Acknowledgements

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) gratefully acknowledges the generous contribution of the following authors, contributors and reviewers of the Guidelines for preventive activities in general practice (Red Book), 9th edn.

Red Book Editorial Committee

Professor Nicholas Zwar Chair, Red Book Editorial Committee School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, New South Wales Dr Evan Ackermann   Chair, RACGP Expert Committee – Quality Care Professor Mark Harris   Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity,  University of New South Wales RACGP Expert Committee – Quality Care Dr Meredith Arcus   Deputy Executive Director, Medical Services, Sir Charles Gairdner and Osborne Park Health Care Group, Western Australia Associate Professor Pauline Chiarelli   School of Health Sciences, University of Newcastle, New South Wales Professor Chris Del Mar   Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine,  Bond University, Queensland Professor Jon Emery   Department of General Practice,  University of Melbourne, Victoria Associate Professor Michael Fasher   Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Sydney, New South Wales; and Conjoint Associate Professor, University of Western Sydney, New South Wales Associate Professor John Furler   Department of General Practice,  University of Melbourne, VictoriaDr Caroline Johnson   Department of General Practice,  University of Melbourne, Victoria  RACGP Expert Committee – Quality Care

Professor Claire Jackson Director, Centres for Primary Care Reform  Research Excellence Professor in Primary Care Research, Chair,  Metro North Primary Health Network Past President, The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (2010–12) Associate Professor John Litt   Department of General Practice,  Flinders University, South Australia Deputy Chair, RACGP Expert Committee –  Quality Care Professor Danielle Mazza   Department of General Practice,  School of Primary Care,  Monash University, Victoria RACGP Expert Committee – Quality Care Professor Dimity Pond   Professor of General Practice,  School of Medicine and Public Health,  University of Newcastle, New South Wales Associate Professor Jane Smith Head of General Practice Discipline,  Faculty of Health Science and Medicine,  Bond University, Queensland Professor Nigel Stocks Head of Discipline – General Practice,  University of Adelaide, Adelaide Dr Christine Walker Executive Officer, Chronic Illness Alliance Professor Tania Winzenberg   Chair, RACGP Expert Committee – Research Professor of Chronic Disease Management,  Menzies Institute for Medical Research and Faculty  of Health, University of Tasmania, Tasmania

Conflicts of interest

This publication has been produced in accordance with the rules and processes outlined in the RACGP Conflict of Interest (COI) Policy. 

Contributors

Associate Professor Lena Sanci Department of General Practice, University of Melbourne, Victoria

Professor Lindy Clemson Professor in Ageing and Occupational Therapy, University of Sydney, New South Wales Dr Magdalena Simonis RACGP Expert Committee – Quality Care

Reviewers

We gratefully acknowledge the expert reviewers and representatives from the organisations who contributed scholarly feedback.
 

Members of RACGP Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Associate Professor Anne Abbott School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine,Monash University, Victoria Dr Stuart Aitken   Gold Coast Sexual Health Clinic, Queensland Professor Craig Anderson George Institute for Global Health, New South Wales Associate Professor Nick Antic Clinical Director of the Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health President Australasian Sleep Association, South Australia Professor Kaarin Anstey ANU College of Medicine, Biology & Environment, Australian Capital Territory Associate Professor Kristine Barlow-Stewart Genetic Medicine, Northern Clinical School, Sydney Medical School, New South Wales Professor Adrian Bauman   School of Public Health, University of Sydney, New South Wales Dr Glenise Berry   Australian & New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine, New South Wales Dr Gary Deed Chair, RACGP Specific Interests – Diabetes Network Dr Joanne Dixon National Clinical Director, Clinical Leader Genetic Services, Genetic Health Service New Zealand Professor Jenny Doust Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Queensland Professor Peter Ebeling   Head of the Department of Medicine,  Monash Medical Centre, Victoria Associate Professor Matt Edwards   Department of Paediatrics, University of Western Sydney, New South Wales Professor John Eisman   Director of Clinical Translation and Advanced Education, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, New South Wales Dr Ben Ewald Senior Lecturer in Epidemiology and General Practitioner, Centre for Clinical Epidemiology  and Biostatistics, University of Newcastle,  New South Wales Professor Kwun Fong Prince Charles Hospital, Department of Thoracic Medicine, Queensland Professor Peter Frith Respiratory Medicine, Flinders University,  South Australia Clinical Professor Jack Goldblatt School of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Western Australia, Western Australia Professor Jonathon Golledge Head of the Vascular Biology Unit, School of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University, Queensland Professor Paul Glasziou Professor of Evidence-Based Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Queensland Associate Professor Jane Halliday Public Health Genetics, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Victoria Dr James Harvey Council member of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists,  South Australia Associate Professor Kelsey Hegarty Department of General Practice,  University of Melbourne, Victoria Professor Frank Oberklaid Director, Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children’s Hospital, Victoria Dr Jan Orman GP Services Consultant, Black Dog Institute, Prince of Wales Hospital, New South Wales Professor Kelly Phillips Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Victoria Professor Matthew Peters Head of Respiratory Medicine, Concord Hospital, New South Wales Professor Ian Reid Deputy Dean, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, New Zealand Professor Ann Roche National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction, Flinders University, South Australia Professor John Saunders   Consultant Physician in Internal Medicine and Addiction Medicine, New South Wales Professor Virginia Schmied School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Western Sydney, New South Wales Associate Professor Jonathan Shaw Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute, Victoria Professor Maria Fiatarone Singh Chair of Exercise and Sport Science, Exercise, Health and Performance Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, Sydney Medical School, New South Wales Associate Professor John Slavotinek Gastroenterologist Honorary Senior Associate, Cancer Council Victoria, Victoria Professor Denis Spelman Deputy Director, Clinical Infectious Diseases Unit  and Head, Microbiology Department,  Monash University, Victoria Professor James St John Gastroenterologist Honorary Senior Associate, Cancer Council Victoria, Victoria Dr Michael Tam Staff Specialist, General Practice, University of New South Wales, New South Wales Dr Wendy Tsui RACGP Fellow, Family & Sports Medicine Centre,New South Wales

