25 Jul 2024
Bush trip inspires registrar GP on regional work
A city GP registrar says his perspective has been changed by spending more time in the regions, following a successful RACGP training trip.
25 Jul 2024
RACGP President candidates revealed
Five GPs from across Australia have put their hand up to lead the college for the next two years, with voting to open next month.
25 Jul 2024
In Practice: Medicines safety resources
The RACGP has a new education toolkit and on-demand recordings for GPs in their role of reducing medicine-related harm.
25 Jul 2024
Malnutrition rife in aged care: Study
Forty per cent of people living in residential care are malnourished, 6% severely, according to the largest study of its kind ever carried out.
24 Jul 2024
GPs being left out of patients’ IBD treatment
GPs are being kept in the dark about their patients with IBD, with an audit finding communication with other specialists and hospitals is lacking.
24 Jul 2024
Calls for expansion of multidisciplinary pain management
The latest pain report shines a light on the need for multidisciplinary programs to be scaled up, in a bid to increase access and reduce stigma.
24 Jul 2024
GP named next AMA President
Dr Danielle McMullen will take over the leadership in October and says her priority is advocating for greater investment into general practice.
23 Jul 2024
‘An incredible opportunity’: Nominate for RACGP Awards
Past winner Dr Jean-Baptiste Philibert said his award was the foot in the door which changed his life, now he is encouraging others to nominate.
24 Jul 2024
Alarm raised after study finds pharmacy UTI treatment inconsistent
Controversial pharmacy prescribing trials have once again raised scope of practice concerns, with new research finding significant protocol inconsistences.
23 Jul 2024
Antipsychotic use in aged care ‘not ideal’
New data shows antipsychotic prescriptions significantly outweigh diagnoses, a situation unlikely to change without greater staffing support.