The NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation has developed a Decision Aid for Women Experiencing Stress Urinary Incontinence, and an overview of options for managing the condition.
The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care has developed resources for consumers, clinicians and health service organisations on transvaginal mesh. These include:
- fact sheets on treatment options for pelvic organic prolapse and stress urinary incontinence
- information on the risks and benefits of different treatment options
- questions to consider asking your doctor.
The Consumers Health Forum of Australia (CHF) has published information on the requirements for patient information leaflets and patient implant cards for implantable medical devices in:
- the CHF consumer guide to reforms
- a CHF webinar on medical devices patient implant card and patient information leaflet.
The Health Consumers' Council has published a pelvic mesh consumer update.
Resources from medical professional colleges
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) has published a suite of pelvic mesh resources. This includes information for patients on the different uses for urogynaecological mesh products and links to the College's comment on the Senate inquiry.
RANZCOG has made a statement on the use of mesh for the surgical treatment of vaginal prolapse and urinary incontinence. It discusses the different mesh procedures that have been used to treat different conditions.
The UroGynaecological Society of Australasia (UGSA) published a patient information page dedicated to urogynaecological mesh, including patient testimonials, information sheets, videos and guidance for where patients can get help within Australia.