Associate Professor Mark Bolland   School of Medicine, University of Auckland, New Zealand Dr Chris Bourne   Sydney Sexual Health Centre, Sydney Hospital, New South Wales Professor Hanny Calache Centre for Population Health Research,  Deakin University, Victoria Professor Henry Brodaty   Dementia Collaborative Research Centre, University of New South Wales and Prince of Wales Hospital, New South Wales Professor Ian Caterson   Boden Institute, Charles Perkins Centre, University of Sydney, New South Wales Professor Derek Chew Professor of Cardiology, Flinders University, Flinders Medical Centre, South Australia Professor Rufus Clarke Faculty of Public Health Medicine, Royal Australasian College of Physicians,  New South Wales Professor Jacqueline Close Consultant Geriatrician, Prince of Wales Hospital,Director, Falls and Injury Prevention Group, NeuRA, University of New South Wales, New South Wales Professor Stephen Colagiuri Director, Boden Institute, University of Sydney, New South Wales Ms Cristy Henderson Assistant Director, Bowel Screening Section, Cancer and Palliative Care Branch, Population Health & Sport Division, Department of Health Dr Elizabeth Hindmarsh   General Practitioner, New South Wales Associate Professor Warrick Inder Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Queensland Professor Stephen Lord   Senior Principal Research Fellow, Neuroscience Research Australia, New South Wales Professor Finlay Macrae   Head, Colorectal Medicine and Genetics, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria  Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria Dr Catherine Mandel MRI Radiologist, Swinburne University of Technology Honorary Senior Fellow, Department of Radiology, University of Melbourne, Victoria Professor Rebecca Mason   Professor of Endocrine Physiology, School of Medical Sciences, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, New South Wales Clinical Professor Richard Mendelson Royal Perth Hospital, University of Western Australia, Western Australia Professor Sylvia Metcalfe   Genetics Education & Health Research, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Victoria Dr Mark Morgan General Practitioner, South Australia Senior Lecturer, Discipline of General Practice, University of Adelaide, South Australia Professor Paul Norman Winthrop Professor of Vascular Surgery, University of Western Australia, Western Australia Professor Mark Nelson   Chair, Discipline of General Practice, University of Tasmania, Tasmania Professional Research Fellow, Menzies Research Institute, University of Tasmania, Tasmania Mark Nevin Senior Executive Officer, Faculty of Clinical Radiology, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists, New South Wales Professor Doug McEvoy Senior Director, Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health; Staff Consultant in Sleep and Respiratory Medicine at Repatriation General Hospital and Flinders Medical Centre, South Australia Dr Nicki Murdoch President, Paediatrics & Child Division, Royal Australasian College of Physicians, New South Wales Dr Angela Taft Professor and Director, Judith Lumley Centre, La Trobe University, Victoria Dr Brendan White Australian Dental Association (NSW Branch), New South Wales Clinical Associate Professor Liz Wylie  Medicine and Pharmacology Royal Perth Hospital Unit, University of Western Australia, Western Australia Professor Graeme Young Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer, Flinders University, South Australia Professor Helen Zorbas Chief Executive Officer, Cancer Australia, New South Wales Australian & New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine Council Australasian Sleep Association Australian Diabetes Society Australian Dental Association Cancer and Palliative Care Branch, Population Health & Sport Division, Department of Health Cancer Australia Cancer Council Victoria Centre for Population Health, NSW Ministry of Health, Harm Reduction and Viral Hepatitis Branch Continence Foundation of Australia Haemochromatosis Society Australia Human Genetics Society of Australasia Dental Health Services Victoria Exercise & Sports Science Australia Kidney Health Australia National Stroke Foundation National Heart Foundation of Australia NSW STI Programs Unit, Sydney Sexual Health Centre, Sydney Hospital, New South Wales Optometry Australia Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Representatives from Cancer Council Victoria Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists Royal Australian College of Ophthalmologists SANE Australia Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand