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This clinical support service is provided for General Practitioners by specialists.

The information provided by the specialists is in the nature of general advice either for the disorders described or the clinical situations presented.

Responsibility for clinical management decisions remains the sole responsibility of the treating General Practitioner. As the specialists are only responding to general situations described by the General Practitioners and have not had the opportunity to review any specific patient, their advice is not equivalent to that normally provided by specialists who have directly reviewed the individual concerned.

The medical information available at or through psychsupport.com.au may not reflect the opinions, recommendations or practices of RACGP or partners.

In this section of the clinical support system you are likely to be describing a specific clinical situation. It is most important that you do not provide us with any details of the patient that may permit identification by any other person. Therefore, do not record names, initials, addresses or telephone numbers in any of your communications. The site will generate an identification code number for the specific patient for whom you are seeking support. Always use this identification number in all future communications. Should you provide any information that discloses the identity of the patient in any way you are breaching the intention and approved practices of this website and you are solely responsible for any action that could or does result from this disclosure.

Protection of the confidentiality of the individual patient remains the sole responsibility of the treating General Practitioner.

With any reference to pharmaceutical preparations and their use please refer to approved product information.

Comment offered by specialists on this website does not imply an endorsement by RACGP, its sponsor or partners. Medical practitioners must exercise their own professional judgement in relation to the content of such opinions, advice, techniques and know-how.

Under no circumstances is RACGP, its sponsor, partners or any of their employees or agents be taken to be giving medical advice. Anything that appears on this web site that is, or could be construed, as being advice is entirely the responsibility of those persons offering or giving such advice. RACGP, its sponsor and advertisers does not review or evaluate such advice or information and your reliance upon it is entirely at your own risk.

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A significant aspect of trialing this clinical support service will be the evaluation of its utility and usefulness to the general practitioners and psychiatrists. You may be required to periodically participate in this evaluation process. This will most often occur via written questionnaire and/or telephone interview. It is a mandatory requirement for general practitioners and psychiatrists who are involved in this trial to agree to participate in this evaluation process.


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Termination
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General
The Terms of Use will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Victoria, Australia. If for any reason any provision of the Terms of Use is rendered void or unenforceable at law, then the Terms of Use are to be read as if that particular term or provision had not been included.

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