Resources

A summary of the major items discussed at the first MDAF meeting.

This brochure outlines the health warnings required on tobacco product packaging that are part of the Competition and Consumer (Tobacco) Information Standard 2011.

This scale is part of the Psychogeriatric Assessment Scales (PAS). Aged care providers can use this to test cognitive impairment of care recipients. It includes the questions and the scoring method.

PAS helps aged care providers to carry out psychogeriatric assessments for dementia and depression. You do not need extensive training to use it. To do a PAS assessment, you interview the care recipient and someone who knows the recipient well, such as a carer or relative.

Approved aged care providers use this pack to conduct ACFI appraisals and reappraisals.

This publication guides approved aged care providers on how to complete ACFI appraisals and reappraisals.

This scale is part of the Psychogeriatric Assessment Scales (PAS). Aged care providers can use this to test cognitive impairment of care recipients. It includes the questions and the scoring method. It is suitable for people who are non-verbal, have reduced fine motor skills or visually impaired.

Approved aged care providers use this assessment pack to conduct ACFI appraisals and reappraisals. This pack includes guidelines for assessments
and copies of assessment tools.

This report contains the recommendations the Renal Clinical Committee made to the MBS Review Taskforce, after public consultation.

Research into community attitudes and behaviour about illicit drug use was done to inform future policy and planning for alcohol and other drug issues. This report outlines the quantitative research that was done and the results.

This report looked at privacy issues relating to the National Cancer Screening Register. It contains 28 recommendations for the department.

This report contains the recommendations the Diagnostic Imaging Clinical Committee – Pulmonary Embolism and Deep Vein Thrombosis made to the MBS Review Taskforce, after public consultation.

This fact sheet outlines the causes of bedwetting in children and what you can do to help.

This fact sheet outlines the causes of bedwetting in teenagers and young people and what help is available.

This fact sheet will help you get ready for a bladder control check up.

Continence products can help with the management of bladder and bowel control problems. This fact sheet can help you decide what products you, or someone you care for, might need.

This fact sheet provides information about why people with dementia can also have trouble with bladder and bowel control.

Bladder and bowel control problems are not uncommon in pregnancy. This fact sheet looks at the causes of these problems and what you can do to avoid them.

This fact sheet contains 5 steps for keeping your bladder healthy.

This fact sheet has information about poor bowel control and what you can do about it.

Prostate problems can cause poor bladder control. This fact sheet outlines the types of surgery available for treatment of this problem.

Women can have bladder control problems when they cough, sneeze or exercise. This fact sheet outlines the types of surgery available for treatment of this problem.

Nocturia is when you have to wake up at night to do a wee. The fact sheet covers what causes nocturia and how to treat it.

This fact sheet outlines why every woman who has had a baby should do pelvic floor muscle training.

An overactive bladder can cause bladder control problems. This fact sheet outlines what those problems can be, what causes it and how to manage it.