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  Dedicated to promoting health

• Quality Use of Medicines

  Rural Pharmacies initiative

• Aged Care Access Initiative

  Establishing a shared vision

• Mental Health Script

  GPs and Health Professionals

• Clinical Risk Management

  Peer Review Program empowering GPs

• GP Resources

  GP Resources developed by West Vic Division.

• Division Resources

  Guides, manuals and kits for current and past programs.

• Practice Resources

  Resources for practice managers, nurses and reception staff.

• Links

  Resources developed by other organisations.

• Fact Sheets

  Current information on issues affecting your practice.

• Pharmacists

  Resources for pharmacists.

• cdmNet

  Information about the cdmNet service.

• FRACGP Support

  Support to non vocationally registered GPs.

• Working in Western Victoria

  What's it like to work in Western Victoria?

• Town Profiles

  Profiles on the towns in this region.

• General Practice Vacancies

  Information on Vacancies in local General Practices.

• International Medical Graduates

  Support for IMGs.

• Workforce Support

  Recruiting Assistance for Practices.

• Staff Employment Opportunities

  Division Staff Vacancies.

• Grampians Medicare Local

  Directors information.

GP RESOURCES

New online tool for GPs - Arthritis Map

Guidelines of feedback to GPs for community health services

AUSDRISK tool

The Australian Type 2 Diabetes Risk Assessment tool

NPS resources

Pain:

Pain Management Plan

Helping you to manage your pain consumer booklet Arthritis NSW + NPS

Brief Pain Inventory

Chronic pain NPS consumer handout

Opioid risk screening tools:

SOAPP tool

OPIOID risk screening tool

Sleep hygeine advice:

Benzos Consumer Fact Sheet

Counting down to a good night's sleep

Sleep resources:

NPS Benzos Sleep Diary .pdf

Insomnia 1A - Sleep Assessment.pdf

Insomnia 2 - Facts and Hygeine.pdf

Insomnia 3 - Relaxation Therapy.pdf

Insomnia 4 - Stimulus Control Therapy.pdf

Insomnia 5 - Bedtime Restriction Therapy.pdf

Insomnia 6 - Bright Light Therapy.pdf

Insomnia 7 - Sleep Medication.pdf

Home Medicine Review (HMR) for GPs

Medicare explanatory notes for Home Medicines Review HMR, MBS item 900 (previously known as Domiciliary Medication Management Review - DMMR) is found at

http://www9.health.gov.au/mbs/search.cfm?q=900&sopt=S

Department of Health and Ageing fact sheet on HMR go to

http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/ppsac-hmr

Department of Veteran Affairs Dose Administration Aid Service is found at

http://www.dva.gov.au/health_and_wellbeing/self-management/DAA/Pages/index.aspx

See ‘At a Glance for GPs’ for a flowchart outlining the steps succinctly, found at

http://www.dva.gov.au/health_and_wellbeing/self-management/DAA/Documents/P01775Bfact_sheet.pdf

Using Medical Director to find patients suited to HMR can be found at

http://www.nevdgp.org.au/files/programsupport/HMR/2010/HMR%20-%20Medical%20Director.pdf

Residential Medication Management Review (RMMR) for GPs

Medicare explanatory notes for MBS item 903 is found at

http://www9.health.gov.au/mbs/search.cfm?q=900&sopt=S

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