Clinicians Hub resources
Evidence-based tools, guidelines and resources for health professionals and patients to support the prevention, early intervention, and management of chronic diseases.
eLearning
Supporting alcohol-free pregnancy and safe breastfeeding
This elearning aims to give healthcare professionals the tools, information and confidence to discuss alcohol use in a non-judgemental way with patients who are planning a pregnancy, pregnant or breastfeeding.
Webinars and Videos
First 2000 days webinar series
First 2000 Days webinar series aims to build capacity of service providers and health professionals to provide support and referral pathways to families and young children in the First 2000 Days of life. The webinar series covers topics such as breastfeeding, nutrition, sleep and mental health.
Guidelines
Smoking, nutrition, alcohol, physical activity (SNAP): Applying the 5As to each risk factor
Smoking, nutrition, alcohol and physical activity (SNAP) is a guide designed to assist health professionals to work with patients on lifestyle risk factors of smoking, nutrition, alcohol and physical activity (SNAP). Each risk factor includes recommendations for each of the 5As: Ask, assess, advise, assist, arrange.
Webinars and Videos
Motivational Interviewing for healthcare providers
A webpage providing health professionals with Motivational Interviewing information and resources, including videos that demonstrate the application of Motivational Interviewing in practice.
eLearning
Healthy Pregnancy Healthy Baby: Healthy pregnancy weight gain training
This healthy pregnancy weight gain training is designed to prepare health professionals to engage in respectful conversations about weight and lifestyle for pregnant women and equip them to deliver best practice care consistent with current evidence. The training consists of 7 modules, each module is 10-15 minutes each.
eLearning
Brief interventions for a healthy lifestyle: Maternal health
The Maternal Health toolkit comprises of brief intervention eLearning modules for health professionals working within maternal health. Modules cover risk factors such as alcohol, tobacco, other drugs, nutrition and physical activity. A culturally adapted module is also available for health professionals working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients.
Guidelines
National guide to a preventive health assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
The National Guide is intended for all health professionals delivering primary healthcare across the lifecycle to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population. It aims to prevent disease, detect early and unrecognised disease, promoting health whilst considering regional and local circumstances.
Guidelines
Mental health care in the perinatal period
These national guidelines provide information on the assessment of high prevalence disorders such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder and puerperal psychosis and the treatment and management of these. The guidelines also provide information on screening and psychosocial assessment for fathers and non-birthing partners, and the management of psychological birth trauma. (PDF, 5.9MB)
Guidelines
Guidelines for preventive activities in general practice
These guidelines published by RACGP aim to provide the general practice team with a comprehensive and concise set of preventive care recommendations relevant to a range of patient populations. (PDF, 1.8MB)
Academic Literature
Motivational Interviewing techniques facilitating behaviour change
An article which explores current understanding regarding how and why people change, and the potential role of motivational interviewing in facilitating behaviour change in the general practice setting.
Factsheets
Shift: A guide for media and communications professionals
A guide developed to support media and communications professionals choose language which shifts the stigmatising narrative of obesity. This guide provides a useful resource for health professionals to understand how to frame the conversation around obesity in and out of clinical practice. (PDF, 5.5MB)
Academic Literature
Caring for women postnatally
An article outlining a consistent approach to the postnatal visit in the general practice setting, along with key management strategies for common postnatal conditions and comorbidities. (PDF, 120KB)
Blog
Healthy behaviours
Find insightful articles on healthy behaviours. Healthy eating, physical activity, and wellbeing.
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