ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY

ALLERGIC RHINITIS

• Allergic rhinitis and the patient with asthma National Asthma Council
• Management of allergic rhinitis Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy

ANAPHYLAXIS

(see EMERGENCY)

LATEX ALLERGY

• Management of latex-allergic individuals Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy

MILK ALLERGY

• Guidelines for the use of infant formulas to treat cow’s milk protein allergy: an Australian consensus panel opinion
• Cow’s milk (dairy) allergy Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy

PREVENTION

• Position statement: allergy prevention in children Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy
• Position statement: summary of allergy prevention in children Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy

URTICARIA

• Urticaria Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy

ANDROLOGY

• Clinical practice guidelines: evidence-based information and recommendations for the management of localised prostate cancer NHMRC
• Adulthood: Examination of male genitals and secondary sexual characteristics Andrology Australia
• Childhood and adolescence: Examination of male genitals and secondary sexual characteristics Andrology Australia
• The early detection of prostate cancer in general practice Andrology Australia
• Erectile Dysfunction Andrology Australia
• Making decisions about tests and treatments: principles for better communication NHMRC

ANTIBIOTICS

• Therapeutic Guidelines: Antibiotic version 13 (users must subscribe)
• Antibiotic prescribing in general practice – prescribing practice review National Prescribing Service

ARTHRITIS

• Therapeutic Guidelines: Rheumatology version 1 (users must subscribe)
• Prevention, treatment and self-management of arthritic and musculoskeletal conditions Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
• Optimising safe and effective use of analgesics in musculoskeletal pain National Prescribing Service

CARDIOLOGY

• Therapeutic Guidelines: Cardiovascular version 5 (users must subscribe)
• Therapeutic Guidelines: Prevention of endocarditis

ACUTE CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

• Guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes Acute Coronary Syndrome Guidelines Working Group
• Diagnosis and management of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in Australia Heart Foundation and Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand

CHRONIC CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

• Guidelines for the prevention, detection and management of chronic heart failure in Australia Heart Foundation and Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand
• Physical activity in patients with cardiovascular disease: management algorithm and information for general practice Heart Foundation

HYPERTENSION

• Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring – position statement Heart Foundation
• Guide to management of hypertension Heart Foundation
• Managing hypertension as a cardiovascular risk factor National Prescribing Service
• Salt and hypertension: Summary of recommendations for patients with hypertension Heart Foundation

PREVENTION

• Aspirin for cardiovascular disease prevention Heart Foundation
• Consensus statement for the prevention of vascular disease National Vascular Disease Prevention Alliance
• Prevention of cardiovascular disease: an evidence-based clinical aid Practical Implementation Taskforce for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
• Position statement on lipid management Heart Foundation and Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand
• Lipid management guidelines Heart Foundation
• Position statement on dietary electrolytes and cardiovascular disease Heart Foundation
• Position statement on the relationships between carbohydrates, dietary fibre, glycaemic index/load and cardiovascular disease Heart Foundation
• Guidelines for preventing cardiovascular events in people with coronary heart disease Heart Foundation
• “Stress” and coronary heart disease: psychosocial risk factors Heart Foundation position statement update

STROKE

• Clinical guidelines for stroke rehabilitation and recovery NHMRC
• Clinical guidelines for acute stroke management Stroke Foundation

CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME

• Chronic fatigue syndrome clinical practice guidelines Royal Australasian College of Physicians
• ME/CFS guidelines: management guidelines for general practitioners

DERMATOLOGY

• Therapeutic Guidelines: Dermatology version 2 (users must subscribe)
• Non-melanoma skin cancer: guidelines for treatment and management in Australia NHMRC
• The management of cutaneous melanoma NHMRC

DRIVING

• Assessing fitness to drive Austroads

DRUGS AND ALCOHOL

ALCOHOL

• Australian alcohol guidelines Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
• Australian alcohol guidelines: health risk and benefits NHMRC
• Alcohol and cancer The Cancer Council New South Wales

DRUGS

• Benzodiazepines: Guidelines RACGP
• National clinical guidelines for the management of drug use during pregnancy, birth and the early development years of the newborn NSW Department of Health
• Management of patients with psychostimulant use problems. Guidelines for general practitioners Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
• Treatment options for heroin and other opioid dependency: a guide for frontline workers Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing

EMERGENCY

• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation The Australian Resuscitation Council

ANAPHYLAXIS

• Anaphylaxis – first aid management The Australian Resuscitation Council
• Action plan for anaphylaxis (child) Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy
• Action plan for anaphylaxis (generic) Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy
• Guidelines for EpiPen prescription Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy
• Adrenaline autoinjector (EpiPen) for acute allergic anaphylaxis National Prescribing Service

