29 September 2016 - The Department is arranging education workshops for industry organisations who will be making a PBAC submission using version 5.0 of the PBAC Guidelines.

The workshops will promote a common understanding and interpretation of the guidance.

A total of five workshops will be available - three in Sydney (14, 19 and 20 October 2016) and two in Melbourne (17 and 24 October 2016). Each workshop will be held from 9.30 am‑4.45 pm.

The workshops will be presented by Adelaide Health Technology Assessment and facilitated by ARCS Australia and will:

• provide an overview of the structural and content changes between version 4.5 and version 5.0 of the PBAC Guidelines
• discuss key areas of the guidelines and provide worked examples
• advise on where to put relevant information when preparing a submission
• discuss approaches that can be taken when presenting the information
• discuss submissions for codependent technologies
• explain the structure and use of the Section 4 workbook

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