Reference 12d
Human papillomavirus (HPV) testing for cervical screening
Reference No. | 12d |
| Reference Name | Human papillomavirus (HPV) testing for cervical screening |
| Advisory Panel | Professor Brendon Kearney (Chair and MSAC member) Professor Sydney Bell (MSAC member) Dr Paul Craft (MSAC member) Dr Ray Kirk (MSAC member) Dr Alistair Lochhead (Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia nominee) Dr Heather Mitchell (co-opted member) Dr Marion Saville (Australian Society of Cytology nominee) Dr Judy Straton (Department of Health and Ageing) Dr Lynnette Wray (Royal Australian College of Cytology nominee) Ms Kathleen Mazzella (Consumers' Health Forum of Australia nominee) |
| Date Received by MSAC Secretariat | June 2001 |
| 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 21 May 2003 meeting. Since there is currently insufficient evidence pertaining to HPV testing for cervical screening, the MSAC recommended that public funding should not be supported at this time. |
| Stage 4 - Decision | Endorsed by the Minister for Health and Ageing 8 August 2003 |
| Stage 5 - Implementation |  |
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