Australian Links

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Asthma and Respiratory Organisations
 

Asthma Australia http://www.asthmaaustralia.org.au/
Asthma Foundations:  
    Australian Capital Territory (ACT) http://www.asthmaact.org.au/
    New South Wales http://www.asthmafoundation.org.au/
    Northern Territory http://www.asthmant.org.au/
    Queensland http://www.asthmaqld.org.au/
    South Australia http://www.asthmasa.org.au/
    Tasmania http://www.asthmatas.org.au/
    Victoria http://www.asthma.org.au/
    Western Australia http://www.asthmawa.org.au/
Asthma Friendly Schools http://asthmafriendlyschools.org.au/
Australian Respiratory Council http://www.chata.org.au/
COPD-X Guidelines http://www.copdx.org.au/
Influenza Specialist Group http://www.influenzaspecialistgroup.org.au/
The Australian Lung Foundation http://www.lungfoundation.com.au/
The Lung Institute of Western Australia http://www.liwa.uwa.edu.au/


Online resources for people with asthma
 

Ambulances for Asthma http://www.ambulancesforasthma.net.au/
Ask Your Pharmacist http://www.askyourpharmacist.com.au/
Find a doctor http://www.racgp.org.au/findapractice
Find a pharmacy http://www.findapharmacy.com.au
Kids with asthma http://www.kidswithasthma.com.au
Medicine Name Finder http://www.nps.org.au/consumers/


Government
 

Better Health Channel (Victoria) http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/
Department of Health & Ageing http://www.health.gov.au/
Department of Health & Ageing (Office of Rural Health) http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main
Department of Human Services (Victoria) http://www.dhs.vic.gov.au/
National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC) http://www.clinicalguidelines.gov.au/
National Health Priority Area - Asthma http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/
National Public Health Partnership http://www.nphp.gov.au/
NPS (National Prescribing Service) http://www.nps.org.au/
NSW Health http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/
NSW Health - Asthma and the Environment http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/topics/asthma.asp


Anti-smoking/anti-tobacco
 

ASH - Action on Smoking and Health http://www.ashaust.org.au/
Quit (Anti-Cancer Council of Victoria) http://www.quit.org.au/


Research Organisations
 

Australian Centre for Asthma Monitoring http://www.asthmamonitoring.org/
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare http://www.aihw.gov.au/
Co-operative Research Centre for Asthma http://www.asthma.crc.org.au/
Woolcock Institute of Medical Research            http://www.woolcock.org.au/


Professional Associations
 

Australian Asthma and Respiratory Educators Association http://www.aareducation.com/
Australia and New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science Inc http://www.anzsrs.org.au/
Australasian College for Emergency Medicine http://www.acem.org.au/
Australian College for Rural and Remote Medicine http://www.acrrm.org.au/
Australian General Practice Network http://www.agpn.com.au/
Australian Medical Association http://www.ama.com.au/
Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology & Allergy http://www.allergy.org.au/
Consumers' Health Forum of Australia http://www.chf.org.au/
Pharmacy Guild of Australia http://www.guild.org.au/
Pharmaceutical Society of Australia http://www.psa.org.au/
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners http://www.racgp.org.au/
The Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand http://www.thoracic.org.au/
Australian Medical Association (AMA)  
    New South Wales http://www.nswama.com.au/
    Northern Territory http://www.amant.com.au/
    Queensland http://www.amaq.com.au/
    South Australia http://www.amasa.org.au/
    Victoria http://www.amavic.com.au/
    Western Australia http://www.amawa.com.au/


Publications
 

Australian Family Physician                                   http://www.racgp.org.au/afp
Australian Prescriber http://www.australianprescriber.com/
The Medical Journal of Australia                      http://www.mja.com.au/


Professional Education
 

Lung Health Promotion Centre at The Alfred http://www.lunghealth.org/
Rural Health Education Foundation     http://www.rhef.com.au/