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This page provides a directory of resources referred to elsewhere in this site and makes extensive use of files in the Portable Document Format (pdf).

To quickly find a specific resource please select a category from the right. To view Monash Division Templates please open the templates page.

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For further information on a particular topic, click on the Division Services link on the navigation bar above.

 

Aged Care

For further information visit the Aged Care Section of this site.

Aged Care Funding Instrument - current as at March 2008
'Ready Reckoner' version of the Aged Care MBS items
The MBS item previously #730 has changed to item #731.

Aged Care Funding Instrument (ACFI) information - website link

Aged Care Item Numbers Flowchart
Opioid Conversion Chart
CMA Feedback Form
CMA Item Descriptor & Explanatory Notes
CMA Sample Form1
CMA Sample Form2
CMA Sample Form3
RMMR Sample Form
 
Management of Clinical Issues in Psycho-Geriatric Patients - powerpoint presentation by Dr Ian Presnall
 

Information & Newsletters designed for Aged Care Providers

Issue 1  
Issue 2  
Issue 3
Issue 4

Aged Care Home Staff Experience of GP Services

GP Experience of Service within Aged Care Homes

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Allied Health and Dental Care MBS Items

 

Directory of Local Allied Health Providers - current as of 1st April 2008

 

Annual Reports

2007 Annual Report

2006 Annual Report

 

Health Assessments / Case Conferencing

Health Assessment Resources
‘Getting Started on Health Assessments' (83KB pdf)

RACGP Health Assessment proforma

‘Exploring the Financial Advantages/Disadvantages of Health Assessments in General Practice' (82KB pdf)
Health Assessments at a Glance (34KB pdf)
 
Health Assessment Proformas
RACGP Health Assessment Proforma (pdf)
 
Case Conferencing
Case Conferences at a Glance (34KB pdf)
 
Refugee Health Assessments
Medicare Refugee Health Assessment Q & A re ordering of pathology tests

 

Healthy Kids

 

 

Healthy Lifestyle

 

Paperbased version of Go for your life referral
Patient Information on Go For Your Life Program
Referral Process for GPs with "Go for your life" Program

 

Chronic Disease Management

For further information visit the Chronic Disease Management section of the site.

Software Templates for Chronic Disease Management are listed under the Templates page on this site.

 

December 23, 2008

Templates Background October 2006

Summary table of the CDM MBS items

GP Management Plan (MBS Item 721)

GP Management Plan with prompts

Team Care Arrangements (MBS Item 723)

Team Care Arrangements with prompts

Team Care Arrangements cover letter
 
Asthma

Asthma GP Management Plan
Coronary Heart Disease

Coronary Heart Disease Team Care Arrangements
Depression- Anxiety
Depression-Anxiety GP Management Plan
Depression-Anxiety Team Care Arrangements

Diabetes Team Care Arrangements
Osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis GP Management Plan

Osteoarthritis Team Care Arrangements
Ostoarthritis Hip and Knee Management Checklist - Full Report
Ostoarthritis Hip and Knee Management Checklist - 2 page summary

General

Is it cost effective to implement a computerised reminder system? (41kb pdf)

Patient preventive health questionnaires – Is it worth it? (13kb pdf)

Let the Enhanced Primary Care (EPC) pay for your practice nurse to co-ordinate Health promotion in your practice. (45kb pdf)

Overview of Chronic Disease Management MBS Item Numbers (39 KB pdf)

Recalls and Reminders

Implementing a Computerised Patient Reminder System in your practice (79kb pdf)

Medical Director: Recall and Reminder Booklet495kb pdf)

Asthma

Changes to the Asthma Service Incentive Payments from 1st November 2006

Summary of the Asthma PIP (13KB pdf)

Asthma Cycle of Care (40KB pdf)

Diabetes

Summary of the Diabetes Component (13KB pdf)

Diabetes Assessment Form (10KB pdf) - developed by Dr R Gingold

Diabetes Spreadsheet (25KB pdf) - developed by Maggie Stewart & GPs at Thomas Street Family Medical Clinic

Cervical Screening

Summary of the Cervical Screening Component (11KB pdf)

45 years + Health Checks

Summary of 45 yrs plus health Check
Checklist
Question and Answer Sheet
Fact Sheet

 

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Continuing Professional Development

View CPD Calendar.

