Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of Australia’s most common yet most overlooked chronic diseases. This report highlights how better management of COPD can reduce preventable hospitalisations, lower mortality and curb the growing economic and societal burden. It outlines five key recommendations that could chart a new course for COPD care to deliver measurable...

This Regulation Impact Statement provides an analysis of the impact of a prohibition on the use of engineered stone under current Work Health and Safety laws in response to the epidemic of occupational lung disease including accelerated silicosis in the engineered stone industry.

This consultation paper provides important background and context information to start the conversation with stakeholders about dust diseases, in particular, the emergence of new cases of accelerated silicosis.

This report contains 68 recommendations, as well as several findings, into the re-identification of coal workers pneumoconiosis (CWP), or 'black lung disease,' in Queensland — a disease long thought eradicated.

This demonstration data linkage study investigates the use of lung function testing in the diagnosis and management of chronic airways disease. It uses data from the 45 and Up Study linked to Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) and Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) data. The study shows that: - contrary to recommended guidelines, most study participants (82%)...