SOP Bulletin No. 67

Decision Support Unit

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14 January 2003

THE FOLLOWING RMA SOPS ARE TO BE GAZETTED ON 15 JANUARY, 2003

New SOPs	Otitis media
Revocations & Replacements	Allergic rhinitis
Amendments	Nil

IMPORTANT OPERATIONAL FEATURES

Otitis media

New  – 01 & 02 of '03

• This new SOP covers all forms of inflammation of the middle ear.  There are no particular noteworthy features.

Allergic rhinitis

Revocation – 03 & 04 of '03 Replaces 65 and 66 of '95

• The definition has been reworked, but this has no operational effect.
• Previously included worsening factors, covering being immuno-compromised, drugs and hypothyroidism, have been removed.  These factors promoted non-allergic rhinitis (non-SOP), so it was not appropriate to retain them in the allergic rhinitis SOP.
• The allergen exposure factors and accompanying definition now require identification of a specific causative allergen.  The old “immediately before” requirement has become “within the 24 hours before”.

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