 

Copies of Presentations
Monash Division Sponsorship Policy

A guideline for CPD presenters (12KB pdf)
A checklist for staff when developing CPD activities (31KB pdf)

 

 

Evidence Based Medicine

 

For further information on EBM visit the EBM section on this site.

 

What is Evidence Based Medicine
Specific Evidence Based Medicine Interventions
EBM and Quality Improvement

Learning more about EBM and Further Reading

Start up list - bookmark file

Instructions on how to import a list of favorites into Internet Explorer
Divisions of General Practice

Chaos to Clarity: Teaching GPs to use the Internet to find clinical, evidence based information. A guide for divisions

Chaos to Clarity Presentation

Chaos to Clarity: GP Internet Training Manual

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GP Wellbeing

For further information visit the GP Wellbeing section of the site.

 

 

 

List of Psychiatrists interested in Doctor's Health
Wellbeing Articles written by local GPs
The Assertiveness Quiz by Sarah Callega
Enjoyable Very Busy Days by Dr Sanjiva Wijesinha
The Rule of Threes - Fun, Fitness & Family by Dr Sanjiva Wijesinha
The Benefits of Conferring by Dr Sanjiva Wijesinha
Why you need your OWN GP - A Personal Experience by Dr Gary Kilov
Better Health - A Personal Experience by Dr Tim Foo
Summary of Achieving Authentic Lasting Happiness by Dr Mary Stavaropoulos
GPs are Human's Too - The Broader Issues in GP Stress by Associate Professor Peter Schattner
Laughter is the Best Medicine by Dr Susan Kloot
Are GPs more Stressed than Lawyers by Dr Peter Tsoi

Peer Support Balint Groups - A Reflective Space for GPs by Dr Marion Lustig

An extensive list of books, reference works and websites related to personal wellbeing, parenting etc. Compiled by Michele Bihary , consultant to Monash Division GP Wellbeing group.

 
GP Financial Health (these articles are provided by Medical & Dental Accounting for the monthly newsletter and website)
Self Managed Superannuation Fund Responsibilities - first published in September 2008
Buying Property using a SMSF as Tennant in Common - first published in August 2008
Borrowing to invest part 2 - first published in April 2008
Borrowing to Invest via Self Managed Super Funds - first published in February 2008
Implications on Legislative Changes to Self Managed Super Funds- first published in December 2007
Travel Expenses - What can you claim? - first published in November 2007
Double Deduction Laptops - first published in October 2007
New Limits to Superannuation Contributions from July 1 2007 - first published in September 2007
The GST Trap- In Specie Contributions - first published in July 2007
Co-contribution Scheme - first published in June 2007
Alienation of Personal Services Income - first published in May 2007

Contributions to Superannuation, are you using the right entity?- first published in April 2007

Contribution Caps post July 2007 - first published in March 2007

Estate planning issues and strategies in the world of simpler super - first published in February 2007

Re-contribution strategy for estate planning benefits - first published in December 2006

Making Super Contributions Rather Than Paying Off Your Mortgage – What Are The Risk Factors With This Strategy - first published in November 2006

Service Trusts- the Final Ruling - first published in June 2006

Making the most of Salary Sacrifice Arrangments - first published in April 2006

Associate GP vs Associate GP - first published in February 2006

Medico - Legal
If a doctor is served with a subpoena, what are their obligations? - first published in September 2008

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Home Medicines Review

For further information visit the HMR section of the site. To view HMR Templates visit the Templates page on this website.

HMR brochures for consumers in foreign languages

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Immunisation

For further information on Immunisation visit the Services and Information section of the site.

