16 Oct 2024
First recruits welcomed to GP NOW Rapid Response Team
The first five recruits have been appointed to the new GP NOW Rapid Response Team.
16 Oct 2024
Nitrosamine impurities acceptable intakes update - October 2024
Nitrosamines in medicines We have published updated acceptable intake (AI) information for nitrosamine impurities in medicines consistent with recent EMA updated information- external site
16 Oct 2024
Research to Bridge the Heart Gap with First Nations families
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people needing heart surgery will help co-design a model to ensure more timely and culturally safe care closer to home.
16 Oct 2024
New National Sport Strategy now available
The new National Sport Strategy, Sport Horizon, has now been released. It sets a shared vision for creating healthy, active, and connected communities and a thriving sport system.
16 Oct 2024
Recording your CPD Measuring Outcome hours: webinar for GPs
As the deadline for GPs to meet 2024 CPD activities nears, South Western Sydney PHN has invited the RACGP CPD Program Coordinator to lead a webinar providing guidance on meeting annual CPD requirements.
16 Oct 2024
TGA's decision to not register lecanemab (LEQEMBI)
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has made the decision not to register lecanemab (LEQEMBI) for the treatment of patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) due to Alzheimer's disease and Mild Alzheimer's dementia (early Alzheimer’s disease).
16 Oct 2024
Advance care planning consultations
Last month, South Western Sydney PHN held local health forums with community members, healthcare professionals, and service providers to gain insight into end-of-life care planning, including palliative care, voluntary assisted dying, and advance care planning
16 Oct 2024
Metastatic breast cancer rates soar past previous estimates
A world-leading study found 8000 people are living with the cancer in NSW alone, proving previous case numbers to be ‘widely inaccurate’.
16 Oct 2024
Key Feature Problem exam changes on the way
From 2025.2, the RACGP exam will consist of 70 scenarios, each with a multiple selection question, with short-answer questions to be removed.
16 Oct 2024
‘No evidence’ for older GP health checks: RACGP
The college says an AHPRA plan for mandatory checks on 70-year-old GPs diminishes experience and will lead to extra red tape and early retirements.