The development of clinical care guidelines for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health

Significant clinical practice uncertainty exists when managing the health problems faced by Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders. Not only is the bnrden of disease greater with significant comorbidity, but the spectrum of disease also includes skin infections, suppurative ear infections, trachoma and rheumatic fever, which are common in developing nations but still predominate as important health problems in the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population. The optimal management of these diseases of poverty is often not clear to many health professionals. Health professionals are also generally unfamiliar with disease causes, the role of Aboriginal community-controlled health services (a community development model), how to practise within them, what constitutes 'best practice', disease prevention principles within the context of a consultation, and population approaches to health.

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health at the End of the 20th Century

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