Links

Organisations and websites for more information and related services

Health information sites for Australian consumers

HealthInSite : Australian government portal site designed to act as a first-stop source of reliable information for the health consumer.
Cochrane Library : Access to Cochrane Reviews of clinical trials on health care interventions. Free to people with an Australian ISP.
Informed Health Online: summaries of Cochrane Reviews written for consumers, together with information to help people understand health care research.
PubMed: free access to MEDLINE, the National Library of Medicine's database covering 11 million indexed journal article abstracts.
Better Health Channel: reliable health information - quality assured by the Victorian government

Australian women's health information services

Womens' Health Queensland Wide
Women's Health Victoria
Women's Health Statewide (South Australia)
Hobart Women's Health Centre
Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health

Continence and incontinence

Continence Foundation of Australia: the national peak body coordinating a range of campaigns, promotions and professional training. Provides the National Continence Helpline: 1800 33 00 66.
Informed Health Online summary of Cochrane reviews on incontinence
Dr Kegel's original concept of bio-feedback: how Arnold Kegel intended his 'kegel exercises' to be performed
Commonwealth Dept of Health & Ageing Continence Campaign: summary of the federal government's focus on continence
Keeping urinary continence under control (US National Women's Health Info Center)
Urinary incontinence is no longer just your grandmother's concern (American Physical Therapists Association)
Continence and Women's Health: a programme from the Rural Health Education Foundation, designed for health practitioners but highly informative for health consumers too. Features a 4 person panel, chaired by Dr Norman Swan. Can be viewed as a videostream, via a link on the top right of the programme page.
Female Bladder Dysfunction: Dr Chris Maher, Urogynaecologist. An easy-to-watch videostream presented by Women's Health Queensland Wide, covering current treatment options for female incontinence, with an emphasis on surgery.
Professor Grace Dorey is reknowned as the leader of the Uni of Bristol (UK) study that identified the value of pf exercises for men, especially following prostate surgery. Professor Dorey's books for health consumers are available from her website.

Find a health professional

Australian Physiotherapy Association offers a 1300 service to help you find a specialist women's or men's health physio in your area. Phone 1300-306-622.
Independent Midwife, Jane Palmer's website outlines her services, and provides extensive information on pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding and parenting. including locating a midwife in Australia