Introduction

Welcome to the Occupational Lung Disease MDT Referral Portal.

Referrals to this multidisciplinary team (MDT) are available for patients with a suspected diagnosis of dust-related, non-malignant occupational lung disease. The MDT convenes virtually on a monthly basis and is comprised of leading specialists in occupational medicine, respiratory medicine and radiology, each with extensive experience in the assessment and management of occupational lung diseases. Referring clinicians may be contacted by the MDT coordinator to assist with gathering results and will be notified of the scheduled presentation date. Please ensure the patient has provided consent prior to referral.

Fee and billing

A fee of $929+GST per case applies which will be invoiced at month-end following completion of the MDT review. Please indicate the responsible payer for this fee in the referral details below (typically the patient’s employer, if part of an occupational respiratory health surveillance program). Please ensure the responsible payer has provided consent (ideally in writing) to paying the MDT case fee prior to the referral.

Reporting

Upon completion of the MDT review, the referring clinician will receive a final MDT report to the designated email address provided in the referral form. The MDT report will include (as applicable):

• Confirmed diagnosis/es and level of diagnostic confidence
• Aetiological assessment
• Recommendations for further investigations (and associated timeframes if applicable)
• Fitness for duty considerations or restrictions
• Summary notes from the MDT case discussion

Before you begin

To streamline your submission, please have the following information available for upload prior to commencing the referral (as applicable):

• Patient’s details including full name, date of birth, email and phone
• Clinical Query and Clinical Context for the MDT
• Relevant imaging (e.g. ILO Chest X-ray, HRCT)
• Respiratory function test results
• Pathology results
• Specialist reports

Initiating the referral

To proceed with an MDT referral, please complete your details below (as the referring entity). Once authenticated, you will proceed to provide the patient’s information and referral details.