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The APSU

The APSU is a unit of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP)

The Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit (APSU) is a national resource, established in 1993 to facilitate active surveillance of uncommon childhood diseases, complications of common diseases or adverse effects of treatment. 

DO YOU SUPPORT A NATIONAL PLAN FOR RARE DISEASES FOR AUSTRALIA? REGISTER YOUR SUPPORT BY COMPLETING OUR BRIEF SURVEY 

Apsu Online Reporting System

The APSU now offers a web-based reporting system to all NSW clinicians. This innovative system saves approximately 20 hours of data entry each month.

We plan to implement a staged roll out to other states over 2012 and we hope that you will embrace this new, more efficient reporting system.

For more information about web-based reporting please click here.

 

Australian Research Council Linkage Grant Approved

The APSU is pleased to announce that we have secured an ARC Linkage Grant to study the impacts of rare diseases on Australian children, families and health professionals. Through the APSU and its collaborating organisations' coordinated research approach this three year funding grant will aim towards improving psychosocial, health and economic outcomes for children and families.

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