Resources

Government

Medicare  www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/dhs/medicare

Health Insurance Commission  www1.hic.gov.au (Copy this web address in your browser)

Health Information 

Health on the Net Foundation(HON)  www.hon.ch

MyDr  www.mydr.com.au

Better Health Channel  www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au

Asthma

The Asthma Foundation  https://asthma.org.au/ (Copy this web address in your browser)

Adolescent Health

The Royal Children's Hospital - Centre for Adolescent Health https://www.rch.org.au/cah/ (Copy this web address in your browser)

Allergies

Australian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy  www.allergy.org.au

Cancer

Cancer Council Australia www.cancer.org.au

Cancer Australian (Government) canceraustralia.gov.au

Cancer Screening www.cancerscreening.gov.au

Breast Cancer Network Australia www.bcna.org.au

Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia  www.prostate.org.au

Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre  www.petermac.org

Bowel Cancer Australia  https://www.bowelcanceraustralia.org/ (Copy this web address in your browser)

Cardiovascular Disease

Heart Foundation  https://www.heartfoundation.org.au/

The Stroke Foundation  https://strokefoundation.org.au/ (Copy this web address in your browser)

Dermatology

Australian College of Dermatologists  www.dermcoll.asn.au

Eczema Association of Australasia  www.eczema.org.au

All about Acne  www.acne.org.au

National Psoriasis Foundation  www.psoriasis.org

Drug and Alcohol

Therapeutic Goods Administration  www.tga.gov.au

Quit Victoria  www.quit.org.au

Alcoholics Anonymous Australia  www.aa.org.au

Quitline  https://www.health.gov.au/contacts/quitline (Copy this web address in your browser)

Endocrinology

Diabetes Australia  www.diabetesaustralia.com.au

The Australian Thyroid Foundation  https://www.thyroidfoundation.org.au/ (Copy this web address in your browser)

Gastroenterology

The Gastroenterological Society of Australia  https://www.gesa.org.au/ (Copy this web address in your browser)

Crohn's and Colitis Australia https://crohnsandcolitis.org.au/ (Copy this web address in your browser)

Coeliac Australia  https://www.coeliac.org.au/s/

IBIS Irritable Bowel Information & Support Association of Australia  www.ibis-australia.org/

Geriatics

Alzheimer's Australia  https://www.alz.org/au

 Dementia Australia www.dementia.org.au/

My Wishes Advance Care Planning Program (NSW Health)  www.mywishes.org.au

Ageing Well  www.ageingwell.org.au

National Ageing Research Institute (NARI)  www.mednwh.unimelb.edu.au

More about advance care planning https://www.start2talk.org.au/

Haematology

Australian Red Cross Blood Service  www.transfusion.com.au

Immunisation

Australian Childhood Immunisation Register  

http//www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/services/medicare/australian-childhood-immunisation-

register

Immunise Australia Program (Government) www.immunise.health.gov.au

National Centre for Immunisation Research & Surveillance (NCIRS)  www.ncirs.usyd.edu.au

The Science of Immunisation questions and answers 

www.science.org.au/policy/immunisation.html

Infectious Diseases

US Center for Disease Control  www.cdc.gov

Men's Health

Men's Health Australia  www.menshealthaustralia.net

Impotence Australia impotenceaustralia.com.au

Mental Health

Anxiety Online  www.anxietyonline.org.au

Black Dog Institute www.blackdoginstitute.org.au

Beyond Blue  www.beyondblue.org.au

Kids Help  www.kidshelp.com.au

Headspace - National Youth Mental Health Foundation  www.headspace.org.au

Schizophrenia Fellowship of NSW  www.sfnsw.org.au

Problem Gambling - VIC Health  www.problemgambling.vic.gov.au/

Musculoskeletal

Australian Orthopaedic Association  www.aoa.org.au

Sports Medicine Australia  www.sma.org.au

Australian Association of Musculoskeletal Medicine  www.musmed.com

Neurology

Alzheimers Australia  www.alzheimers.org.au

Brain Foundation  www.brainfoundation.org.au

Headache Australia  www.headacheaustralia.org.au

MS Australia  www.msaustralia.org.au

Stroke Foundation www.strokefoundation.org.au

Parkinson's Australia www.parkinsons.org.au

Epilepsy Action Australia  www.epilepsy.org.au

Motor neurone disease (MND) Australia  www.mndaust.asn.au

Nutrition

Dietitians Association of Australia  www.daa.asn.au

The Centre for Eating and Dieting Disorders www.cedd.org.au

Measure Up  www.measureup.gov.au

Go for 2 and 5  www.gofor2and5.com.au

Obstetrics and Gynaecology

The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and 

Gynaecologistswww.ranzcog.edu.au

Monash IVFwww.monashivf.com.au

The Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health  www.jeanhailes.org.au

Australian Breastfeeding Association  www.breasfeeding.asn.au

Opthalmology

The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists  www.ranzco.edu

Glaucoma Australia  www.glaucoma.org.au

Vision Australia  www.visionaustralia.org

Macular Degeneration  www.mdfoundation.com.au

Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis Australia  www.osteoporosis.org.au

Paediatrics

The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne www.rch.org.au

Raising Children  www.raisingchildren.net.au

Autism Spectrum Australia  www.autismspectrum.org.au

Parenting - Better Health Channel (Vic Health)  www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/

Palliative Care

Palliative Care Australia  www.palliativecare.org.au

Department of Health and Ageing  www.health.gov.au

Radiology

Inside Radiology  www.insideradiology.com.au

Renal

Kidney Health Australia  www.kidney.org.au

Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia  www.prostate.org.au

The Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand  www.usanz.org.au

The Continence Foundation of Australia  www.contfound.org.au

Respiratory

National Asthma Council of Australia www.nationalasthma.org.au

The Australian Lung Foundation  www.lungfoundation.com.au

The Australasian Sleep Association  www.sleep.org.au

Rheumatology

Arthritis Foundation  www.arthritis.org/disease-center.php

Sjögren's Syndrome Foundation  http//www.sjogrens.org/

Australian Rheumatology Association  www.rheumatology.org.au

Arthritis Australia  www.arthritisaustralia.org.au

Sexual Health

Australasian Chapter of Sexual Health Medicine  www.racp.edu.au/page/sexual-health-publications

ASHM  Australian Society for HIV Medicine  www.ashm.org.au

Australian Herpes Health Information  www.herpes.com.au

Smoking

Quit Now  www.quitnow.info.au

Quit Victoria  www.quit.org.au

Tinnitus

Australian Tinnitus Association  www.tinnitus.asn.au/

Travel

U.S. Centre for Disease Control  www.cdc.gov/travel

World Health Organisation International Travel and Health  www.who.int/ith

Smart Traveller - Australian Government  www.smartraveller.gov.au/tips/travelwell.html

Medical Advisory Services For Travellers Abroad (MASTA)  www.masta.edu.au

Vascular

Society for Vascular Surgery  www.vascularweb.org

NHS Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening Program  www.screening.nhs.uk

Women's Health

The Royal Women's Hospital Victoria  www.thewomens.org.au

Family Planning Victoria Women  www.fpv.org.au/women

The Australasian Menopause Society  www.menopause.org.au

Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health  www.jeanhailes.org.au

Domestic Violence Resource Centre Victoria  www.dvirc.org.au

Breast Screen Victoria  www.breastscreen.org.au/

National Cervical Screening Program  www.cervicalscreen.health.gov.au