Tell us about your HealthPathways needs

The Mid and North Coast HealthPathways platform developers at Streamliners are seeking feedback from users about the search results on the HealthPathways mobile-friendly site. The developers are working on improvements to help users get to the right information more quickly. As the program developers start to design the next round of work on the platform,

Testosterone deficiency in men – relatively common, occasionally serious

Testosterone deficiency in men is a common and often complex problem and is also a frequently searched topic on Mid and North Coast HealthPathways. HealthPathways Clinical Editor Dr Hilton Koppe said the HealthPathways team recently created the localised Testosterone Deficiency in Men page in response to the demand for information. ‘The thing about testosterone deficiency

HealthPathways team on top of reviews, updates

It’s been a big year for the Mid and North Coast HealthPathways team, which completed 143 pathway reviews to the end of November and has another 74 in progress. This puts Mid and North Coast HealthPathways at the forefront of New South Wales’ 13 primary health networks for pathways reviewed in 2022. The Mid and

See all the latest HealthPathways updates

Have a look through the new pathways we have added to our Mid and North Coast HealthPathways website: Diabetes and Driving Fatty Liver Disease Our GP clinical editors have also reviewed and updated the following pathways: Screening and Diagnosis of Diabetes Pre-diabetes Occupational Therapy Driving Assessment Acute Diabetes Assessment Diabetes Education Heart Failure Cardiac Drugs

Create a shortcut to HealthPathways from your clinical software

Medical Director clinical software allows you to create shortcuts for websites. For example, you can add Mid and North Coast HealthPathways as a shortcut to open in your default web browser, directly from Medical Director. HealthPathways has step-by-step instructions on how to create a HealthPathways shortcut in Medical Director. Open this link: How do I

HealthPathways ‘Summary of Referral Pages’ changes name and position

It’s now easier for HealthPathways users to have the information they need at their fingertips, with a change to the HealthPathways home page. A new tab, Local Specialists and Health Services, has been created and placed prominently near the top of the table of contents in the left-side margin. Previously, details about specialists and other

New HealthPathway – Low Back Pain in Adults

The HealthPathways team has recently reviewed three pathways on low back pain, consolidating and updating the information available into one easily accessible resource, Low Back Pain in Adults. Non-specific back pain makes up about 95 per cent of presentations for back pain to primary care. HealthPathways Clinical Editor Dr Hilton Koppe said as part of

HealthPathways offers latest information on inflammatory bowel disease

Inflammatory Bowel Disease is a new pathway recently added to the HealthPathways suite of localised information for clinicians and other health professionals. It includes up-to-date information on recent changes to Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) prescribing for inflammatory bowel disease medications. ‘Some of the medications which are really effective for inflammatory bowel disease were not previously

HealthPathways a one-stop shop for MBS items

A new pathway – ‘Guide to MBS Items’, has been added to HealthPathways, capturing on one page frequently used Medicare Benefits Schedule item numbers for general practice, including those related to COVID-19. HealthPathways Clinical Editor, Dr Kate Allan, said the page was designed as a quick reference guide to the MBS. Its information applies Australia-wide,

Let’s talk hypertension in primary care

Join Dr Austin May as he facilitates a conversation on hypertension management in the primary care setting. He will be with Dr Stephen Moore, Professor Neil Smart and Ingrid Sivertsen. Hypertension is a significant threat to population health. Globally, high blood pressure is directly linked to more than 8.5 million deaths every year.* Hypertension is

Opportunity to join the HealthPathways team

Are you a GP who is passionate about medical education and regional health systems improvement?   Are you seeking a new challenge and the chance to use your leadership, problem solving and communication skills in a non-clinical setting? Healthy North Coast is advertising two roles for GPs in non-clinical setting, supporting the HealthPathways and Education teams. 

HealthPathways update June 2022

The COVID-19 HealthPathways continue to be regularly updated as new information becomes available. New pathways added to our Mid and North Coast HealthPathways website are outlined below: Dyspepsia and GORD Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Claiming MBS Items for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Care Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) Co-payment Measure SafeScript NSW SafeScript NSW – Clinical Support