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ACCREDITATION/PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
Australian Association of Practice Managers
Australian Federal Privacy Commissioner
Australian General Practice Accreditation Limited (AGPAL)
GPA Accreditation Plus
Practice Management
University of New England Partnerships

AGED CARE
Department of Health & Ageing - Aged Care GP Panels Initiative - Statement of Rationalefor Divisions Performance Indicators
Department of Health & Ageing - Checklist for finding an Aged Care Home
Department of Ageing, Disabilities and Home Care
NSW Transcultural Aged Care Service (TACS)
The Wellness Guide for Carers

ANTENATAL SHARED CARE
Depression after Delivery - Postnatal Site
FPA Health
Marie Stopes International - providing sexual health and pregnancy choices
National Breast Cancer Centre
NSW Health - Diethylstilboestrol website
Obstetrics & Gynaecology Network
PEDS - Parents' Evaluation of Developmental Status
Preterm - providing termination of pregnancy in Australia
Tresillian Care
Women's Legal Resources Limited

ASTHMA & RESPIRATORY MEDICINE
Asthma Australia
Asthma Management Handbook 2002
Asthma 3+ Visit Plan
Asthma Monitoring
Asthma Research Online
National Asthma Council
National Asthma Council - Asthma 3+ plan

CERVICAL SCREENING
AusStats Health - Health Related Actions Cancer Screening
National Cervical Screening Program
NSW Cervical Screening
NSW Pap Test Register

COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT
Australian Government National Health & Medical Research Council :
Communicating with Patients - Advice for medical practitioners

Australian Bureau of Statistics
Australian Childhood Immunisation Register (ACIR)
Australian Federal Privacy Commissioner: Private Sector Business / Health
Australian Government
Australian Institute of Criminology
Australian Resources Centre for Hospital Innovations
Centrelink
Department of Health & Ageing (DHAC)
Department of Health & Ageing - Communicable Disease Australia
Department of Health & Ageing - Mental Health & WellBeing
Department of Health & Ageing - Primary Care Division (PCD)
Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (DIMIA)
Department of Veterans Affairs
Draft National Health Privacy Code
Health Insite - consumer information on a range of subject
Medicare Australia
Medical Benefits Schedule (MBS)
National Health & Medicine Research Council
Schedule of PBS

COMMUNICABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES
HIV support services - Foley House

COMORBIDITY
ADGP Consumer and Carer Resources
ADGP Managing Alcohol and Mental Health Comorbidity in Primary Care:
A National Workshop
ADGP Resources and Links
Alcoholics Anonymous Australia
Australian Institute of Health & Welfare: National Comorbidity Initiative: A Review of Data Collections Relating to People with Coexisting Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders
Department of Health & Ageing: National Comorbidity Project
Department of Veterans' Affairs - The Right Mix
Drug Info Clearinghouse
Healthinsite: Mental Health Policies and Research
Psychiatric and Physical Comorbidity in Substance Users:
A NSW Department of Health and University of Sydney Collaboration
Also see: Drug & Alcohol

SSWAHS
Balmain Hospital
Canterbury Hospital
Sydney South West Area Health Service
Central Sydney Area Health Service - Priority Health Care Programs
Concord Hospital
Concord Medical Specialist Directory
Health Services with Central Sydney - SSWAHS Population Health Unit
RPAH

DISABILITY
Disability Services Australia - disability supported employment and specialist intervention services

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Domestic Violence Resource Centre (DVlink)

DRUG & ALCOHOL
Clinical Treatment Guidelines and Patient information sheets for health professionals
Formal Accredited AOD Training Courses
Register of Australian Drug and Alcohol Research (RADAR)
Also see: Comorbidity

