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

The majority of referrals to a regional outpatient nephrology service contained insufficient detail to meet Australian guidelines.

Healthcare professionals would generally like to increase their electronic correspondence, yet most are currently faxing or posting their correspondence.

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.

A man aged 29 years presented with a 15-year history of atopic dermatitis, which started on his feet and spread to his thighs, lower abdomen, back and buttocks.

A man aged 73 years presented for a routine full skin examination and reported a new erythematous lesion, which occasionally bled, on the dorsal shaft of the penis.

Given its frequent facial involvement, melasma has a significant impact on the quality of life of patients.

In addition to their medical implications, these skin manifestations can be a source of patient distress as a result of symptomatology and cosmesis.

An awareness of disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis as a precancerous skin condition is an important component of any Australian general practitioner’s basic skin knowledge.

A broad differential diagnosis must be considered when encountering a case of rashes and joint pain.

A male aged 16 years presented to the emergency department with a three-day history of oral ulceration involving the lips that was associated with skin and genital lesions.

Early identification of all skin cancers enables improved patient outcomes and results in a wider range of treatment options being available locally in general practice.

Skin cancer follow-up is most effective when general practitioners establish follow-up strategies suited to the rural populations and supported by evidence-based guidelines for skins cancers.

This paper aims to identify transferable lessons from the implementation of diabetic retinopathy screening that could be applied to rheumatic heart disease echocardiographic detection.

Australia’s outdated definition of obesity likely hinders management and contributes to the observed gap between clinical guidelines and current practice.