NSQHS Standards User Guide for the Health Care of People with Intellectual Disability
The Commission developed the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards User guide for the health care of people with intellectual disability in response to significant evidence of poor health outcomes for people with intellectual disability in Australia’s health system.
Down Syndrome Regression Disorder Self Assessment (Parent/Child) Diagnostic Workup (GP’s and Specialists).
What is Down Syndrome Regression Disorder? In 2022 a global research paper was produced in which 25 medical professionals from around the world, together agreed on the Nomanclature (Name), Assessment […]
Moss-PAS Assessment comparison
The three interviews are NOT screening tools. They each cover all the necessary symptoms, not a subset of them. There are, however, some differences between the Moss-PAS (Diag ID) and the other two (Moss-PAS (ID) and Moss-PAS (ChA)).
Medicare Benefits Scheme (MBS) items for patients with ID
MBS items for patients with intellectual disability – May 2023 (pdf 370KB)
PracticeConnect Intellectual Disability Resources
A person with intellectual disability is at high risk of poor health, chronic disease and unmanaged ill mental health.
By focusing on quality improvement activities in your practice you will be able to ensure your clinicians and practice staff are able supported and trained to offer patient-centred, comprehensive care to people with an intellectual disability.
POLAR Walkthrough
How to use POLAR to identify patients with an uncoded diagnosis of intellectual disability – YouTube
Reasonable adjustments for health care professionals
A checklist for health professionals to use before, during and after a person with intellectual disability presents for a health appointment.
Conducting mental health assessments of people with learning disabilities
The aim of this article is to identify some of the challenges involved in conducting mental health assessments of people with learning disabilities and to provide practical advice for nurses on how to overcome these issues.
How a medicines review in your home can help you get the most from your medicines
Taking medicines can be complicated, especially when you’re taking multiple medicines. A medicines review in your home can help make sure your medicines are safe and working well for you.
RACGP Providing high quality health care to people with developmental (intellectual) disability
This video assists healthcare professionals in providing care to people with intellectual disability.
