The past 15 years have witnessed an escalating interest in the role of the general practitioner with special interest in Australia and other countries.
Despite international consensus regarding the judicious use of diagnostic spinal imaging, patients continue to be over-referred.
Beliefs about the usefulness of initiatives to reduce opioid prescribing in clinical practice and autonomy in prescribing may be important considerations in driving compliance.
Quarantine has been associated with increased rates of suicide, anger, acute stress disorder, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, with symptoms continuing even years after quarantine.
An updated overview of Burkholderia pseudomallei, the causative agent of melioidosis, including epidemiology, risk factors for infection, spectrum of clinical disease, diagnosis and management.
To prevent heat-related disease, GPs need to work across prevention levels to mitigate climate change, recognise vulnerable patients, and work with these patients to plan management strategies.
Prescribing drugs to reduce the risk of cancer is a new development in primary cancer prevention.
Syphilis is a great mimicker and should not be forgotten as a differential diagnosis of erythematous scaly rashes.
The pathways developed in Moree, NSW, illustrate the importance and impact of community ownership and leadership for effective delivery of a public health intervention.
To ensure that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are vaccinated it is essential to engage, work and consult with and listen to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
Changes in perinatal healthcare services due to COVID-19 have resulted in an altered antenatal and postnatal schedule, which may reduce screening, detection and treatment of mental illness.
The Australasian College of Sport and Exercise Physicians has developed a guideline for primary care practitioners to assist with safe return of patients to physical activity after COVID-19.
This fourth article in a series on communicable disease outbreaks introduces the larger legislative, executive and social framework within which health protection takes place.