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Patients’ memory for medical information

From Journal of The Royal Society of Medicine. 

Author: RPC Kessels. 

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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Many resources on the teach-back technique for health care providers. The teach-back technique is used to ensure that health providers have explained medical information clearly so that patients and their families understand what is communicated to them. This intervention includes several materials to support adoption.

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St Vincent’s Hospital

Heart Health information provided by St Vincent's Hospital. 

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Royal Australian College of General Practitioners

Supporting smoking cessation: A guide for health practitioners

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Screenshot of RACGP smoking cessation guide

Alcohol consumption - Our World in Data

Comprehensive resource on world wide alcohol consumption. 

Our World in Data: Alcohol Consumption. Article by H. Ritchie & M. Roser. 

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Alcohol’s Effects on the Cardiovascular System

Alcohol's effects on the cardiovascular system. 

Article by Mariann R. Piano 

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Clinical Guidelines for the Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes

National Heart Foundation of Australia & Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand: Australian Clinical Guidelines for the Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes 2016

Authors: Chew DP, Scott IA, Cullen L, et al

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Diabetes: the silent pandemic and its impact on Australia

Article from the Heart and Diabetes Institute. Diabetes: the silent pandemic and its impact on Australia.

Edited by Associate Professor Jonathan Shaw, Associate Director, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute and Stephanie Tanamas, Epidemiologist, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, with input from Diabetes Australia and Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF)

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Dyslipidaemia management

Management of dyslipidaemia in patients with type 2 diabetes in Australian primary care

The objective of this research was to examine the frequency of dyslipidaemia and treatment with lipid-lowering drugs in patients with type 2 diabetes managed in Australian primary care.

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Healing the heart after an acute cardiac event

Healing the heart after an acute cardiac event

Article published in InPsych

Authors: Murphy B, Higgins R, Clarke J, Rogerson M, Jackson A

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