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" For Health Professionals who care! "
Hello
Everyone,
Here we are with our September Notice Board posting.
Last time we made mention of Scams and included a direct link
to our ACCC to keep abreast of the latest scams. Every day
we receive one or more scams via e-mail looking for easy takings.
They range from winning the lottery, a new BMW, supporting
the troops in Iraq and also we are a long lost relative of
someone who has died and thereby we have inherited a fortune.
Only this morning on the news I heard that for last month
alone, Queenslanders were taken for $52,000. So friends, please
be aware. There are many out there just looking to take you
down for your dollars! They are so hard to detect unfortunately
as they often move from place to place.
Some are even purporting to be us and send out e-mails in
our name for medications like viagra and similar still - Using
our good name to try and give themselves credibility and
once they get the money the order is never filled.
So please remember, we never sell drugs or watches. We are
a listing service only. Similar to Yellow pages and according
to feedback heaps better than either Yellow or White pages.
We also have been receiving e-mails from people wanting a
copy of some of our Directories. Please be aware we
do not and will not whether on the payment of a fee
or otherwise give out any of our Directories. They are strictly
for Internet viewing only and it is a breach of copyright
to even copy them.
We
value our supporters privacy and you can read about how much
by Clicking here
HealthInsite
and their newsletters. HealthInsite are a Government
body and their Newsletters are distributed free by email to
subscribers every month. They are always good reading and
include much information on health matters. You can actually
subscribe to their newsletters by Clicking
Here
Below
are various extracts from their September newsletter and are
well worth reading.
Impact of 'silent' osteoporosis
on Australians
At least 600,000 Australians
are affected by osteoporosis, a disease that causes bones
to become fragile and weak and increases the risk of fracture,
according to a report released by the AIHW and Osteoporosis
Australia.
A 'silent' disease, osteoporosis usually shows no signs or
symptoms, and so often goes undiagnosed until a fracture occurs.
Osteoporosis affects mostly women and men who are middle-age
and older. According to the report, A picture of osteoporosis
in Australia (http://www.aihw.gov.au/publications/index.cfm/title/10525),
one in two women, and one in four men over the age of 60 will
suffer an osteoporotic fracture in their lifetime.
HealthInsite has topic pages on the Prevention of Osteoporosis
1. Prevention Click
here
2.
Risk factors Click
here
3. Treatments Click
here
4. And Menopause Click
here
Internet
as a source of health information
A
recent study has found that Australians from higher socio-economic
groups are more likely to use the Internet as a source of health
information, but that few of these will discuss their findings
with their doctor.
These results suggest that a concerted effort is required to
raise the utilisation of the internet as a source of health
information in low socio-economic communities and improve ease
of access to trustworthy online health information.
The incorporation of these strategies into new GP Super Clinics
models is worth investigating, Dr Dart said.
This
article appears in the August 2008 edition of the Australian
Health Review -
Click here
See
also the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association Journal
Click
here
Commonwealth
Government's Teen Dental Health Program.
A number of our subscribers have enquired about where they
can find more information on the Commonwealth Government's
Teen Dental Health Program.
The Department of Health and Ageing, of which HealthInsite
is a part, is also one of our trusted Information Partners
and gives some comprehensive information about the program
in a media release from
the Minister for Health and Ageing, The Hon Nicola Roxon MP.
To read please Click
here
For
more general information, check
out HealthInsite's topic page on Dental Health
Click
here
We
at Doctors4U®
sincerely thank HealthInsight for these interesting articles
and remember if you wish to subscribe to their newsletters
you may do so by Clicking
Here
Depression
and suicide has recently been in the news with
the sad loss of one of our young, talented Australian Actors.
Such a tragedy. Last posting we mentioned the health fact
sheets available from MMHA. We feel this is such an important
subject we are again posting that info this month in case
anyone missed it.
