The Australian Government through the Department of Health and Ageing has commissioned the NHMRC to review the 2003 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Overweight and Obesity in Adults, Children and Adolescents (the Guideline).
Alongside the review of the current Guideline, the Department of Health and Ageing are developing a Healthy Weight Guide to provide consumers with advice on how to achieve and maintain a healthy weight. This Guide will be based on the evidence collated for the Clinical Practice Guideline, and other recent literature reviews.
Purpose
The revised Guideline will provide detailed evidence based recommendations for assessing and managing overweight and obesity in adults, children and adolescents. The Guideline will also highlight health risks associated with overweight and obesity, aiming to improve health outcomes for people with chronic disease through evidence based clinical practice.
Scope
The Guideline makes recommendations regarding the management of individuals who have a body mass index (BMI) greater than 25.0 m/kg2 and are at risk of an obesity related co-morbidity or currently have at least one co-morbidity.
Target audience
This Guideline is intended for use by general practitioners, general practice nurses, primary care health professionals and allied health professionals.
Guideline development process
A multidisciplinary committee will be responsible for developing the guideline recommendations. The guideline development process will be undertaken in accordance with the Procedures and Requirements for meeting the 2011 NHMRC Standard for Clinical Practice Guidelines (the 2011 NHMRC Standard) which will involve a review of existing evidence. Where evidence is lacking, expert opinion will be sought and recommendations will be made using a consensus based process.
Consultation during guideline development process
From April to June 2011, potential users of the revised clinical practice guidelines were surveyed to identify barriers and enablers clinicians encounter when managing overweight and obesity. Preliminary results of the survey are available below. A full report will be provided during public consultation for the revised clinical practice guidelines.
Overweight and Obesity in Adults, Children and Adolescents Clinical Practice Guideline Development Committee
In November 2010, the NHRMC established a multidisciplinary Steering Committee to oversee the development of the Guideline.
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Organisation |
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Prof Michael Frommer |
Assoc Dean (Teaching & Learning) Professor, School of Public Health The University of Sydney |
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Dr Dale Ford |
Medical Director
Board Member |
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Dr Tammy Kimpton |
General Practitioner
Board Member |
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Prof Mark Harris |
Professor of General Practice
University of New South Wales Royal Australian College of General Practice |
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Ms Kay Gibbons |
Head of Nutrition Services
Fellow |
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Mrs Marion Goodman
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Practice Nurse
Member |
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Ms Helen Mikolaj |
Consumer Representative |
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Prof Joseph Proietto |
Professor of Medicine
Director |
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Prof Ian Caterson AM |
Boden Professor of Human Nutrition |
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Dr George Hopkins |
Laparoscopic, General & Obesity Surgeon
Fellow |
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Dr Matt Sabin |
Paediatric Endocrinologist |
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Dr Susan Byrne |
Specialist Clinical Psychologist |
Staff
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Organisation |
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Ms Stephanie Goodrick |
Research Scientist |
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Ms Amy Goodwin |
Project Officer NHMRC |
Timeline
The guideline is expected to be completed by mid 2012.
Public consultation
Public Consultation on the draft Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Overweight and Obesity in Adults, Children and Adolescents opened on 29 March 2012.
To view the draft guideline and make a submission, visit the NHMRC Public Consultation website.
All submissions will be considered by the development committee before the release of the final Guideline.
Contact details
For further information:
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(03) 8866 0400 |