USEFUL RESOURCES FOR EXAM STUDY


ECG
  1. Life in the fast lane (https://litfl.com/) has stocks of ECG and quizzes with simple explanation and reasoning . very useful resource  
  2. Practical Clinical Skills provides free training and reference guides. Simulation-based case studies cover heart sounds, murmurs, lung sounds, carotid bruit, blood pressure measurement and EKG training. The quick reference guides are a timely information source for essential clinical skills at the point of care. Good resource for practical cardiology skills.
  3. ECG Library has a vast collection of ECGs and their interpretation:- strongly recommended 
  4. Life in the fast lane is a great ECG resource and its aimed at ED trainees.
  5. ECG Simulator 
  6. Mastering ECG- Series of educational videos about ECG interpretation

DERMATOLOGY
  1. DermNet NZ provides authoritative information about skin diseases, conditions and treatment for patients and their health professionals. Number one site for dermatology.  It has several  full of pics and info.  Cross check medications with eTG therapeutic guidelines to see what creams, medications etc are used in Australia.
  2. Also look at Dermatoscopy blog  for dermoscopy:
  3. The International Atlas of Dermoscopy and Dermatoscopy is an educational activity of The Skin Cancer College of Australia and New Zealand
  4. Skin Consult is a diagnostic service provided by Dr. Ian McColl, a Fellow of the Australasian College of Dermatologists.
  5. Australian Family Physician has a nice article on Rashes in kids
  6. The Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA) is committed to advance the science and practice of allergy and clinical immunology, by promoting the highest standard of medical practice, training, education and research, to improve the health and quality of life of people with allergic diseases, immunodeficiencies and other immune diseases. The web site contains useful information about emergencies including how to give epipen,  -  Action Plans, Treatment Plans and Check lists , Clinical Updates and Resources , E-training courses for health professionals Guidelines, Manuals, Position Papers and Position Statements 
  7. Skin Cancer Guidelines and fact sheets are available on the Cancer Council Australia web site 

ONCOLOGY
  1. Look at cancer council.  Go to the professional section and look up those resources (Also look up Australian Family Physician  and up to date articles and individual cancer sites)
  2. Tool for assessing breast cancer risk in a family is quite important and also useful at work with your patients

IMMUNIZATION
  1. This site is great for immunization questions both in LFP and OSCE (e.g.immunizations safety etc).  A PDF file may be downloaded from Immunization Myths and Realities.
  2. And of course the immunization handbook if you don’t have a hard copy


INFECTIOUS DISEASE
  1. NSW Health website offers valuable information. Fact sheets about infectious disease is only one to name. Disease notification guideline is another useful resource which is updated regularly. This is particularly helpful in exams when there is an outbreak of unusual infection

 ANDROLOGY / Men's health
Great for OSCE but also good articles for KFP  and patient education etc
  1. Several fact sheets are produced by Andrology Australia, to provide answers to questions focusing on specific disorders of the male reproductive health system and associated conditions. eg. Erectile dysfunction ; Ejaculation problems ; Low Libido ; Premature Ejaculation ; Testicular self examination ; Prostate Cancer Diagnosis ; Testicular cancer ; Male infertility  etc. 
  2. Male fertility assessment tool 
  3. Erectile dysfunction: evaluation and management 
  4. Early detection of prostate cancer in general practice - Patient show card 

RADIOLOGY
  1. Radiology Masterclass is a growing online resource in medical imaging education, for medical students and junior doctor. It is a great website with  tutorials on reading x-rays – quick and easy tutorial.  Good resource to practice AKT and KFP. 

PAEDIATRICS

  1. Royal Children Hospital Melbourne has enormous resources for both, doctors and parents. This includes guidelines, fact-sheets andeducational activities

WOMEN HEALTH

  1. Jean Hailes for Women’s Health is an Australian not-for-profit organisation dedicated to improving the knowledge of women’s health throughout the various stages of their lives, and to provide a trusted world-class health service for women. The site has wonderful patient resources, fact sheets, webinars, videos and podcast. Jean Hailes provides a range of assessment tools and  on-line educational activities for health professionals many of which will contribute to continuing professional development requirements of health professional peak bodies such as RACGP and ACCRM. 
  2. Australasian Menopause society (AMS)  provides information for doctors and other health practitioners in supporting women through mid-life health and the menopause. You will find some interesting articles under the GP resources section especially on low libido, HRT, osteoporosis, cardiovascular risk etc. 
  3. Family Planning : If you can, do the family planning course.  I promise you will not be disappointed.  I used their two books to study for exams (Contraception: an Australian Clinical Practice Handbook and Reproductive and sexual health: an Australian clinical practice handbook).  These two books are straight forward and the best read.  If you cant do the course, see if you can buy or borrow these two handbooks.
  4. Cancer Council has several useful fact sheets which include: Interpreting Pap smear results ; Screening for breast cancer ; ovarian cancer 

PATHOLOGY TESTS: INDICATIONS AND INTERPRETATION

  1. Royal College of Pathologists if Australia RCPA manual: The main purpose of this Manual is to provide useful guidelines for the selection of pathology tests and to facilitate interpretation of results.
  2. LabTestOnLine: Provides with information about pathology testing that you can rely on as being accurate, authoritative and independent of commercial or political influences.Lab Tests Online-Au is licenced to and managed by the Australasian Association of Clinical Biochemists (AACB) one of pathology’s peak bodies representing many of the professionals who work in laboratories.It is supported by the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA).

