Women’s health

Women’s health

Women’s health

These guidelines provide GPs with evidence-based outcomes to support women's health in general practice. Specific topic areas include preconception and pregnancy care, sexual and reproductive health, and provision of support to women who are victims of abuse and violence.

Lymphoedema Guide

The Lymphoedema Guide is a useful tool to assist GPs with the diagnosis and treatment pathways for lymphoedema.

Clinical Guideline for Abortion care – RANZCOG

The Abortion guideline provides the first evidence-based bi-national clinical practice guideline on abortion care for Australia and New Zealand.

Abuse and violence: working with our patients in general practice (the White book)

This guideline offers evidence-based guidance on appropriate identification and response in clinical practice to patients experiencing abuse and violence

Female genital cosmetic surgery

The resource provides recommendations for management of patients requesting FGCS

Guideline for the management of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy and hyperemesis gravidarum

This guideline provides evidence based advice for clinicians for the management of nausea and vomiting and hyperemesis gravidarum in pregnancy

Guidelines for preventive activities in general practice

The guidelines for preventive activities in general practice (the Red book) supports evidence-based preventive activities in primary care

Intrauterine devices/systems – Resources for general practice

These resources include a general practitioner (GP) checklist and pre-insertion and post-insertion patient checklists

iPrevent

Screening tool for women and their GPs to assess breast cancer risk.

National guide to a preventive health assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

An accessible, user-friendly guide to best practice preventive healthcare for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients

Osteoporosis prevention, diagnosis and management in postmenopausal women and men over 50 years of a

A guideline to assist in managing older patients with osteoporosis

Recommended management of a patient with a breast implant

The purpose of this guide is to support general practitioners in the assessment and management of patients with breast implants

Safer Baby Bundle suite of resources

Ideas and interventions designed to reduce late pregnancy stillbirth

Shared follow-up care for women with low-risk endometrial cancer: a guide for general practitioners

An RACGP Accepted Clinical Resource from the Cancer Australia

Shared Care Plan - Early Breast Cancer follow up Care

The Plan is a template for coordinated care by GPs and care teams for optimum care and survivorship. The plan is accompanied by Information for Health professionals

Investigation of a new breast symptom: a guide for General Practitioners

The Guide advises steps to take in investigating symptoms that could be breast cancer, and provides information about the triple test approach to diagnosis

Joint Position Statement on Obstetric Anaesthesia and Analgesia services - Royal Australian and New

This statement provides current advice for health care professionals and hospitals undertaking obstetric care with anaesthesia and analgesia services, to assist with safe and appropriate care for women during pregnancy and labour.

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