National Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes Program
Note: this program ceases in June 2012. No new patients are being taken for the program. This web page will be removed/archived in July 2012.
Program Aims
The purpose of the program was to support general practitioners to address the health needs of patients 40 to 49 years of age who are at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes with the assistance of Medicare Item 713.
Factors identified in the Australian Type 2 Diabetes Risk Assessment Tool, as contributing to a ‘high risk’ will be reviewed to instigate early interventions such as lifestyle modification programs to assist with the prevention of type 2 diabetes.
Australian Type 2 Diabetes Risk Assessment Tool
The Australian Type 2 Diabetes Risk Assessment Tool (AUSDRISK) has been developed by the International Diabetes Institute (IDI) and is based on the Finnish ‘risk test’ but has been adapted for the Australian clinical setting using AUSDIAB data. It has been developed to provide a basis for both health professionals and health consumers to assess the risk of developing type 2 diabetes over a 5 year period. It consists of a short list of questions that, when completed, provide a guide to a patient’s current level of risk of developing type 2 diabetes. The item scores and risk rating calculations in the tool have been developed using demographic, lifestyle, anthropometric and biomedical data from the 2000 Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle baseline survey and the AusDiab 2005 follow-up study.
The completion of the Australian Type 2 Diabetes Risk Assessment Tool and a high score result will be mandatory for the patient to access Medicare Item 713. It may be completed by either the patient or with the assistance of a health professional or practice staff.
Relevant Resources: AGPN Website