General
- Medical Internet Sites Ver 1.0 (Great resource, courtesy of Manly Warringah Division of General Practice, NSW)
Immunisation
- Australian Childhood Immunisation Register
- Australian Childhood Immunisation Register (ACIR) forms
- Department of Health – Fact Sheets on Immunisation
- General Practice Immunisation Incentives Scheme
- Government of WA Department of Health Immunisation Homepage
- Government of WA Department of Health – Immunisation fact sheets
- Immunise Australia Program
- Medicare Australia Practice Incentives Program
- Chain of Protection
Practice Nursing Links
- AGPAL
- ANFWA – Free computer classes for members
- Australian Association of Practice Managers (AAPM)
- Australian Nursing Federation – Competency standards for nurses in general practice
- Australian Nursing Federation WA Branch – RN pay rates
- Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council
- Australian Practice Nurses Association
- Australian Wound Management Association
- Carers Australia
- Competency Standard for Nurses in General Practice
- Continuing Education & professional development – RPH Nursing
- DVA Client Forms
- Department of Health, Nursing in Western Australia – Renewal of RN registration
- Dept of Consumer and Employment Protection
- Dept of Veteran Affairs
- GP Computing Group
- GPA
- Health Department
- Insurance Commission of WA
- Medicare Australia
- Medicare Benefits Schedule Online
- Nurses Board of WA
- Nursing in General Practice – A guide for the general practice team
- Nursing in General Practice – business case models
- Primary Health Care Research & Information Service
- Royal College of Nursing Australia
- Royal College of Nursing Australia – Financial Grant Applications
- The Johanna Briggs Institute – Best practice information sheets
- WA Industrial Relations Commission – EN & Nursing Assistants (Government) Award
- Western Australian Practice Nurse Association
- Workcover
Aged Care Links
- ACSWA (Aged and Community Services Western Australia
- Acute Aged Care – Best Practice approaches to minimise functional decline in the older person across the acute, sub-acute and residential aged care settings.
- Aged Care Documents on AGPN
- BeyondBlue – A national depression initiative – lots of great resources for professionals and patients
- COTA (Council on the Ageing)
- Center for Clinical Interventions – WA public MH service. Site includes details of how to refer and great resources for GPs and patients
- Free Publication: Understanding Younger Onset Dementia – Hard copies are also available for purchase at $7.50 each by downloading the order form on the web site or by calling (02) 6254 4233.
- Health Matters Library – Older People – From gardening to grey nomads, here’s our collection of articles about health and well-being for seniors.
- Pain in Residential Aged Care Facilities – Management Strategies.
- Standards and Accreditation Agency
- The Office of Mental Health (WA) – Latest updates on mental health policy, training, and resources in WA. Links to useful sites, contact details of all public MH clinics in WA, and access to relevant resources. Frequently updated.
- gplearning – Online CPD modules, including some accredited for registration with the Better Outcomes in Mental Health Care initiative
APCC Links
GP Liaison Links
- Kalamunda District Hospital
- Mercy Hospital (Private)
- Royal Perth Hospital
- Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
- Swan District Hospital
- Osborne Park Hospital
- King Edward Memorial Hospital
QUM
- Medicare Australia – Practice Incentive Payments
- Australian Prescriber
- NPS Radar (Rational Assessment of Drugs and Research)
- National Prescribing Service
- National Prescribing Service for Health Professionals
- Pharmacy Guild-Medication Management Review Program
Mental Health Links
- Ausienet – Australian Network for Promotion, Prevention and Early Intervention for Mental Health
- http://www.adgp.com.au/site/index.cfm?display=353
- ARAFMI Mental Health Carers & Friends Association Incorporated
- Before You Think Suicide – There are other answers. White Wreath Association. Info here
- Living is for Everyone (LIFE) – A suicide and self-harm prevention resource for everyone
- LifeLine – Suicide prevention training programs
- Living Works – Their mission is to create learning experiences that help communities prevent suicide
- Mental Health Sites – This map serves as a locality guide to Mental Health Services by suburb; in the North Metro Health Area
- SANE Australia – National charity helping people affected by mental illness
- Suicide Prevention Australia – Suicide prevention information service with suicide and depression info, statistics and help throughout Australia
- Suicide prevention support materials – Resources such as: How organisations can respond to suicide risk; Postvention strategies and Suicide risk policy and protocals
- Suicide, Impulsivity and Crisis – the means matters! – Some suicides are deliberative, however many appear to have an impulsive component
- BOiMHCI – Better Outcomes in Mental Health Care Initiative (BOiMHCI) Familiarisation Training
- BeyondBlue – National, independent, not-for-profit organisation working to address issues associated with depression, anxiety and related substance misuse disorders in Australia.