ASTHMA

• First Aid for asthma The Australian Resuscitation Council

DROWNING

• Resuscitation of the drowning victim The Australian Resuscitation Council

SNAKEBITE

• Pressure immobilisation technique The Australian Resuscitation Council

ENDOCRINOLOGY

• Therapeutic Guidelines: Endocrinology version 3

DIABETES

• Diabetes Management in General Practice RACGP
• Clinical practice guidelines: type 1 diabetes in children and adolescents NHMRC
• National evidence-based guidelines for the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus NHMRC
• Gestational diabetes mellitus – management guidelines Australasian Diabetes in Pregnancy Society
• Consensus statement on diabetes control in preparation for pregnancy National Diabetes in Pregnancy Advisory Committee
• The Australasian Diabetes in Pregnancy Society consensus guidelines for the management of type 1 and type 2 in relation to pregnancy
• Diabetes, psychotic disorders and antipsychotic therapy: a consensus statement Consensus Working Group
• The Australian clinical practice guidelines on the management of type 1 diabetes in children and adolescents Australian Paediatric Endocrine Group, Children’s Hospital at Westmead

OSTEOPOROSIS

• Vitamin D and adult bone health in Australia and New Zealand: a position statement Working Group of the Australian and New Zealand Bone and Mineral Society, Endocrine Society of Australia and Osteoporosis Australia
• Calcium, vitamin D and osteoporosis: a guide for GPs Osteoporosis Australia
• Prevent the next fracture Osteoporosis Australia
• Biophosphonates and osteonecrosis of the jaw Osteoporosis Australia
• Guidelines for the management of postmenopausal osteoporosis Osteoporosis Australia
• Preventing osteoporosis: outcomes of the Australian fracture prevention summit Osteoporosis Australia and the National Prescribing Service

GASTROENTEROLOGY

• Therapeutic Guidelines: Gastrointestinal version 4 (users must subscribe)

CANCER

• Clinical practice guidelines for the prevention, early detection and management of colorectal cancer NHMRC
• Guidelines for the prevention, early detection and management of colorectal cancer: a guide for general practitioners The Cancer Council Australia
• Early detection, screening and surveillance for bowel cancer 3rd edition Gastroenterological Society of Australia
• Familial aspects of bowel cancer: a guide for health professionals, 2nd edition The Cancer Council Australia
• Guidelines for the prevention, early detection and management of colorectal cancer: a guide for GPs, 2nd edition The Cancer Council Australia
• Early detection, screening and surveillance for bowel cancer 3rd edition Gastroenterological Society of Australia

COELIAC DISEASE

• Testing and treatment of coeliac disease 4th edition Gastroenterological Society of Australia

DYSPEPSIA

• Proton pump inhibitors National Prescribing Service

IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME

• Irritable bowel syndrome 2nd Edition Gastroenterological Society of Australia

GERIATRIC MEDICINE

• Care of patients with dementia RACGP
• Evidence-based guidelines for fixing broken hips: an update
• Guidelines for a palliative care approach in residential aged care NHMRC
• Medical care of older persons in residential aged care facilities (The Silver Book) RACGP
• Pain in residential aged care facilities: management strategies The Australian Pain Society

HAEMATOLOGY

• Guidelines for blood grouping and antibody screening in the antenatal and perinatal setting 2nd edition Australian and New Zealand Society of Blood Transfusion
• Low molecular weight heparin guidelines The Royal Women’s Hospital
• Warfarin reversal: consensus guidelines, on behalf of the Australasian Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis The Warfarin Reversal Consensus Group

IMMUNISATION

• Australian Immunisation Handbook NHMRC
• Immunisation myths and realities: responding to arguments against immunisation 4th edition (2008) Australian Government
• HPV Vaccines for Australians National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS)
• Rotavirus vaccines for Australian children: information for GPs and immunisation providers NCIRS
• Homeopathy and vaccination NCIRS
• Vaccine components NCIRS
• Polio NCIRS

INFECTIOUS DISEASES

FLU

• Interim infection control guidelines for pandemic influenza in healthcare and community settings Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
• Interim national pandemic influenza clinical guidelines 2006 Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing

HEPATITIS C

• RACGP
• Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

HERPES

• Managing herpes zoster Australian Herpes Management Forum
• Managing oral herpes Australian Herpes Management Forum
• The diagnosis of herpes simplex viruses Australian Herpes Management Forum
• Managing genital herpes Australian Herpes Management Forum
• Reducing the sexual transmission of genital herpes Australian Herpes Management Forum

