Members
Roscoe Taylor DHHS, Tas
John Ramsay DHHS, Tas
Rob Walters Australian Divisions of General Practice
Stephen Colagiuri Diabetes Australia
Technical Advisors
Jonathan Shaw Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute
Interventions in hypertension and dyslipidaemia are inefficient
Target absolute risk, not individual risk factors
Prescription of generic drugs
Introduction of a polypill (a combination of a: diuretic; calcium-channel blocker; and ACE inhibitor) at an annual cost of $200 per person treated
Lap-banding for very obese people could avert 270,000 DALYs Diet and exercise program for overweight associated with a tiny additional health gain
10% tax on unhealthy foods
Alcohol abuse
Taxation and increase in legal drinking age to 21 years form cornerstone of cost-effective alcohol control interventions
Physical activity
Media campaigns and GP interventions cornerstone of interventions in increasing physical activity
Kidney disease
Screen for chronic kidney disease and Rx with ACE inhibitors
Smoking
Cost-effectiveness analysis of tobacco control interventions underway