EDUCATIONAL
ABC Online - Australian Health Map
ABC Health Matters
Acronyms for Australian general practice and primary health care
Andrology Australia
Australian Doctor
Australian Indigenous Health Infonet
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Austroads - Assessing Fitness to Drive - Guidelines for Health Professionals
Cancer Council
Centre for Disease Control and Prevention
Centre of Genetic Education
Clinic 275 - STDs Services
Cochrane Library
Doctor's Mental Health Program
Doctor's Reference Site
ECG Learning Centre - University of Utah School of Medicine
eMedical
Good Beginnings Australia
Hearing Australia
Indigenous Health Infonet
LifeLink: Redcross Organ Donation
MedEServ
Medical Dictionary
Medical Observer
Merck manual
Primary Health Care Research
Psoriasis Education
Public Health Association of Australia

FAMILIES & CHILDREN
ACWA - The Association of Children's Welfare Agencies
National Child Protection Clearinghouse
NSW Family Services Association
NSW Parenting
The Australian Institute of Family Studies
The Domestic Violence & Incest Resource Centre (DVIRC)
The National Association for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (NAPCAN)

GENERAL
 Australian Government National Health & Medical Research Council Communicating with Patients - Advice for medical practitioners
ABC Health Updates
AllHealth.com- consumer
Australian Medicos - Locum Services
Central Sydney Area Health Service - Eastern & Central Sexual Assault Service
Community Builders
Consumer's Health Forum
Dietitians Association of Australia
Health Grades
Infoxchange
Locum Agencies
(for an up to date listing of locum agencies refer to yellowpages.com.au and search for" locum agencies")
Managing Alternatives for Human Services
Purplepill
Tax & GST
The Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS)
The Centre for Community Welfare Training (CCWT)
The Council of Social Service of NSW (NCOSS)
The Health Network - consumer
TRI Community Exchange
Western Sydney Information and Research Service (WESTIR)
Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils Ltd
World Health Organisation

HUMAN RESOURCES
 Anti Discrimination Board NSW and NSW Attonrney General
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Clerical and Administrative Employees (State) Consolidated Award
Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
National Occupational Health and Safety Commission
NSW Commission for Children and Young People - Working with Children forms
For further information and contact details for submission of
forms see Mandatory working with children checks
NSW Government Services
NSW Parliament
Standards Australia
WorkCover NSW

IMMIGRATION
The Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (DIMIA)

IMMUNISATION
Australian Childhood Immunisation Register (ACIR)

INDIGENOUS ISSUES
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Resource Directory
Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander Social Justice Pages

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/COMPUTING
Alerce Software
Australian Computer Society
Australian Communications Authority - Information on how to deal with spamming
Australian IT
Best Practice
CIAP
CCG Consulting - IT Support Services
General Practice Computing Group (GPCG)
MD Connect - IT Support Services
Medical Director
Medical Software Industry Association
Mims

JUST FOR FUN
Amazon Books
eBay
Trading Room

LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Local Council Community Directory (LINCS)
Local Government Directory

MACROVASCULAR/DIABETES
Diabetes Australia
Heart Foundation

MEDICAL JOURNALS
American Family Physician
Australian Prescriber
American Journal of Epidemiology
Australian Prescriber
British Medical Journal
eMedical Journal of Australia
European Journal of Public Health
International Journal of Epidemiology
International Journal of General Practice & Primary Care
JAMIA
Journal of American Medical Association
Medical Journal of Australia
Medicine Australia
New England Journal of Medicine
The Lancet

MEDICINE IN THE MEDIA
Media Doctor

MEN'S HEALTH
Men's Health Information and Resource Centre
Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Testing Guidines for Men who have sex with men (MSM) 2005 version