MMHA is funded by the Federal Department of Health and
Ageing in
Australia to promote mental health awareness and suicide prevention
to
people from non-English speaking backgrounds.
They
have just released a new series of multilingual fact sheets
on mental
illness called the "What Is....." series. MMHA also
worked with Vision
Australia to adapt these for the blind and those with a vision
impairment.
The
topics covered include depression, anxiety, schizophrenia
and
bipolar disorder. We have translated these into over 20 languages
such
as Arabic, Farsi, Vietnamese and Greek.
MMHA
have also produced another series of mental health fact sheets
on
depression with beyondblue. These have also been translated
into over 20
languages to ensure information about mental illness reaches
everyone.
All
agencies involved strongly believe these initiatives will
assist in
breaking down the stigma associated with mental illness -
especially
amongst our culturally and linguistically diverse community
and
encourage people to seek help and support.
You
can view these fact sheets by Clicking
here and
download them in the language of your choice.
We
continue to receive every day enquiries from Doctors as well
as Nurses from overseas, wishing to work in Australia.
To any Doctor or Health Professional contemplating such a
move remember Queensland and other states are looking for
Health Professionals.
You will find some links on our Main
Directory Home page as well as these below:
Health
Vacancies in Queensland:
Please see www.health.qld.gov.au/townsville/Employment/Allied_health.asp
And
www.health.qld.gov.au/workforus/default.asp
Various Positions in health see www.seek.com.au/if.asp
Positions
vacant general see www.seek.com.au
Also remember our Home page for "Recruit A Doc"
and more.
If
you are looking for a Goverment position remember the
Australian Government Job Site and you can access the site
by Clicking
here
Everyone, stay safe.
The
Editor
Doctors4U®
September, 2008.
Doctors4U®
Medical Directories - Designed By People Who Care -
" For Health Professionals who care! "
" Caring For The Environment "
Any
comments posted here are not necessarily the express view
of Doctors4U®
*The
words" Australia's own", where ever appearing
in any of our directories means, Doctors4U Medical Directories
designed by Australians for Internet reference only.
URGENT
ADDITIONS TO OUR NOTICE BOARD FOR JULY 2008!
The following came to our notice after the postings for this
month were done.
We feel it is just so important that the Australian Public
be made aware of these scams
so we are adding the information here now!
July 2008: The Australian community is warned to beware of
death threat spam text messages from scammers pretending to
be a hired hitman in order to extort thousands of dollars
from their victims. Click
here to go to ACCC site and read all about it!
This one is close to home.
June 2008: Doctors' clinics are warned to beware of aggressive
marketing techniques engaged by some advertising companies
offering listings in medical directories.
Click
here to go to the ACCC site and read about it.
Remember,
we are genuine Australian Medical Directories -
Only deal with us!
Be aware of fraudsters. We are into our 7th year on the Internet.
We are Australian owned and operated. Read about us by Clicking
here.
If you suspect any communication you receive is not genuine
report it immediately to the ACCC
*The
words" Australia's own", where ever appearing
in any of our directories means, Doctors4U Medical Directories
designed by Australians for Internet reference only.
Hello
Everyone,
Welcome
to our Doctors4U®
Notice Board for July, 2008. The beginning of another new
financial year!
Clexane was in the news last posting and still is. Check our
main Directory page for details and recalled batches.
Flu time! Last
month I mentioned that the National Institute of Clinical
Studies (NICS) has launched the Fight Flu 2008 campaign. The
campaign stresses the need to vaccinate health care workers
and others considered to be at risk ahead of this year's influenza
season.
We have a link on our main
Directory page listed
Are You At risk!
According to Accredited Practising Dietitians, boosting
antioxidant-rich fruit and vegetables could be the best defence
against winter sniffles and sneezes.
The
Dietitians Association of Australia recommends eating a wide
variety of fruit and vegetables in a range of colours, and
choosing those in season over winter in order to get the right
mix of antioxidants for a healthy immune system.
