31 Aug 2023
Sixty-day dispensing: What GPs need to know
After a long and hard-fought push, the landmark changes will finally be in place from September. Here’s what to expect when the reform goes live.
30 Aug 2023
GP resources for voluntary assisted dying
New laws mean GPs are ‘almost certain’ to be asked about VAD, and an upcoming event aims to help them answer.
30 Aug 2023
CAC score: To test or not to test?
Measuring how much calcium is in the walls of a heart’s blood vessels is ‘not free of problems’, and may contribute to overtreating.
30 Aug 2023
Psychiatrist responds to GP’s open letter
When the ‘system’ is broken, it’s individual patients who feel it most acutely, writes RANZCP NSW Chair Dr Angelo Virgona.
30 Aug 2023
RACGP to host MyMedicare webinars
GPs’ questions will be answered at the events, which will include representatives from the college and the Department of Health and Aged Care.
30 Aug 2023
‘To my respected psychiatry colleagues’
A near-constant stream of referral rejection has prompted one frustrated GP to address an open letter to Australia’s psychiatrists.
11 Aug 2023
Mixed feelings: Our clinic’s move away from bulk billing
When a move to private practice was the only option to keep the doors open, it prompted Dr Alisha Dorrigan to contemplate the current state of primary care.
11 Aug 2023
Is it time for a new approach to Australia’s GP shortage?
Generating early positive impressions of general practice would help increase the number of medical students becoming GPs, writes Sarah Bresnehan.
08 Aug 2023
Cloud computing in general practice – what needs to be considered?
Dr Rob Hosking explores the basics of cloud computing in general practice, including the benefits and risks of cloud-based solutions.
24 Jul 2023
‘As GPs, we can only try to give hope’
The unexpected death of a patient prompts Dr Andrew Leech to reflect on a mental health care system that has stretched beyond capacity.