Chronic Disease Management

Follow the links below to find information about managing chronic diseases.

Reviewed August 2011

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Title:   Structured telephone support or telemonitoring programmes for patients with chronic heart failure
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   In the context of limited health funding, and a rapidly expanding population of older patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) it is increasingly difficult for healthcare systems to provide high-quality care to patients with CHF. Multi-disciplinary...
Date:   Nov 2011
Title:   GP Chronic disease management Medicare items for people with a chronic (or terminal) medical condition
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Planning your health care, Patient Information Sheet
Date:   Aug 2011
Title:   Chronic disease induvidual allied health services under medicare - fact sheet
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Information regarding the Medicare items for individual allied health services for people with chronic conditions and complex care needs.
Date:   Aug 2011
Title:   Allied health individual services for patients with a chronic medical condition and complex care needs under Medicare
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Medicare rebates for certain allied health services are available for patients with chronic conditions and complex care needs on referral from their GP.
Date:   Jul 2011
Title:   Calcium and phosphate
Publisher:   Kidney Health Australia
Description:   Two minerals found in your bones providing much of its strength and keep other body parts healthy
Date:   Jul 2011
Title:   Combination fluticasone and salmeterol versus fixed dose combination budesonide and formoterol for chronic asthma in adults and children
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   People with persistent asthma often require an additional treatment to regular inhaled steroids. Some preparations of long-acting beta-agonists are delivered in the same inhaler device as the inhaled corticosteroids. Inhaled steroids help to treat infla...
Date:   Jun 2011
Title:   Key indicators of progress for chronic disease and associated determinants: data report
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   With preventive health now a major focus of health reform in Australia, this report provides information about the prevalence of those chronic diseases for which behavioural changes, or increased screening practices, can reduce onset, assist in management, or prevent death.
Date:   Jun 2011
Title:   Closing the Gap ? Tackling Indigenous Chronic Disease
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The website for the Indigenous Chronic Disease Package – an important part of the Australian Governments response to closing the gap in Indigenous health outcomes.
Date:   Dec 2010
Title:   Mental health - care plans
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Mental health care plans are for people with a mental illness who have several health care providers working with them. A care plan puts down on paper what support you can expect from each member of your health care team and when. Your doctor (GP) will work with you to set goals and decide on the best treatment options.
Date:   Nov 2010
Title:   Pain & Stress
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Pain and stress are closely connected in many ways. Stress is the body's physical response when it is put under a lot of pressure and called upon to make many changes.
Date:   Sep 2010
Title:   Chronic illness
Publisher:   Inspire Foundation
Description:   A chronic illness is an illness that is permanent or long lasting. This fact sheet talks about managing your illness.
Date:   Sep 2010
Title:   Multidisciplinary case conference Medicare items for GPs
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The case conferencing items are for GPs to organise and coordinate, or to participate in, a meeting or discussion held to ensure that their patients multidisciplinary care needs are met through a planned and coordinated approach.
Date:   Jul 2010
Title:   Management of renal bone disease
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   Renal bone disease occurs in patients with chronic kidney disease. As the changes of renal bone disease are potentially modifiable, early referral to a nephrologist for monitoring and treatment is recommended.
Date:   Apr 2010
Title:   Education interventions for adults who attend the emergency room for acute asthma
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Self-management and education plans are widely recommended for treating chronic asthma; however, despite widespread endorsement of this intervention acute asthma continues to affect a large number of adults globally. We reviewed evidence from randomised...
Date:   Mar 2010
Title:   Interventions for bone disease in children with chronic kidney disease
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Chronic kidney disease (CKD) resulting in reduced kidney function and the need for dialysis and kidney transplant is associated with abnormalities in blood calcium and phosphorus levels leading to high levels of the parathyroid hormone (PTH) and to bone...
Date:   Aug 2009
Title:   The management of hepatitis B
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   Chronic hepatitis B affects almost 1% of Australians, many of whom are born in endemic areas outside Australia. This infection can shorten lifespan, usually because of cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinoma.
Date:   Aug 2009
Title:   Overview of the Commonwealth Indigenous Chronic Disease Package
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   This page contains an overview of the Commonwealth Indigenous Chronic Disease Package.
Date:   Jul 2009
Title:   Course of illness
Publisher:   CareSearch
Description:   Illness trajectory or course of illness is a phrase that is sometimes used in medicine. It describes the "usual" pattern of illnesses take from the time of diagnosis to the time of death.
Date:   May 2009
Title:   Living with chronic conditions & pain
Publisher:   Department of Veterans' Affairs
Description:   Chronic conditions can be accompanied by ongoing pain and tiredness that can lead to frustration and sometimes depression. Some people slow down or stop doing their routine tasks or activities, which in turn may lead to further disability.
Date:   Apr 2009
Title:   Psychological therapies for the management of chronic and recurrent pain in children and adolescents
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Psychological therapies (relaxation, hypnosis, coping skills training, biofeedback, cognitive behavioural therapy) are treatments which may help people manage pain and its disabling consequences. For children and youths there is good evidence that both ...
Date:   Jan 2009

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