HUB
Preventative Health
Helpful resources for practices looking to improve their preventative health outreach.
47%
of Australians have one or more chronic disease
40%
of Australians over 45 years old have 2+ chronic diseases
33%
of the burden of chronic disease is preventable
Webinars (CPD)
Learn best practices for encouraging preventative health care among your patients while earning CPD hours.
Introducing the New Practice Incentive Program (PIP) Quality Improvement (QI) Incentive
Calculating Absolute Cardiovascular Risk & Relevant Health Assessments in General Practice
SNAPSHOT
Australia has 680,000 hospitalisations each year that are potentially preventable
AIHW 2017
Feature Articles
Read the latest expert opinions on how clinicians can improve the preventative care they provide to their patients.
Why is Australia So Bad at Preventative Health?
Professor Rosemary Calder discusses how a preventative model for public health efforts could reduce costs, and improve patient health outcomes for Australians.
The Stages of Behaviour Change Model
This Q&A with Carlo DiClemente, the co-creator of the Transtheoretical Model (TTM), takes an in depth look at the process people go through when they change behaviour.
A Simple Way to Break a Bad Habit
A Conversation with Dr Jud Brewer When Judson Brewer started medical school, he also began meditating. He found that it
Mental Health
Is eMental Health the Answer to Australia’s Mental Health Crisis?
A Conversation with Dr. Jan Orman from Black Dog Institute 25 year old Lisa had been struggling with her mental
THIS WAY UP: Clinically Proven Online Courses for Mental Health & Chronic Pain
THIS WAY UP provides clinically proven online courses to help people cope with mental health disorders and chronic pain. Find out more from Clinical Director, Michael Millard.
Q&A with Johann Hari: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression
Johann went on a mission to learn about depression and identified nine causes. Find out what they are here.
Community
Using ‘Social Prescribing’ to Improve Mental Health
What is social prescribing and how can it be used to improve patient outcomes? We examine the evidence here.
The School of Life: Helping People Disconnected from Meaning, Purpose and Community
The School of Life is helping people reconnect with meaning, purpose and community when they’re feeling disconnected.
When the Recipe is the Remedy
Learn about Dr Haikerwal’s multidisciplinary health hub and how patients are responding to the hub’s cooking classes.
SNAPSHOT
Chronic diseases account for 90% of all deaths in Australia
AIHW 2011
Resources
For more practical ideas on ways to improve your clinic’s preventative health offering, read our latest ‘resource’ articles.
7 Ways to Improve Preventative Health in Primary Care
You can influence patients more than you think. Find out how to improve preventative health with these 7 tips.
A Resource to Help Clinicians Safely Recommend Health Apps
With 300,000 health apps to choose from, how do you sort the good from the bad? Try this shortcut…
What are the Top Performing HotDoc Preventative Health Campaigns
Which preventative health campaigns are most effective and when should you run them? We reveal the answers here.
SNAPSHOT
Less than 2% of Australia’s health budget is spent on preventative health
Australian Health Policy Collaboration 2019
HotDoc Inform as a tool for preventative health
Educate patients on preventative health and wellness services at your practice using HotDoc Inform.
Target patients by age, gender etc
Meet RACGP outreach standards
29M
HotDoc Inform campaign impressions
4.3M
HotDoc Inform SMS Broadcasts delivered
20+
HotDoc Inform campaigns to choose from
SNAPSHOT
Chronic diseases cost Australia $320+ million a year in avoidable admissions
Grattan Institute 2016
Case Studies
Learn how other Australian clinics are using HotDoc to improve their preventative health outreach.
How HotDoc Helped Book 2,175 Cancer Screening Appointments
HotDoc Helps 26 Clinics Book 2,175 Cancer Screening Appointments Improving Cancer Screening in the Community In 2017, Cancer Council and
How HotDoc Helped Your Family Doctors Recall More Patients for Preventative Health Checks
How HotDoc Helped Your Family Doctors Recall More Patients for Preventative Health Checks Your Family Doctors is an 11 GP
“We’re Benefiting From the Entire HotDoc Platform,” Berry Medical Centre
”We’re Benefiting From the Entire HotDoc Platform,’ Berry Medical Centre Berry Medical Centre is an 8 GP private practice in
