PGPPP Orientation Resources

• www.uptodate.com - UpToDate Inc.

• www.anedgp.com.au - Adelaide North East Division of General Practice Home Page
  

• www.diabetesaustralia.com.au/.../DiabetesinGeneralPractice0809.pdf - Diabetes Management in General Practice 2008-09

• www.heartfoundation.org.au/.../HypertensionGuidelines2008to2010Update.pdf - Guide to management of hypertension 2008 Updated Dec 2010
  

• www.heartfoundation.org.au/.../Lipid-management-guidelines.pdf - Lipid Management Guidelines

• www.racgp.org.au/.../4335 - RACGP | Acute gastroenteritis in children

• www.racgp.org.au/guidelines/redbook - RACGP | Guidelines for preventive activities in general practice (The Red book)

• www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide - Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne Clinical Practice Guidelines

• http://www.jeanhailes.org.au - Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health

Doctor Info

• www.cdc.gov/travel - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - travel medicine.

• www.clinicalsportsmedicine.com - Clinical Sports Medicine - a practical guide to sports medicine, covering all aspects of diagnosis and management of sports-related injuries.

• acc.cochrane.org -The Australasian Cochrane Centre - is one of a number of Cochrane centres established worldwide to co-ordinate the activities of the Cochrane Collaboration.

• www.dermnet.org.nz - Dermnet - New Zealand Dermatological Society site with lots of good pictures and simple treatment plans.

• www.freemedicaljournals.com – More than 1,450 free medical journals online.

• www.gpnotebook.co.uk - GPnotebook - an online encyclopaedia of medicine used in the UK and internationally. Fast resource for use during the consultation.

• www.mja.com.au/public/guides/guides.html - Clinical guidelines published by the MJA – representing the consensus opinion of experts based on review of the scientific literature.

• www.nevdgp.org.au - North East Valley Division of General Practice - useful site for resources, downloads and links.

• www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov - U.S. National Institute of Health (NIH) - free digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature.

• www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide - Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne Clinical Practice Guidelines - produced by staff of The Departments of General & Emergency Medicine.

• www.rhef.com.au - The Rural Health Education Foundation Australia - delivers live interactive television education, where a panel of experts present and discuss a specific health issue in a television studio. The programs are available as a continuing resource via webstreaming on the site.

• www.shinesa.org.au - ShineSA (Sexual health information, networking and education) - see the publications section for all contraception and sexual health patient handouts.

• canceraustralia.nbocc.org.au - National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre -  a comprehensive site for doctors and pateints.

• www.gplearning.com.au - GP learning - self directed learning and CPD points online.
  

• www.immunise.health.gov.au - Immunise Australia Program -  infomation about immunisation and the Australian Immunistation Schedule.
  

• www.nps.org.au - National Prescribing Service Limited - evidence based independent infomation about medicines . Links to the Australian Prescriber and National Prescribing Servicec publications.
  

• www.racgp.org.au - Royal Australian College of General Practitioners

• www.acrrm.org.au - Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine

Patient Info

• www.breastfeeding.asn.au - Australian Breastfeeding Association

• www.breastfeedingonline.com - Breastfeeding Online

• www.beyondblue.org.au - beyondblue: the national depression initiative

• www.carersaustralia.com.au - Carer Support

• www.continence.org.au - Continence Foundation of Australia

• www.essa.com.au - Find an Exercise physiologist

• www.healthyactive.gov.au - Healthy Active - Building a Healthy, Active Australia

• www.toiletmap.gov.au - National Public Toilet Map - South Australia

• www.sane.org - SANE Australia - everything you need to know about mental illness, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder,depression, psychiatric, psychiatry, psychosocial, rehabilitation, antipsychotic medication, community care, charity, research, information, campaign

• www.lungnet.org.au - The Australian Lung Foundation

• www.kidswithasthma.com.au - Kids With Asthma - Basic facts about kids' asthma

• www.medikidz.com - Medikidz - explains medicine to children in a way they can understand