Screening services
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BreastScreenNT bus - NT.GOV.AU
The BreastScreenNT bus gives free breast screening services to women in regional and remote communities.
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Cervical screening | Queensland Health
Resources for clinicians and authorised Pap Smear Providers about cervical screening programs in Queensland.
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What to expect at my first screen - Cancer Institute NSW
If you’re having a Cervical Screening Test for the first time it may help to discuss the test with your doctor, nurse, community health or Aboriginal health worker who will explain the quick and simple process with you.
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Newborn screening tests - myDr.com.au
Newborn screening tests can detect rare but serious genetic or metabolic disorders in newborn babies.
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Screening tests for adults - Lab Tests Online AU
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Screening tests for young adults - Lab Tests Online AU
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Breast cancer - NT.GOV.AU
Screening tests, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and services for breast cancer.
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CRPS Screening - painHEALTH
CRPS Screening pain Self-Check CRPS Screening clinically supported pain self-check module
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Orebro Musculoskeletal Pain Screening Questionnaire - painHEALTH
The rebro Musculoskeletal Pain Questionnaire (MPQ) is a yellow flag screening tool that predicts long-term disability and failure to return to work.
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Do I need to pay for my cervical screen? - Cancer Institute NSW
The costs associated with having a Cervical Screening Test will vary between providers. It is important to ask about costs at the time of booking your appointment.
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Pain Self Checks - painHEALTH
Use our evidence-based pain self-checks to identify if you are experiencing any potential muscularskeletal pain conditions and who may be able to assist
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Spiritual Care
Research & evidence summary on strategies for supporting the spiritual needs of older people receiving palliative care in aged care.
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Paediatric, Hip Developmental Dysplasia
This pathway provides guidance on the screening imaging of paediatric patients to exclude developmental dysplasia of the hips.
Read more on Diagnostic Imaging Pathways website
Updating the management of sexually transmitted infections | Issue 6 | Volume 38 | Australian Prescriber
The control of sexually transmitted infections relies on case-finding and treatment of sexual contacts to prevent further transmission. Screening for...
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Self-help for anxiety disorders | Cochrane
Authors' conclusions: Self-help may be useful for people who are not able or are not willing to use other services for people with anxiety disorders; for people who can access it, face-to-face cognitive behavioural therapy is probably clinically superior
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Genetic Testing in the Consumer's Hands
Since the last decade, extraordinary advances in DNA sequencing technology, increasing its speed and precision, and a significant reduction in cost, has opened the floodgates for direct-to-consumer personal DNA testing from the comfort of the home.
Read more on Ausmed Education website
Nutritional Status Assessment of the Critically Ill Patient
Malnutrition is very common in critically ill patients as their nutrition status declines (Ziegler 2009). Malnutrition is associated with an impaired immunologic function, and malnourished patients have poorer outcomes after medical treatment or surgery (Leonard 2009).
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Dealing with drug-seeking behaviour | Issue 3 | Volume 39 | Australian Prescriber
People who misuse prescription drugs most commonly seek prescriptions for opioids and benzodiazepines. Other...
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Multidisciplinary treatment for back pain | Cochrane
Authors' conclusions: Patients with chronic LBP receiving MBR are likely to experience less pain and disability than those receiving usual care or a physical treatment
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Surgical versus non-surgical treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis | Cochrane
Authors' conclusions: We have very little confidence to conclude whether surgical treatment or a conservative approach is better for lumbar spinal stenosis, and we can provide no new recommendations to guide clinical practice
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