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Conversation Guide: What Matters To Me

Talking about end-of-life care is different for everyone. Some people find it overwhelming and confronting, others may be more accepting.

• Palliative care

Children with melioidosis in Far North Queensland are commonly bacteraemic and have a high case fatality rate

Paediatric melioidosis is uncommon in Northern Australia and localised skin and soft tissue infections predominate. This study presents data from Far North Queensland and shows that, in this population, children with melioidosis are commonly bacteraemia and have a high case fatality rate.

• Communicable diseases

Consumer Representative Forum on Hearing Communiqué 10 February 2018

The Hon Ken Wyatt AM MP, Minister for Aged Care and Minister for Indigenous Health, met with consumer representative groups on Saturday 10 February 2018 to discuss contemporary issues faced by families and individuals living with a hearing impairment, listen to their views on hearing related topics and provide an opportunity for representatives to discuss key issues that are affecting consumers.

• Hearing

Consumer and carer guide to recovery principles that support recovery-oriented mental health practice: journey of hope and new beginnings

Brochure for consumers and carers.

• Carers
• Mental health

Characteristics of culturally competent maternity care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, The

This document identifies the characteristics of culturally competent maternity care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as required under action 2.2 of the National Maternity Services Plan.

• Maternal Health

Clinical practice guideline for the management of borderline personality disorder

This guideline will assist health professionals to diagnose, treat and manage borderline personality disorder in adolescents and adults, and will improve understanding and recognition of BPD in health services and the community.

• Mental health

Commonwealth response to the Senate Community Affairs Committee Final Report 2009: National registration and accreditation scheme for doctors and other health workers

This document is the Commonwealth’s response to the Community Affairs Committee’s report on the impact of the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme (NRAS) on the training, accreditation and qualification of health workforce professionals.

• Annual reports
• Health care systems
• Health personnel
• Health workforce

Central Australia Renal Study

The purpose of this study is to develop a range of feasible clinical service delivery models and care pathways to best meet (current and projected) needs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients from remote communities requiring dialysis in Central Australia.

Commonwealth response to 'The hidden toll: suicide in Australia'

This report outlines the plan for suicide prevention in Australia.

• Mental health

Carers identified?

Report of the project "Identifying the carer" to develop nationally consistent policies and good practice protocols to identify carers of people with a mental illness, and to provide nationally consistent information for carers on admission to a service.

• Mental health

Comorbidity treatment service model evaluation

This report evaluated service delivery models for comorbidity treatment in the alcohol and other drugs and mental health service sectors, identified elements of good practice, and made recommendations arising from the evaluation.

• Alcohol
• Drugs and substance abuse
• Mental health

Coping with depression: Australian treatment guide for consumers and carers

The purpose of this guide is to clarify for consumers and carers the symptoms of depression and where to get help, the treatment options and an estimate of the costs, as well as advice on where to find further information and support.

• Mental health

CD ROM

The Get Up & Grow CD-ROM contains each of the Get Up & Grow brochures and information inserts on healthy eating and physical activity for settings to include in newsletters.

• Nutrition
• Child health
• Health promotion
• Physical activity

Consensus Guidelines for Australian Clinicians for the usage of anti-coagulants during heparin-based product shortages

Guidelines to assist with contingency planning to manage the clinical implications of a shortage of heparin based products.

• Prescribed drugs

COAG mental health early intervention measure - early childhood component: study to scope potential service delivery

This report scopes potential delivery settings for early childhood services and mental health support for young children.

• Child health
• Mental health

Comparable data on food and nutrient intake and physical measurements from the 1983, 1985 and 1995 national nutrition surveys

This report presents results from three national nutrition surveys that have been adjusted to improve data comparability. It is based on findings from a bridging study that was undertaken to assess and account for differences between the 1983 National Dietary Survey of Adults, the 1985 National Dietary Survey of Schoolchildren and the National Nutrition Survey 1995. Adjustments were made to all three sets of survey results to allow their use in dietary monitoring in Australia.

