30 Aug 2024
Concern after panel declares PIP and WIP ‘not actually essential’
That is according to the latest consultation from a panel tasked with assessing the future of GP incentives, and it is ringing alarm bells for the RACGP.
30 Aug 2024
Do some vaccinations really reduce dementia risk?
There is mounting evidence vaccines can reduce the rates of dementia, but one GP says ‘the jury is still out’ on which ones are best.
29 Aug 2024
In Practice: Electronic prescribing updates
GPs can keep up to date on electronic prescribing information with an on-demand RACGP webinar and regularly updated webpage.
29 Aug 2024
RACGP Faculty Council candidates revealed
Members are urged to vote when polls open on Friday, with positions on several state-based, rural, and GPs in training groups up for election.
29 Aug 2024
Next ACRRM President revealed
Rural Generalist Dr Rod Martin will take over the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine’s top job in October.
29 Aug 2024
Join this century’: Call for change amid growing GP red tape
The RACGP is demanding a solution from the Commonwealth after presenting it with a long list of cumbersome ways its services are burdening time-poor GPs.
28 Aug 2024
$660,000 in RACGP Foundation Grants awarded
General practice researchers from across Australia will share in the funding, with projects including diabetes, economics, and GP retirement.
28 Aug 2024
GP advocates an ‘effective tool for change’
GPs from all walks of life are encouraged to join the RACGP’s Advocate Network, aimed at leading positive change for general practice.
28 Aug 2024
Finger-prick test could screen for early Alzheimer’s
Developed by Australian researchers, the first-of-its-kind handheld device is aimed at GPs and can detect disease markers in blood within minutes.
28 Aug 2024
Patients sent spam emails in practice software breach
The Power Diary email breach has resulted in ‘nonsense’ phishing emails being sent to patients that appeared to come from their GP.