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Continuity of care is an integral part of quality healthcare. Focus articles this month discuss issues and challenges for continuity of care in the current health system.
Professional
This paper examines the importance of, and challenges in, measuring and promoting continuity of care in Australia.
Viewpoint
The benefits of a strong doctor–patient relationship obtained through continuity of care should not be lost as our health system becomes more complex.
Care in the 21st century demands better outcomes through more comprehensive data to enhance the provider’s ability to deliver care and increase the patient’s involvement in their own healthcare.
Clinical
This article reviews best practice medication management of type 2 diabetes mellitus in residential aged care facilities and highlights practical details for clinicians providing care for residents.
Editorial
Strategies to support continuity of care between patients and GPs should be encouraged.
The safe and timely removal of foreign bodies ensures good patient outcomes and limits complications.
Case Study
Acute-onset walking difficulties in a six-year-old boy recovering from a viral upper respiratory tract infection.
Diagnosing the most common type of localised scleroderma in children.
Hair loss in children aged 12 years and younger is most often due to a benign or self-limiting condition.
Research
High rates of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) and lack of hormone tests before initiation suggests that TRT prescribing occurs outside of recommended guidelines.
Misunderstanding of P values is pervasive and might be influenced by a few central misconceptions.
The detection of primary aldosteronism in hypertensive patients is delayed and associated with end-organ injury potentially preventable with a timely diagnosis with targeted treatment.
Gender difference exists in general practice trainees’ frequency of performing procedures related to women’s reproductive health.
General practitioners and practice nurses need to be provided with greater support and training to undertake the emotionally challenging role of mandated reporters of child abuse.
Column
To what extent should our professional roles dominate our lives, perhaps at the expense of personal health?
Clinical challenge
This clinical challenge is based on this month’s Focus articles. To complete this activity, go to gplearning and log in with the username and password you use to log in to the RACGP website.