Recent technology-related changes in the practice of medicine will have a profound effect on both the provision and measurement of continuity.
Young people experience cancer risk management in ways that are different to adults, which may affect the acceptability of, adherence to and outcomes of screening.
A boy aged 3.5 years presented to the paediatric clinic of a metropolitan teaching hospital with a 14-month history of pica and behavioural problems.
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.
Characterising the general practice response to the COVID-19 pandemic is important for ongoing policy planning.
General practitioners believe that principles underlying Medical Homes may support whole-person care, but aspects of the current Health Care Homes trial could impede this whole-person approach.
While paediatric cervical masses are most commonly benign and transient in nature, judicious consideration of red flag and congenital conditions is crucial.
A simulation model of the general practice nurse workforce from 2012 to 2025 a likely shortage of the workforce, but this shortage could be reduced through recruitment and retention strategies.
In the absence of organic aetiology, childhood constipation is almost always functional and is often due to painful bowel movements that prompt the child to withhold stool.
Healthcare professionals would generally like to increase their electronic correspondence, yet most are currently faxing or posting their correspondence.
An overview of prostate cancer patient support programs in Australia to help general practitioners direct patient referrals and optimise clinical care.
In partnership with an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-controlled health service, this study explored the use of a machine learning tool to identify high-needs patients.
This article examines patient experiences of referral pathways to diagnosis and treatment of colorectal cancer and discussions about costs, comparing public, private and mixed healthcare system users.
This study discusses how skin in patients with skin of colour is biologically, functionally and structurally different to that of patients with lightly pigmented skin.