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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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When to have your Cervical Screening Test - Cancer Institute NSW
If its time for your Cervical Screening Test, make an appointment with your doctor, nurse, community health or Aboriginal health worker.
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What to expect at my first screen - Cancer Institute NSW
If youre 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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Recommended health checks :: SA Health
See your doctor for a regular health check even if you are currently feeling fit and healthy
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Where can I have a Cervical Screening Test?
A list of services in WA that provide cervical screening.
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Know your health: Cervical Screening Test | Family Planning NSW
What is cervical cancer? Our bodies are made up of millions of cells. New cells grow every day. Sometimes when cells grow differently they can turn into cancer. Cervical cancer is cancer in the cervix.
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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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CRPS Screening - painHEALTH
CRPS Screening pain Self-Check CRPS Screening clinically supported pain self-check module
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RANZCOG WEBSITE - Prenatal Screening for Chromosomal and Genetic Conditions
The principle of screening is to offer a safe, accessible test to identifywomen with an increased chance of having a baby affected by achromosomal or genetic condition
Read more on RANZCOG - Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists website
Healthy Kids : Switch off the Screen
Learn about the effects of too much screen time with recommendations for healthy amounts, as well as great tips on how to reduce the amount of time you spend in front of the TV or computer.
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How to screen and intervene for positive cardiometabolic health - Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health
Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health is the world’s leading research and knowledge translation organisation focusing on mental ill-health in young people.
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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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Women's Business Workshop - Community Education Resource | Cancer Australia
This community education resource has been developed for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers and health professionals working with
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Two at a time
Alcohol and other drug use by young people with a mental illness
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Australian Clinical Guidelines for Early Psychosis - Second Edition - Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health
Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health is the world’s leading research and knowledge translation organisation focusing on mental ill-health in young people.
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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.
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Harnessing Technology for Better Outcomes in Glaucoma - Article
With no community wide screening program in place, Australia and New Zealand rely on opportunistic screening to increase detection and reduce progression of glaucoma. As the incidence of this ‘sneak thief of sight’ continues to escalate, it’s a job that requires the commitment of optometrists and ophthalmologists, supported by increasingly sophisticated technology.
Read more on Glaucoma Australia 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 Hands of the Consumer The Genomics Revolution
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