23 Mar 2023
One week left to register for online GP roundtable
The AMA’s Council of Doctors in Training will host an online event to discuss ways to make general practice an attractive career pathway for young doctors and students.
23 Mar 2023
LGBTIQ+ communities continue to face disparities of care
Findings from a study – Out with Cancer – have been reported in the latest edition of international journal, The Breast.
22 Mar 2023
Terms of Reference for the Health Technology Assessment Policy and Methods Review
Terms of Reference for the Health Technology Assessment Policy and Methods Review
22 Mar 2023
RACGP’s ‘building block’ to improve shared care
The college supports general practice’s place at the centre of Shared Care Models to enable coordination and continuity of care.
22 Mar 2023
Government expands GP-led endometriosis clinic plan
There are now plans for 20 clinics based around the country which will target endometriosis and pelvic pain.
22 Mar 2023
Medicare-funded care plans save lives after stroke: Study
Evidence shows clear survival benefits of chronic disease management plans in primary care – but uptake needs improvement, researchers say.
22 Mar 2023
Lapse of provisional registration for Tecentriq (atezolizumab) for the treatment of locally advanced or metastatic triple negative breast cancer (mTNBC)
On 22 March 2023, the provisional registration of Tecentriq (atezolizumab) for the treatment of mTNBC will lapse - this means that Tecentriq will no longer be approved for this use.
22 Mar 2023
MDMA and psilocybin: What GPs need to know
A TGA decision about the use of psychedelics has attracted much attention, and criticism. Dr Hester Wilson offers guidance on fielding patient queries.
21 Mar 2023
‘Significant overreach’: Queensland pilot ploughs ahead before national standards agreed
The RACGP Queensland Chair finds little cause for comfort in documents inviting pharmacies to apply to the state’s pharmacy prescribing pilot.
21 Mar 2023
Responding to ethical issues in genetics research
Professor Dianne Nicol is passionate about talking to the community about ethical, legal and social issues in genetics research. We asked Dianne about becoming an expert in this field and the most urgent issues in genetics research today.