27 Sep 2024
AI, robots, and healthcare: What does the future hold?
Engineer Dr Jordan Nguyen will use his keynote address at GP24 to discuss companion robots, predictive health, and GPs’ abilities to harness AI
27 Sep 2024
Brother-sister GP duo going into business
They grew up together, followed the same career path, and now Jay and Emma Shoemaker have opened a medical centre together in Hobart.
27 Sep 2024
City PBS prescription rates double those in very remote areas
One GP says there simply are not enough remote doctors, as new data finds the people living there are accessing medication at a much lower rate.
26 Sep 2024
NSW and SA further expand pharmacy prescribing
A contraceptive pill pilot has been made permanent in NSW, as SA announces significantly expanded prescribing options, and it has left GPs worried.
26 Sep 2024
Australia’s mental health crisis a ‘sad, sad situation’
For the eighth year in a row, mental health is in the top reasons for patients visiting a GP, according to the 2024 Health of the Nation report.
26 Sep 2024
In Practice: Feedback sought on pathology and imaging results
GPs have an opportunity to provide feedback on clinical safety and quality management of critical pathology and diagnostic imaging results.
26 Sep 2024
Government defers CDM Medicare item changes
The concerns of GPs have been listened to, resulting in the Commonwealth delaying chronic disease management funding changes to 1 July next year.
25 Sep 2024
Admin burden top reason GPs plan to leave practice: RACGP
In a ‘wakeup call’ for governments, the new Health of the Nation report found 70% of GPs are concerned about their admin workload.
25 Sep 2024
Inspiring Tasmanian GP expands female-led clinic
Dr Mary Lumsden longed for a workplace that worked for her, so she made one herself, and now her practice is going from strength to strength.
25 Sep 2024
‘Visionary’ review suggests quicker approval of new medicines
New subsidised medication approvals would be streamlined and access made easier for vulnerable populations, under a new health technology plan.