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References to the MSAC and Duration of Assessment |
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| Ref No. |
Description |
First MSAC Meeting |
MSAC Meeting – Endorsed |
Minister Sign Off |
Duration in Months |
MSAC Outcome |
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| 1 |
Prostate cancer screening |
Unknown |
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| 2 |
Positron emission tomography (PET) |
Aug'99 |
Interim |
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| 3 |
Assisted reproductive technology (ART) |
Unknown |
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| 4 |
Nuchal translucency measurement in the first trimester of pregnancy for screening of trisomy 21 and other autosomal trisomies |
Aug'99 |
Oct'02 |
38 |
Negative |
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| 5 |
Provision of pulmonary thromboendarectomy (PTE) |
Aug'99 |
Feb'01 |
Mar'01 |
19 |
Positive |
| 6a & 6b |
Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) using ejaculated sperm |
Nov'00 |
Mar'05 |
52+ |
Positive |
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| 7a |
Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography |
Positive |
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| 7b |
Magnetic resonance imaging – (b) Staging of endometrial and cervical carcinoma |
Nov'00 |
Nov'01 |
Feb'02 |
15 |
Positive |
| 8 |
Intra-operative transoesophageal echocardiography |
Nov'00 |
Jun'02 |
19 |
Interim |
|
| 9a(i) |
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in the diagnosis and monitoring of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) |
Nov'00 |
Mar'03 |
Jun'04 |
43 |
Positive |
| 9a (ii) |
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in the diagnosis and monitoring of acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) |
Nov'00 |
Mar'03 |
Aug'03 |
33 |
Positive |
| 9a (iii) |
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing in the diagnosis and monitoring of acut myeloid leukaemia (AML) |
Nov'00 |
Aug'03 |
Sept'03 |
34 |
Positive |
| 9a(iv) |
Polymerase chain reaction in the diagnosis and monitoring of patients with BCR-ABL gene rearrangement in acute lymphoid leukaemia |
Nov'00 |
Mar'04 |
Jun'04 |
43 |
Positive |
| 9b |
Antenatal Screening for Heritable Thrombophilia (Assessment Report – August 2002) |
Nov'00 |
Aug'02 |
Oct'02 |
23 |
Negative |
| 10 part 2 (i) |
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) – additional indications |
Nov'00 |
May'01 |
Jun'01 |
7 |
Positive |
| 10 part 2 (ii) |
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) – additional indications |
Nov'00 |
May'01 |
6+ |
Interim |
|
| 11a |
Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass (OPCAB) with the aid of Tissue Stabiliser |
Nov'00 |
Mar'02 |
May'02 |
18 |
Positive |
| 11b |
Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass (MIDCAB) with the aid of Tissue Stabiliser |
Nov'00 |
Mar'02 |
May'02 |
18 |
Positive |
| 12a |
Liquid based cytology for cervical screening |
Aug'01 |
Aug'02 |
Oct'02 |
14 |
Negative |
| 12b |
Human papillomavirus testing in women with cytological prediction of low-grade abnormality |
Aug'01 |
Aug'02 |
Oct'02 |
14 |
Negative |
| 12c |
Computer-assisted image analysis for cervical screening |
Aug'01 |
May'03 |
Aug'03 |
24 |
Negative |
| 12d |
Human papillomavirus testing for cervical screening |
Aug'01 |
May'03 |
Aug'03 |
24 |
Negative |
| 12e |
The use of human papillomavirus (HPV) testing to monitor effectiveness of treatment of high-grade intraepithelial abnormalities of the cervix |
Aug'01 |
Mar'04 |
31+ |
Positive |
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| 13 |
Multifocal Multichannel Objective Perimetry |
Nov'01 |
Nov'02 |
Dec'02 |
13 |
Negative |
| 14 |
Laparascopic adjustable gastric banding for morbid obesity |
Mar'02 |
Aug'03 |
Sept'03 |
18 |
Positive |
| 15 |
Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery |
May'02 |
Mar'03 |
10 |
Positive |
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| 16 |
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) |
Aug'02 |
Nov'03 |
Mar'05 |
31 |
Positive |
| 17 |
Neonatal Hearing Screening |
Aug'02 |
Mar'04 |
Mar'05 |
31 |
Unknown |
| 18 |
Faecal Occult Blood Test |
Aug'02 |
May'03 |
Partial |
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| 19 |
Bone Densitometry |
Aug'02 |
Nov'04 |
27+ |
Withdrawn |
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| 20 |
Carotid Stenting |
Mar'03 |
Mar'05 |
Jul'05 |
28 |
Partial |
| 21 |
Drug (Sirolimus) eluting Stents – Report not published – Subsumed by Ref. 30 |
Mar'03 |
Aug'03 |
Ref 30 |
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| 22 |
Treatment of hyperhidrosis of the axillae |
Nov'03 |
Withdrawn |
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| 23 |
Injection of Botulinum Toxin for the treatment of spasticity following stroke |
Withdrawn |
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| 24 |
Injection of Botulinum Toxin for the treatment of focal spasticity in adults |
Withdrawn |
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| 25 |
Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatograpy (MRCP) |
Nov'03 |
Mar'05 |
Jul'05 |
20 |
Positive |
| 26 |
Positron emission tomography (PET) for epilepsy |
Nov'03 |
Nov'04 |
Mar'05 |
18 |
Positive |
| 27 |
Vertebroplasty |
Mar'04 |
12 |
Interim |
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| 28 |
Laparoscopic removal of malignancies |
Mar'04 |
Withdrawn |
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| 29 |
Artificial intervertebral disc replacement – Application 1090 |
Mar'04 |
Nov'05 |
21+ |
App 1090 |
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| 30 |
Drug eluting stents |
Mar'04 |
Nov'04 |
Mar'05 |
12 |
Noted |
| 31 |
Endometrial ablation for chronic ractory menorrhagia |
Mar'04 |
Mar'05 |
Jul'05 |
16 |
Unchanged |
| 32 |
Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators for Chronic Heart Failure |
Nov'04 |
13+ |
Incomplete |
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| 33 |
Treatment of cerebral aneurysms |
Nov'04 |
13+ |
Incomplete |
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Source: MSAC Web Site: http://www7.health.gov.au/msac/ – Accessed 6thJan'06 | ||||||
O'Malley Australia and New Zealand Health Policy 2006 3:3 doi:10.1186/1743-8462-3-3 |
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