Patient resources

Information for patients, families and friends about a Cervical Thoracic Orthosis (CTO). The CTO is fitted to treat injuries to the spine. This information should only be used by Alfred Health patients that have been fitted with a CTO.

The national centre of excellence in youth mental health

painHEALTH offers you information, tips and self management tools to assist in the management of musculoskeletal pain

Helping people to gain a better understanding of pain

Pain Revolution is on a mission to help all Australians access community-based pain education through the Local Pain Educator Program.

Services, resources, fact sheets and forums

This video explores the importance of palliative care to our First Nations’ peoples and explains the use of ‘death and dying’ language in communities, documenting end-of-life wishes, and how traditional and modern ways may co-exist in today’s society.

Our Palliative Care team has compiled these resources to help people caring for someone who is at the end of their life, at home.

Services, resources, fact sheets and forums in Victoria

Resources for carers of a person of a life limiting illness and receiving palliative care.

The Victorian government's website showcasing places to see and things to do outdoors

Instructions for patients completing the pathology test.

Instructions for patients completing the pathology test.

Instructions for patients completing the pathology test.

Instructions for patients completing the pathology test.

Information for patients who will be having a bone marrow biopsy test.

Instructions for patients completing this pathology test.

Find out more about the latest in cancer care.

Our Palliative Care team has compiled these resources to help people caring for someone who is at the end of their life, at home.

This tool converts medical language into everyday English. It is an award-winning dictionary designed by Taubman Health Sciences Library, University of Michigan.

Services, resources, fact sheets and forums

This fact sheet provided by the Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO) explains what PrEP access through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) means for those accessing this medicine.

Frequently asked questions about the PrEPX study

The resource for those looking to travel around Melbourne and Victoria on our multiple forms of public transport including trams, trains and buses