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The current approved HealthInsite information partners are listed below, with links to their home pages and a short description of each organisation.
You can search for all of the items from a specific information partner by going to the Partner Search page.
Alzheimer's Association WA
Alzheimer's Association WA represents and supports individuals with dementia and their carers, and advances their interests at a personal, community and political level. The Association also aims to create awareness of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders in the community.
Alzheimer's Association WA
Andrology Australia
Andrology Australia is committed to providing information to consumers and health professionals to improve understanding of male reproductive health disorders. The website provides on-line access to quality and authenticated information about male reproductive health. Specialist clinical opinions have been provided by key medical authorities to ensure validity of information on this site. More information about each author is included in the relevant health section.
Andrology Australia
Asthma Foundations of Australia
Asthma Australia is an association of all the Asthma Foundations throughout Australia. Asthma Australia aims to eliminate asthma as a major cause of ill health and disruption within the community.
Asthma Foundations of Australia
Asthma Foundation of Victoria
Asthma Foundation of Victoria is a community funded not-for-profit organisation that provides advice, counselling, education and training for people with asthma and their carers, health professionals, first aiders and the Victorian community as a whole.
Asthma Foundation of Victoria
Australasian Cochrane Centre
The Australasian Cochrane Centre is part of the Monash Institute of Health Services Research, located at the Monash Medical Centre, Melbourne, Victoria. The Centre is funded by the Australian Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing. It is one of a number of Cochrane centres established world-wide to coordinate the activities of the Cochrane Collaboration.
Australasian Cochrane Centre
Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA)
The Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA) is the peak professional body of clinical allergists and immunologists in Australia and New Zealand. ASCIA Education Resources (aer) is an official education project of ASCIA, offering everyone access to reliable and up to date information on allergy, asthma and immune diseases. The aer web pages include a continuously expanding range of information bulletins, for the benefit of patients and medical practitioners.
Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA)
Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists
The Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists aims to cultivate and maintain the highest principles and standards in the training, practice and ethics of anaesthesia, intensive care, pain medicine and related sciences and branches of medicine. The College is directly responsible for the examination and qualification of anaesthetists, and the standards of anaesthesia practice in Australia and New Zealand.
Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists
Australian Breastfeeding Association
The Australian Breastfeeding Association (ABA) is an organisation of people interested in the promotion and protection of breastfeeding. The ABA aims to provide factual information for all women to make informed choices about feeding their babies and their parenting styles. The ABA was formerly called the Nursing Mothers' Association of Australia.
Australian Breastfeeding Association - formerly Nursing Mothers' Association of Australia
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care was established to develop a national strategy framework and associated work program to guide its efforts in improving safety and quality across the healthcare system in Australia.
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
Australian Department of Health and Ageing
The Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing links you with sites on specific programs, subjects and initiatives developed by the Department and agencies within the Portfolio, as well as links to related national and international health sites.
Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Australian Department of Veterans' Affairs
The Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) provides eligible members of the veteran community with access to health care and support services through arrangements with registered health care practitioners and public and private hospitals. The aim of the DVA Health program is to act in partnership with health providers and the veteran community to promote and maintain self-sufficiency, well-being and quality of life.
Department of Veterans' Affairs
Australian Drug Information Network (ADIN)
The Australian Drug Information Network (ADIN) provides a central point of access to quality Internet-based alcohol and drug information provided by prominent organisations in Australia and overseas.
Australian Drug Information Network
Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO )
AFAO is the peak non-government organisation representing Australia's community-based response to HIV/AIDS. The website contains information about a full range of HIV/AIDS issues, including HIV treatments and current issues in HIV policy.
Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO)
Australian Huntington's Disease Association (NSW) Inc.
The Australian Huntington's Disease Association (NSW) Inc. develops support and educational programs for people affected by Huntington's Disease in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. The Association assists families to understand and cope, and also to give these families a strong single voice.
Australian Huntington's Disease Association (NSW) Inc.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet is an innovative method of collecting, synthesising and distributing an extensive range of information on Australian Indigenous health to assist people working to improve the health of Indigenous Australians. It uses the Internet to make published, unpublished and specially-developed material about Indigenous health freely accessible to policy makers, service providers, researchers, students and the general community.