OPHTHALMOLOGY
  1. EYE EMERGENCY MANUAL- An Illustrated Guide is a manual designed for use by all medical and nursing staff in Emergency Departments across New South Wales
  2. Duane's Clinical Ophthalmology is a great text book of ophthalmology. It has great picture and a great reference resource
  3. East of Scotland Deanery Ophthalmology has several training e-module. This module has been written specifically for GP Specialty Registrars. Good  for self assessment and learning 

RESPIRATORY

1.The quick reference guide for asthma from asthma handbook  is a summary and its amazing.  
2. Chronic Airway Limitation / COPD
3. Interpretation of Chest X ray- several educational videos from Strong Medicine 

Asthma
  1. Patient assessment:Australian Asthma Handbook, under the heading "Diagnosis" for adults and children.
  2. Asthma management and pharmacotherapy:
Accessing additional item numbers, Asthma Cycle of Care and Chronic Disease Management Plan. Doctors can access additional payments for the comprehensive asthma consultation in two ways. The first is the Asthma Cycle of Care and the second is by using a Chronic Disease Management item number. Familiarize yourself with the Asthma Cycle of Care

Diagnostic testing of patients with asthma is enhanced by the use of spirometry which can be easily performed in the general practice by either yourself or a practice nurse.
Tests, particularly those performed in the clinic, can be very reassuring for patients. They provide an ideal opportunity to document, review progress and reinforce your management plan. National Asthma Council Australia. Asthma and Lung Function Tests. Melbourne, National Asthma Council Australia, 2012. And Spirometry-Australian Family Physician  are good articles for understanding spirometry 
DIABETES

  1. RACGP Clinical Guidelines Diabetes is a national health priority. The number of people with type 2 diabetes is growing, most likely the result of rising overweight and obesity rates, lifestyle and dietary changes, and an ageing population. Within 20 years, the number of people in Australia with type 2 diabetes may increase from an estimated 870,000 in 2014, to over 2.5 million. The most socially disadvantaged Australians are twice as likely to develop diabetes.

CARDIOVASCULAR 
  1. The Heart Foundation saves lives and improves health through funding world-class cardiovascular research, guidelines for health professionals, informing the public and assisting people with cardiovascular disease. Check the Hypertension guideline ; Heart Failure guidelines ; Coronary Heart Disease ; absolute CVS risk management guidelines and may more. DD Chest pain

CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE 

Kidney Health Australia has given a long term commitment to families and children affected by kidney disease, but the biggest challenge remains for us to reach those two million Australians who do not know they have early kidney damage

NEUROLOGY
Headache : Approach to acute headache
Migraine : Management of Chronic headache ; Medications for Migraine Prophylaxis


OTHER SITES FOR GENERAL MEDICINE:

Australian Family Physician

Medscape from WebMD offers specialists, primary care physicians, and other health professionals the Web's most robust and integrated medical information and educational tools. After a simple, 1-time, free registration, Medscape from WebMD automatically delivers to you a personalized specialty site that best fits your registration profile.


HANDI guidelines put out by RACGP which provide non-medication, conservative management of some common medical issues.  RACGP likes using its own resources for exams so take a look at these, esp for OSCE:

The Handbook of Non-Drug interventions (HANDI) in the RACGP website is making effective non-drug treatments more visible and easier to use. HANDI aims to make ‘prescribing’ a non-drug therapy almost as easy as writing a prescription. The topics in HANDI have been developed by the HANDI Project team and is supported by appropriate evidence.


GP Online for Red flag symptoms for GPs: This website provides quick summaries of alert signs and symptoms that indicate a more serious underlying pathology. Look out for the red flag symptoms of back and neck pain, chest pain, headaches and other common presentations in primary care. Establishing the presence of any red flags will inform your management and whether an urgent referral is required.


A great YouTube video on how to read audiograms:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bP-nJp3yBK4


Australian Prescriber is a free, independent publication providing readily accessible information about drugs and therapeutics, published by NPS MedicineWise. It covers topics for health professionals, students and consumers

ThinkGP NEWS AND EDUCATION FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. It has some great videos on topics…especially watch their chronic kidney disease teaching session. 


The Better Health Channel (BHC) provides health and medical information that is quality assured, reliable, up to date, easy to understand, regularly reviewed and locally relevant. BHC does not have any advertising or sponsorship and is fully funded by the State Government of Victoria (Australia):  "Great for OSCE where you have to explain a disease and management to a patient"


"How to treat" Australian doctor is committed to inform, educate and engage Australian GPs about all aspects of their professional lives, foster the GP community, lead discussion and work for a strong general practice.. Free registration for Australian doctors.  Look under the education tab:


Physical Examination A comprehensive physical examination and clinical education site for medical students and other health care professionals is available at University of California website Good for OSCE examination.

Physical therapy videos for common injuries and syndromes will help put you on the road to recovery. This website is great patient education tool, but also good to understand the basics of non pharmacological aspect of sport injuries.


RACGP clinical guidelines:

Please note that you need to learn SNAP guidelines and let it roll off the tongue with every case you see do etc.  You also need to have a look at the red book and know what screening needs to be done for whom and when.

http://www.racgp.org.au/your-practice/guidelines/

ATSI guidelines:

http://www.racgp.org.au/your-practice/guidelines/national-guide/

Murtagh flashcards:

http://www.flashcardmachine.com/murtagh-triads.html
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