Preventative Care

A selection of resources and online information to support practices in preventative care.

General

• Quitline
• Department of Human Services – Education Guide: Health Assessments and your Record Keeping 
• Department of Health – Medicare Health Assessment resource kit 
• RACGP Guidelines Redbook 9^th Edition 
• Vision Australia 
• RACGP: Putting Prevention into Practice 3^rd Edition 

Immunisation

We offer a comprehensive Immunisation program that provides information and education to practices to support the reducing local rates of vaccine-preventable diseases.

You should also view the National Vaccine Storage Guidelines - Strive for 5.

Wound management

• Wounds Australia 
• Wound Healing Institute Australia 
• International Infection Wound Institute 
• Association of Advancement of Wound care 
• Smith and Nephew
• Hartmanns 

Infection control and sterilisation

• RACGP: Infection Prevent and Control Standards 5^th Edition 
• NHMRC: Australian Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Infection in Healthcare (2010) 
• GPA Accreditation Plus: Videos for practices