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

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.

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.

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

CHF notes Government’s response to Senate Select Committee dental report

Consumers Health Forum of Australia (CHF) has noted the Australian Government’s response to the Senate Select Committee’s dental report titled: A system in decay: a review into dental services in Australia

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.

24 Jul 2024

Increase skills and confidence in suicide prevention

Black Dog Institute will hold an Advanced Training in Suicide Prevention workshop at the Holiday Inn, Warwick Farm on Saturday, 21 September from 9am to 5pm.

24 Jul 2024

GP education dinner discusses incontinence treatment updates

The George Centre will present a GP Education Dinner on Thursday, 29 August at Nova on the Grange in Kearns.

24 Jul 2024

Webinar on cervical self-collection for Indigenous community

The National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation will host a webinar on Wednesday, 14 August from 2pm to 3pm for staff from Aboriginal community health services (ACCHO and AMS) about cervical screening self-collection for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.