| Useful
Websites |
|
Abortion – on line info service | www.mariestopes.com.au |
| Advance Care Planning | www.respectingpatientchoices.org.au www.youracp.com |
Alcohol & drug info | www.druginfo.adf.org.au |
| Allergy | www.allergy.org.au |
| Alzheimers | www.alzheimers.org.au |
| Assoc for children with a disability | www.acd.org.au |
| Asthma | www.nationalasthma.org.au |
| Asthma breathing exercises | www.asthmacrc.org.au |
| Bedwetting – GP & parents | www.racgp.org.au/document.asp?id=5621 |
| Cancer | www.cancervic.org.au |
| Cancer | www.cancer.org.au/factsheets |
| Carers | www.carersaustralia.com.au |
| CVA | www.strokefoundation.com.au |
| Clinical practice guidelines | www.nhmrc.gov.au/publications |
| Depression | www.beyondblue.org.au |
| Dealing with emotions | www.moodgym.anu.edu.au |
| Dementia | www.alzheimers.org.au www.dva.gov.au/health_wellbeing/publications.htm |
| Dermatology | www.dermatlas.med.jhmi.edu/derm www.dermnetnz.org www.occderm.asn.au/Fact%20sheets/ContactDermatitis |
| Diabetes | www.diabetesaustralia.com.au www.glycemicindex.com |
| Diabetic exercise programs | www.liftforlife.com.au www.cota.org.au |
| Drug information, counselling, referral | www.drugs.vic.gov.au www.turningpoint.org.au www.adf.org.au |
| Eating & dieting disorders | www.cedd.org.au www.edf.org.au |
| Food & nutrition | www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au www.heartfoundation.org.au/Healthy_Living/Eating_And_Drinking |
| Genetic diseases | www.agsa-geneticsupport.org.au www.murdoch.rch.unimelb.edu.au www.genetichealthvic.net.au |
| Headache | www.brainaustralia.org.au www.headacheaustralia.org.au |
| Health service near you | www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au |
| Heart | www.heartfoundation.com.au |
| Hepatitis C | www.hepcvic.org.au/news/news.html |
| HIV/AIDS | www.ashm.org.au |
| Immunization – Australia | www.nhmrc.gov.au/publications www.who.int/immunisation_monitoring/en/globalsummary/schedule |
| Incontinence | www.contfound.org.au |
| Laboratory tests | www.labtestsonline.org.au www.goingfora.com |
| Lymphoedema | www.lymphoedema.org.au www.bcna.org.au |
| Menopause info | www.jeanhailes.org.au www.menopause.org.au |
| Mens health | www.andrologyaustralia.org |
| Mental health | www.mentalhealth.asn.au www.moodgym.anu.edu.au www.planningwhatiwant.com.au |
| Palliative care info for patients and carers | www.caresearch.com.au www.bethlehem.org.au |
| Patient info re better health | www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au |
| Paediatric Speech | http://firstwords.fsu.edu |
| Paediatrics | www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/ |
| Powers of Attorney (Medical) | www.publicadvocate.vic.gov.au/Publications/Powers-of-attorney.html |
| Relationships | www.relationships.com.au |
| Respiratory | www.lung.net.au |
| Salt | www.saltmatters.org |
| Sexuality | www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au |
| Skin | www.dermcoll.edu.au/a-to-z-of-skin |
| Sleep better without drugs | www.sleepbetter.com.au |
| Specific disease info | www.gpnotebook.co.uk |
| Stress management | www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au |
| Tics | www.klis.com/chandler/pamphlet/tic |
| Translators | www.healthtranslations.vic.gov.au |
| Traveller’s info | www.smarttraveller.gov.au www.ceed@mh.org.au www.travelclinic.com.au |
| Centre for Disease Control | www.cdc.gov/travel/index.htm www.who.int/ith |
| Travel plans | www.globe-medical.com.au/travelplanner/index.php www.tripprep.com |
| Virtual medical centre (reliable info) | www.virtualmedicalcentre.com |
| Yoga Teachers | www.yogateachers.asn.au |
| X-Ray procedures / risks | www.insideradiology.com.au |