Guideline summary

• Summary of the guideline for health professionals

Use calculator to assess CVD risk

Diabetes

• Management of type 2 diabetes: A handbook for general practice

  RACGP and Diabetes Australia

• Living Evidence Guidelines in Diabetes

  The Living Evidence for Diabetes Consortium

Other risk considerations

Chronic kidney disease

• Chronic kidney disease (CKD) management in primary care - guidance and clinical tips to help detect, manage and refer patients in your practice with CKD

  Kidney Health Australia

Severe mental illness

• Mental illness and chronic conditions fact sheet

  ACDPA

• What is appropriate language when speaking with someone living with a mental health condition?

  NSW Health

• Language and Stigma

  Everymind

History of pregnancy complications

• Management of type 2 diabetes: A handbook for general practice - Gestational diabetes mellitus

  RACGP and Diabetes Australia

• Diabetes Referral pathway (GDM)

  Australian Diabetes Educators Association (ADEA)

• Our Language Matters

  Diabetes Australia

• Pregnancy and heart disease - Information and resources for health professionals

  National Heart Foundation of Australia

Premature or early menopause

• A practitioner’s toolkit for the management of the menopause

  MONASH University M8 Alliance

• Menopause treatment options

  Australian Menopause Society

• Making choices at menopause

  Australian Journal of General Practice

Communicate risk

• Heart Health Check Toolkit

  National Heart Foundation of Australia

• Risk communication toolkit

  The American College of Cardiology

• Communicating cardiovascular risk effectively

  Bpac New Zealand

• Risk communication online training module for health professionals

  The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care online training for health professionals

Approaches to addressing lifestyle risk factors

Smoking cessation

• Smoking, nutrition, alcohol, physical activity (SNAP)

  RACGP guide incorporating 5As model

• Supporting smoking cessation: A guide for health professionals

  RACGP

• Quit Centre

  Digital hub for health professionals

• Position statement on smoking and vaping cessation

  National Heart Foundation of Australia

• Summary brief: Review of global evidence on the health effects of electronic cigarettes

  Australian National University

• Tobacco In Australia: Facts and Issues

  Tobacco in Australia

Nutrition

• Smoking, nutrition, alcohol, physical activity (SNAP)

  RACGP guide incorporating 5As model

• Position statement: Heart healthy eating patterns

  National Heart Foundation of Australia

• Position statement: Meat and Heart Healthy eating

  National Heart Foundation of Australia

• Position statement: Eggs and Heart Healthy eating

  National Heart Foundation of Australia

• Position statement: Dairy and Heart Healthy eating

  National Heart Foundation of Australia

• Position statement: Fish, Seafood and Heart Healthy Eating

  National Heart Foundation of Australia

• Position statement: Alcohol and heart health

  National Heart Foundation of Australia

• Australian guidelines to reduce health risks from drinking alcohol

  NHMRC

• A rapid review of evidence Fats and Oils: dietary recommendations, messaging and consumer understanding in Australia

  University of Queensland

Physical Activity

• Smoking, nutrition, alcohol, physical activity (SNAP)

  RACGP guide incorporating 5As model

• Physical activity resources for health professionals

  National Heart Foundation of Australia

• Australia’s physical activity and sedentary behaviour guidelines

  Australian Department of Health and Aged Care

• World Health Organization 2020 guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour

  World Health Organization

• Joint position statement: The collaboration of exercise physiologists and dietitians in chronic disease management

  Exercise & Sports Science Australia (ESSA) and Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA)

Healthy Weight

• Smoking, nutrition, alcohol, physical activity (SNAP)

  RACGP guide incorporating 5As model

• BMI calculator

  National Heart Foundation of Australia

• Language Matters: Obesity

  Obesity UK

• Position statement: Obesity and chronic disease

  Australian Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance

Alcohol reduction

• Smoking, nutrition, alcohol, physical activity (SNAP)

  RACGP guide incorporating 5As model

• Position statement: Alcohol and Heart Health

  National Heart Foundation of Australia

Manage CVD Risk - Pharmarcotherapy

Blood pressure-lowering treatment

• Guideline for the diagnosis and management of hypertension in adults

  National Heart Foundation of Australia

• REACH Resource packs for GPs, nurses and other health care professionals to talk to their patients about alcohol use

  Monash University

Lipid-modifying treatment

• Practical guide to pharmacological lipid management

  National Heart Foundation of Australia

• Guidelines for the management of dyslipidaemias: lipid modification to reduce cardiovascular risk

  European society of cardiology/European Atherosclerosis Society

• Guideline on the management of blood cholesterol

  American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association

• Treatment guidelines

  Familial Hypercholesterolaemia Australasia Network

• Cholesterol and other lipids

  RACGP Red book

• Management of cholesterol-lowering therapy for people with chronic kidney disease

  CARI Guidelines