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Advances Care Directives

• https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/patients/Pages/default.aspx
• NSW advanced care pamphlet 2019
• NSW Advanced Care Booklet 18 pages 2019
• http://advancecareplanning.org.au/resources/
• http://iwsml.org.au/programs/advance_care_planning/

Aged

Allergy

• http://www.allergycapital.com.au
• Epipen www.epiclub.com.au
• school guides
  •  www.allergy.org.au/images/stoires/pospapers/anaphylaxis
  • www.allergy.org.au/schools-childcare
• National Institue of of Allergy and infectious Disease  http://www.niaid.nih.gov
• www.allergy.org.au/health-professionals/anaphylaxis-resources
• http://www.allergyfacts.org.au/
• https://allergy.org.au/patients/anaphylaxis-e-training-first-aid-community
• Nutrition Education Materials | Nutrition Education Materials Online (NEMO) | Queensland Health

Alcohol

Apps

Health Navigator NZ  Mobile apps are made to support lifestyle, disease management, mental wellbeing and behaviour change.

• Health Apps from Health Navigator NZ   http://www.healthnavigator.org.nz/apps/a/app-library/

Asthma

• 
  http://www.nationalasthma.org.au
  

• http://www.asthmaaustralia.org.au/
• Thunderstorm asthma   http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/environment/factsheets/Pages/thunderstorm-asthma.aspx
• https://www.allergy.org.au/patients/asthma-and-allergy/thunderstorm-asthma
• https://asthma.org.au/about-asthma/severe-asthma/
• SMS or Email Alerts http://science.csu.edu.au/asthma

Blood

Bones and Joints – Orthopaedics

Breathing Lungs COPD Respiratory

Cancer

https://canceraustralia.gov.au/      Cancer Australia –   Many links from this website

for example under https://ovarian-cancer.canceraustralia.gov.au/health-professionals you can find the latest position statement on screening for this disease

Cancer Screening

• Cancer screening can help protect your health through early detection, even if you don’t have any symptoms of the disease. Simple screening tests look for particular changes and early signs of cancer before it has developed or before any symptoms emerge. Breast, Colon & Cervical are part of Current Australian department of Health screening programmes – there is link explaining position statement on Prostate and Lung that  the Standing Committee on Screening does not support in 2016 a population screening programs. See your GP to discuss your Individual Health Screening needs.  

• Cancerinstitute Bowel-cancer
• http://canceraustralia.gov.au/
• http://www.cancerinstitute.org.au
• http://www.prostatehealth.org.au South Australian Site
• http://www.cancer.org American Site
• http://www.cancervic.org.au/for-health-professionals/optimal-care-pathways Victoria

Children’s Health  -separate page on this site

Concussion – Head injury

 Continence Helpline 1800 33 00 66 

The Australian Government and State and Territory Governments offer a range of continence subsidy schemes to help offset some of these costs.

Continence Aids Payment Scheme (CAPS)

The Commonwealth Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) funds a range of continence products for eligible veterans and war widows or widowers through the Rehabilitation Appliances Program (RAP)   – preferred  supplier is Independence Australia    https://www.independenceaustralia.com/

  Domestic Violence

• Domestic Violence toolkit      14 page pdf download local resources
• NSW Domestic Violence line 1800656463 https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/domestic-violence

1800RESPECT is a National sexual assault, domestic and family violence counselling and information referral service, available 24 hours a day, every day of the year.

Eating- Nutrition

Farmers

Pain

https://www.nps.org.au/news/if-not-opioids-then-what

Opioid medicines and chronic non-cancer pain ; https://www.nps.org.au/consumers/opioid-medicines

Useful pain links 

• NPS MedicineWise, Chronic pain explained
• NPS MedicineWise, Opioid medicines and chronic non-cancer pain
• ACI NSW Pain management network, Pain management: For everyone
• ACI NSW Pain management network, Pain and thoughts. A video about how negative thoughts and stressful life situations can influence pain.
• Hunter New England Local Health District, Understanding pain in less than 5 minutes, and what to do about it! A video that summarises the difference between acute and chronic pain.
• Pain Australia, List of pain services in Australia
• PainHealth, Pacing and goal setting

• ACI Pain Management Network  :  http://www.aci.health.nsw.gov.au/chronic-pain
•  http://www.pain-education.com/
•  Australian Pain Society – useful links   http://www.apsoc.org.auChronic Pain Australia  
•   http://www.chronicpainaustralia.org.au        _ Information – consider becoming a Member
•   Hunter Medicare Local Video   https://youtu.be/C_3phB93rvI

