Couzos, Sophia, and Murray, Richard (2001) The development of clinical care guidelines for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health. In: Thomson, Neil, (ed.) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health at the End of the 20th Century. Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet, Joondalup, WA, Australia, pp. 49-53.

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Abstract

Significant clinical practice uncertainty exists when managing the health problems faced by Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders. Not only is the bnrden of disease greater with significant comorbidity, but the spectrum of disease also includes skin infections, suppurative ear infections, trachoma and rheumatic fever, which are common in developing nations but still predominate as important health problems in the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population. The optimal management of these diseases of poverty is often not clear to many health professionals. Health professionals are also generally unfamiliar with disease causes, the role of Aboriginal community-controlled health services (a community development model), how to practise within them, what constitutes 'best practice', disease prevention principles within the context of a consultation, and population approaches to health.

Item ID:	40652
Item Type:	Book Chapter (Research - B1)
Keywords:	clinical guidelines, best practice, Aboriginal
Date Deposited:	31 Jan 2017 03:28
FoR Codes:	11 MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES > 1117 Public Health and Health Services > 111701 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health @ 100%
SEO Codes:	92 HEALTH > 9203 Indigenous Health > 920302 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health - Health Status and Outcomes @ 100%
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