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Useful Management Information
- Ongoing treatment requires regular and coordinated primary health care and specialist review, including monitoring for complications and comorbidities. Chest physiotherapy and regular exercise should be encouraged, nutrition optimized, environmental pollutants (including tobacco smoke) avoided, and vaccines administered according to national immunization schedules.
Clinician resources
- A position statement from the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand and the Australian Lung Foundation on CSPD and Bronchiectasis
- AFP article on bronchiectasis in primary care
- Management of bronchiectasis and CSPD in indigenous children and adults in remote and rural Australian communities
- European Respiratory Society guidelines for the management of adult bronchiectasis
Patient resources
Minimum Referral Criteria
Does your patient meet the minimum referral criteria?
Category 1 (appointment within 30 calendar days) |
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Category 2 (appointment within 90 calendar days) |
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Category 3 (appointment within 365 calendar days) |
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Essential Referral Information
- History of the disease including duration, severity and frequency of exacerbations
- Management to date
- Medications including previously tried medications if associated with treatment failure or problems
- Results of previous sputum cultures
- Results of previous chest CT (not during an exacerbation)
If a specific test result is unable to be obtained due to access, financial, religious, cultural or consent reasons a Clinical Override may be requested. This reason must be clearly articulated in the body of the referral.
Additional Referral Information
- History of childhood respiratory infections (e.g. Whooping cough)
- Family history of cystic fibrosis
- Presence of cor-pulmonale or sinus disease
- FBC
- ESR
- Immunoglobulins with IgG and sub class results
- Chest X-Ray
- Spirometry
Send Referrals To
Smart Referrals
Preferred Method
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Send to: Gold Coast Health Service District
Internal Referrals
Respiratory (E-Blueslips)
Sleep Clinic Adult (E-Blueslips)
Fax
(07) 5687 4497
Post
Booking and Referral Centre
Gold Coast University Hospital
1 Hospital Boulevard
Southport QLD 4215
Enquiries
1300 559 083
Service Availability
Dr Maninder Singh
Medical Director Respiratory and Sleep Medicine
Facilities
Gold Coast University Hospital
Robina Hospital
If you would like to send a named referral, please address it to the specialist listed above, who will allocate a suitably qualified specialist to see the patient. Alternatively, you can view a full list of our specialists.