Patient resources

We produce useful resources to help inform patients and their families about their care and encourage involvement in making decision about treatment. 

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Bicycle Network
Based in Melbourne, Australia's "largest community of bike riders", full of information for anyone keen on cycling around Melbourne
Website
BioCeuticals®
Access to high-quality, practitioner-only, nutritional and therapeutic supplements from a proudly Australian company
Website
BioMed Central
Scientific research published in journals in biology, clinical medicine and health
Website
Black dog institute
Research organisation with fact sheets on many mental health diagnosis.
Website
Bladder and bowel website
Information to assist with the prevention and management of bladder and bowel problems
Website
Bladder chart (measure) 246 KB Form
Bladder chart (tick) 240 KB Form
Blood Transfusion
Information for patients that will be having a blood transfusion.
Brochure
Body Diagram 119 KB Form
Booking.com
Well known and useful search engine for short to long stay accommodation, homes to hotels
Website
Boon Wurrung Foundation
Cultural resource about the local Aboriginal community
Website
Bowel Cancer Australia Website
Bowel cancer care pathways Website
Bowel Diary 331 KB Form
Brain Foundation
A nationally registered charity dedicated to funding world-class research Australia-wide into neurological disorders, brain disease and brain injuries
Website
Breast Screen Victoria
Breast screen service locations, resources, fact sheets and news
Website
Broadsheet (Melbourne)
A well loved and broadly read city guide to Melbourne
Website
Bronchiectasis fact sheet Fact sheet
Bunnings - Bathroom Tread Safety Tape
Find products for extra safety in your bathroom
Website
Bureau of Meteorology
Ultraviolet (UV) Index Forecast
Website
Bureau of Meteorology
Australia's national agency for weather forecasting
Website
Burns Management Guidelines
Outlines burns assessment, management, first aid and downloadable resources
Website
C.O.P.E COPD.Online.Patient.Education (Lung Foundation Australia) Website
Campus map: Caulfield Hospital
A map to help you find your way around the hospital.
Fact sheet
Campus map: Sandringham Hospital
A map to help you find your way around the hospital.
Fact sheet
Campus map: The Alfred
A map to help you find your way around the hospital.
Fact sheet
Canadian Virtual Hospice: How to give bed bath in hospital bed? (video) Video
Canadian Virtual Hospice: How to turn someone in bed? (video) Video
Cancer Council Australia
Services, resources, fact sheets, news and forums
Website
Cancer Council Victoria
Services, resources, fact sheets, research, news and forums
Website
Cancer Council Victoria: Brain Tumours
Information about brain tumours from Cancer Council Victoria.
Website
Cancer Council: Brain cancer
Brain Cancer fact sheet
Fact sheet, Website
Cancer Council: Living well after cancer
Improved methods of cancer detection and treatment have led to an increase in the numbers of people surviving and living with cancer for longer periods of time.
Website
Cancer Council: Mesothelioma
Mesothelioma fact sheet
Fact sheet, Website
Cancer Index
A guide to internet resources for cancer
Website
Cancer Services at The Alfred
Use this resource to understand the locations of cancer care you will receive
Fact sheet, Flyer
CanTeen
CanTeen is here for you if you're 12-25 and cancer has turned your world upside down.
Website
Canteen: Bereavement & loss from cancer
Canteen is here for you if you’re 12-25 and cancer has turned your world upside down.
Website
Carer Gateway
Australia-wide network of Carer service providers. You can refer yourself by requesting a call back or call direct. Carer Gateway has online self-coaching and carer skills programs. P: 1800 422 737
Website
CarerHelp Library
The CarerHelp resources are organised in different categories to help you find relevant information quickly.
Fact sheet, Video, Website
Carerhelp: Caring for a dying person (PDF) Fact sheet
Carerhelp: Helplines for carers (PDF) Fact sheet
Carerhelp: Recognizing Dying (PDF) Fact sheet
Carerhelp: Tips from carers (PDF) Fact sheet
Carerhelp: What to do immediately after death has occurred (PDF) Fact sheet
Caresearch
A page for GPs looking for palliative care resources
Website
CareSearch: Bereavement, Grief and Loss (video) Video
Caring for a dying person, bereavement & grief
Our Palliative Care team has compiled these resources to help people caring for someone who is at the end of their life, at home.
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Caring@Home: How to administer medication via a subcutaneous catheter (video) Video
Caring@Home: How to break a medication ampoule, draw up and label medication (video) Video