HIV

• Coinfection – HIV and viral hepatitis: a guide for clinical management Australasian Society for HIV Medicine
• HIV/viral hepatitis – a guide for primary care Australasian Society for HIV Medicine

SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS (GENERAL)

• Australasian contact tracing manual Australasian Society for HIV Medicine
• Diagnosis and management of STDs (including HIV infection) STD Services, Royal Adelaide Hospital
• General guidelines and regulations Victorian State Government, Department of Human Services
• Sexually transmitted infections: new diagnostic approaches and treatments
• Sexually transmitted infection testing guidelines for men who have sex with men Sexually Transmissible Infections in Gay Men Action Group (STIGMA)
• Clinical guidelines for the management of sexually transmissible infections among priority populations Australasian Chapter of Sexual Health Medicine, RACP

MENTAL HEALTH

ANXIETY

• Summary of guideline for the treatment of panic disorder and agoraphobia Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP)
• Benzodiazepines RACGP

BIPOLAR DISORDER

• Summary of guideline for the treatment of bipolar disorder RANZCP

DEPRESSION

• Antidepressants RACGP
• Treating depression: the beyondblue guidelines for treating depression in primary care beyondblue
• Summary of guideline for the treatment of depression RANZCP
• Consensus guidelines: assessment and management of depression in the elderly NSW Health

EATING DISORDERS

• Summary Australian and New Zealand clinical practice guideline for the management of anorexia nervosa RANZCP

PSYCHOSES

• Therapeutic Guidelines: Psychotropic version 5 (users must subscribe)
• Diabetes, psychotic disorders and antipsychotic therapy: a consensus statement Consensus Working Group
• Summary Australian and New Zealand clinical practice guideline for the treatment of schizophrenia RANZCP

SELF-HARM

• Summary Australian and New Zealand clinical practice guideline for the treatment of adult deliberate self harm RANZCP

NEUROLOGY

• Therapeutic guidelines: Neurology version 3 (users must subscribe)

NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

• Dietary guidelines for Australian adults NHMRC
• Dietary guidelines for children and adolescents in Australia NHMRC
• Nutrient reference values for Australia and New Zealand including recommended dietary intakes NHMRC
• Overweight and obesity in adults: a guide for general practitioners NHMRC
• Overweight and obesity in children and adolescents: a guide for general practitioners NHMRC
• Physical activity in patients with cardiovascular disease: management algorithm and information for general practice Heart Foundation

OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY

CERVICAL CANCER/PAP SMEARS

• National guidelines for notifying women of their Pap smear results Commonwealth Cervical Screening Program
• Pap smears after hysterectomy RANZCOG
• Screening for the prevention of cervical cancer RANZCOG
• Screening to prevent cervical cancer: guidelines for the management of asymptomatic women with screen-detected abnormalities NHMRC

CONTRACEPTION

• Emergency contraception RANZCOG
• Consensus statement: Menstrual and Contraceptive Management in women with an intellectual disability The Australian Society of Paediatric and Adolescent Gynaecology
• Sterilisation procedures for women with an intellectual disability RANZCOG
• Implanon RACGP

GYNAECOLOGY

• Endometriosis: management guidelines The Royal Women’s Hospital, Melbourne
• Investigation of intermenstrual and postcoital bleeding RANZCOG

MENOPAUSE

• Hormone replacement therapy: a summary of the evidence for general practitioners and other health professionals NHMRC
• Management of the menopause after breast cancer RANZCOG

OVARIAN CANCER

• Assessment of symptoms that may be ovarian cancer: a guide for GPs National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre
• Clinical practice guidelines for the management of women with epithelial ovarian cancer NHMRC

PREGNANCY

• Antenatal screening tests Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG)
• Prenatal screening for trisomy 21 (Down Syndrome), trisomy 18 (Edwards syndrome) and neural tube defects RANZCOG
• Guidelines for the use of Rh(D) Immunoglobulin (Anti-D) in obstetrics in Australia RANZCOG
• Diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus RANZCOG
• Consensus guidelines for the management of type 1 and type 2 diabetes in relation to pregnancy Australasian Diabetes in Pregnancy Society
• Gestational diabetes mellitus – management guidelines Australasian Diabetes in Pregnancy Society
• Guidelines on the prophylactic use of RhD immunoglobulin (antiD) in obstetrics National Blood Authority
• Herpes simplex in pregnancy Australian Herpes Management Forum
• Intrapartum foetal surveillance: clinical guidelines RANZCOG
• National clinical guidelines for the management of drug use during pregnancy, birth and the early developmental years of the newborn NSW Health/Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy
• Pregnancy in sport Australian Sports Commission
• Screening and treatment for group B streptococcus in pregnancy RANZCOG

TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY

• Mifepristone RANZCOG
• Termination of pregnancy RANZCOG
• Termination of pregnancy: a resource for health professionals RANZCOG

ONCOLOGY

BOWEL CANCER

• Familial aspects of bowel cancer: a guide for health professionals, 2nd edition The Cancer Council Australia
• Guidelines for the prevention, early detection and management of colorectal cancer: a guide for GPs, 2nd edition The Cancer Council Australia

BREAST CANCER

• Breast imaging – a guide for practice National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre
• Clinical practice guidelines for the management of women with advanced breast cancer NHMRC
• Clinical practice guidelines for the management and support of younger women with breast cancer NHMRC
• The management of the woman with metastatic breast cancer National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre

LUNG CANCER

• Clinical practice guidelines for the prevention, diagnosis and management of lung cancer NHMRC
• Assessment and management of lung cancer – evidence based guidelines: a guide for general practitioners The Cancer Council Australia

LYMPHOMA

• Clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of lymphoma The Cancer Council Australia

OVARIAN CANCER

• Clinical practice guidelines for the management of women with epithelial ovarian cancer NHMRC
• Assessment of symptoms that may be ovarian cancer: a guide for GPs National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre

PROSTATE CANCER

• Clinical practice guidelines: evidence-based information and recommendations for the management of localised prostate cancer NHMRC

PSYCHOSOCIAL

• Clinical practice guidelines for the psychosocial care of adults with cancer NHMRC

SKIN CANCER

• Clinical practice guidelines: the management of cutaneous melanoma NHMRC
• Clinical practice guidelines: non-melanoma skin cancer: guidelines for treatment and management in Australia NHMRC

ORAL AND DENTAL

• Therapeutic Guidelines: Oral and Dental (users must subscribe)

OSTEOPOROSIS

(See ENDOCRINOLOGY)

PAEDIATRICS

• Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in preschool children The Australian Early Intervention Network for mental health in young people
• Clinical Practice Guidelines Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne
• Cough in children: definitions and clinical evaluation. Position statement of the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand
• Joint statement and recommendation of vitamin K administration to newborn infants to prevent vitamin K deficiency bleeding in infancy NHMRC
• Staying healthy in child care – preventing infectious diseases in childcare, 4th edition NHMRC
• Therapeutic Guidelines: Developmental Disability version 2 (users must subscribe)

PAIN MANAGEMENT

• Acute pain management: scientific evidence Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists and Faculty of Pain Medicine
  
• Evidence-based management of musculoskeletal pain NHMRC
  
• Management of chronic low back pain
  
• Therapeutic Guidelines: Analgesic version 5 (users must subscribe)
  

PALLIATIVE CARE

• Therapeutic Guidelines: Palliative Care version 2 (users must subscribe)

PATHOLOGY

• Manual of use and interpretation of pathology tests, 4th edition (can be purchased online) Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia

PREVENTIVE MEDICINE

• Guidelines for preventive activities in general practice (The Red Book) RACGP
• National guide to a preventive assessment in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples RACGP
• Putting prevention into practice (The Green Book) RACGP
• SNAP: a population health guide to behavioural risk factors in general practice RACGP

RENAL MEDICINE

• Chronic kidney disease and automatic reporting of estimated glomerular filtration rate: a position statement The Australasian Creatinine Consensus Working Group

RESPIRATORY

• Therapeutic guidelines: Respiratory version 3 (users must subscribe)

ASTHMA

• Asthma management handbook National Asthma Council Australia
• Draft guidelines for the emergency treatment of asthma RACGP
• Cough in children: definitions and clinical evaluation. Position statement of the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand
• The role of corticosteroids in the management of childhood asthma Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand

COPD

• The COPDX Plan: Australian and New Zealand Guidelines for the management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 2007 Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand and the Australian Lung Foundation
• Pulmonary rehabilitation toolkit Australian Lung Foundation and the Australian Physiotherapy Association

OXYGEN

• Adult domiciliary oxygen therapy. Position statement of the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand

SPIROMETRY

• Spirometry handbook National Asthma Council Australia

TRAVEL

• Traveler’s health: Yellow Book Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Tuberculosis: air travel for patients with TB – guidelines for GPs Victorian Government Health Information

UROLOGY

• Clinical practice guidelines: evidence based information and recommendations for the management of localised prostate cancer NHMRC
• Erectile dysfunction Andrology Australia
• Early detection of prostate cancer Andrology Australia
• Spina bifida continence management RACGP

VIOLENCE

• Family violence publications RACGP
• Intimate partner abuse RACGP
• Women & violence RACGP