Development of the National Lung Cancer Screening Program Guidelines and Shared Decision Making and Informed Consent Materials.

The project team, led by A/Prof Nicole Rankin (Head, Evaluation and Implementation Science Unit), brought together experts in implementation science, respiratory health, cancer screening, tobacco control and smoking cessation, primary care, and consumer advocates. The purpose of the program guidelines is to guide the delivery of a safe, effective, and high-quality National Lung Cancer Screening Program for the Australian community, while shared decision-making resources enable people to make an informed choice about lung cancer screening with the support of their healthcare provider.

The development of the program guidelines and shared decision-making resources involved extensive and comprehensive consultations with clinical, policy and community stakeholders across all States and Territories, with a specific focus on engaging the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce and community members led by A/Prof Lisa Whop and A/Prof Raglan Maddox from Yardhura Walani, Australian National University. The program guidelines were also further refined through public consultation in December 2024.

This suite of work was delivered to Cancer Australia in March 2025.

• Qualitative
• Data analysis
• Survey
• Interview
• Focus group
• Document review

• A/Prof Lisa Whop
• A/Prof Raglan Maddox
• Dr Abbey Diaz
• Dr Alison Brown
• A/Prof Claire Nightingale
• Rebecca Zosel
• Georgia Bartlett
• Mikayla Wolfe
• Raya Lantin
• Prof Fraser Brims
• Prof Annette McWilliams
• Prof Jon Emery
• Prof Julia Brotherton
• A/Prof Emily Stone
• Mark Brooke
• Dr Tracy Leong
• Michel Itel

• National Lung Cancer Screening Program Guidelines
• National Lung Cancer Screening Program 2-Page Summary
• National Lung Cancer Screening Shared Decision-Making Resources:
  1. Shared decision making and informed choice for lung cancer screening: A guide for healthcare providers.
  2. Lung cancer screening Decision Tool.
  3. Lung cancer screening Decision Tool (2-page summary).