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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Healthy Men 2016
Get tips and advice from The Alfred's clinicians on how to improve your health and wellbeing
3 MB Booklet
Healthy Men 2017
Get tips and advice from The Alfred's clinicians on how to improve your health and wellbeing
5 MB Booklet
Healthy Men 2018
Get tips and advice from The Alfred's clinicians on how to improve your health and wellbeing
2 MB Booklet
Healthy Men: Your Heart 2013
Health information booklet for men
3 MB Booklet
Hearing Voices Vic
Voices Vic is a program led by people with a lived experience of mental ill health, which seeks to improve the lives of people who hear voices.
Website
Heart and Lung Transplant Trust (Victoria)
A not-for-profit association whose membership consists of heart and lung transplant patients, recipients, their carers and families
Website
Heart Centre Podcast - Cardiac arrest – what patients need to know
Professor Dion Stub gives an overview of cardiac arrest – the causes, treatment, and how we can improve outcomes.
Audio
Heart Centre Podcast - Echocardiography and stress echocardiography at The Alfred
Dr Angie Leet tells us about what patients can expect and need to know prior to having an resting echocardiogram or stress echocardiogram at the Alfred Hospital.
Audio
Heart Centre Podcast - What is aortic stenosis?
Professor Dion Stub talks through one of the most common valve diseases and the treatment options available to patients.
Audio
Heart Centre Podcast - What is atrial fibrillation?
Professor Peter Kistler discusses the most common cardiac arrhythmia affecting Western societies.
Audio
Heart Centre Podcast - What is coronary artery disease and angina?
Dr James Shaw explains what coronary artery disease, how it’s diagnosed and treated, and what the term angina means.
Audio
Heart Centre Podcast - What is diastolic heart failure / heart failure with preserved ejection fraction?
Professor David Kaye gives a simple overview for what is a poorly understood condition – diastolic heart failure or heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.
Audio
Heart Centre Podcast - What is pulmonary vein isolation / atrial fibrillation ablation?
Professor Peter Kistler explains a common procedure used to treat atrial fibrillation and what patients need to know.
Audio
Heart Centre Podcast - What is right heart catheterisation?
Dr Shane Nanayakkara explains the procedure of right heart catheterisation and what patients need to know prior.
Audio
Heart Centre Podcast - What is systolic heart failure and how to we treat it?
Dr Peter Bergin gives an in depth tour of systolic heart failure, from symptoms, diagnosis and the various management options available to improve outcomes.
Audio
Heart Centre Podcast - What patients need to know about managing their heart failure
Dr Angie Leet educates on the major things that patients can do and need to know about managing their heart failure.
Audio
Heart Foundation Website
Heart Foundation - Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Website
Heart Foundation NZ - Cardiomyopathy Website
Heart Foundation NZ - Heart Failure Website
Heart Transplant Discharge Checklist
A guide to help Heart Transplant patients prepare for their discharge and be involved in their care.
Brochure
Hip and Knee Questionnaire 249 KB Form
Home care - a guide to your consumer rights Website
Home Care Packages - Frequently Asked Questions 597 KB Fact sheet
Home Care Packages - team profile 549 KB Brochure
Home Care Packages About Me Questionnaire 330 KB Form
Home care packages manual Website
Home Modification Information: Clearinghouse
Consumer factsheets about home modification design and building practices
Website
Hospice in the Weald: How to do mouth care (video) Video
How do I provide feedback about my care?
We welcome your feedback.
Page
How to get a good night’s sleep while in hospital
Tips for getting a good night's sleep whilst you are in hospital
Fact sheet
How to manage Diarrhoea during Cancer treatment
Information for Alfred Health patients managing diarrhoea during their cancer treatment
Booklet
Human Services Disability
Financial assistance, accommodation options, community involvement and other supports and services for people with a disability, their families and carers
Website
Hydrotherapy for Adults - CCHS Brochure, Fact sheet
IBS.mindovergut.com Website
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) fact sheet Fact sheet
Independent Living Centre
Search the National Equipment Database for information to support independent living
Website
Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA)
The IMHA supports people who are receiving compulsory mental health treatment to make decisions and have as much say as possible about their assessment, treatment and recovery.
Website
Infant Child Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Service Registration 315 KB Form
Infection Prevention: Acinetobacter
Important information for patients about the bacteria Acinetobacter.
Fact sheet
Infection Prevention: Aspergillus
Important information for patients about Aspergillus.
Fact sheet
Infection Prevention: Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE)
Information for patients about carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE)
Fact sheet
Information for people with disability about COVID-19 vaccines
Department of Health information for people with disability about COVID-19 vaccines.
Website
Information Sessions 2016
Details about our community information sessions for 2016
396 KB Flyer
Inner South family and friends
A support group for friends and family members caring for a loved one experiencing mental ill-health.
Website
Inside Radiology
Feee and easily accessible accurate, up to date, credible information about medical imaging tests and procedures
Website
Insulin prescribing for a more sustainable future 1 MB Fact sheet
Integrum
A bone anchoring system based on osseointegration
Website
Intensive Care at Alfred Health - Information for patients, families, and support people Booklet, Brochure, Fact sheet
Intravenous (IV) Iron Infusion
This information sheet answers some common questions about intravenous (IV) iron. It should not replace talking to your doctor about your care.
Fact sheet