The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare is an independent health and welfare statistics and information agency in the Commonwealth of Australia's Health and Aged Care portfolio. Its core work is funded by the Commonwealth Government, but many of our activities are funded by specific grants from a variety of government and non-government sources.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Lung Foundation
The Australian Lung Foundation aims to assist the relief of people suffering from lung disease, and promote lung health in Australia.
The Australian Lung Foundation
Australian Prescriber
Australian Prescriber is an independent review of therapeutics to assist health professionals. It includes brief comments on drugs recently marketed in Australia, appropriate use of diagnostic tests and interpretation of laboratory results.
Australian Prescriber
Australian Prostate Cancer Collaboration
Prostate cancer is now the second most common cancer diagnosed after skin cancer in Australia and, understandably causes a great deal of concern in the community. The Lions Australian Prostate Cancer Collaboration aims to make prostate cancer information universally available to Australian men and their families.
Lions Australian prostate cancer web site
Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency
The Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA), as part of the Health and Aged Care Portfolio, is a new Federal Government agency charged with responsibility for protecting the health and safety of people, and the environment, from the harmful effects of ionizing and non-ionizing radiation.
Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency
Australian Safety & Efficacy Register of New Interventional Procedures -Surgical
The Australian Safety and Efficacy Register of New Interventional Procedures - Surgical (ASERNIP-S) provides systematic reviews of the peer-reviewed literature, the establishment and facilitation of clinical audits or trials, the identification of emerging technologies by horizon scanning and the production of clinical practice guidelines. Their aim is to improve the quality of health care through the wide dissemination of evidence-based research to surgeons, health care providers and consumers, both nationally and internationally.
ASERNIP-S
Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute
Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute was established in 2008 following the merger of the Baker Heart Research Institute and the International Diabetes Institute. Baker IDI is Australia's first multi-disciplinary organisation tackling the deadly trio of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease through research, education and patient care.
Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute
Better Health Channel (Victoria)
The Better Health Channel gives Victorians an easy way to find information and advice to help improve their health.
Better Health Channel
beyondblue
beyondblue is a national, independent, not-for-profit organisation working to address issues associated with depression, anxiety and related substance misuse in Australia.
beyondblue: the national depression initiative
Black Dog Institute
The Black Dog Institute is a not-for-profit educational, research and clinical facility offering specialist expertise in mood disorders, a range of disorders that include depression and Bipolar Disorder. The Institute is geographically based at the Prince of Wales Hospital and affiliated with the University of New South Wales. The website includes a wide range of high quality information and resources on depression and Bipolar Disorder for the general public as well as for professionals.
Black Dog Institute
Blue Pages Depression Information
BluePages Depression Information provides quality evidence-based information about depression, including symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and resources for seeking help.
Blue Pages Depression Information
BrainLink
BrainLink Services Limited is a Victorian state wide service that is dedicated to improving the quality of life of people affected by conditions of the brain and providing support to their families
Brainlink Foundation
Cancer Council Australia
The Cancer Council Australia aims to lead the development and promotion of national cancer control policy in Australia, in order to prevent cancer and reduce the illness, disability and death caused by cancer.
The Cancer Council Australia
Cancer Council Victoria
The Cancer Council Victoria, located in Melbourne, houses three research divisions (epidemiology, behavioural science, clinical research) and units undertaking public and professional education, cancer registration, development of patient services, cancer information and support services, anti-smoking campaign (Quit), finance, administration and fundraising.
The Cancer Council Victoria
CareSearch
CareSearch was funded by the Australian Government to improve the evidence available to palliative care clinical practitioners, researchers and educators.
CareSearch
Centre for Evidence-Based Physiotherapy
The Centre for Evidence-Based Physiotherapy (CEBP) is based at the School of Physiotherapy at the University of Sydney. The Centre's mission is to maximise the effectiveness of physiotherapy services by facilitating the clinical application of the best available evidence.
The Centre maintains PEDro, the Physiotherapy Evidence Database.It has been developed to give rapid access to bibliographic details and abstracts of randomised controlled trials and systematic reviews in physiotherapy. Most trials on the database have been rated for quality to help you quickly discriminate between trials which are likely to be valid and interpretable and those which are not.
