GPDV Chronic Disease Management

Index

The May 2001 Chronic Disease Initiatives

Background
Asthma | Diabetes | Mental Health | Cervical Screening | Nurses in General Practice

Better Capacity, Better Care

Systems of a General Practice Coming Soon

Publications

        GPDV's Primary Care Programs Updates
        ADGP's iCDM-Bulletins
        GPDV mapping of Asthma and Diabetes projects in Victoria

Stars

Divisions' Highlights of the CDM Program in 2002 Updated
Voting Form (Available soon)

Statistics

February 2003

National
Report of the CDM Workshop - 'One Year On' - Canberra, 20-21 March 2003

GPDV's CDM Reports to DoHA

First Report - Implementation Plan Analysis

First Interim Report - Analysis of Divisions' Business Reports (Jan - Jun 02)

Second Interim Report - Analysis of Divisions' Business Reports (Jul - Dec 02)

Chronic Disease Management Workshops

      2002
            1st Workshop - 15 February 2002
            2nd Workshop - 24 April 2002
            3rd Workshop - 24 July 2002
            4th Workshop - 23 October 2002

      2003
            1st Workshop - 26 February 2003
            2nd Workshop - 4 June 2003 New

Division Contacts

Shared Resources (available soon)

Acrobat Reader

In the 2001�2002 Federal Budget, the Government announced five new incentives relating to diabetes, asthma, cervical screening, practice nurses and mental health. The new incentives were introduced from November 2001.

For more information about the Government's requirements relating to the new incentives:

For more general information on each incentive, including the MBS requirements, visit the HIC website.

The Australian Divisions of General Practice Ltd (ADGP) publish a weekly email bulletin, the iCDM Bulletin, "to assist in sharing information regarding Chronic Disease Management in General Practice�news, highlights, issues, events, etc." Click below to to view the bulletins in 2003.

For more information please contact Mark Brommeyer, Information and Chronic Disease Management Coordinator, ADGP, via email: mbrommeyer@adgp.com.au.

Report of the Chronic Disease Management Workshop - 'One Year On' - held in Canberra on 20-21 March 2003 Click here

The report summarises the themes of the workshop and also provides records of issues resolved and discussion of those to be worked on.

Of major concern at the workshop was the reducing structure of Divisons' CDM funding. Since the workshop, the Minister has agreed to increase Divisions' CDM funding for 2003-04 to $7m.

A key theme was also the need for better communication. The Department announced the intention to convene a business management advisory group which is now finalising its membership) and all parties gave undertakings to try to improve communications generally. Regular SBO meetings are occurring and an email group has been set up for those with an interest in practice capacity.

The Department has been working on the CDM schedule to the Divisions OBF agreements and on dovetailing reporting requirements for 2003-04 with OBF reporting. Progress is also underway on the establishment of a data working group and further work in the area of practice capacity for CDM.

This is the Second Interim Report to the Department of Health and Ageing (DoHA) for the Chronic Disease Management Initiatives.

The components provided in this report are:
Section One � An analysis of the Victorian divisions� business report on the Chronic Disease Management (CDM) Program contract, for the July to December 2002 reporting period.
Section Two - A synopsis of GPDV activities at a state level across program areas including, mental health, practice nurses and IT/IM. GPDV also has provided a summary of Outcomes achieved in Victoria and Reflections of GPDV progress to date.
Section Three - A summary of barriers to the uptake of the items.
Section Four � A comprehensive package of Chronic Disease Statistics.