Defence Health

ADF Medical Officers

• Contact Details
• ADF and Australian Government Sites
• Career Information
• Clinical Guidelines
• Reference Material available through the Defence Library Service
• Other References

Contact Details

DDFN - 02 626 63894

SO1 NURS - 02 626 64176

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ADF and Australian Government Sites

• ADF Health Journals
• JHC Publications
• Health Alerts
• Mental Health Strategy Fact Sheets
• Preventive Health Fact Sheets

Career Information

• Medical Officer Career and Salary Structure

Clinical Guidelines

General

• Australian Centre for Evidence-based Clinical Practise
• Best Evidence Topics
• Canadian Medical Association Clinical Practise Guidelines
• EMJA Clinical Guidelines
• Global Family
• New Zealand Guidelines Group
• NHMRC Health Guidelines
• NHS - National Health Library - National Library of Guidelines
• RACGP Clinical Guidelines
• National Institute for Clinical Evidence

Asthma

• Asthma Management Handbook

Cancer

• Cancer Council Australia Primary Care Resources
• Andrology Australia Clinical Guidelines
• ASHM HIV Post exposure prophylaxis guidelines
• Assessment and Management of Lung Cancer - Evidence based guidelines: A guide for General Practitioners (Nov 2005)
• Cancer Council Australia Clinical Guidelines
• Guidelines for the prevention, early detection and management of colorectal cancer: a guide for GPs 3rd Edition
• Cancer Council W.A. - Health Professionals

Cardiovascular

• Heart Foundation Clinical Practice Guidelines
• Heart Foundation Professional information
• Heart Foundation - Active Living
• National Heart Foundation of Australia Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand Guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes 2006
• 2007 Addendum to Guidelines for the Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes 2006
• NZ Cardiovascular Risk Calculator
• Stroke Foundation Clinical Guideline

Diabetes

• RACGP - Diabetes Management in General Practice

Emergency and Trauma

• NHMRC - National Institute of Clinical Studies Emergency Care Guidelines
• US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention Blast Injury Fact Sheets

Mental Health

• Australian and New Zealand Clinical Practice Guidelines
• Australian Centre for Post Traumatic Mental Health Clinical Guidelines
• Australian Guidelines for the Treatment of Adults with ASD and PTSD
• Treating Depression: the Beyond Blue Guidelines for treating depression in Primary Care

Men's Health

• Andrology Australia Clinical Guidelines
• Clinical Practice Guidelines: Evidence-based information and recommendations for the management of localised prostate cancer
• The Early Detection of Prostate Cancer in General Practice: Supporting Patient Choice. A GP/patient show card

Musculo-Skeletal

• NHMRC Evidence-Based Management of Acute Musculoskeletal Pain

Paediatrics

• NSW Health Paediatric Clinical Practice Guidelines
• Royal Children's Hospital Clinical Practice Guidelines

Pain

• ANZCA and Faculty of Pain Management - Acute Pain Management Scientific Evidence

Prevention

• RACGP Green Book - Putting Prevention into Practice
• RACGP Red Book - Guidelines for Preventive Activities in General Practice
• RACGP SNAP Guide

Sexual Health

• ASHM HIV Post exposure prophylaxis guidelines

Skin

• Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Melanoma in Australia and New Zealand
• Basal Cell Carcinoma, Squamous Cell Carcinoma (and related lesions) - A Guide to Clinical Management in Australia
• Basal Cell and Squamous Cell Carcinoma - A Summary card for GPs
• Melanoma - an Aide Memoire to assist diagnosis

Therapeutics

• National Prescribing Service

Travel

• Australian Immunisation Handbook
• World Health Organisation - International Travel and Health

Women's Health

• Assessment of symptoms that may be ovarian cancer: a guide for GPS
• National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre Clinical Best Practice
• The investigation of a new breast symptom: a guide for General Practitioners

Reference Material available through the Defence Library Service

Internet: http://www.defence.gov.au/library/

To access the DLS through the internet you will need to apply for an internet username and password. For instructions go to the DLS internet homepage and click on register for instructions. This is available for Full-time and Reserve members, Defence Civilians and Defence Contractors.

Databases:

To access databases, go to the DLS homepage and click on Databases. Scroll to the relevant database.

Journals:

There are a large number of full text journals available online through the DLS. To access journals, go to the DLS homepage and click on Journals & Magazines. Scroll to the relevant journal.

Other References

• Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine
• Australian Family Physician
• Australasian Faculty of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine
• Breast Cancer On line (BCO)
• Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council
• Council of Remote Area Nurses of Australia Inc
• Hospital Management
• Public Health Image Library
• Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
• Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators
• Smith & Nephew Healthcare
• The Australian Cochrane Collaboration Guide to using the Cochrane Library
• Visible Human Service
• World Health Organisation