Centre for Evidence-Based Physiotherapy
Child and Youth Health
Child and Youth Health is a division of the South Australian Department of Human Services and is a government funded, not-for-profit service which has been supporting parents and children of South Australia since 1909. It is committed to providing health and parenting information based on the latest research and best practice.
Child and Youth Health
CLIMATE (Clinical Management and Treatment Education)
CLIMATE is a computerised patient self management strategy for the major chronic diseases - anxiety, arthritis, asthma, cancer, depression, diabetes, heart failure, and stress incontinence.
CLIMATE (Clinical Management and Treatment Education)
Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety and Depression (CRUfAD)
CRUfAD is a joint facility of St Vincent's Hospital Ltd and the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. The Unit is a group of researchers and clinicians concerned with anxiety and depression. The website includes sections with self-help information, clinician support and research information.
CRUfAD - Clinical Research Unit for Anxiety and Depression
Consumers' Health Forum of Australia
The Consumers' Health Forum of Australia is the leading organisation providing a voice for all Australian consumers. The voting members of the CHF are consumer organisations and they represent illness groups, disability groups and special population groups such as youth, women and children.
Consumers'Health Forum of Australia
DepressioNet
DepressioNet provides a comprehensive online resource for Australians living with depression, and their families to come for information, help and support.
DepressioNet
Diabetes Australia NSW
Diabetes Australia NSW is a charity organisation which assists people with diabetes.
Diabetes Australia - NSW
Diabetes Australia - Victoria
Diabetes Australia - Victoria is a community-based, not-for-profit organisation that represents the health, welfare and interests of all people with diabetes.
Diabetes Australia - Victoria website
Dietitians Association of Australia
The Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA) is the national association of the profession, and there are branches in each state and territory. Dietitians are employed in a wide variety of work including clinical dietetics, community nutrition, education, private sector, government, research and industry.
Dietitians Association of Australia
Glaucoma Australia
Glaucoma Australia aims to minimise visual disability from glaucoma. It accomplishes this by increasing community awareness of glaucoma and the need for regular eye checks, providing support to glaucoma patients and their families, and funding research into glaucoma.
Glaucoma Australia
Haemophilia Foundation Australia
Haemophilia Foundation Australia represents people and their families with haemophilia, von Willenbrand disorder, other related bleeding disorders and for those infected with blood borne viruses that have occurred through the use of blood products necessary for their treatment.
Haemophilia Foundation Australia
Healthy Eating Club
The Healthy Eating Club (formerly the Healthy Eating, Healthy Living Program (HEHLP)) aims to promote healthy eating to the public. The healthy eating club lends itself to facilitating changes in people's food habits through interaction with other members both virtually and through organised functions.
Healthy Eating Club
Heart Support - Australia
Heart Support - Australia Ltd (HSA) is a National, Volunteer, not-for-profit support organisation providing support Information and encouragement for people with a heart condition and their families.
Heart Support - Australia
Howard Florey Institute
At the Howard Florey Institute, internationally renowned scientists work together with talented young researchers to make discoveries about the brain. Scientists at the Institute conduct research that can be used to develop treatments and new medical practices for brain disorders.
Howard Florey Institute
InfraPsych
InfraPsych is a complete psychiatric service providing patients, and those who care for them, with the tools required for quality care.InfraPsych aims to empower patients by providing appropriate self help information, support caregivers, and assist and inform professionals.
InfraPsych
Inspire Foundation (Reach Out)
Reach Out! is an information and referral service. It contains three subsites - Chill Out!, Family & Friends and Professional Forum - and a map-based database, Who Cares?
Reachout
Joanna Briggs Institute
The Joanna Briggs Institute is an initiative of the Royal Adelaide Hospital and the University of Adelaide, recognising the need for a collaborative approach to the evaluation of evidence derived from a diverse range of sources, including experience, expertise and all forms of rigorous research and the translation, transfer and utilisation of the "best available" evidence into health care practice.
Joanna Briggs Institute
Kidney Health Australia
Formerly the Australian Kidney Foundation, Kidney Health Australia is the peak body responsible for kidney research, advocacy, education and health services. Their mission is to provide funding for, and take the initiative in, the prevention of kidney and urinary tract diseases.
Australian Kidney Foundation
Medicare Australia
Medicare Australia is Australia's primary health information management and payment agency. It administers many programs including Medicare, the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, Australian Childhood Immunisation Register, and the Australian Organ Donor Register.
