Chronic Disease Management

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

Reviewed July 2009

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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:   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:   Jul 2009
Title:   Addition of long-acting beta-agonists to inhaled corticosteroids for chronic asthma in children
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Most consensus statements recommend the use of long-acting ß2-agonists (LABA) as adjunct therapy to inhaled corticosteroids for poorly controlled asthma. The purpose of this review was to identify the benefits and safety profile of adding long-acting ß2...
Date:   Jul 2009
Title:   Overview of the Commonwealth Indigenous Chronic Disease Package
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Commonwealth's Indigenous Chronic Disease Package will put in place a comprehensive approach to preventing and better managing the chronic diseases identified as major contributors to Indigenous mortality, including strategies to address many of the barriers that currently impede Indigenous Australians' access to health services.
Date:   Jul 2009
Title:   Allied health (individual) services 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:   Jun 2009
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:   Jun 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:   Australian Government 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:   Multidisciplinary case conferencing
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Information on Enhanced Primary Care (EPC) case conferencing, including item descriptors, explanatory notes, questions and answers (for providers and consumers), a case study and a checklist.
Date:   Mar 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
Title:   GP chronic disease management for people with a chronic medical condition
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   Patient Information Sheet: A GP Management Plan (GPMP) can help people with chronic medical conditions by providing an organised approach to care. A GPMP is a plan of action that you have agreed with your GP.
Date:   Jan 2009
Title:   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:   Dec 2008
Title:   Managing the cardiovascular complications of chronic kidney disease
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   Patients with chronic kidney disease have risk factors for cardiovascular disease which are additional to those found in the general population.
Date:   Dec 2008
Title:   Anticholinergic agents for chronic asthma in adults
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Anticholinergic agents such as Atrovent are sometimes used to treat people with asthma as a bronchodilator that opens up the airways in the lungs. This review found that although this treatment was better than placebo, the size of the effect was rather ...
Date:   Sep 2008
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:   Persistent asthma often requires the combination of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) and long-acting beta2-agonists (LABA). This systematic review examined randomised controlled trials comparing two commonly available combinations administered at fixed dos...
Date:   May 2008
Title:   National chronic disease strategy
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The National Chronic Disease Strategy is a national approach to chronic disease prevention and management.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Rural Primary Health Projects
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   The Primary Health Projects Sub-Program is a part of the Rural Primary Health Program.
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Ciclesonide versus placebo for chronic asthma in adults and children
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   In asthma, inflammation (swelling in the wall) narrows the airway and is the main factor giving rise to asthmatic symptoms of cough, wheeze, shortness of breath and chest tightness. Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) which are given usually more than once da...
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Ciclesonide versus other inhaled steroids for chronic asthma in children and adults
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Inhaled corticosteroids, such as budesonide, beclomethasone or fluticasone, which have been available for many years, have proven to be an important therapy for controlling the inflammation caused by asthma. They are given usually twice daily, and are r...
Date:   Jan 2008
Title:   CLIMATE (Clinical Management and Treatment Education) GP
Publisher:   Clinical Management and Treatment Education (CLIMATE)
Description:   CLIMATE Recovery Courses provide health information to people under the care of a clinician to help them learn how to manage their disorder better. Climate has Recovery Courses for Anxiety, Asthma, Arthritis, Cancer, Depression, Diabetes, Heart Failure and Incontinence.
Date:   Jan 2008
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