During my internship and general training, I found that there are lots of information available on website, but it can be really daunting task to go through all the website and find what is useful for AMC exam and clinical practice in Australia.
I am going to list the websites I found useful. I will also give small explanation for the website and information about what is useful in that website. Few of the websites and resources are useful, but they cost a lot like UpTodate. I haven't listed this costly resouces.
This is official RACGP website. This is my favorite website for AMC examination preparation. Most of you know that John Murtagh wrote a bible for Australian GP, which is also excellent resouce for AMC examination. RACGP is publisher for the book.
Over the time, RACGP has developed few guidelines to guide general practitioners in Australia. Few of guidelines are adopted from external resources. These all guidelines are available free in electronic version.
RACGP also provides education via www.gplearning.com.au. This is free for RACGP member. RACGP membership costs around $150 pa for junior doctors, but I found that money worthwhile.
Out of these guidelines following guidelines are useful for IMGs to read for exam preparation and clinical practice.
Guidelines for preventive activities in general practice (the red book) 7th Edition 2009
Diabetes management in general practice (17th edition)
Clinical Guidelines for Stroke and TIA Management: A quick guide for general practice
SNAP: a population health guide to behavioural risk factors in general practice
National Heart Foundation of Australia physical activity recommendations for people with cardiovascular disease
The Australian Immunisation Handbook
Guidelines for the prevention, detection and management of chronic heart failure in Australia, 2006
Management of incontinence in general practice
Hepatitis C guideline
Acute gastroenteritis in Children
Heart Foundation Australia website
Find guideline for hypertension, lipids management and reducing risk in health disease
Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne Clinical Practice Guidelines
RCH CPG is also available on iphone and blackberry via iSilo, and good this about this is free at this stage.
Paediatric Handbook is really useful, but it is not free. It can be purchased from Fishpond or Bookdepository.
Shine SA (sexual health informations, networking and education) provides sexual health service to population and education opportunities to health professionals. Website contains useful information about contraceptions and patient education material.
National Prescribing Service Limited. This website provides evidence base independent information about medicines. Search Case studies for health professionals and you will find useful cases to read with expert comments. This case studies are really useful for AMC examinations.
National Asthma Council website is useful resource for Asthma. Go to health professional section and you will find Australian Asthma Handbook and useful resources for spirometry, asthma action plan and information for medications useful in asthma and COAD.
Health Insight is Australian Government initiative to provide useful information to health practitioner. This website cover wide variety of topics and provide useful link for various medical conditions. This website is not on top of my list, but I use this website when I am looking for specific general information about the condition and cannot find on other websites.
Medical Journal of Australia website
New Zealand Dermatology website contains lots of good dermatological pictures and treatment plan.
International website to find lots of free medical journals online.
The Australian Concrane Centre - useful website to find information base on evidence base medicine.
US National Institute of Health. This website provides free digital archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature.
This website provides information to patient who have depression, but also provides useful resources for mental health to health practitioners.
Sane Australia provides information for mental illness including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, antipsychotic medications and community care.
Centers for Disease Control and preventions. This website is US website. Provides useful and up to date information for travel medicine and communicable disease.
Clinical Sports Medicine provides useful information for Sport Medicine
Please read disclaimer before using any information provided on this blog. I do not take any responsible for information provided on external websites.
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