Useful Links
 

 

Health Professionals
     
 
Links to health organizations and government sites which may be of interest:   www.medicineau.net.au/clinical/palliative

Video library of current videos on palliative care and hospice care:

  

www.themedia.com.au/health/paliativ.htm
 
 

A Palliative Approach in Residential Aged Care (APRAC) - Guidelines:

www.health.gov.au/internet/wcms/publishing.nsf/Content/palliativecare-pubs-workf-guide.htm

      
International sites:    
Therapeutic Guidelines Palliative Care Version 1 2001: www.pallcare.asn.au/dwd.htm
European Journal of Palliative Care: www.ejpc.co.uk
  Dundee Medical Institute on concepts of Palliative Care: pain, communication, distressing symptoms and context of care www.dundee.ac.uk/meded/help/welcome/htm
 
  Causes and preferred treatment of pain: www.stoppain.org/pain_medicine
 
American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care: www.alzheimersjournal.com/pn01000.html
 
Service Coordination Tool Templates www.health.vic.gov.au/pcps/coordination/  
Commonwealth Carer Respite Site - Respite Resource vcsn.vacancyseeker.org.au/

Mesothelioma:
Research conducted by Department of Human Services (Loddon Mallee Region)

 www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/
 
Asbestos Victims Support Group health.groups.yahoo.com/group/asbestosvictims/  
 
St Christopher's Hospice Information Service. Site includes directory information, links to UK and international sites, facts and figures www.hospiceinformation.co.uk  
 


General
Palliative Care Victoria www.pallcarevic.asn.au
Palliative Care Australia www.pallcare.org.au
National Association for Loss and Grief www.vinet.net.au/nalgvic
Therapeutic Guidelines Palliative Care Version 1 2001: www.tg.com.au
Centre for Grief education www.grief.org.au
Palliative care literature database and research platform www.caresearch.com.au
Telecross (Australian Red Cross Volunteer Phone Service) www.redcross.org.au/vic

Adolescents and Parents
This is a great site for everyone. It has lots of information about health and wellbeing from pimples to pregnancy. It has specific topics on parenting and for adolescents about mental and physical health www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au
Fantastic site for adolescents to explore and parents if they are wanting to understand. It has lots of articles on many issues that adolescents have to deal with as they are growing up www.reachout.com.au
A useful site with articles on issues that young people have to deal with. They also have counselors online that kids can speak with. Information sheets also available on many issues www.vinet.net.au/nalgvic
Support materials to buy for depression www.yestolife.com.au
Great site for young people designed and maintained by young people with lots of interactive games, question board www.somazone.com.au
A site that has much information about alcohol usage especially for parents www.nationalalcoholcampaign.hsealth.gov.au
A site for those wanting to quit or anyone wanting to support someone who is trying to quit www.quit.org.au
A site with information on the national mental health strategy – information on depression, bipolar, schizophrenia, eating and anxiety disorders
www.health.gov.au/hsdd/mentalhealth
Information about the law www.lawstuf.org.au
A site that looks at body image www.iambeautiful.com.au
A site for parents about depression www.beyondblue.org.au
Information for parents www.parentline.com.au
A fun site for parents to help them with the big questions about sex education – interactive site
www.thehormonefactory.com

Resources
Innovative Resources

www.innovativeresources.org
Storytelling productions www.storytelling.com.au

 
 
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