Respiratory Network

Purpose and Background

The ACI Respiratory Network is a collaboration of over 200 members with an interest in thoracic medicine including consumers, administrators, academics and clinicians from all respiratory disciplines across NSW. The Network consists of seven working groups, including a dedicated rural respiratory group, overseen by an executive steering committee. The purpose of the Network is to promote high quality patient care, and to improve equity of access to, and outcome from, respiratory medicine and sleep disorder services for adult and paediatric patients across NSW. Following the amalgamation of the Respiratory Chronic Care Advisory Group into the GMCT Respiratory Steering Committee in November 2007, the Network became the principal source of advice to the NSW Department of Health on clinical respiratory services in NSW.

Network Working Groups

• Airways Diseases & Smoking Cessation (includes Pulmonary Rehabilitation & Airways Education)
• Oxygen & Related Products / Equipment & Chronic Ventilatory Support
• Respiratory Infection / Acute Respiratory Failure
• Workforce, Education & Training
• Highly Specialised Diseases & Treatments (includes Cystic Fibrosis, Non-CF Bronchiectasis)
• Sleep Disorders
• Rural Services

Partnership Organisations

The Respiratory Network has developed collaborative relationships with the NSW Department of Health, the Thoracic Society of Australia & New Zealand, the Clinical Excellence Commission, the Clinical Education & Training Institute, The Lung Foundation, Cystic Fibrosis NSW and the Bureau of Health Information.