- BluePages – Provides information about depression for consumers, Produced by the Centre for Mental Health Research (CMHR) at Australian National Uni (ANU) and CSIRO Math & Info Sciences (CMIS)
- Carers WA – Provides information and resources for carers
- Centre for Clinical Interventions WA public Mental Health Service – includes of how to refer and great resources for GPs and patients
- Children of Parents with a Mental Illness. – Worker Resource Centre. Australian Infant, Child, Adolescent and Family Mental Health Association Limited
- DepressioNet – Comprehensive online resource for Australians living with depression and our families and friends to come for information, help & support
- GPLearning – Online CPD modules, including some accredited for registration with the Better Outcomes in Mental Health Care Initiative
- It’s All Right – SANE’s website for young people whose lives are affected by mental illness.
- Ministerial Council for Suicide Prevention – Seeks to increase access to and availability of suicide prevention information for professionals, researchers and community members
- Medscape – Comprehensive medical website from WEBMD; all areas including psychiatry and primary health care
- Mental Health Council of Australia
- Mental Health Law Centre
- MindBodyLife – resented as a source of information on ways to enhance physical wellbeing – especially for people living with a mental illness and for the people who care about them
- Relationships Australia – Committed to enhancing the lives of communities, families and individuals by being the leading professional provider of quality relationship support services.
- The Black Dog Institute – Educational Research and Clinical facility; Offers specialist expertise mood disorders incl. depression and Bipolar Disorder. Attached to the Prince of Wales Hospital and affiliated with Uni of NSW
- The Mental Illness Fellowship of Australia – (Schizophrenia Fellowship’s Council of Australia) National body with state and territory member organisations supporting representing people with severe mental illness and their carers.
- WA Association for Mental Health
- WA Network of Alcohol and Drug Agencies – Includes a directory of community alcohol and drug agencies
- World Health Organisation (WHO) Mental Health – Contains information of mental health topics, publications, links and events & media
Promoting Living Links
- ARAFMI Mental Health Carers & Friends Association Incorporated
- Before You Think Suicide – There are other answers. White Wreath Association. Info here
- Life is for Everyone (LIFE) – A suicide and self-harm prevention resource for everyone
- LifeLine – Suicide prevention training programs
- Living Works – Their mission is to create learning experiences that help communities prevent suicide
- Mental Health Sites – This map serves as a locality guide to Mental Health Services by suburb; in the North Metro Health Area
- SANE Australia – National charity helping people affected by mental illness
- Suicide Prevention Australia – Suicide prevention information service with suicide and depression info, statistics and help throughout Australia
- Suicide prevention support materials – Resources such as: How organisations can respond to suicide risk; Postvention strategies and Suicide risk policy and protocals
- Suicide, Impulsivity and Crisis – the means matters! – Some suicides are deliberative, however many appear to have an impulsive component
Mindcare Links
- Mental Health Council of Australia – MHCA is the independent, national representative network of organisations and individuals committed to achieving better mental health for everyone in Australia.
- Multicultural Mental Health Australia – MMHA provides national leadership in mental health and suicide prevention for Australians from culturally and linguistically diverse CALD)backgrounds.
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) Links
- DoHA ICDP GP resource kit for general practice, Aboriginal Community Controlled and Indigenous Health services
- Practice Incentives Program (PIP)
- Tackling Chronic Disease Risk Factors
Street Doctor
- Earbus – Ear Health Program
Other Links
- Australian Mesothelioma and Asbestos consumer webpage: http://www.mesotheliomasymptoms.com/
