TY - JOUR
AU1 - Sharman, Melanie
AU2 - Hensher, Martin
AU3 - Wilkinson, Stephen
AU4 - Campbell, Julie
AU5 - Venn, Alison
AB - OBES SURG (2016) 26:817–824 DOI 10.1007/s11695-015-1806-4 ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS Review of Publicly-Funded Bariatric Surgery Policy in Australia—Lessons for More Comprehensive Policy Making 1 2 2 Melanie J. Sharman & Martin Hensher & Stephen Wilkinson & 1 1 Julie A. Campbell & Alison J. Venn Published online: 1 August 2015 Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015 Abstract contouring surgery. There was limited guidance on Background The objective of the study was to determine the prioritisation of eligible patients and gastric banding adjust- level of guidance provided by or to government health depart- ments. Pre- and post-surgical multidisciplinary care was gen- ments across different regions of Australia on publicly funded erally recommended. bariatric surgery. Conclusions Policies and guidelines on publicly funded bar- Methods Bariatric surgery policies and guidelines were iatric surgery are highly variable across Australia and at times sought from each Australian state (n=6) and territory (n=2) inconsistent with national guidelines. Insufficient guidance government health department and compared in relation to exists regarding the prioritisation of eligible patients and their origins, level of guidance on patient eligibility and prior- follow-up surgical services. These findings have implications ity, as well as recommendations for patient care, including for policy, research and practice and 
TI - Review of Publicly-Funded Bariatric Surgery Policy in Australia—Lessons for More Comprehensive Policy Making
JF - Obesity Surgery
DO - 10.1007/s11695-015-1806-4
DA - 2015-08-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/review-of-publicly-funded-bariatric-surgery-policy-in-australia-o9i1t0ZFjV
SP - 817
EP - 824
VL - 26
IS - 4
DP - DeepDyve
ER -