Saturday, July 31, 2010

Nurse Led Clinics (updated 2009)

How to establish a Nurse Led Clinic in General Practice

Explores the evidence about nurse led chronic disease clinics
Provides detailed information about what is involved
Provides information on the pros and cons
Provides case study examples of two different business models
Sets out the financial incentives and funding issues
Provides a step by step guide and more

Nurse Led Clinic

Navigating Self Managment

Navigating Self Management - A practical approach for Australian Health agencies

Chapters:
Chapt 1 Navigating-Chronic Care Model
Chapt 2 Navigating-Changing Clinical Practice
Chapt 3 Navigating - Implementing Self Management
Chapt 4 Navigating-Leading Change
Chapt 5 Navigating-Evaluating Self Management
Chapt 6 Navigating-Self Management in General Practice

Chronic Disease Management - Team Care Arrangements

Department Of Health and Ageing CDM Medicare Items Q and A (2006)

Chronic Disease Management Templates for Medical Director

Each template combines the GPMP and the TCA. Please feel free to modify to suit practice/patient requirements. For GPMP only complete the first two sections. Should the TCA be required at a later date, update the GPMP if necessary and complete the remaining TCA section. Asthma GPMP & TCA MD GPMP & TCA Diabetes MD GPMP & TCA MD ADGP MD Interactive Templates ADGP has commissioned the development of templates for GP Management Plans, Team Care Arrangements and the review of those plans. See the brief directions for downloading below or push the button for the detailed instructions. The Templates are suggestions only, they are not required by the Health Insurance Commission. ADGP GPMP 721 ADGP GPMP Review 725 ADGP TCA 723 ADGP TCA Review 727

Multidiciplanary Chronic Disease Management

The AHPA has put together some usefull resources on the role of Allied Health Professionals in manageing chronic diseases.  The full document and additional resources can be found by clicking the link below:

http://www.cdm.ahpa.com.au/

The following are some very usefull sections on the roles of Allied Health Professionals in manageing specific chronic diseases:

Multidiciplanary Management of Osteoarthritis