Application 1023
Placement of artificial bowel sphincters in the management of faecal incontinence
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Application No. | 1023 |
| Application Name | Placement of artificial bowel sphincters in the management of faecal incontinence |
| Advisory Panels | Associate Professor Bryan Stokes (Chair and MSAC member) Associate Professor Michael Solomon (Royal Australasian College of Surgeons nominee) Professor David Fonda (Australian Society for Geriatric Medicine Association nominee) Dr David Lubowski (Colorectal Surgical Society nominee) Dr David Jarvis (Royal Australian College of General Practitioners nominee) Ms Liz Symons (Consumers' Health Forum nominee) |
| Date Received by MSAC Secretariat | 2 March 1999 |
| Stage 1 - Eligibility | Eligible |
| Stage 2 - Assessment | Completed |
| Stage 3 - Formulation of Advice to the Minister | This assessment was considered by the MSAC at the 18 August 1999 meeting. Since there is currently insufficient evidence pertaining to placement of artificial bowel sphincters in the management of faecal incontinence, the MSAC recommended that public funding should not be supported at this time for this procedure. |
| Stage 4 - Decision | Endorsed by the Minister for Health and Ageing 30 November 1999 |
| Stage 5 - Implementation |  |
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