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 First Aid for Asthma Chart~ - ABCD2 Stroke Risk Calculator

 TIA~Carotid Stenosis~ - ABCD2 Stroke Risk Calculator

 Opioid Contract NSW Health

 Join an email group of either Australian or Global Colleagues. Discussions range from clinical, to comical. Helpful clinical advice, computer help, usually not run by any corporations - just groups of Drs wanting to talk to other sensible people with like minded interests etc OzeGP

  Emergency Eye Care Recommended by Opthalmologists. Published on the NSW Govt Health website.

  e-health ACRRM portal - TeleHealth
www.ehealth.acrrm.org.au is an online community for health and medical professionals (generalists and specialists) who are interested in the use of TeleHealth to improve access to care for rural, Aboriginal and aged care patients.

  Practice Nurse Incentive Program (PNIP) is block funding instead of fee-for-services for practice nurse wages. Paid to practies rather than to individual Drs.

 
 9th Jan 2012 - Pneumovax 23: revaccination update

The Therapeutic Goods Administration advises that revaccination with Pneumovax 23 can be undertaken in accordance with the approved Product Information (PI).
In summary, revaccination should not be given routinely to immunocompetent individuals (that is, those with a healthy immune system).
It should be considered for patients at a high risk of serious pneumococcal disease, provided that at least five years has passed since the previous dose of Pneumovax 23.
Read the full update on the TGA website.

  Medicare Locals This site links to the new boundaries and latest news on Medicare Locals.

 Mental Health - Family Flow Chart

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