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 conditionsFamily Practice Notebook Similar to GP Notebook but US based with interesting Dietician in Box feature Patient Information WebsitesPatient UK Patient Handouts: Print out or give patient website addressBetter Health Victoria Patient information for conditions & testsHealth Education brochures Ministry of Health NZ booklet search site to order practice brochuresBPAC leaflet ordering page NZ Hospital GuidelinesStarship Hospital Clinical Guidelines Guidelines for paediatrics in NZKidsHealth Information site on number of paediatric conditions Medical Fitness to Drive Booklet NZ LTSA downloadable booklet it can't find in practiceSpeciality Guidelines or handbooksClinical Guidelines NZ Guidelines Group NICE Guidelines National Institute of Clinical Excellence. UK Clinical guidelines NHS Clinical Answers UK UK Medical Advice site for doctorsPaediatrics Royal Melbourne Childrens Hospital Australian Paediatric Guidelines Immunisation schedule NZ schedule at a glance Immunisation Handbook 2006O&G Royal College of O&G UK GuidelinesUK Gynaecology Protocols From Brighton, UK. Maybe useful for seeing what protocols are in use elsewhere. PSYCHIATRYDepressionMood GYM Online CBT for depressed or anxious patients from AustraliaDepression 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 depressionAnxietyGAD 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 & morePsychiatry Crisis Team Contact Numbers Around the country Cognitive Assessment Tool Australian Based Online Cognitive Assessment ToolCardiologyAmerican Heart Association Patient Information Useful Patient infoCardiology Pictures & Animations Useful pictures/animation to explain about angina, AF, BP etc British Heart Foundation Booklets Booklets on a number of conditions Others British Association for Sexual Health & HIV UK STD guidelinesFamily Planning NZ Booklets For OCP, Depo, Condoms, STIs, POPWheeless Orthopaedic textbook 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 infoFit for Travel UK based travel medicine site v useful with maps of malaria riskCDC Travel Health Kit Advice re what to carry on trips abroadWHO Disease Distribution Maps Shows where diseases (eg polio, dengue) are in the world at bottom of pageEvidence Based Medicine Best Bets Searchable Database of evidence based answers to real life clinical scenarios Click on databaseSites to gain RNZCGP CME points for MOPS or AVEBPAC NZ Based evidence based medicine site with CMEBMJ Learning Free sign up if subscriber with NZ Royal College of GPsGoodfellow Unit Auckland University based Goodfellow CMEUS WebsitesAmerican Family Physician American Peer Review GP journal eMedicine US Based online medical referenceJournal WebsitesBMJ Other SitesBones of bodyUniversity of Auckland Useful Links FOREIGN LANGUAGE TRANSLATION INFOHealth 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 iPhoneiResus An app provided for Resus of patients Read the Article.Best Health Apps for iPhone by Guardian newspaper in UK for your patientSUBMITTED SITES TO BE REVIEWED:CONSUMER ADVICEHealthInsite 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 sitesHealth Talk Online UK site where people talk about their experiences of different conditions & treatment.Informed Health Online Evidence Based site on conditionsDiscern 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 libraryTherapeutics Initiative Up to date EBM on rational drug therapyPublic Library of Science Free access to Peer reviewed journalsCochrane Collaboration Journal Watch WONCA Global Family Doctor EssentialevidenceplusNational Prescribing Service Australian based siteBandolier EBM