Quick Guide - Catch up immunisation for Victoria July 2007 - website linked document
A fact sheet on possible immunisation reactions for young women receiving HPV - Dec 2007.
Rota Teq Vaccine Timelines
SAFEVIC - Form for Reporting Significant Adverse Reactions following Immunisation, Nov 2007
Quick reference guide for cut-off dates of the oral RotaTeq vaccine

National Immunisation Program – Victorian Pathway - Immunisation Schedule for Victoria, July 2007

Immunisation Recording / Reporting Checklist - A summary sheet to assist practices with recording immunisations in patient records and reporting immunisations to the Australian Childhood Immunisation Register

Department of Human Services – Vaccine Order form & Resource Order Form

Vaccine Storage / Transport and Maintenance Checklist - A summary sheet to assist practices with correct vaccine storage

Daily Vaccine Refrigerator Log - For recording of maximum / minimum temperatures of refrigerators used for vaccine storage

National Vaccine Storage Guidelines

Practice Staff Newsletters

November 2006

Information Management & Information Technology (IMIT)

For further information on the IMIT services and information available from the division visit the IMIT section under Divisions Program.

 

Instruction Sheets for Medical Director Clinical Software

 

Importing and Using Templates in Medical Director(7KB pdf)

 

 

 

Lifescripts

To obtain a paper copies of the Lifescripts resources kits please email the Division.
Templates for downloading into Medical Director are available under the Templates section.

 

Southern Health Managed Health Network

 

 

Newsletters and Final Report

Newsletter 1
Newsletter 2
Final Report

 

Connectivity Summit

Outcome Report
Powerpoint Presentation (winzip file)

 

 

 

 

Mental Health

 

To view Mental Health Templates please go to the Templates section of this website.

 

Forms
New MBS Item Numbers from November 1st 2006
Patient Pathways
Better Access Flowchart (using the new item numbers)

GP fees and patient rebates

Mental health items
Explanatory notes
Department’s Fact Sheets
Mental Health Disorders and Better Access treatments
Practice tips for making referrals using the new items.
Checklist for completing the assessment and plan, the review, the mental health care consultation
K10, explanatory notes and scoring sheet (34kb pdf)
Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and score sheet (27kb pdf)
CES - Depression Scale and scoring sheet (13kb pdf)
Hamilton Depression Rating Scale and scoring sheet (20kb pdf)
HoNOS questionnaire (37kb pdf)
HoNOS Score Sheet (11kb pdf) 
Patient Daily Activities Sheet (18kb pdf)
Sleep Diary (8kb pdf)
Order form for SF-12 and SF-36 (17kb pdf)
Sphere Switching Card (146kb pdf)
Patient Resources - Better Access to Mental Health Initiative
Patient Information from Beyond Blue - Help for depression, anxiety and related disorders under Medicare
Patient Information from RACGP - GP Mental Health Care Plan Medicare items

 

National Prescribing Service

 

Tracking Sheet for 2007 - 2008 NPS Activties

 

 

Newsletters

 

GP Newsletter - MDM Communicator
2008
December
October/November
August/September
June
April
February
 
2007
December 2007 (now published bi-monthly)
October 2007 (now published bi-monthly)
August 2007
July 2007
June 2007
May 2007
April 2007
March 2007
February 2007
 
2006

February 2006

March 2006

April 2006
May 2006
June 2006
July 2006
August 2006
September 2006
October 2006
November 2006
December 2006
 
Practice Staff Newsletter
2008
September 2008
June 2008
March 2008
2007
December 2007
September 2007
June 2007

 

 

Practice Administration Program

 

RACGP Patient Feedback Fact Sheet

AGPAL 3rd Edition Patient Survey
Patient Surveys in languages other than English -Link to Website of Dandenong Casey General Practice Association

Record of Immunisations given by a Practice Nurse

Drugs in General Practice
Telephone or computer stickers with access information for 24 hr interpreter services

 

Accreditation

 

Accreditation Support Services Offered by Monash Division
Accreditation Suport Request Form

RACGP fact sheet on patient feedback

Policy & Procedure manuals (8KB pdf)
 
Infection control advice
Routine monitoring of steriliser (31KB pdf)
Cleaning and maintaining your steriliser (11KB pdf)
 

Signs for waiting room
Handwashing protocol (10KB pdf)
Cleaning and sterilisation of instruments (10KB pdf)
Cleaning of instruments (off-site sterilisation) (9KB pdf)
 

 

Privacy Legislation

For further information on Privacy Legislation visit the Services and Information section of the site.

