Preparing for PBAC Consumer Comments – carers and family members
download As a caregiver, you may wish to: support a loved one by helping them with their comment or making a comment on their behalf if they are unable to comment make a comment about the impact on you as a caregiver or do both Sharing the impact of caring...
Preparing for PBAC Consumer Comments – patient groups
download This tip sheet has been written to help patient groups or health consumer organisations get ready to provide input to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) before a treatment is listed on the agenda. By being prepared and having a...
Ethical issues for patients groups to consider when collecting and reporting information for HTA submissions
A check list to help patient groups reduce the possibility of causing harm when collecting and reporting patient information. A longer guide is also available which may clarify issues further. view...
HTAi guide for patient groups on collecting and reporting information for patient group submissions (HTAi)
This large, detailed guidance is based on work done in Canada by pCODR. It’s valuable reading for patient groups collecting and report information for input into PBAC. view...
Drug reimbursement in Australia (Health consumer advocacy)
download Richard De Abreu Lourenco, CHERE, University of Technology Sydney19 February...
Tip sheets for submitting consumer comments to the PBAC (Lisa Briggs)
Tip-Sheet-for-Submitting-Consumer-Comments-to-the-PBAC-compressedJuly2020 download This tip sheet was written by Lisa Briggs, a Stage IV Lung Cancer Patient and Advocate, whose long experience advocating for life saving drugs to be listed on the PBS means she...
How to make a difference (PVI)
How you can make a difference. PBAC seeks comments from patients and the community to help them better interpret the evidence and to address gaps and uncertainties in the evidence. As the process already involves expert clinicians and researchers, Consumer Comments...