Accredited
Practising Dietitian and DAA spokesperson Dr Trent Watson
said that some people find it more enjoyable to overeat fatty
comfort foods and hibernate indoors during the cooler months,
but our immune systems often suffer as a result.
"Some
studies have shown that carotenoids can help immune function,
and the antioxidant allicin is said to have antiviral properties.
But there is no silver bullet for a strong immune system.
Eating a wide range of fruit and vegetables each day will
give us the best mix of antioxidants, in the right amounts"
said Dr Watson.
For
a healthy immune system, Dr Watson also recommends eating
enough zinc, found in lean red meat, fish, and poultry, as
well as wholegrain cereals, legumes, reduced-fat dairy foods,
and nuts. And according to a UK study involving more than
180 people, eating breakfast may also help fight off colds
and flu. Along with stress, the researchers found that missing
breakfast was linked to susceptibility to illnesses, such
as the common cold.
Dr
Watson said people who skipped breakfast were often tired
and irritable later in the day, and were more likely to miss
out on key nutrients and antioxidants. He suggested warm winter
breakfast ideas like porridge with reduced-fat milk, or poached
or boiled eggs on wholegrain toast, and some fruit.
"Even
winter 'comfort' foods can provide antioxidants and need not
be high in fat or kilojoules. Try nourishing winter staples
like chunky vegetable and lentil soups, and slow-cooked casseroles
made with lean meat and vegetables like sweet potato and carrot,"
said Dr Watson.
He
said it was important to drink plenty of water during winter,
and to keep up with exercise - a known immune system booster.
Nutrition
Australia is a HealthInsite Information Partner, and has a
wealth of information on shopping for good health, menu plans
to get your diet back on track, and recipes, among other things.
HealthInsite has topic pages on Nutrition and Diet Services,
and Nutritional Disorders.
To see the Dietitians own Web site Click
here and read more about it all!
Stop the Clot: Reducing blood clot risk for hospital patients
A new national prevention program to stop potentially
lethal blood clots developing in private hospital patients
was launched recently by the Federal Minister for Health and
Ageing, The Hon Nicola Roxon.
Blood
clots kill at least 2,000 people each year, and some 30,000
Australians are hospitalised each year because of blood clots.
Hospital patients are at 25 times greater risk of developing
a clot than air travellers.
The
Stop the Clot program has been developed by the National Health
and Medical Research Council's National Institute of Clinical
Studies (NICS) and successfully implemented in over 40 public
hospitals nationally. Now NICS is working with the private
hospital sector to reduce the incidence of blood clots in
private hospitals.
The
Australian Government is committed to working with both public
and private hospitals to raise standards and improve safety.
The program is funded by the Australian Commission on Safety
and Quality in Health Care to improve the assessment and management
of venous thrombo embolism (VTE, DVT, or blood clot) risk
in hospitalised patients.
"In
my twenty years as an emergency physician, I treated too many
patients suffering from blood clots, returning to hospital
after being discharged. The luckier ones returned to emergency
departments with leg pain and swelling and the prospect of
chronic circulation problems in their legs. "Others came
by ambulance - shocked, breathless, collapsed. Some came in
cardiac arrest," said Professor Chris Baggoley, Chief
Executive of the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality
in Health Care.
Minister
Roxon stressed the urgent need to better manage high-risk
patients in a bid to cut the VTE toll. "For those that
survive, there are significant long term consequences and
costs" she said. "Patients with VTE require diagnostic
tests, treatment with blood thinning drugs, a longer hospital
stay, and lifelong tests and treatment."
According
to Professor Warwick Anderson, Chief Executive Officer of
the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC),
the Stop the Clot program uses a world-first whole-of-hospital
approach to minimise the risk of blood clots.
"The
key is identifying at-risk patients and managing them throughout
their entire hospital stay from admission to discharge, and
even post-discharge" he said.
