Australian Journal of General Practice
Formerly Australian Family Physician (AFP)
The interface of general practice and kidney healthcare has never been more important than it is in our current pandemic world.
The Focus articles in this issue explore COVID-19 renal disease, acute kidney injury, renal colic, paediatric urinary tract infections and haematuria.
The use of medical cannabis is an area of great interest for both general practitioners and patients and is an area of extensive ongoing research and legislative evolution.
Successful implementation of evidence-based medicine requires framing within the cultural and structural barriers Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people experience.
This issue focuses on rheumatology and includes articles on acute rheumatic fever, rheumatoid arthritis and the role of exercise in management of rheumatological disease.
Patients can be empowered through understanding chronic kidney disease as not confined to a single organ system but as the antecedent and consequence of several pathophysiological processes.
The Focus articles in this issue explore various aspects of chronic kidney disease, as well as cystitis symptoms in women.
Neurodiversity, which refers to variations between human minds occurring naturally within a population, is the focus of this month's issue.
General practitioners are well placed to support their neurodivergent patients once recognised, with or without a formal diagnosis.
The identification of hidden illnesses that present with vague symptoms remains an ongoing challenge for all clinicians.
The Focus articles in this month's issue explore a range of endocrine diseases that can be difficult to diagnose due to the oftentimes-vague symptoms.
Primary healthcare, with its established principles and multisectoral approach, is an ideal mechanism to provide support and care in response to health threats.
The COVID-19 pandemic, with its resulting city lockdowns, mass quarantines and social isolation worldwide, has uniquely highlighted the importance of mental health.
The specialty of orthopaedics includes management of musculoskeletal pathology of the upper limbs, spine and lower limbs across the lifespan, from the very young to the very old.