- Asthma
- Childhood Obesity
- Chronic Disease Management (CDM) Medicare Items
- Diabetes
- GP Education Online
- Immunisation
- Information Technology/Management
- Koori Health
- Medicare Allied Health and Dental Care Initiative
- Mental health
- Practice Nursing
- Practice Management
- Young Parents Early Intervention Program
- Youth Health
Useful Links
Please find below some useful links divided into categories. You can skip directly to a category by clicking on a title in the right hand column.
Childhood Obesity
- Sentinel Site for Obesity Prevention
- NSW Health: Child Obesity
- Obesity – Library A-Z – Health Matter
- World Health Organisation – Nutrition for Health and Development
- Australasian Society for the Study of Obesity
- International Association for the Study of Obesity
Chronic Disease Management (CDM) Medicare Items
Top ^Diabetes
Diabetes Related Clinical Guidelines/Publications. Full copy of Evidence Based Guidelines for Type 2 Diabetes:
Management of Diabetic Retinopathy: Clinical Practice Guidelines - Synopsis of an NHMRC publication
- Full copy available here in PDF (383KB)
- General Practitioner’s Diabetes Management Kit
- Diabetes Australia
- Information on diabetic foot disease
Chronic Disease Management (CDM) Medicare Items (1st July 2005)
Medicare Allied Health and Dental Care Initiative (1st July 2005)
Top ^Immunisation
Commonwealth Department Sites
- Department of Health and Ageing
A general overview of the Department and the relevant Ministers - Population Health Division – Department of Health
Information on the Department’s role in public health - Immunise Australia program – Department of Health
Overview of the Immunise Australia program, relevant initiatives and publications - Communicable Diseases – Australia – Department of Health and
Website of the National Centre for Disease Control and the Communicable Diseases Network - Australian Childhood Immunisation Register – Health Insurance Commission
Explanation of the Register for parents and service providers, also information on the HIC Practice Incentive Program’s new incentives under PIP, GPII - Centrelink
Information on immunisation requirements for payments such as Child Care Benefit and Maternity Allowance
State And Territory Government Immunisation Sites
- New South Wales – NSW Health
Information on vaccine-preventable diseases, childhood immunisation schedule and contacts for further information - Victoria – Department of Human Services
A Guide to Immunisation Awareness Activities, information on the Department’s latest programs, School Entry Certificate and immunisation policy - South Australia – SA Public & Environmental Health Service, Department of Human Services
Information on SA Immunisation Program, SA Immunisation Co-ordination Unit, vaccine supply and storage, model immunisation service policy, immunisation procedures, documentation, vaccine safety, high-risk groups, contacts for further information - Western – Health Department of Western Australia
Information on the Immunisation Program, relevant books and pamphlets
Other Useful Immunisation Sites
- Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit (APSU)
The Australian Paediatric Surveillance Unit (APSU) was established in 1993 and is an active case reporting system of rare childhood diseases in Australia . The aim of the APSU is to facilitate and improve the ascertainment of selected childhood conditions which are of sufficiently low incidence or prevalence to require case ascertainment on a national scale. - National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance of Vaccine Preventable Diseases (NCIRS)
The National Centre for Immunisation Research (NCIRS) was established at the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, Sydney, by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in August 1997, to carry out research and give independent expert advice about all aspects of diseases which can be prevented by vaccination, particularly in children. It provides a national perspective on social and other issues related to immunisation. - New Zealand – Ministry of Health
Immunisation schedule, coverage information, vaccine safety, useful links, information for countering anti-immunisation material - New Zealand - Immunisation Advisory Centre (IMAC)
Information for the general public including the New Zealand Vaccination Schedule, vaccinations and diseases, frequently asked questions, quarterly newsletters and the role of IMAC.
Information Technology / Information Management
- Australian Doctor
- Medical Observer E-Health
- General Practice Computing Group
- Doctors Reference Site
- Royal Australian College of General Practice
- HIC Health Software Vendors
- Health eSignature Authority
- Argus
- HCN Forums
- Broadband for Health
- Broadband for Health Service Providers and Subsidies
Koori Health
- OATSIH – Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
- Australian Indigenous – HealthInfoNet
- National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO)
- Royal Australasian College of Physicians: Indigenous Health Education and Resources Guide
- RACGP – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
- The Medical Journal of Australia
Medicare Allied Health and Dental Care Initiative
Top ^Mental Health
- EMJA Mental Health Information Centre – Mental Health articles
- National Mental Health Strategy documents
- Mental Health Reports
- Challenging Behaviours
- Mental Illness, The facts
- Supporting Parents and Families
- Tips for Parents
- The impact of depression in Australia
- What are anxiety disorders?
- What is an eating disorder?
- What is Bipolar mood disorder?
- What is depression?
- What is schizophrenia?
- What is? series - order here
- WHO Headquarters: CIDI page
- Beyondblue
- The Mental Health Net
- CRUfAD – Resources for Clinicians
- The Mental Health Association NSW Inc
- Internet Mental Health
- The Transcultural Mental Health Centre
- Psych Central: Dr Grohol's Mental Health Page
- American Psychiatric Association
- The National (U.S.) Library of Medicine
- Psychiatry On-Line
- Royal College of Psychiatrists 'Help is at Hand' leaflet series
- Depression Central
- The Clinical Information Access Project (CIAP) Website
- The Centre for Mental Health Services (US)
- Psybersquare - Men’s Mental Health
- Mental Health Review Tribunal
- Mental Health and Special Programs Branch (Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing) 1
- SANE
Practice Nursing
- Primary Health Care Research & Information Service – Nursing in General Practice
- The Drs Reference Site – Practice Nurses
- Australian Practice Nurse Association
- ANMC National Competency Standards for the RN
- Royal College of Nursing Australia
- Nurses Registration Board of NSW
- Nursing in General Practice Business Case Models
Practice Management
- The Association of Practice Managers
- Workcover NSW – Publications
- The Drs Reference Site – Practice Management
- NSW Department of Commerce Office of Industrial Relations
Young Parents Early Intervention Program
- NSW Parenting
- University of Queensland – Parenting and Family Support Centre
- Triple P – Positive Parenting Program
- Michael Grose Parenting Ideas
- Australian Breastfeeding Association
- Karitane
- Tresillian
- The Children’s Hospital at Westmead
- Noah’s Ark Shoalhaven
- Behaviour Support Network
Youth Health
Sites for GPs:
- National Divisions Youth Alliance
- Adolescent Health Check
- NSW Centre for the Advancement of Adolescent Health
- Adolescent Health: GP Resource Kit
- Australian Drug Foundation
- Quit Campaign
- Moodgym - Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Preventing
- GPs managing patients with eating disorders
- Eating Disorders
Sites for adolescents:
- Kids Help Line
- Reach Out
- Beyond Blue
- Moodgym - Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Preventing Depression
- Moodgym - Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Preventing Depression