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NEW - Lifescripts case study

Integration is the key

The Adelaide Hills DGP has supported the Lifescripts roll out through utilising integration opportunitites.  Click here read further!

2006 AGPN Forum

Population Health pre-forum discussion workshop

The eighth Australian Divisions of General Practice was held at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre from 25-28 November bringing together dynamic, general practitioners who are Division leaders with a passion for primary health care, senior managers from across the Divisions’ Network who make the purchasing decisions, together with government officials, academics, allied health providers, nurses and other key players of the primary health care team in a collaborative, learning environment.

A pre-forum 'population health discussion workshop' was held on Saturday the 25th of November.  For further information or to view presentations from the day go to the population health page of the AGPN Forum web site.

Lifescripts Newsletters

Lifescripts newsletter # 10 - 7th February 2007 Newsletter #10 details the progress of the a lifestyle risk factor educaton package for GPs and practice nurses being developed by the NSW Heart Foundation. For more information download this document

Lifescripts newsletter #9 - 15th December 2006 Newsletter #9 discussed the new 45 Year Health Check and Division implementation For more information download this document

Lifescripts Newsletter # 8 - 28th September 2006 Newsletter # 8 discusses a practice visiting approach to implementing Lifescripts and provides information from the 2004-05 Annual Survey of Divisions conducted by PHCRIS For more information download this document

Lifescripts Newsletter #7 - 28th September 2006 Newsletter # 7 profiles the latest case study to provide an example of one way the Lifescripts resources can be implemented. For more information download this document

Lifescripts Newsletter # 6 - 16th June 2006 Newsletter # 6 includes an article on lifestyle risk factors and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and introduces the first case study of Division of General Practice implmentation of Lifescripts. For more information download this document

Lifescripts Newsletter # 5 - 27th March 2006 Fifth newsletter to support implementation of the Lifescripts Initiative For more information download this document

Lifescripts Newsletter #4 January 2006 - 18th January 2006 Newsletter from the Lifestyle Prescriptions Coordinator to disseminate useful information regarding Lifescripts implementation and healthy lifestyle information/media/articles to the Divisions of General Practice Network. For more information download this document

New Physical Activity Guidelines for people with Cardiovascular Disease - 18th January 2006 The National Heart Foundation has published new physical activity guidelines for people with cardiovascular disease. Click on the link to access the guidelines or download the media release. Website: National Heart Foundation - Physical Activity Recommendations for People with Cardiovascular Disease For more information download this document

Health check-ups for all Australians Needed - 9th January 2006 Want to make sure your new years resolution for a healthier lifestyle makes it out of the starting blocks and finishes the race this year? Talking with your GP about healthy lifestyles can help you transform those new year's resolutions into actions for the rest of the year. For more information download this document

Low yield cigarettes 'not a healthier option' $9 million campaign - 19th December 2005 A $9 million consumer awareness campaign advising smokers that 'light' and 'mild' cigarettes are not a healthier option will be launched nationally on 26 December 2005. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said the campaign, funded by tobacco companies, will inform consumers of health concerns related to use of 'light' and 'mild' and similarly described cigarettes. Website: ACCC Media Release

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