Patient resources

We produce useful resources to help inform patients and their families about their care and encourage involvement in making decision about treatment. 

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Alfred Health - Optic Neuritis (ON)
Information for patients
Alfred Health - Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT) Fact sheet
Alfred Health - Oral penicillin challenge
Information for patients that explains a test used to identify if a penicillin allergy is present
Fact sheet, Flyer
Alfred Health - Outpatient Pharmacy Payment Options
Find out about the different ways your can pay for your script.
Fact sheet
Alfred Health - Paediatric urine collection Fact sheet
Alfred Health - Palliative Care
Information for patients, families and friends about our palliative care service at Alfred Health.
Brochure
Alfred Health - Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA)
Information for patients about Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA)
Fact sheet
Alfred Health - Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) Fact sheet
Alfred Health - Peritoneal Dialysis
Information for patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis. Used to support the shared decision making process.
Fact sheet
Alfred Health - Pertussis (Whooping Cough) Fact sheet
Alfred Health - Preventing and managing Pressure Injuries Brochure
Alfred Health - Prostate Cancer Options for Localised Cancer Booklet
Alfred Health - Psychotropic Drug Advisory Service (PDAS)
Find out about PDAS, the statewide specialist telephone-based service provided by Alfred Health. It provides information on psychiatric medications and other substances that affect how you think, feel or behave.
Brochure
Alfred Health - Radiology: Angiogram and Angioplasty
Information sheet for patients (PDF)
Fact sheet
Alfred Health - Radiology: Ascitic Tap
Information sheet for patients (PDF)
Fact sheet
Alfred Health - Radiology: Barium Enema
Information sheet for patients (PDF)
Fact sheet
Alfred Health - Radiology: Barium Meal
Information for patients (PDF)
Fact sheet
Alfred Health - Radiology: Barium/Gastrografin Swallow
Information for patients (PDF)
Fact sheet
Alfred Health - Radiology: Breast Localisation
Information sheet for patients (PDF)
Fact sheet
Alfred Health - Radiology: Cardiac CT
Information sheet for patients
Fact sheet
Alfred Health - Radiology: Cavernosagram
Information sheet for patients (PDF)
Fact sheet
Alfred Health - Radiology: Cerebral Angiogram
Information sheet for patients (PDF)
Fact sheet
Alfred Health - Radiology: Cerebral IV DSA
Information for patients
Fact sheet
Alfred Health - Radiology: Contrast Enhanced Mammogram (CEM)
Information sheet for patients (PDF)
Fact sheet
Alfred Health - Radiology: CT Colonography
Information sheet for patients (PDF)
Fact sheet
Alfred Health - Radiology: CT Enteroclysis
Information sheet for patients (PDF)
Fact sheet
Alfred Health - Radiology: CT Enterography
Information sheet for patients (PDF)
Fact sheet
Alfred Health - Radiology: CT Gastrography
Information for patients
Fact sheet
Alfred Health - Radiology: CT Intravenous Cholangiogram
Information for patients
Fact sheet
Alfred Health - Radiology: CT Radiofrequency Ablation
Information sheet for patients (PDF)
Fact sheet
Alfred Health - Radiology: Cystogram
Information for patients (PDF)
Fact sheet
Alfred Health - Radiology: Dual-energy X-ray Absorpitometry (DXA)
Information sheet for patients (PDF)
Fact sheet
Alfred Health - Radiology: Endovascular treatment of a Brain Aneurysm
Information sheet for patients (PDF)
Fact sheet
Alfred Health - Radiology: Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA)
Information for patients
Fact sheet
Alfred Health - Radiology: Fistulogram and Fistuloplasty
Information sheet for patients (PDF)
Fact sheet
Alfred Health - Radiology: Fluoroscopy Defecating Proctogram
Information sheet for patients (PDF)
Fact sheet
Alfred Health - Radiology: General X-rays
Information sheet for patients (PDF)
Fact sheet
Alfred Health - Radiology: Gold Seed Ultrasound
Information sheet for patients (PDF)
Fact sheet
Alfred Health - Radiology: Hickman Catheter
Information for patients
Fact sheet
Alfred Health - Radiology: Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) Filter
Information sheet for patients (PDF)
Fact sheet
Alfred Health - Radiology: Joint Injection
Information sheet for patients (PDF)
Fact sheet
Alfred Health - Radiology: Mammogram
Information sheet for patients (PDF)
Fact sheet
Alfred Health - Radiology: Mammogram or Ultrasound Guided Breast Core Biopsy
Information sheet for patients (PDF)
Fact sheet
Alfred Health - Radiology: Myelogram
Information for patients
Fact sheet
Alfred Health - Radiology: Nephrostomy
Information sheet for patients (PDF)
Fact sheet
Alfred Health - Radiology: Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangiography (PTC)
Information sheet for patients (PDF)
Fact sheet
Alfred Health - Radiology: Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC)
Information for patients (PDF)
Fact sheet
Alfred Health - Radiology: Permacath
Information for patients
Fact sheet
Alfred Health - Radiology: Pleural Tap
Information sheet for patients (PDF)
Fact sheet
Alfred Health - Radiology: Pulmonary Angiogram
Information for patients (PDF)
Fact sheet