB)

NOTE: This clinical practice guideline has been developed in accordance with the rigorous standards required by NHMRC. It is not related to the VTE guidelines developed by the Australian and New Zealand Working Party.

This invitation is made under section 13 (d)(iii) of the

National Health and Medical Research Council Act 1992

.