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Victorian Policy Advisory Committee on Technology
The Victorian Policy Advisory Committee on Technology (VPACT) considers and makes recommendations to the department around the systematic approach to the application of emerging, new and existing health technologies in Victorian public health services. This includes identifying, prioritising, introducing, evaluating and ongoing monitoring of new and existing technologies and clinical practices.
The principles underpinning the deliberations and recommendations of VPACT are:
- Health and safety for patients, clinicians and the community is paramount.
- Broad-based stakeholder consultation is considered.
- Ethics procedures are in place to protect patients, clinicians and the community.
- Appropriate institutional committees approve technology for use.
- Evidence based practice informs conditions and logistics for introduction.
- Patient information and informed consent procedures are established.
- Appropriate and credentialed and trained staff in place to assist with new technology introduction.
- Risk management procedures are in place to reduce adverse events.
- There is no conflict of interest between a provider and technology supplier.
The following areas of knowledge and expertise are sought across VPACT membership:
- health technolgy assessment
- health service delivery
- health policy
- quality and safety
- evidence-based review and clinical practice
- population health
- health economics
- clinical pharmacology
- clinical medicine
- consumer advocate/s
- senior health service management.
Membership will also include representation from a public health service Technology and Clinical Practice (TCP) Committee.
Meetings
VPACT meets up to six times per annum depending on the number and scope of issues and initiatives being addressed. Clinical experts may be invited to attend VPACT meetings.
Secretariat
The Genetics and Health Technology unit in the Wellbeing, Integrated Care & Ageing Division provides secretariat support for VPACT
