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| − | Patient Groups in Australia include | + | '''Patient Groups''' are organisations which claim to represent the interests of patients suffering various illnesses. Many are funded, and in some case staffed, by the [[pharmaceutical companies]] which sell treatments for the relevant illnesses. |
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| + | Patient Groups in Australia include: | ||
| + | *[[Alzheimer's Australia]] | ||
| + | *[[Arthritis Australia]] | ||
| + | *[[Asthma Foundation of Australia]] | ||
| + | *[[Australian Hearing]] | ||
| + | *[[Australasian Sleep Association]] | ||
| + | *[[Breast Cancer Awareness Network]] | ||
*[[Consumers' Health Forum of Australia]] | *[[Consumers' Health Forum of Australia]] | ||
| + | *[[Cysteic Fibrosis Australia]] | ||
| + | *[[Diabetes Australia]] | ||
| + | *[[DepressioNet]] | ||
| + | *[[Eczema Association of Australia]] | ||
| + | *[[Epilepsy Australia]] | ||
| + | *[[Epilisy Action Australia]] | ||
| + | *[[Heart Support - Australia Ltd]] | ||
| + | *[[Herpes Foundation]] | ||
*[[Impotence Australia]] | *[[Impotence Australia]] | ||
*[[Learning and Attentional Disorders Society]] | *[[Learning and Attentional Disorders Society]] | ||
*[[Macular Degeneration Foundation]] | *[[Macular Degeneration Foundation]] | ||
*[[Meningitis Centre]] | *[[Meningitis Centre]] | ||
| + | *[[Mental Health Council of Australia]] | ||
| + | *[[Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia]] | ||
| + | *[[Motor Neurone Disease Association of Asustralia]] | ||
*[[National Asthma Council]] | *[[National Asthma Council]] | ||
| + | *[[National Heart Foundation Australia]] | ||
*[[Osteoporosis Australia]] | *[[Osteoporosis Australia]] | ||
*[[SANE Australia]] | *[[SANE Australia]] | ||
| + | *[[Sleep Disorders Australia]] | ||
==Other SourceWatch Resources== | ==Other SourceWatch Resources== | ||
| + | *[[Australian Medical Association]] | ||
*[[Patient Groups]] | *[[Patient Groups]] | ||
| + | *[[Patient Groups/South Africa]] | ||
| + | *[[Patient Groups/International]] | ||
| + | *[[Patient Groups/New Zealand]] | ||
| + | *[[Patient Groups/UK]] | ||
| + | *[[Patient Groups/US]] | ||
| + | == External links == | ||
| + | *Tim Woodruff, "[http://www.theage.com.au/news/opinion/question-of-funding-control/2006/08/10/1154803025186.html A question of funding and control]", ''The Age'', August 11, 2006. | ||
| + | *Douglas Ball, Klara Tisocki and Andrew Herxheimer, "[http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/6/201 Advertising and disclosure of funding on patient organisation websites: a cross-sectional survey]", ''BMC Public Health'', August 3, 2006. | ||
[[Category:Australia]][[Category:Pharmaceutical industry]][[Category:Health]] | [[Category:Australia]][[Category:Pharmaceutical industry]][[Category:Health]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:58, 11 August 2008
Patient Groups are organisations which claim to represent the interests of patients suffering various illnesses. Many are funded, and in some case staffed, by the pharmaceutical companies which sell treatments for the relevant illnesses.
Patient Groups in Australia include:
- Alzheimer's Australia
- Arthritis Australia
- Asthma Foundation of Australia
- Australian Hearing
- Australasian Sleep Association
- Breast Cancer Awareness Network
- Consumers' Health Forum of Australia
- Cysteic Fibrosis Australia
- Diabetes Australia
- DepressioNet
- Eczema Association of Australia
- Epilepsy Australia
- Epilisy Action Australia
- Heart Support - Australia Ltd
- Herpes Foundation
- Impotence Australia
- Learning and Attentional Disorders Society
- Macular Degeneration Foundation
- Meningitis Centre
- Mental Health Council of Australia
- Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia
- Motor Neurone Disease Association of Asustralia
- National Asthma Council
- National Heart Foundation Australia
- Osteoporosis Australia
- SANE Australia
- Sleep Disorders Australia
Other SourceWatch Resources
- Australian Medical Association
- Patient Groups
- Patient Groups/South Africa
- Patient Groups/International
- Patient Groups/New Zealand
- Patient Groups/UK
- Patient Groups/US
External links
- Tim Woodruff, "A question of funding and control", The Age, August 11, 2006.
- Douglas Ball, Klara Tisocki and Andrew Herxheimer, "Advertising and disclosure of funding on patient organisation websites: a cross-sectional survey", BMC Public Health, August 3, 2006.
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