"Simple
management measures, such as the use of blood thinning drugs
and compression stockings, systematically used across all
departments can have a big impact. We know what we have to
do to prevent blood clots occurring, but the challenge has
been changing hospitals' systems and procedures to address
the issue across the board."
Hospitals
participating in the Stop the Clot program are supported by
NICS to identify the key issues required to systematically
integrate best practice guidelines into routine hospital care.
NICS,
the NHMRC, and the Safety and Quality Commission are all proud
HealthInsite Information Partners.
We
at Doctors4U®
thank the HealthInsite newsletters for the above. They are
a Government body and their Newsletters are distributed free
by email to subscribers every month. They are always good
reading and include much information on health matters. You
can actually subscribe to their newsletters by Clicking
Here
Here
is an extract from their May newsletter and is worth remembering.
" We recently received a telephone call from a fisherman
somewhere on the Hawkesbury River in NSW who had just been
lacerated by a catfish. It was quickly ascertained that he
did not have access to a computer, and so directing him to
any relevant information through HealthInsite would not have
assisted him. It was suggested that he seek medical attention
as soon as possible, much to the chagrin of his fishing buddy!
It
is therefore timely to remind you that healthDirect Australia
provides a nurse-based telephone triage service, and is available
in the Australian Capital Territory, Western Australia, South
Australia, and the Northern Territory.
This
service is expected to commence rolling out in New South Wales
from August 2008. The telephone number is 1 800 022 222
in the states and territories where the service is up and
running, and we'd encourage you to put this number into your
mobile's memory in the event that you find yourself in the
middle of a river, or in a similarly isolated place in those
states."
Good advice.
We
recently received an email from Margaret who is the Communications,
Media and Information Coordinator for Multicultural Mental
Health Australia (MMHA).
MMHA
is funded by the Federal Department of Health and Ageing
in
Australia to promote mental health awareness and suicide prevention
to
people from non-English speaking backgrounds.
They
have just released a new series of multlingual fact sheets
on mental
illness called the "What Is....." series. MMHA also
worked with Vision
Australia to adapt these for the blind and those with a vision
impairment.
The
topics covered include depression, anxiety, schizophrenia
and
bipolar disorder. We have translated these into over 20 languages
such
as Arabic, Farsi, Vietnamese and Greek.
MMHA
have also produced another series of mental health fact sheets
on
depression with beyondblue. These have also been translated
into over 20
languages to ensure information about mental illness reaches
everyone.
All
agencies involved strongly believe these initiatives will
assist in
breaking down the stigma associated with mental illness -
especially
amongst our culturally and linguistically diverse community
and
encourage people to seek help and support.
You
can view these fact sheets by Clicking
here and
download them in the language of your choice.
They
look excellent and cover many and varied fields. We at Doctors4U®
sincerely thank Margaret for this information and the opportunity
to promote these wonderful brochures.
We
continue to receive many enquiries from Doctors as well as
Nurses from overseas, wishing to work in Australia.
To any Doctor or Health Professional contemplating such a
move remember Queensland and other states are looking for
Health Professionals.
You will find some links on our Main
Directory Home page as well as these below:
Health
Vacancies in Queensland:
Please see www.health.qld.gov.au/townsville/Employment/Allied_health.asp
And
www.health.qld.gov.au/workforus/default.asp
Various Positions in health see www.seek.com.au/if.asp
Positions
vacant general see www.seek.com.au
Also remember our Home page for "Recruit A Doc"
and more.
If
you are looking for a Goverment position remember the
Australian Government Job Site and you can access the site
by Clicking
here
Everyone, stay safe.
The
Editor
Doctors4U®
July, 2008.
Doctors4U®
Medical Directories - Designed By People Who Care -
" For Health Professionals who care! "
Any
comments posted here are not necessarily the express view
of Doctors4U®
*The
words" Australia's own", where ever appearing
in any of our directories means, Doctors4U Medical Directories
designed by Australians for Internet reference only.
