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Disclaimer

The following links are selected resource documents and websites that you may find useful. The information, research and/or guidelines offered in these documents or available via these websites is considered to be interesting and potentially of value.

The documents and websites listed here do not necessarily reflect the views of The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, nor should their inclusion be interpreted/taken as the College's recommendation or endorsement of the material.

Websites

• Better Health Channel
• Cancer Learning: Strengthening Cancer Care through Education and Development
• HealthInsite
• National Blood Authority
• National Guideline Clearinghouse
• National Health and Medical Research Council
• The Cochrane Library

Publications and Resources

Dietary Information

• Dietary Advice for Pregnant Women - Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ), 2011

Infection Control

• 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene - Hand Hygiene Australia, 2012
• Australian Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Infection in Healthcare - National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), 2010
• Reducing Public Health Risks Associated with Reusable Medical Devices - Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), 2004

Pain Information

• Resources: Faculty of Pain Medicine - The Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA)

Other Resources of Interest

• 3centres Collaboration Guidelines - Mercy Hospital for Women, The Royal Women's Hospital, Monash Medical Centre, Victoria, 2010-11
• Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Women with Epithelial Ovarian Cancer - National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), 2004
• Easy Guide to Clinical Practice Improvement - NSW Health, 2002
• Genetics in Family Medicine: The Australian Handbook for General Practitioners - National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), 2007
• Guidelines for Shared Maternity Care Affiliates - Mercy Hospital for Women, The Royal Women's Hospital, Western Health, Northern Health, Victoria, 2010
• Maternity Services Performance Indicators: 2010-11 Reference Guide - State Government Victoria, 2010-11
• National Clinical Guidelines for the Management of Drug Use During Pregnancy, Birth and the Early Development Years of the Newborn - NSW Health, 2006
• Primary Postpartum Haemorrhage - Queensland Health, 2009 (currently under review; review date July 2011)
• RACS Guidelines for Ensuring Correct Patient, Correct Procedure, Correct Side and Correct Site Surgery (Position Paper FES_PST_003) -The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, 2009 
• RANZCOG/ ACHS Obstetric and Gynaecology Clinical Indicators - The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists/ The Australian Council on Healthcare Standards, 2011
• The Clinician's Toolkit for Improving Patient Care - NSW Health, 2005
• The Provision of "Out of Hours" Anaesthetic Services (Position Statement ASA-PS01) - The Australian Society of Anaesthetists, 2008

Venous Thromboembolism (VTE)

• Clinical Practice Guideline for the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism (Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism) in Patients Admitted to Australian Hospitals (CP115) - National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), 2009
• Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism: The Seventh ACCP Conference on Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy - American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), CHEST 2004; 126: 338S-400S 
• Prevention and treatment of venous thromboembolism: International Consensus Statement - Int Angiol 2006 Jun; 25 (2): 101-61
• Prevention and management of venous thromboembolism: A national clinical guideline (122) - Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN), 2010
• Report of the independent expert working group on the prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in hospitalised patients - Department of Health UK, 2007
• Thrombosis and Embolism during Pregnancy and the Puerperium, Reducing the Risk (Green-top 37a) and the Acute Management of (Green-top 37b) - The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 2009 and 2007
• Venous thromboembolism - reducing the risk (CG92) - National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), 2010

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG): Greentop Guidelines

• Birth After Previous Caesarean Birth (45), Feb 2007
• Breech Presentation, Management (20b), Dec 2006
• Chickenpox in Pregnancy (13), Sep 2007
• Chronic Pelvic Pain, Initial Management (41), Apr 2005
• Early Pregnancy Loss, Management (25), Oct 2006
• Endometriosis, Investigation and Management (24), Oct 2006
• External Cephalic Version (ECV) and Reducing the Incidence of Breech Presentation (20a), Dec 2006
• Group B Streptococcal Disease, Early Onset (36), Nov 2003
• Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome, Management (5), Sep 2006
• Ovarian Cysts in Postmenopausal Women (34), Oct 2003
• Severe Pre-Eclampsia/ Eclampsia, Management (10A), Mar 2006
• Small-for-Gestational-Age Fetus, Investigation and Management (31), Nov 2002
• Third- and Fourth-Degree Perineal Tears, Management (29), Mar 2007