For an overview of Resources available from Office of Privacy Commission

Summary of National Privacy Principles (NPPs) (14kb pdf)
Summary of Health Privacy Principles (HPPs) (13kb pdf)
Fees – Commonwealth legislation (10kb pdf)
Fees – Victorian State Legislation(17kb pdf)
What to do to ensure your practice meets the new legislative requirements (12kb pdf)
What to do when you have a request for access to, or correction of information - including role of 'Nominated Health Service Provider (31kb pdf)
Notice for Waiting Room (5kb pdf)
Check sheet/application form for patient requests (28kb pdf)

Resources not listed above

This section houses files which do not fit with our current programs but which are frequently requested.

 

GPs who Speak your Language - A booklet to assist service providers in locating a GP who is able to perform consultation in a particular language.
Information about the Victorian Statewide Referral Form
Paper-based form of the Victorian Statewide Referral Form

 

Multi-Lingual

Multi-Lingual resources will be listed as they are supplied.

 

Greek Care. This website presents advice to service providers about the traditions, culture, religion, language and other important information relating to people from  Greek speaking background. This site is of particular interest for those caring for Elderly Greek Patients.
GPs who Speak your Language - A booklet to assist service providers in locating a GP who is able to perform consultation in a particular language.

NPS Resources include:

Medimate is an easy to read booklet to help you find, understand and use information about medicines and to be an Active Medicines Partner with doctors and pharmacists. This also includes a Medicines List to record medicines and avoid mis-ups. Suitable for all consumers in Chinese, Greek, Italian , Vietnamese.
Symptomatic management pads to 'prescibe' a treatment other than antibiotics available in Arabic, Chinese, Greek, Italian, Vietnamese.

Guide to Victorian Government Services - The guide, designed to be a source of information about government services for households whose first language was not English, has been published in 12 languages other than English. (Arabic, Chinese, Croatian, Greek, Italian, Macedonian, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Turkish and Vietnamese). An electronic copy of the 2006 Guide is available.

National hepatitis C project for people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds - A 12 page booklet in 15 languages is now available that covers important information on hepatitis C for people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Languages available include: Arabic, Bosnian, Chinese, Croatian, English, Greek, Indonesian, Italian, Khmer, Korean, Macedonian, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai and Vietnamese. An order form can be obtained from 02 9515 5030 and faxed to 02 9550 6815, or from the website.

Online database of drug and alcohol information in 50 community languages - The Multicultural DrugInfo website is a major initiative of the Australian Drug Foundation that provides a comprehensive database of multilingual drug and alcohol information in Victoria. The site lists over 670 resources in 50 community languages, and also features a multicultural drug and alcohol service directory and the latest prevention research relating to CLD communities and drugs and alcohol.

Translated immunisation Fact Sheets - The DHS immunisation web site provides translated fact sheets in 19 languages. These fact sheets can be downloaded to assist immunisation providers with informed consent.

Home Medicines Review brochures in foreign languages

These HMR brochures for consumers in foreign languages are available in:

  • Arabic
  • Chinese
  • Croatian
  • Dutch
  • English
  • German
  • Greek
  • Hungarian
  • Indonesian
  • Italian
  • Khmer
  • Korean
  • Macedonian
  • Maltese
  • Polish
  • Rusian
  • Serbian
  • Spanish
  • Turkish
  • Ukrainian
  • Vietnamese
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