28 Mar 2024
Self-collection reaching under-screened populations
Uptake of the cervical cancer screening option has been particularly high among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the NT.
28 Mar 2024
In Practice: Rural workforce incentives
An upcoming webinar will answer questions about Rural Advanced Skills WIP payments, including eligibility requirements and how to apply.
27 Mar 2024
Approaching pre-school sleep challenges in primary care
As a GP, one of the service gaps Dr Tim Jones encounters is in toddler and pre-school sleep support. He has advice for others working in this space.
27 Mar 2024
Nine in 10 AGPT participants satisfied with program quality
Results from the 2023 National Registrar Survey suggest the transition to college-led training was ‘very successful’, according to an RACGP rep.
27 Mar 2024
RFDS demand soars amid rural GP shortage
The service is sounding the alarm, after a critical lack of remote doctors was partly responsible for a 9% jump in retrievals last year alone.
27 Mar 2024
Could psychotherapy ease depression in aged care?
Researchers say it also reduces an ‘over-reliance on antidepressants’, but one GP says the plan is impractical without a funding boost.
26 Mar 2024
The medical educators ensuring equal opportunities for IMGs
The Fellowship Support Program has ‘grown enormously’ in the past year, and could expand further should it receive Government support.
26 Mar 2024
Osteoporosis guidelines updated for first time since 2017
The new guide will ‘make a real difference’ for the more than half of Australians aged over 50 with osteoporosis and osteopenia.
26 Mar 2024
Physical examinations: How to avoid misunderstandings
SPONSORED: Clear communication is the most effective way to avoid misunderstandings in the doctor–patient relationship, writes Dr Jane Deacon.
26 Mar 2024
GP training numbers up but politicians told more is needed
Day two of the GPs @ Parliament campaign focused on workforce shortages, with doctors demanding the Government fix the profession’s ‘second-rate entitlements’.