Medicare Australia
Mental Health Association NSW Inc.
The Mental Health Association NSW Inc is a non-government organisation funded by Northern Sydney Area Health. Members are people who are interested in mental health issues. The Association s major activities include provision of the Mental Health Information Service, support groups (including training and establishment of new groups), mental health promotion and advocacy.
Mental Health Association NSW
Multicultural Health Communication Service
The Multicultural Health Communication Service is funded by NSW Health and aims fo facilitate the communication of quality information about health issues and services to people of non-English speaking backgrounds.
Multicultural Health Communication Service
myDr.com.au
The myDr site from MIMS is a comprehensive Australian health site with free information covering a wide variety of diseases and conditions, tests and treatments, health and fitness issues, medications, health support groups and more.
MyDr
National Asthma Council Australia
The National Asthma Council Australia (NAC) is an Australian non-profit body which serves the community by creating awareness and providing information about asthma. The NAC was launched in 1990 as a combined initiative of The Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand, The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia and Asthma Australia.
National Asthma Council Australia
National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre
The National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre site is designed to be a one-stop site for information about breast cancer in Australia. The site includes contact details for the Centre, the Breast Cancer Network Australia and details of advocacy groups, activities and training.There is also information on risk factors, early detection, treatment, statistics, resources and research and personal stories by those affected by breast cancer.
National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) consolidates within a single national organisation the often independent functions of research funding and development of advice. The NHMRC website includes information on a variety of medical and health issues and research.
NHMRC: National Health and Medical Research Council
National Heart Foundation
The Heart Foundation is an independent Australia-wide, non-profit health organisation whose purpose is to improve the heart health of Australians and to reduce disability and death from heart and blood vessel disease.
National Heart Foundation
National Institute of Clinical Studies (NICS)
The National Institute of Clinical Studies (NICS) is Australia's national agency for closing the gaps between evidence and practice in health care.
National Institute of Clinical Studies
National Prescribing Service (NPS)
The National Prescibing Service is an independent, non-profit, member-based organisation, funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, to provide accurate, balance, evidence-based information and services to health professionals and the community on Quality Use of Medicines (QUM).
National Prescribing Service
National Stroke Foundation
The National Stroke Foundation, a not-for-profit charity group, is the peak organisation charged with the responsibility of leading a coordinated effort Australia-wide to guide government, health professionals, patients, carers and consumers on how best to minimise the impact of stroke, or as better defined "Brain Attack", on the Australian community.
National Stroke Foundation
New Zealand Guidelines Group
The New Zealand Guidelines Group website contains a comprehensive library of medical guidelines, protocols and pathways developed in New Zealand. The site also links to news, events and information on activities in evidence-based practice in New Zealand and internationally.
New Zealand Guidelines Group
Novita Children's Services
Novita Children's Services (formerly the Crippled Children's Association of SA) is the main provider of therapy and family support services to children with physical and multiple disability living in South Australia.
Novita
NSW Department of Health
NSW Health is an important part of the NSW Community and a major responsiblity of the NSW Government. The NSW Health site includes health topics, NSW Health Services information (including a locator database), research, statistics and publications.
NSW Health
Nutrition Australia
Nutrition Australia is a non-government, non-profit, community based-organisation with offices in all states and territories. Nutrition Australia is an independent body that aims to promote the health and well-being of all Australians.
Nutrition Australia
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre is a comprehensive specialist oncology centre providing cancer services in Melbourne and through external clinics and satellites throughout Victoria, Australia.
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Product Recalls Australia
The Product Recalls Australia website enhances consumer safety by providing current consumer product recall information based on notification provided to the Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury. The project is coordinated by the Product Safety Policy Section, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).
Product Recalls Australia
Queensland Health
Queensland Health provides a range of services, including hospital inpatient, outpatient and emergency services, community and mental health services, aged care services and public health and health promotion programs aimed at achieving good health and well-being for all Queenslanders.
Queensland Health
Raising Children Network
The Raising Children website is a government-funded resource that gives parents the power to make informed choices about how they raise their kids.
The website has been developed by the Raising Children Network – a consortium of three of Australia’s leading early-childhood agencies: Smart Population Foundation, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute’s Centre for Community Child Health and the Victorian Parenting Centre.
