Application 1085
Carbon Labelled Urea Breath Tes
Carbon Labelled Urea Breath Test
Application No. | 1085 |
| Application Name | Carbon Labelled Urea Breath Test |
| Advisory Panels | Dr Debra Graves (Chair and MSAC member) Professor Syd Bell (MSAC member) Dr Scott Beuzeville (Australian and New Zealand Association of Physicians of Nuclear Medicine nominee) Professor Robert Conyers (Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia nominee) Dr Peter Katelaris (Gastroenterologist Society of Australia nominee) Ms Valeris McKeown (Consumers' Health Forum of Australia nominee) |
| Date Received by MSAC Secretariat | 17 September 2004 |
| Stage 1 - Eligibility | Eligible |
| Stage 2 - Assessment | Completed |
| Stage 3 - Formulation of Advice to the Minister | This assessment was considered by the MSAC at the28 February 2006 meeting. Unanimous agreement with the following recommendation: Carbon Labelled Urea Breath Test is safe. Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness have been demonstrated for use as a first line procedure for the diagnosis of helicobacter pylori infection. The MSAC recommends that public funding should be supported for the use of Carbon Labelled Urea Breath Testing as a first line procedure for diagnosis of helicobacter pylori infection |
| Stage 4 - Decision | Endorsed by the Minister for Health and Ageing 8 June 2006 |
| Stage 5 - Implementation | Implemented |
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