DCGPA Links

Clinical Practice Guidelines

Please navigate through our link categories to the right. Links to the following sites do not imply endorsement of the site by the Dandenong Casey General Practice Association.

• Heart Foundation Hypertension Guidelines 2008 - www.heartfoundation.org.au
• The National Guideline Clearinghouse (USA) - www.guideline.gov
• NH&MRC - http://nhmrc.gov.au/funnelback/index.htm
• RACGP - www.racgp.org.au/publications
• The Royal Children's Hospital Clinical Guidelines - www.rch.unimelb.edu.au/clinicalguide
• Medical Journal of Australia - www.mja.com.au/public/guides/guides.html
• Clinicians Health Channel - www.clinicians.vic.gov.au/
• National Asthma Council of Australia - www.nationalasthma.org.au/publications.html
• Diabetes Australia - www.diabetesaustralia.com.au/en/For-Health-Professionals/Diabetes-National-Guidelines/
• MBS Fee Summary - http://www.apna.asn.au/associations/6694/files/MBS%20Fee%20Summary%202007_Fellows_web.pdf

  The RACGP, together with the Australian Family Physician, has released this MBS Fee Summary.

• RACGP "Green Book": Putting Prevention into Practice - http://www.racgp.org.au/guidelines/greenbook

  An evidence-based monograph that assists GPs to be more effective in the implementation of preventive care in the practice setting.

• RACGP "Red Book" : Guidelines for Preventative Activities in General Practice - http://www.racgp.org.au/guidelines/redbook

  Evidence-based information on activities for patients in various age groups and according to individual health profiles. Can also be used as a study guide and patient education tool.

• RACGP Standards for General Practice, 3rd Edition - http://www.racgp.org.au/standards

  Supporting high quality and safe comprehensive care, including services provided, patients' rights/needs, quality improvement/education, practice management, physical aspects and more.

• RCH - Asthma action Plans - www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide/forms/asthmaPlan.cfm
• RCH - Clinical Practice Guidelines for Paediatric Care - www.rch.org.au/clinicalguide
• RCH - Resuscitation Resources - www.rch.org.au/genmed/clinical.cfm?mode=preview&doc_id=5418
• Management of Overweight and Obesity in adults and children guidelines. - http://www.health.gov.au/
• The use of sentinel node biopsy in early (operable) breast cancer: a guide for general practitioners - http://www.nbocc.org.au/resources/documents/SNGPW_theuseofsentinelnode.pdf

  The National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre (NBOCC) has recently developed a new resource to help GPs answer patient questions about sentinel node biopsy and manage follow-up care for women who have had the procedure.