GPs can refer eligible patients to a free, structured, telephone-based chronic disease support service.
This patient-centred service covers four domains: physical activity, health education, counselling, behaviour modification strategies and support for self-management. SMOCC is in Gold Coast Health Pathways under Lifestyle Modification Programs.
To qualify, patients must be over 18, resident in Queensland and have been diagnosed with CAD, Type 2 diabetes, pre-diabetes or COPD.