Patient resources

Get tips and advice from The Alfred's clinicians on how to improve your health and wellbeing

Get tips and advice from The Alfred's clinicians on how to improve your health and wellbeing

Health information booklet for men

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.

A not-for-profit association whose membership consists of heart and lung transplant patients, recipients, their carers and families

Professor Dion Stub gives an overview of cardiac arrest – the causes, treatment, and how we can improve outcomes.

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.

Professor Dion Stub talks through one of the most common valve diseases and the treatment options available to patients.

Professor Peter Kistler discusses the most common cardiac arrhythmia affecting Western societies.

Dr James Shaw explains what coronary artery disease, how it’s diagnosed and treated, and what the term angina means.

Professor David Kaye gives a simple overview for what is a poorly understood condition – diastolic heart failure or heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.

Professor Peter Kistler explains a common procedure used to treat atrial fibrillation and what patients need to know.

Dr Shane Nanayakkara explains the procedure of right heart catheterisation and what patients need to know prior.

Dr Peter Bergin gives an in depth tour of systolic heart failure, from symptoms, diagnosis and the various management options available to improve outcomes.

Dr Angie Leet educates on the major things that patients can do and need to know about managing their heart failure.

A guide to help Heart Transplant patients prepare for their discharge and be involved in their care.

Consumer factsheets about home modification design and building practices

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Tips for getting a good night's sleep whilst you are in hospital

Information for Alfred Health patients managing diarrhoea during their cancer treatment

Financial assistance, accommodation options, community involvement and other supports and services for people with a disability, their families and carers

Search the National Equipment Database for information to support independent living

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.

Important information for patients about the bacteria Acinetobacter.

Important information for patients about Aspergillus.

Information for patients about carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE)

Department of Health information for people with disability about COVID-19 vaccines.

Details about our community information sessions for 2016

A support group for friends and family members caring for a loved one experiencing mental ill-health.

Feee and easily accessible accurate, up to date, credible information about medical imaging tests and procedures

A bone anchoring system based on osseointegration

This information sheet answers some common questions about intravenous (IV) iron. It should not replace talking to your doctor about your care.