Guidelines for preventive activities in general practice 7th edition
These guidelines are designed to be used in a number of ways, all of which can be useful in day to-day general practice:
- a guide to who is most at risk and for whom screening or preventive care is most appropriate
- as a refresher to check latest recommendations
- as a reminder to check at a glance which preventive activities should be performed in various age groups and how often
- as a check list of preventive activities used according to an individual patient's health profile
- as an auditable standard for clinical practice
- as a study guide (a comprehensive list of references is provided with each section and links to further original sources are provided in the electronic version where appropriate; this allows more in-depth information on a topic)
- as a patient education tool - demonstrate to patients the evidence that exists for preventive activities.
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Download Acrobat file of complete Red book. (396Kb)Preventive activities over the lifecycle - children
View or download a printable chart showing which preventive activities should be performed for children. (104Kb)Preventive activities over the lifecycle - adults
View or download a printable chart showing which preventive activities should be performed for adults. (37Kb)© The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
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