Taking Stock: Current health preparation arrangements for
the deployment of Australian Defence
Forces overseas
12 August 2004
© Commonwealth of Australia
ISBN 0 642 71435 5
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Cover, Members of the committee and Table of contents |
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Terms of reference |
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Summary of findings and recommendations |
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CHAPTER ONE - BACKGROUND |
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Repatriation Commission/Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans' issues
Deployment capacity
Outline of the report
Submissions and hearing
References |
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CHAPTER TWO - DEPLOYMENT HEALTH |
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Deployment and health care planning
ADF health service outsourcing
Health Services |
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CHAPTER THREE - ADMINISTRATION, COORDINATION AND INFORMATION |
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Data collection
Health reviews
DVA access to electronic information
Problems identified in relation to the collection of medical data
Better coordination and management through the Links project
Dissemination/discussion of information |
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CHAPTER FOUR - RESEARCH AND PROGRAMS |
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Ill effects of war likely to manifest only later in life
Effects of research on the development of programs |
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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS - AUSTRALIAN DEMOCRATS |
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Appendix 1 - Submissions received by the Committee |
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Appendix 2 - Witnesses who appeared before the Committee |
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Canberra, 26 February 2004 |
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Appendix 3 - ANTHRAX VACCINATIONS |
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The issue of informed consent for 2nd Gulf War vaccinations
Unlicensed or unregistered vaccines
The timing of vaccinations for Navy personnel
The quality of vaccines used
Efficacy and safety of the vaccine
Assessment of information overall
ATTACHMENT A
Document 1: Copy of consent form dated 29 January 2003
Document 2: ABC Radio interview of Dr Kerryn Phelps |