09 Jul 2024

Holistic patient care key for overweight and obesity

New education for GPs supporting patients with overweight and obesity aligns with the latest Red Book recommendations.

09 Jul 2024

NAIDOC Week a time to ‘keep the fire burning’

The celebration is a way to honour past generations while promoting the cultural determinants of health that help keep people and communities well.

09 Jul 2024

Fight ramps up to formalise GPs’ disaster response role

The RACGP say GPs should be integrated into emergency response plans, after doctors were turned away from evacuation centres due to poor planning.

08 Jul 2024

Aged Care Digital Strategy launches

The plan outlines how new technology will be used to improve patient care, manage future demand, and reduce GPs’ administrative burden.

08 Jul 2024

From science to spirituality: Dhanggati GP’s palliative care journey

To help celebrate NAIDOC Week, Dr Janelle Trees explains how her cultural connection helps those in their last moments of life.

08 Jul 2024

Body fat over BMI for obesity diagnosis: Study

Researchers say doctors must ditch BMI as a diagnosis tool as it is excluding patients in need, instead calling for the use of waist-to-height ratios.

05 Jul 2024

New eLearning platform for veterans’ health

A new veterans’ health online tool will provide CDP-accredited training to assist GPs in providing care for patients and their families.

05 Jul 2024

Breast cancer screening in Australia may change

Dr Brooke Nickel and Professor Katy Bell outline the potential benefits and drawbacks of a shift towards risk-based screening.

05 Jul 2024

GP numbers stagnate amid population boom

General practice is bearing the brunt of the critical strain on healthcare workers, with GP growth lagging significantly behind its medical counterparts.

04 Jul 2024

In Practice: Medicare compliance FAQs

The new resource outlines the different types of compliance activities, with a specific focus on targeted letters.