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GPs at the Deep End: Identifying and addressing social disadvantage wherever it lies

GPs at the Deep End: Identifying and addressing social disadvantage wherever it lies

31/10/2019

The Deep End GPs of the Canberra Region is a grassroots organisation of general practitioners who work with at-risk people in Canberra and the surrounding region.


'False accountability’: The harmful consequences of bureaucratic rigour for aged care residents

31/10/2019

There is an overwhelming focus on documentation of organisational structures and care processes, detracting from what really matters – whether the wellbeing of residents has been achieved.


Health coaching as a lifestyle medicine process in primary care

Health coaching as a lifestyle medicine process in primary care

26/09/2019

Health coaching is an integral part of lifestyle medicine that can be used to facilitate behaviour change in key lifestyle areas.


The politics of disease: Obesity in historical perspective

The politics of disease: Obesity in historical perspective

26/09/2019

Meanings of fatness and obesity are plural and have changed across history and within and between cultures.


Interpreting paired serology for Ross River virus and Barmah Forest virus diseases

Interpreting paired serology for Ross River virus and Barmah Forest virus diseases

29/08/2019

This article provides a framework for interpreting paired Ross River virus and Barmah Forest virus serology results in an environment where numerical antibody titres are not routinely provided.


Clinical photography of skin lesions: Professional and legal considerations in primary care

Clinical photography of skin lesions: Professional and legal considerations in primary care

27/06/2019

Clinical photography is a fundamental component of visually oriented medical fields.


Melioidosis: An updated review

Melioidosis: An updated review

29/04/2019

An updated overview of Burkholderia pseudomallei, the causative agent of melioidosis, including epidemiology, risk factors for infection, spectrum of clinical disease, diagnosis and management.


The role of clinical guidelines in establishing competent professional practice

The role of clinical guidelines in establishing competent professional practice

22/01/2019

In two recent cases, Australian courts considered the role of professional guidelines in establishing whether doctors had met the required standard of care in a medical negligence claim.


Prevention is better than the cure: Getting privacy compliance right is essential practice management

Prevention is better than the cure: Getting privacy compliance right is essential practice management

22/01/2019

This article outlines the key steps a health practice can take towards managing its compliance with privacy laws and data breach notification requirements.


Informal online opinions: Medico-legal considerations in new and social media

Informal online opinions: Medico-legal considerations in new and social media

21/01/2019

Technology such as social media can open up opportunities to engage, educate and inform; however, it is important to recognise that doctors’ legal and professional obligations apply online.


Supportive networks, healthier doctors and ‘just culture’: Managing the effects of medico-legal complaints on doctors

Supportive networks, healthier doctors and ‘just culture’: Managing the effects of medico-legal complaints on doctors

21/01/2019

When an error leads to possible patient harm and a complaint, the impact on doctors and patients can be profound.


Preventing alcohol-related harm in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities: The experience of an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service in Central Australia

Preventing alcohol-related harm in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities: The experience of an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service in Central Australia

23/11/2018

Primary healthcare, ideally delivered through Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services, can play a part in preventing alcohol-related harm in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.


Critical caveats in using product information/pregnancy categories for pregnant or breastfeeding patients

Critical caveats in using product information/pregnancy categories for pregnant or breastfeeding patients

23/11/2018

Conflicting advice causes great confusion and/or alarm for pregnant or breastfeeding women, who want the best for their babies.


Evidence-based medicine from a social science perspective

Evidence-based medicine from a social science perspective

23/11/2018

This paper reviews the literature from the social sciences concerning the social, cultural, political, and economic implications of evidence-based medicine.


AJGP peer reviewers 2018

AJGP peer reviewers 2018

23/11/2018

AJGP would like to thank all of our 2018 reviewers for their generous contribution to the journal.

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