Using healthcare wisely: reducing inappropriate use of tests and treatments

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/GNT1113532

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Overdiagnosis and overtreatment as unintended consequences of modern healthcare due to expanded disease definitions labelling people with mild problems or at low risk of illness, diagnostic tests identifying inconsequential abnormalities and screening programs detecting disease that won’t progress. The result is much harm and unsustainable overuse. We will research the prevalence, causes and consequences of overdiagnosis and overtreatment, evaluate solutions and widely disseminate findings.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2017

End Date: 01-01-2021

Funding Scheme: Program Grants

Funding Amount: $9,578,895.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Primary Health Care

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

cancer detection | cardiovascular risk factors | diagnosis | musculoskeletal disorders | screening

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