MENTAL HEALTH
All in the Mind - Radio National Anxiety Disorders Alliance - Anxiety in primary school children
APS Psychological Referral Service
Auseinet
Australian College of Psychological Medicine
Australian Transcultural Mental Health Network
Beyond blue national depression initiative
BluePages - Information on Depression
C.A.R.E. Employment
Carers NSW
Centre for Evidence-based Mental Health (UK)
Dark Side of the mood- ABC Health Report
Department of Health & Aged Care- Mental Health & WellBeing
Doctor's Mental Health Program
Eating Disorders Association
Eating Disorders Online
Health Insite - Personality Disorders
Medscape psychiatry and mental health page (US)
Mental Health Association
Mental Health Council of Australia
Mental Health First Aid
Mental Health infosource (US)
Mindperformance - Enhance performance and use positive suggestion and relaxation to achieve goals, reduce stress and tension
Psychiatrist referral directory
Reach Out (Youth Suicide Prevention)
SANE Australia
Sphere depression project
St John of God Hospital
Suicide and Attempted Suicide
Talkingcure - Measures to become Outcome-Informed in your Clinical Practice
The Australian Early Intervention Network
The Australian e-Journal For Advancement in Mental Health
Tourette Syndrome Association of Australia
Transcultural Mental health Centre (NSW)
Transcultural Mental Health Centre K10 Outcome Tools
Wesley Private Hospital
Also see: Comorbidity

NSW GOVERNMENT
Chief Health Officer - Public Health Alerts
Easy Guide to Clinical Practice Improvements: A Guide for Healthcare Professionals
Health Online
National Road Transport Commission - Commercial Drivers Assessment - Registered users only
NSW Common Health Topics (Fact Sheets)
NSW Department of Community Services (DoCS)
NSW Department of Transport - Taxi Transport Subsidy Scheme
NSW Government
NSW Government Health Service Sector
NSW Health
NSW Health - Clinical Service Frameworks
NSW Health - Publications
NSW Multicultural Health Communication Network
NSW Office of Industrial Relations
NSW Public Health Bulletin
Online Library - Clininfo
Public Health Act 1991
Road and Traffic Authority (RTA) - Mobility Parking Scheme
RTA - Motor Accident Authority - GP guidelines for managing anxiety following MVA
Workcover NSW

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY
ACC- A guide to Assessing Psychological Yellow Flags n Acute Back Pain
Compensable Injuries in Health Outcomes
Management of Work-Related Acute Back Pain - Information & Resources for GPs

PROFESSIONAL
Alliance of NSW Divisions
Australian Division of General Practice (ADGP)
Australian Medical Association (AMA)
Doctors Reform Society of Australia
National Division of General Practice
National Health & Medical Research Council (NH&MRC)
Primary Health Care Research and Information Service (PHC RIS formerly - National Information Service
National Prescribing Service (NPS)
RACGP

SEARCH ENGINES
Alta Vista
Google
Healthlinks
LookSmart
Metacrawler
Yahoo!Australia

THERAPEUTICS
Australian Adverse Drug Reactions Bulletin
Australian Cochrane Centre
Australian Consumers Medicines Information & Approved Product
Australian Drug Info
Australian Medicines Handbook
Australian Prescriber
MIMS Online
National Preferred Medicines Centre (NZ)
National Prescribing Service (NPS)
New Drug Approvals Australia
NPS Radar - Rational Assessment of Drugs & Research
Therapeutics Goods Administration
Therapeutic Guidelines
Therapeutics Letter/Therapeutics Initiative
USP Drug Information

TRAVEL MEDICINE
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Department of Foreign Affairs
MASTA - Travel information
Medicare Australia access overseas
Travel Medicine
World Health Organisation
Public Health Unit (ring to access Yellow Fever immunisation clinics)

UNIVERSITIES
AV-CC Member Universities
OLGA - OLGA is designed to perform both as an educational resource to help develop skills, and as a resource to help people search in the right places for the information they require.
Postgraduate Medicine Uni Syd
University of Sydney
University of Sydney Library: Medical Internet Guide
UNSW - QuickClinical Online Guidelines Trial

YOUTH
Kids HelpLine - Online counselling for kids and young people 5-18years
Make A Noise - Health information site for young people
NSW Commission for Children and Young People
Reachout - helping young people get through tough times
Somazone- Youth site for health info ( managed by Aust. Drug Foundation)
The Youth Action & Policy Association NSW (YAPA)
Youth NSW
Youth Suicide and Self-Injury
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