HCF RACGP Foundation research project

Project Title

Increasing immunisation in general practice invasive pneumococcal disease and influenza in people under 65 years old whose chronic conditions put them at higher risk of and from these infections

Conditions

Diabetes

1. Diabetes (incl Type 1 and 2)
2. Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
3. Diabetic Retinopathy
4. Diabetes - Insulin Dependent
5. Diabetes - Non-Insulin Dependent
6. Diabetes Type 1
7. Diabetes Type 2
8. Diabetes (Gestational)
9. Diabetes (Nephropathy, nephrosis)
10. Diabetes (Neuropathy)
11. Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
12. Diabetic Retinopathy

Cardiovascular

1. Atrial Fibrillation (episode, paroxysmal)
2. Atrioventricular Block
3. Bradycardia
4. Cardiomyopathy
5. Cardiomyopathy (Dilated)
6. Heart Failure
7. Ischemic Heart Disease - o with Angina o without Angina o Acute Myocardial Infarction o Cardiovascular repair/prosthesis
8. Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
9. Pacemaker
10. Rheumatic Heart
11. Valvular Heart Disease

Respiratory

1. Asthma
2. Emphysema
3. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
4. Cystic Fibrosis
5. Smoker
6. bronchierctasis

Chronic kidney disease

1. Chronic Kidney Disease (stage 1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
2. Nephrotic Syndrome

Neurological

1. Epilepsy
2. Hereditary/degenerative CNS diseases (multiple sclerosis and amyotrophic sclerosis, cerebral palsy), seizure disorders, spinal cord injuries, neuromuscular disorders (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Multiple sclerosis, Muscular dystrophy, Myasthenia gravis, polymyositis and dermatomyositis, Peripheral neuropathy, Spinal muscular atrophy)
3. Cochlear Implant
4. Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak Or Shunt

Haematological

1. Sickle Cell Anaemia
2. Thalassaemia (alpha, beta)
3. Porphyria
4. haemoglobinopathy

Metabolic

1. Addisons Disease
2. Alcohol Abuse (chronic)
3. Chronic Liver Disease (eg jaundice, fatty liver)
4. Obesity
5. Down syndrome

Immunocompromise

1. Hepatitis B
2. Hepatitis C
3. HIV
4. Immune Deficiency
5. Haematopoetic stem cell transplant
6. Liver transplant
7. Ruptured Spleen
8. Splenectomy
9. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Cancers

1. Leukaemia
2. Malignant Neoplasm other Blood
3. Malignant Neoplasm Colon/Rectum
4. Malignant Neoplasm Pancreas
5. Malignant Neoplasm Other Digestive
6. Malignant Neoplasm Musculoskeletal
7. Malignant Neoplasm Nervous System
8. Malignant Neoplasm Bronchus/Lung
9. Malignant Neoplasm Other Respiratory
10. Malignant Neoplasm of Skin
11. Malignant Neoplasm Thyroid
12. Malignant Neoplasm Kidney
13. Malignant Neoplasm Bladder
14. Malignant Neoplasm Other Urinary
15. Malignant Neoplasm Cervix
16. Malignant Neoplasm Breast (female)
17. Malignant Neoplasm other Genital (female)
18. Malignant Neoplasm Prostate
19. Malignant Neoplasm other Genital (male)
20. Biliary Cancer
21. Bladder Cancer
22. Bowel Cancer
23. Breast Cancer
24. Cervical Cancer
25. Kidney Cancer
26. Lung Cancer
27. Lymphoma (Hodgkin's, Non-Hodgkin's)
28. Myeloma
29. Nasopharyngeal Cancer
30. Ovarian Cancer
31. Pancreatic Cancer
32. Prostate Cancer
33. Skin Cancer
34. Testes Cancer/Sarcoma
35. Heart
36. Kidney
37. Liver
38. Lung
39. Thymus