• Statistics
• Research and development
• Nutrition

Classical Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (Chapter 31)

This chapter provides recommendations for infection control procedures to minimise the risk of transmission of classical Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (CJD) in health care settings.

CDI

Communicable Diseases Intelligence (CDI) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the Office of Health Protection, Department of Health. The journal aims to disseminate information on the epidemiology, surveillance, prevention and control of communicable diseases of relevance to Australia.

• Communicable diseases
• Diseases and conditions

Communicable Diseases Intelligence

Communicable Diseases Intelligence (CDI) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the Office of Health Protection, Department of Health. The journal aims to disseminate information on the epidemiology, surveillance, prevention and control of communicable diseases of relevance to Australia.

• Communicable diseases
• Diseases and conditions

Coping with depression: Australian treatment guide for consumers and carers, 2005

The purpose of this guide is to clarify for consumers and carers the symptoms of depression and where to get help, the treatment options and an estimate of the costs, as well as advice on where to find further information and support.

• Mental health

Choose Health: Be Active: A physical activity guide for older Australians

To help encourage older Australians to be physically active, the Department of Health and Ageing and the Department of Veterans’ Affairs have jointly produced a resource called Choose Health: Be Active.

• Ageing
• Nutrition
• Physical activity

Costs of Illness Attributable to Physical Inactivity in Australia: A preliminary study,The Costs of Illness Attributable to Physical Inactivity in Australia: a preliminary study

This monograph presents a preliminary analysis of the costs of illness attributable to physical inactivity, with particular emphasis on coronary heart disease (CHD), non-insulin dependant diabetes (NIDDM) and colon cancer. Other costs of illness attributable to physical inactivity are described, although in less detail.

• Exercise
• Physical activity

Costs of Illness Attributable to Physical Inactivity in Australia, The

This monograph presents a preliminary analysis of the costs of illness attributable to physical inactivity, with particular emphasis on coronary heart disease (CHD), non-insulin dependant diabetes (NIDDM) and colon cancer. Other costs of illness attributable to physical inactivity are described, although in less detail.

• Exercise
• Physical activity

COAG Senior Officials working group commentary on the National Competition Policy Review of Pharmacy

This is the coordinated response from COAG to the Final Report of the National Competition Policy Review of Pharmacy which was the first national review of a profession commissioned under the National Competition Policy's systematic legislative review process, with the aim to provide national consistency in pharmacy regulation.

• Pharmacy
• Councils

Clinical guidelines and procedures for the use of methadone in the maintenance treatment of opioid dependence: abbreviated version

Abbreviated version of guidelines to aid medical practitioners in the selection and management of patients seeking methadone maintenance treatment for opioid dependence.

• Drugs and substance abuse

Clinical guidelines and procedures for the use of methadone in the maintenance treatment of opioid dependence

Guidelines to aid medical practitioners in the selection and management of patients seeking methadone maintenance treatment for opioid dependence.

• Drugs and substance abuse

Community Attitudes to Palliative Care Issues 2003

This report provides benchmark data and information on what Australian people know and understand about palliative care.

• Research and development
• Palliative care

Comorbid mental disorders and substance use disorders: epidemiology, prevention and treatment

This monograph provides the evidence base and the beginning of a common language to address the complex issues around comorbidity.

• Drugs and substance abuse
• Mental health

Comparison of Short Questions with Weighed Dietary Records

This analysis examines the performance of 16 short dietary questions in a population of Australian adults that is predominantly Anglo-Celtic. The questions address usual food intake over the preceding three months and include questions on intake of bread and cereals, vegetables and fruit, meat and milk and dairy foods.

• Nutrition

Communicable Diseases Intelligence Technical report No 4

The Plan provides a strategic framework for the detection and management of an influenza pandemic in Australia. It provides a national framework and direction for the development of plans at the State/Territory and local level. This is the fourth report in the Communicable Diseases Intelligence Technical Report series.

• Communicable diseases