Gastro-enterology

• Australian Gastroentology http://www.gesa.org.au/
• http://www.barrettscampaign.org.uk/
• Australian   http://www.gutfoundation.com/
• American links http://www.salix.com

General

• http://www.patient.co.uk/
• http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/
• http://www.bt.cdc.gov
• http://www.mayoclinic.org/
• Motor Accidents NSW  http://www.maa.nsw.gov.au/
• American with advertisements  http://www.webmd.com/

Government

• http://www.health.nsw.gov.au
• http://www.health.qld.gov.au
• http://www.healthinsite.gov.au/
• http://www.healthnavigator.org.nz

Heart

• http://www.heartfoundation.org.au
• http://www.heartfoundation.org.nz
• http://www.cvdcheck.org.au/
• http://www.framinghamheartstudy.org/

Hearing-Tinnitus

• http://www.health.gov.au/hear
• http://tinnitus.org.uk/
• http://www.tinnitus.asn.au/
• http://hear-it.org/

Imaging – Xrays

• Western Australian Government  – consumer information and more 
• http://www.imagingpathways.health.wa.gov.au
•  Western Australian Government – Consumer Information and Pathways
• CT scans, X-rays, Imaging – information for parents and carers     http://www.healthdirect.gov.au/ct-scans-for-parents-and-carers

Immunisation

• http://immunise.health.gov.au/
• or see separate page with Children’s health 
• See separate page adult vaccinations, Qfever, travel

Indigenous Health

http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/

The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet is an innovative Internet resource that aims to inform practice and policy in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health by making research and other knowledge readily accessible

Medications

• http://www.nps.org.au/
• http://www.anticoagulation.com.au/
• Consumer Medicines Information (CMI’s) available at
• CMI’s     https://www.ebs.tga.gov.au/
• Also CMI’s can be an app for your smart phone  https://www.tga.gov.au/medsearch-app

Memory Loss –Alzhimer’s

http://www.fightdementia.org.au/

Men’s Health 

see separate page

Osteoarthritis

• Myjointpain.org.au
• www.arthritisaustralia.com.au
• www.arthritisnsw.org.au
• http://www.aidsfordailyliving.com.au/
• http://livingwitharthritis.com.au         online community forum where users can post comments and questions. It also provides videos, useful links and expert tips

Osteoporosis

http://www.osteoporosis.org.au/

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Pathology

•   http://www.labtestsonline.org.au/

Sexual Health – STD’s

• Sexual Health and Family Planning Australia     http://www.shfpa.org.au/
• Melbourne Sexual Health Centre http://mshc.org.au
• http://www.stipu.nsw.gov.au
• Send letter to contacts    http://letthemknow.org.au
• http://www.stipu.nsw.gov.au/
• http://www.sti.health.gov.au
• http://www.testingportal.ashm.org.au/
• Home testing for HIV- free kit available    https://www.hivtest.health.nsw.gov.au/ 

Skin _ Dermatology

• Dermatology Information from New Zealand  http://www.dermnetnz.org/
• Skin and Cancer Foundation     http://www.skin.com.au/
• Australian College of Dermatologists  – see public area   http://www.dermcoll.asn.au/  

Sleep Apnoea

• http://www.sleephealthfoundation.org.au/
• http://www.sleepservicesaustralia.com.au/
• sleep apnoea- Epworth
• http://www.sleepoz.org.au/
• http://www.sleepapnea-act.org.au/

Smoking Cessation

• http://www.quitnow.gov.au
• https://www.icanquit.com.au/further-resources/quitlinQuitting Smoking – NSW Health – NSW Government
• http://www.oxygen.org.au

Speech Pathology

Speech Pathology Australia
Contact Mercy Care Centre -Demondnile St, YOUNG NSW 2594 –  02 6382 8444 – or  Young Community Health Centre 02 6382 8727.

Teen Health

http://www.cyh.com

Tests, treatments, and procedures for clinicians and consumers to question

• http://www.choosingwisely.org.au/recommendat

Travel

• International www.cdc.gov/nceh/vsp or http://www.who.int/ith/en/

Our Practice Nurses and General Practitioners can provide advice on immunisation requirements – please ask early as to complete some vaccinations can take 6 months

 travel to areas where Yellow Fever in at risk such as South Africa is an example www1.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/health-pubhlth-strateg-communic-factsheets-yellow.htm

Women’s Health See separate page

Vaccination see separate page