Raising Children website
Royal Adelaide Hospital
Royal Adelaide Hospital provides a specific range of tertiary referral services to the people of South Australia and the nearby states and territories, and a broad range of clinical services to people who rely on RAH as their regional or local hospital. It is also involved in various areas of medical and health research with centres specialising in cancer Royal Adelaide Hospital Cancer Centre , gastroenterology, cardiovascular and orthopaedics.
Royal Adelaide Hospital
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS)
As a fellowship based organisation, the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons strives to ensure the highest standard of safe and comprehensive surgical care to the community through excellence in surgical education, training, professional development and support.
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP)
The RANZCP is a Fellowship of Psychiatrists working together with and for the general community to achieve the best attainable quality of psychiatric care and mental health.
Royal Australian and New College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP)
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners is a professional organisation that focuses on the safety and quality of general practice.
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
Royal Perth Hospital (Diagnostic Imaging Pathways)
Royal Perth Hospital, which hosts the development, dissemination and evaluation of Diagnostic Imaging Pathways, is the largest provider of public health services in the state of Western Australia. Diagnostic Imaging Pathways (DIP) is a decision support tool and educational resource for referrers and providers of diagnostic imaging, and for consumers (patients and carers). About 130 clinical scenarios are presented, each of which includes a flowchart giving the appropriate order of imaging, indications for imaging, and extensive accompanying referenced text with links to on-line abstracts. There are ’teaching points’ and image galleries of pathology and normal anatomy. There are also overviews of common radiological procedures, ionizing radiation, and information for patients and carers. DIP is continuously updated based on the best-available evidence and consensus opinion after consultation with specialist radiologists and clinicians, general practitioners and the Editorial Panel.
Diagnostic Imaging Pathways
SANE Australia
SANE Australia aims to help people seriously affected by mental illness through research, education and campaigning.
SANE Australia
Tasmanian Department of Health and Human Services
The Department of Health and Human Services, Tasmania, (DHHS) provides integrated services to the people of Tasmania in the areas of health, housing and community services.
Department of Health and Human Services, Tasmania
The Children's Hospital at Westmead
The Children's Hospital at Westmead, is a 350 bed children's teaching hospital and is the major Children's Hospital in NSW and is an international leader in child health, working at the cutting edge of paediatric services, research and teaching.
The Children's Hospital at Westmead
The Gut Foundation
The Gut Foundation provides professional and public education and promotes research into digestive disorders to improve gastrointestinal health.
The Gut Foundation
The Jean Hailes Foundation
The Jean Hailes Foundation plays a unique role in providing quality health care to women. The combination of cutting edge research, community and professional education, and clinical care empowers women to make informed choices about their own health.
The Jean Hailes Foundation
Therapeutic Goods Administration
The Therapeutic Goods Administration administers the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989, which aims to provide a national framework for the regulation of therapeutic goods in Australia and ensure their quality, safety and efficacy.
TGA - Therapeutic Goods Administration
Virtual Medical Centre
The Virtual Medical Centre is one of Australia's leading online health information sources, delivering up-to-date health and medical information to consumers.
Virtual Medical Centre
Vision Australia
Vision Australia Foundation was formerly known as the Association for the Blind, is a not-for-profit organisation which provides vital services for people with blindness, vision impairment and other disabilities.
Vision Australia Foundation homepage
Women's and Children's Hospital (Adelaide)
The Women's and Children's Hospital's primary function is caring for the health needs of women and children of South Australia. The hospital is also committed to research and provides an extensive range of laboratory, diagnostic and allied health services. It is also a partner in the development of the Headroom site which aims to increase the awareness and knowledge of young people in relation to mental health issues and available services, through the development of accessible and appropriate mental health information.
Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide
Women's Health Queensland Wide
Women's Health Queensland Wide is an independent community-based information service funded by Queensland Health and the Federal Government.
Women's Health Queensland Wide
Women's Health Victoria
Women's Health Victoria is an independent state-wide women's health promotion, advocacy and health information services. Their work is largely in partnership with service providers and they can reach a maximum number of Victorian women, in particular women with limited or poor access to services.
Womens Health Victoria
Updated November 2008
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