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Useful resources for Busy GPs



Keep coming back as we'll keep updating this site to provide you the most useful links all on one page. If you have found a website that you found useful email us so we can share it.


Everyday Useful Sites

GP Notebook UK based GP diagnosis & management
Derm Net NZ NZ Dermatology resource for images & management
Your Heart Forecast Pictoral to show patients risks for cardiovascular disease based on their health. Will also show the patient if they stop smoking, lower BP etc what difference will make to their CVD risk.

Alternative Medicines Advice Bandolier Evidence Based Medicine website about alternative/complementary therapies
Gestational age calculator  Calculate mother's current gestation based on LMP

Pathology results intrepretation Royal College of Pathologists website. Click on appropriate letter for test performed.
Labtests Online Useful resource for patients wanting to find out about their blood results.

Management of Common Infections in General Practice by Dept GP in Auckland

Best Treatments UK BMJ resource to advise patients best treatments for numerous conditions evidence based
ACC Clinical Guidelines  Some of ACC's Clinical Guidelines in PDF.

Diagnostic MedLab Handbook Useful Lab tests information How to collect samples etc. Now unavailable online call 571 4000

Health Authorities

POAK Primary Option for Acute Care
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Auckland Service to help with outpatient treatments for Dehydration in Children, Unwell Child, Acute Coronary Syndrome, Adult Cellulitis, Kidney Stones, Investigation of DVT, Kidney Stones 
Pegasus

Drug Information Sites


Drug safety in Pregnancy & Breastfeeding How safe are drugs during pregnancy guide by Dept Health in Australia
Drug Information Line 0800 3784 4636 Drug information line for health professionals eg drugs in pregnancy, breastfeeding, kidney diease etc
Pharmac Search Schedule Search pharmac's database for subsidised drugs
Medsafe Datasheets for drugs available in New Zealand

Poisons Unit 0800 764 766 New Zealand's National Poison Database contact


Party Drugs Guide  By CADS in NZ

 

Family Doctor New Zealand NZ based resource for a number of conditions
Family Practice Notebook Similar to GP Notebook but US based with interesting Dietician in Box feature

Patient Information Websites

Patient UK  Patient Handouts: Print out or give patient website address
Better Health Victoria  Patient information for conditions & tests
Health Education brochures Ministry of Health NZ booklet search site to order practice brochures
BPAC leaflet ordering page

NZ Hospital Guidelines

Starship Hospital Clinical Guidelines  Guidelines for paediatrics in NZ
KidsHealth Information site on number of paediatric conditions
 
Medical Fitness to Drive Booklet NZ LTSA downloadable booklet it can't find in practice

Speciality Guidelines or handbooks



Clinical Guidelines

NZ Guidelines Group 
NICE Guidelines National Institute of Clinical Excellence. UK Clinical guidelines  
NHS Clinical Answers UK  UK Medical Advice site for doctors

Paediatrics
Immunisation schedule NZ schedule at a glance
 
Royal College of O&G UK Guidelines
UK Gynaecology Protocols  From Brighton, UK. Maybe useful for seeing what protocols are in use elsewhere.
 
PSYCHIATRY

Depression
Mood GYM  Online CBT for depressed or anxious patients from Australia
Depression PHQ-9 questionnaire Screening for patients with depression download this form (could scan into notes to see how improving)
Edinburgh PostNatal Depression Scale  Questionnaire assessing those with postnatal depression

Anxiety
GAD 7 Anxiety Questionnaire To assess level of anxiety.
E-Couch Online Self Help from Australia for Anxiety Disorders "google ecouch"

Mental Health Foundation For patient info & library, resource & more
Psychiatry Crisis Team Contact Numbers Around the country

Cognitive Assessment Tool  Australian Based Online Cognitive Assessment Tool

Cardiology

American Heart Association Patient Information  Useful Patient info
Cardiology Pictures & Animations  Useful pictures/animation to explain about angina, AF, BP etc
British Heart Foundation Booklets  Booklets on a number of conditions
 
Others
 
Family Planning NZ Booklets For OCP, Depo, Condoms, STIs, POP
 
ENT UK Useful Patient Information & handouts on number of ENT conditions
 
Specific Conditions Resources
 
COPD From How to treat Guide
 

Travel Medicine Sites

CDC  US Based travel medicine site based on Centre for Disease Control latest info
Fit for Travel  UK based travel medicine site v useful with maps of malaria risk
CDC Travel Health Kit Advice re what to carry on trips abroad
WHO Disease Distribution Maps  Shows where diseases (eg polio, dengue) are in the world at bottom of page

Evidence Based Medicine

Best Bets
  Searchable Database of evidence based answers to real life clinical scenarios Click on database

Sites to gain RNZCGP CME points for MOPS or AVE

BPAC NZ Based evidence based medicine site with CME
BMJ Learning Free sign up if subscriber with NZ Royal College of GPs
Goodfellow Unit  Auckland University based Goodfellow CME

US Websites

American Family Physician  American Peer Review GP journal
eMedicine   US Based online medical reference

Journal Websites

BMJ

Other Sites

Bones of body

University of Auckland Useful Links


FOREIGN LANGUAGE TRANSLATION INFO

Health Translation Directory Useful for foreign language info sheets with a number of languages available for areas ranging from Acne to Women's Health.


USEFUL APPS for iPhone

iResus An app provided for Resus of patients Read the Article.
Best Health Apps for iPhone by Guardian newspaper in UK for your patient


SUBMITTED SITES TO BE REVIEWED:


CONSUMER ADVICE

HealthInsite
Australian Based information on range of health topics & conditions

Australian Consumers' Health Forum
Advice for patients visiting online sites & factsheets and useful links for Australian sites

Health Talk Online
UK site where people talk about their experiences of different conditions & treatment.

Informed Health Online Evidence Based site on conditions

Discern Provides a questionnaire to assess the quality of information online for consumers.

CASP Critical Appraisal Skills Programme works with consumer organisations to provide basic skills to crtically evaluate medical literature.

National Institute of Health
US site for consumers 

MedlinePlus Health information from largest medical library

Therapeutics Initiative
  Up to date EBM on rational drug therapy

Public Library of Science  Free access to Peer reviewed journals

Cochrane Collaboration


Journal Watch

WONCA Global Family Doctor 

Essentialevidenceplus

National Prescribing Service
Australian based site

Bandolier
EBM