While the pandemic has profoundly affected medical services and education, general practitioners are uniquely placed to observe, to think and to respond.

Education in oral health literacy is key, and timely referral to dental practitioners may provide better patient outcomes with fewer potentially preventable hospitalisations.

A simulation module was designed to provide a safe training environment for medical staff to comprehensively practise their skills when managing COVID-19.

The use of high-risk checklists by supervisors varies widely, and training practices are not routinely monitored to ensure registrars are appropriately supervised for high-risk encounters.

General practice registrars use a dermatoscope in a modest majority of skin checks and pigmented skin lesion consultations, which influences registrars’ diagnoses and increases their confidence.

The increasing adoption of augmented reality solutions on smart devices, pushed by major industry players, has resulted in promising implications for the enhancement of printed media.

Beliefs about the usefulness of initiatives to reduce opioid prescribing in clinical practice and autonomy in prescribing may be important considerations in driving compliance.

Prescribing drugs to reduce the risk of cancer is a new development in primary cancer prevention.

A positive attitude and a sense of perceived behavioural control contribute to successful haemochromatosis self-management with doctors playing an important part.

The aim of this study was to explore burnout, self-care and retention in general practice supervision in Australia.

Burnout prevention and management require both individual and organisational-level change.

Case studies allow authors to address clinical, psychological, social, medicolegal and professional topics pragmatically – as is the case with this text.

In workplace-based training and assessment of registrars and supervised doctors, the influence of contextual factors such as consultation room layout may be overlooked.

The pandemic presented many challenges for general practice but also new opportunities for students to learn and contribute in practice.

Adopting healthy lifestyle pillars promotes longer lives free from major chronic diseases and is particularly relevant in periods of stress such as those experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic.