| Victoria Divisions of General Practice |
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Resources/activities |
Program links |
| Melbourne Division |
Academic detailing for GPs and Practice staff.
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Training
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CME forums which focus on using the
new EPC MBS item numbers for specific chronic illnesses such
as diabetes, osteo-arthritis, dementia, drug and alcohol abuse
and cardiac illness. |
Diabetes
Osteo-arthritis Dementia
Drug & Alcohol
Cardiovascular
Allied health
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Working groups of GPs and appropriate
allied health to develop protocols for care planning and case
conferencing with respect to specific chronic illnesses (as
above). |
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Demonstration project of EPC implementation
and GP involvement in generating discharge care plans at the
Mercy hospital. |
Hospitals
Demonstration project |
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Information provision and sharing,
agreements and protocol development with Royal Melbourne, Women's
& Children's Hospitals, St Vincent's Hospital and the Mercy
hospital. |
Hospitals |
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Protocols for EPC developed and in
development with St Vincent's Mental Health Service, Breast
Services Enhancement Program & Sharing Shared Care (Royal Women's,
Mercy and Sunshine Hospital). |
Mental health
Women's health
Shared care |
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EPC protocols developed with Diabetes
Alliance Group. |
Diabetes |
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Proposed:
- To contract a registered nurse to perform health assessments
for GPs within the division subject to demand. It is anticipated
that the nurse will fill the role of 'practice nurse' for
practices (solo or small) that do not have one (a large
proportion in our division)
- EPC incorporated in to falls prevention project
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Nurse support
Falls prevention
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Contact: division@mdgp.com.au
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Urban Division
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keywords: Training, Diabetes, Osteo-arthritis, Dementia,
Drug & Alcohol, Cardiovascular, Allied health, Hospitals,
Demonstration project, Hospitals, Mental health, Women's health,
Shared care, Diabetes, Nurse support, Falls prevention, Urban
Division
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