Applications

1385 – Shared Medical Appointments (SMAs) for Type 2 Diabetes Management

Find out about the service or technology in this application and the medical condition it addresses. You can also view the application documents, the deadlines for providing consultation input and the outcome of the application when the MSAC process is complete.

  • Status Complete
  • Type New application
  • Pre-PASC consultation -
  • Pre-MSAC consultation -
  • Outcome Not supported

Application details

Reason for application

New MBS item.

Service or technology in this application

SMAs are medical appointments carried out individually in a group of consenting patients by a GP and 2-3 other health professionals. They are led by a GP and include a Practice Nurse (PN), facilitator (diabetes educator, dietitian, psychologist etc) and a Documenter who details medical records in real time.

Type: Single consultation

Medical condition this application addresses

Patients with diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), or pre-diabetes (with an accompanying chronic condition) as determined by HBA1C or other accepted measures of hyperglycaemia. T2D is an inflammatory metabolic disorder determined largely by lifestyle (and thus largely preventable), which is in epidemic proportions in western countries, including Australia.

Meetings to consider this application

  • PASC meeting: 
    • 16 April 2015
    • 11 - 12 December 2014
  • ESC meeting: 11 - 12 February 2016
  • MSAC meeting: 30 - 31 March 2016