Patient-centred practice is needed to build a treatment plan that works for individual patients.

Faecal incontinence in residential aged care is highly prevalent, distressing and difficult to treat, and the evidence base for treatment remains deficient.

The broad and often subtle presentation of coeliac disease makes detection subtle, and 80% of Australians with this disease remain undiagnosed.

Faecal incontinence in residential aged care is highly prevalent, distressing and difficult to treat, and the evidence base for treatment remains deficient.

In patients with risk factors for leptospirosis, a high index of clinical suspicion is important to ensure early diagnosis and treatment.

Carefully consider travel and animal exposure history in all patients with undiagnosed febrile illnesses.

Q fever is the most commonly notified zoonotic disease in Australia, with the majority of cases reported from northern New South Wales and southern Queensland.

Brucellosis has earned its place alongside syphilis and tuberculosis as one of the ‘great imitators’ and causes of pyrexia of unknown origin.

All Australian bats have the potential to carry and transmit lyssavirus, and risky exposures to bats are common. Timely notification following exposure is crucial to ensure appropriate management.

Transcranial magnetic stimulation is useful in the treatment of major depressive disorder that is otherwise resistant to treatment.

Diagnostically, Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease is a challenging condition to detect premortem because of non-specific clinical manifestations.

A case is discussed of a boy who presented with skin markings that arose in the context of fevers and a sore throat.

Many issues related to catheters can be safely and adequately managed in the community, resulting in timely management and increased patient satisfaction.

Good quality e-mental health resources provide general practitioners with the opportunity to help patients improve their mental health in an efficient and illness-appropriate way.

Factors to be considered when assessing the burden of treatment and a patient’s capacity to cope with this workload are outlined.