Lifescripts
The Lifescripts initiative provides general practice with evidence-based tools and skills to help patients address the main lifestyle risk factors for chronic disease: smoking; poor nutrition; alcohol misuse; physical inactivity; and unhealthy weight. The initiative assists with the provision of tailored advice to patients on modifying their lifestyle.
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www.health.gov.au/lifescripts
Lifescripts
. Clinical templates
. General practice resources
. Pregnancy resources
. Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander resources
. Translated resources
. Divisions of general practice resources
. Order forms
. Clinical templates
. General practice resources
. Pregnancy resources
. Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander resources
. Translated resources
. Divisions of general practice resources
. Order forms
About Lifescripts
The Lifescripts resources aim to make it easier for GPs and their practices to manage lifestyle-related risk factors by providing a framework for:What has changed
In 2009 the Australian General Practice Network (AGPN) led a consortium to review and update the Lifescripts resource kit. Consortium partners included the University of New South Wales Centre for Primary Health Care and Equity and the Royal Australian College of General Practice, as well as Associate Professor John Litt, Discipline of General Practice, Flinders University, Associate Professor Manny Noakes and Professor Ann Roche.The department has now reprinted the Lifescripts resources. These resources are more user friendly and streamlined. The modified package features four risk factor areas (smoking, alcohol, nutrition combined with weight management, and physical activity) and assessments combined with prescriptions into a single pad for each risk factor area.
Lifescripts clinical templates are available for four clinical software products: Medical Director, Best Practice, Genie and Practix. These templates are based on the assessment and prescription pads for the four risk factor areas.
Lifescripts resources
- General practice resources
- Practice kit: includes a manual to assist general practices to integrate Lifescripts into routine practice to prevent chronic disease and promote health and well-being. Other resources in the kit include assessment and prescription pads, a generic Lifescript methodology card and a specific methodology card for each lifestyle risk factor.
- Marketing kit: complements the practice kit by providing a waiting room poster, a waiting room checklist pad and waiting room brochures.
- Practice kit: includes a manual to assist general practices to integrate Lifescripts into routine practice to prevent chronic disease and promote health and well-being. Other resources in the kit include assessment and prescription pads, a generic Lifescript methodology card and a specific methodology card for each lifestyle risk factor.
- Pregnancy resources
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander resources
- Translated resources - assessment and prescription pads, patient brochures and waiting room posters in five languages (Arabic, Chinese, Greek, Italian, Vietnamese)
- Divisions of general practice resources
Page last reviewed: 18 March 2011
