MBBS (Hons), BSc (Med) (Hons), DCH, FRACGP, AFHEA, General Practitioner, Erskineville Doctors, Newtown, NSW; Lecturer in General Practice, Discipline of General Practice, School of Population Health, UNSW Medicine & Health, Sydney, NSW
Barriers to general practice involvement in advance care planning and strategies for incorporating it into patient care are discussed.
Better understanding of mental health needs among people affected by cancer would help integrate the work of clinicians, educators and researchers in providing timely and effective mental healthcare.
Improving general practice-based research will enable the development of contextually relevant evidence-based medicine and recommendations in general practice, ultimately benefitting Australians.
This paper provides an understanding of the transition process and explores specific contributing factors, including uncertainty.
An infant male, aged six months, presented with changes to a lesion on the scalp that had been present since birth.