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.