GPs are usually the first point of contact in the Australian healthcare system and therefore are often ‘first responders’ to housing distress.
Opioid dependence is a chronic health condition with substantial health, economic and social costs.
Penicillin allergy ‘labels’ are both common and consequential, affecting up to 25% of hospitalised patients and nearly 10% of the general population in Australia and internationally.
Response to a Viewpoint article about the Handbook of Non-Drug interventions (HANDI).
GPs’ ongoing community-based patient relationships and primary care expertise uniquely position them to identify and manage loneliness.
The Handbook of Non-Drug interventions (HANDI) is an online formulary of non-drug interventions, enabling GPs to offer to a greater choice of interventions to their patients.
A summary of key practice points based on the tenth edition Red Book and Medicare Benefits Schedule criteria is provided.
A response to feedback about the article ‘When less is more: Updates in active surveillance and watchful waiting in the management of prostate cancer’, published in the AJGP May 2024 issue.
Individuals with diabetes experience hearing loss at twice the rate of those without diabetes and might experience onset of hearing loss compared to their non-diabetic counterparts.
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.
Art reflects society, providing snapshots frozen in time that provide meaning through suggestions of feelings, emotions and moods that surround life journeys.
Emphasising the importance of writing and roles of family physicians is a way to encourage residents to start writing.
As Australia continues to grow in population and the population ages, pre-emptive steps to maintain general practice as the core of the healthcare system need to be taken.
Social prescribing is gaining momentum in Australia as a solution to integrate health and social care in general practice.
Diabetes Australia and the Australian Diabetes Society are key advocates in the community and primary care to drive awareness and early diagnosis of youth living with type 2 diabetes.