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Here is a list of useful links in the areas of General Practice and Primary Health Care.If you would like to suggest a Link to be added to this page, please email the details to the Website Administrator

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Link Categories

• Australian Government
• Divisional Projects
• Health Consumer Groups
• National Allied Health Organisations
• Primary Health Care Organisations
• Primary Health Care Research
• Still More Links
• Swine Influenza

Australian Government

• yourHealth
• • Our Australian health system is YOUR health system. Find out about the recommendations to the Government. Help make our health system work better - send in your ideas through the yourHealth website.
• Australian Government Entry Point
  • Entry point for all Australian Government websites
• Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
• Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing
• Community Services Directory (Child Support Agency)
  • A comprehensive, online Community Services Directory developed by the Child Support Agency
• DVA - Provider Partnering
  • This site contains a range of information for many providers, including GPs who may be seeking information and/or resources to assist them in treating members of the veteran community.
• Department of Veterans' Affairs
  • Website for the Department of Veterans' Affairs Medicines Advice and Therapeutic Education Servics (MATES)
• Divisions of General Practice Program
  • part of the Primary Care Division, Department of Health & Ageing.
• DoctorConnect
  • a national information & referral service for OTDs providing information about becoming or employing an OTD.
• Health Insurance Commission
• HealthInsite
  • Through this site you will find a wide range of up-to-date and quality assessed information on important health topics.
• NT Emergency Response Health Expert Panel
• Parliament of Australia
  • a great source of information on the whole range of Parliamentary activites, including Committee reports and transcripts.
• the National Primary Mental Health Care Forum

Divisional Projects

• General Practice Network Leadership Group
  • The GPNLG (formerly the AGPN-SBO Coalition) is the coalition of the (AGPN) and (SBOs) representing Divisions / Networks of General Practice in Australia.
• General Practice Quality, Viability, Vitality
  • This site outlines innovative research into quality & sustainable General Practice conducted by Divisions, including BoQ and Alternatives to Corporatisation Projects.
• HPV Vaccine
  • HPV Vaccine information
• National Innovations Funding Pool Projects
• National Primary Care Collaboratives
  • A Collaborative is a group of practices that come together over a 9-12 month period to undertake the collaborative program.
• National Primary Health Care Partnership
• Partners in Mind
  • A joint initiative by Queensland Divisions of General Practice and Queensland Health.
• Tasmanian GP Atlas
  • Rural General Practice On-Line.
• Vax 'em
  • a collaborative venture between the Northern Rivers Public Health Unit and the Northern Rivers Division of General Practice.
• cmebookings.com
  • An online service that allows health professionals to view, search, book into and to remove themselves from educational activities.

Health Consumer Groups

• Australian Mental Health Consumer Network
  • The AMHCN was formed in 1996 at the Brisbane Mental Health Services Conference for the purpose of providing mental health consumer representation at the Commonwealth level.
• Carers Australia
• Consumers Health Forum
  • Consumers' Health Forum is the leading national organisation providing a voice for all health consumers.
• Health Consumers Council of Western Australia
  • The Health Consumers' Council is an independent community based organisation, representing the consumers' 'voice' in health policy, planning, research and service delivery.
• National Resource Centre for Consumer Participation in Health

National Allied Health Organisations

• Australian Association for Exercise and Sports Science
  • Use an on-line search facility to find an accredited Exercise Physiologist for referral of patients to physical activity interventions. GPs can search within their Division of General Practice area.
• Australian Physiotherapy Association
  • APA's vision is to to improve the health of Australians by supporting world's best practice physiotherapy.
• Australian Practice Nurses Association
  • The APNA is a professional association run by practice nurses for practice nurses.
• Royal College of Nursing Australia
  • Royal College of Nursing, Australia is the professional voice for nurses by speaking out on health issues that affect nurses and the community.

Primary Health Care Organisations

• Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine
  • ACRRM is the peak professional organisation for Rural Medicine education and training in Australia
• Australian General Practice Accreditation Limited (AGPAL)
  • An independent, not-for-profit body that aims to improve the quality of health care provided to all Australians. AGPAL accredits Australian general practices.
• Australian General Practice Training
• Australian Medical Association
• Australian Medical Council
  • The Australian Medical Council is an independent national standards body for medical education and training.
• Australian Professional Health Network
• Australian Rural Health Education Network
• General Practice Australia (GPA)
  • Provides accreditation for general practices through a modular program of quality assurance, audit and risk management.
• General Practice Computing Group
• General Practice Education and Training
• General Practice Registrars Association
• National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation
• National Prescribing Service
  • NPS works with health professionals, Government, industry and consumers to improve the health of all Australians through Quality Use of Medicines.
• National Rural Health Alliance
• Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
• Rural Doctors Association of Australia
• Rural Health Education Foundation

Primary Health Care Research

• Australasian Cochrane Centre
  • Facilitates the preparation and maintenance of systematic reviews, their dissemination and application to influence service provision and clinical practice.
• Australian Institute of Primary Care
  • Promotes quality improvement and best practice in all areas of primary health care.
• Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute
• Australian Resource Centre for Hospital Innovations
  • ARCHI is a Commonwealth-funded organisation which disseminates information about advances in clinical management that improve quality and efficiency in health services.
• Centre for General Practice Integration Studies
  • The Centre conducts research, evaluation and development programs on integration of care in primary care.
• Centre for Remote Health PHC RED (NT)
• Flinders University PHC RED Program
• MICRRH PHC RED (QLD)
• NSW PHC Research Capacity Building Program
• National Health and Medical Research Council
• National Institute of Clinical Studies
• PHCRED SA
• Primary Health Care Research and Information Service
• Primary Mental Health Care Resource Centre
  • PARC is a Clearinghouse and Electronic Library for Australian Primary Mental Health Care and an Information Service in Primary Mental Health Care for GPs and the Divisions of General Practice.
• SARNet, the South Australian Primary Health Care Research Network
• The University of Western Australia PHC RED
• The Victorian Primary Health Care RED Partnership
• University of Tasmania Olga Online Guide
• University of Queensland CONROD and NHMRC CCRE Spine
• • The University of Queensland’s Centre of National Research on Disability and Rehabilitation Medicine (CONROD) and NHMRC Centre of Clinical Research Excellence in Spinal Pain, Injury and Health (CCRE Spine) have combined resources to establish the Whiplash Evidence Based Information Resource – a resource providing evidence based information to consumers and health care professionals about whiplash and its management.

Still More Links

• Australian Health Map
  • The Australian Health Map is a state-by-state guide to health resources, statistics and information including information about Divisions.
• Not For Profit Network
  • NFPN runs a number of educational and networking events for the not-for-profit sector. They cover a range of interest areas and are held throughout Australia and New Zealand.
• Primary Health Care Research & Information Service
  • Extensive links page to resources relevant to primary health care and general practice.
• The Mental Health Services (TheMHS)
  • The Mental Health Services (TheMHS) Conference TheMHS primary purpose is to organise educational forums that bring together all people interested in the provision of mental health services.
• WA GP Network

Swine Influenza

• Department of Health and Ageing - Health Emergency
  • The Department of Health and Ageing dedicated page to the Swine Flu outbreak.
• Minister for Health and Ageing Media Release page
  • This page links to the Australian Health Minister's media releases.
• World Health Organization
  • Link directly to the World Health Organization's page on Swine Flu, which is regularly updated