[HTML][HTML] Lessons from implementing the Australian national action plan for endometriosis

M Armour, J Avery, M Leonardi… - Reproduction and …, 2022 - raf.bioscientifica.com
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Endometriosis is a common yet under-recognised chronic disease with one in nine (more
than 830,000) women and those assigned female at birth diagnosed with endometriosis by
the age of 44 years in Australia. In 2018, Australia was the first country to develop a
roadmap and blueprint to tackle endometriosis in a nationwide, coordinated manner. This
blueprint is outlined in the National Action Plan for Endometriosis (NAPE), created from a
partnership between government, endometriosis experts and advocacy groups. The NAPE …
Abstract
Endometriosis is a common yet under-recognised chronic disease with one in nine (more than 830,000) women and those assigned female at birth diagnosed with endometriosis by the age of 44 years in Australia. In 2018, Australia was the first country to develop a roadmap and blueprint to tackle endometriosis in a nationwide, coordinated manner. This blueprint is outlined in the National Action Plan for Endometriosis (NAPE), created from a partnership between government, endometriosis experts and advocacy groups. The NAPE aims to improve patient outcomes in the areas of awareness and education, clinical management and care and research. As researchers and clinicians are working to improve the lives of those with endometriosis, we discuss our experiences since the launch of the plan to highlight areas of consideration by other countries when developing research priorities and clinical plans. Historically, major barriers for those with endometriosis have been twofold; first, obtaining a diagnosis and secondly, effective symptom management post-diagnosis. In recent years, there have been calls to move away from the historically accepted ‘gold-standard’surgical diagnosis and single-provider specialist care. As there are currently no reliable biomarkers for endometriosis diagnosis, specialist endometriosis scans and MRI incorporating artificial intelligence offer a novel method of visualisation and promising affordable non-invasive diagnostic tool incorporating well-established technologies. The recognised challenges of ongoing pain and symptom management, a holistic interdisciplinary care approach and access to a chronic disease management plan, could lead to improved patient outcomes while reducing healthcare costs.
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