Welcome to the review and update of the Clinical Guidelines for the Management of Overweight and Obesity for Adults, Adolescents, and Children in Australia.
This project was commissioned by the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care and taken up by Deakin University’s Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition and Institute for Health Transformation.
The aim is to undertake a review of, and update, the Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Overweight and Obesity for Adults, Adolescents, and Children in Australia (Guidelines), reflecting the best available evidence and practice advice. The guidance provided will underpin advice for health care workers (e.g. general practitioners, clinicians, allied health practitioners) and the Australian public.
The updated Guidelines will complement the National Obesity Strategy 2022-2032 (Australia) as well as other current national and international evidence-based Guidelines on the management of overweight and obesity in adults, adolescents and children.
They will also meet the current National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Standards for Guidelines. This will require:
- review of the current Australian Guidelines (completed)
- development of updated Guidelines using evidence reviews, consultation with experts and key stakeholders as well as expert review (completed)
- developing the Guidelines to NHMRC standards and gaining NHMRC approval prior to finalisation (in progress)
There is an NHMRC requirement to consider feedback on the draft Guidelines to ensure guideline quality, legitimacy and acceptability to end users and the public. The draft Guidelines, and the associated Technical Report, can be found on this webpage. It is vital that we hear from you to help shape the final version of the Guidelines so we can ensure they are relevant, practical and effective in improving the quality of care and support provided to individuals living with overweight and obesity in Australia.
Public Consultation is open for one month (from 15 November 2024) and gives key stakeholders (e.g. organisations, health care professionals, community groups, advocates and individual members of the public) the opportunity to provide feedback on the content and useability of the draft Guidelines prior to final submission for approval by the NHMRC.
Please note: The survey is now closed and we won't be accepting any more responses.
We value your input, and this survey is the only way we can hear your feedback. This public consultation will close as scheduled, so we encourage you to take this opportunity to have your voice heard.
After the consultation period, we will consider all feedback received and, where relevant, make changes to the documents. Feedback (and the response from the Guidelines Management team) will be included in a supplementary file to the Technical Report.
Thank you for your interest. We look forward to receiving your feedback.
The Management Committee for the review and update of the Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Overweight and Obesity in Adults, Adolescents and Children in Australia.
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