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The Focus articles presented in AJGP this month raise issues about the future role and function of the general practice workforce in Australia.
Professional
GPs will need to adapt rapidly to change, seizing opportunities offered by disruptive technology in a globalised world affected by climate change.
The focus is shifting to how best to enable GPs to deliver effective, efficient and equitable care.
We need to count what counts if we want to ensure modern workforce approaches can indeed produce a fit-for-purpose generalist workforce that is able to meet the needs of the communities we serve.
Morgan’s organisational metaphors are one example of a management conceptual model that might help us illuminate the prisms of presupposition and assumption that we hold about organisations.
In a rapidly evolving digital world, it is crucial that general practice embraces the potential of artificial intelligence and virtual reality in a real and proactive clinical manner.
Editorial
In order to maintain some of the best population health outcomes in the world, what type of workforce should we aspire to?
Clinical
With the advent of new treatments, the outcomes of myeloma have changed drastically in the past decade.
GPs have an integral role in the journey of patients with this surgically treated condition.
Case Study
Skin lesions may provide a clue to diagnosis in a patient with persistent fever and history of recent travel.
Pretreatment assessment and correction of serum calcium and vitamin D levels can reduce the risk of denosumab-related hypocalcaemia in chronic kidney disease.
Research
The demonstrated youth-centricity of the general practices associated with QUT, UNSW and UniMelb contrasts with traditional general practice.
General practice pharmacists used their expertise in medication to conduct mainly clinically related activities to support patients and GPs and this increased with time in the role.
Policies should promote training of GPs as part of the increasing workforce for mental healthcare.
It is important for prescribers to regularly ask patients about their medication adherence and to discuss strategies for promoting this.
GPs require enhanced skills and confidence to communicate confidentiality and trustworthiness, and engage migrant and refugee young people on issues of sexual and reproductive healthcare.
Junior doctors in Australia report high rates of burnout. Their experiences need to drive the research and the changes in the junior doctor training environment.
Clinical challenge
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