Specialised Resources

Acts, Regulations and Legislation

Australian Health and Medical Law Reporter

Australasian Legal Information Institute (AUSTLII)

ComLaw
ComLaw, incorporating the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments (FRLI) is the legal information retrieval system owned by the Australian Attorney-General's Department.

GovPubs
Australian Government Publications Guide is a guide to selected types of Australian government publications, such as Acts, Hansards, Gazettes and Parliamentary Papers, located in Australia's National, State and Territory libraries or available on the Internet.

WA State Law PublisherOnline access to all types of legislation, regulations, gazettes, etc.

Advisory Board Company

Advisory Board Company (US)
How to access the site (WA Health intranet link)
The Advisory Board has a membership of 2,500 of the USA's largest and most progressive health systems and medical centers. The Advisory Board gathers data across and beyond the membership and publishes daily and weekly news services, 50 major studies and 3,000 customized research briefs each year on progressive management and clinical practices in health care. In general the research focuses on the best (and worst) demonstrated practices, helping member institutions benefit from one another's learning curves.

Anatomy.tv

Anatomy.tv
A dynamic interactive multi-media overview of human anatomy - from head to toe! This interactive resource contains than 20 learning and teaching modules covering basic human anatomy and focusing on one or more areas of the body. Also includes a study guide and test bank.

ARCHI

ARCHI
The Australian Resource Centre for Healthcare Innovation (ARCHI) is a knowledge sharing hub for Australian health professionals and health service managers that actively supports the learning process for health professionals involved in clinical service redesign initiatives around Australia.

Dictionaries

Stedman’s Medical Dictionary

Street Drug Slang Dictionary
The Indiana Prevention Resource Center on-line dictionary contains more than 3,800 street drug slang terms from the Indiana Prevention Resource Center files, with more than 1,200 additions from the National Drug and Crime Clearinghouse slang term list.

Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary

National & WA Health Strategies & Priorities

Google Custom Search engine for national & state health strategies and priorities

Australian Department of Health and Ageing's National Health Priority Areas
Cancer control, injury prevention and control, cardiovascular health, diabetes mellitus, mental health, asthma, and arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions.

Australian Department of Health and Ageing's National Medicines Policy

Australian Department of Health and Ageing's Programs & Campaigns

Australian Department of Health and Ageing's Programs & Initiatives

National Drug Strategy
Includes strategies for National Alcohol, Drugs, Illicit Drugs, & Tobacco Strategies.

National Public Health Partnership

WA Aboriginal Health Strategy

WA Mental Health Policy and Strategic Plan 2010 - 2020

Standards

SAI Global Standards Australia
Use the Department of Health link to access the full text of Australia standards. Please note that the Department has a single user license for all of Health so it is important to log out once you have finished using the site.

Statistics

Australian Bureau of Statistics

Australian Bureau of Statistics - ABS@WA Gov

OECD Health Data 2009
The most comprehensive source of comparable statistics on health and health systems across OECD countries. It is an essential tool for health researchers and policy advisors for carrying out comparative analyses and drawing lessons from international comparisons of diverse health care systems. The database covers a wide range of policy relevant topics, from population health status and non-medical determinants of health to health care resources and their utilisation. Data are also collected on health insurance coverage and on health care within overall social protection systems.

Page last updated / reviewed: 12 November 2009
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