Today the Commission has published the first national standard to support better diagnosis and management of the condition – the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Clinical Care Standard.

Are you involved in implementing one of our national Clinical Care Standards? Join us for a webinar discussion as part of the celebration of 10 years of Clinical Care Standards in Australia. 

The Commission has released national trend data on colonoscopy in a new Atlas Focus Report that shows the gap in rates is widening, based on where people live and their socioeconomic status.

Consultation is now open on a draft Emergency Laparotomy Clinical Care Standard, which will help optimise patient outcomes.

CMO MESSAGE Today we join the global community in recognising World Patient Safety Day 2024, focusing on the theme of ‘Improving Diagnosis for Patient Safety’ with the slogan ‘Get it right, make it safe!’. - Conjoint Associate Professor Carolyn Hullick, Chief Medical Officer

Thank you to those that attended today's webinar. The webcast recording is now available.

Dhineli Perera speaks with Lee Fong, a medical advisor for the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, about the need for a national clinical care standard for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

CEO MESSAGE On behalf of the Commission, I am delighted to announce that we are celebrating 10 years of Clinical Care Standards in Australia. - Conjoint Professor Anne Duggan, CEO