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.
Australia’s new national health priority of Quality Use of Medicine and Medicine Safety should stimulate all stakeholders including consumers to work together to address off-label medicine use.
This paper explored GP experiences in providing early medical abortion to women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and their recommendations for service improvements.
Recommendations for contributing to the safety and quality of long COVID response in the primary care setting.
By enhancing the target population’s health literacy, the clinic functioned as a bridge between healthcare services and individuals experiencing homelessness who were disengaged from society.
Results from this study suggest that general practitioner management actions align with current national guidelines and, in the main, do not differ by rurality.
Random case analysis in practice clinical team meetings is a novel method of peer review of performance that also promotes quality improvement and can identify patient safety concerns.
Student perspectives of value-adding on general practice placements may enable general practice supervisors to facilitate placements that maximise these benefits.
A reflection on the Australian General Practice Training Program and nationally coordinated training for the general practitioners of the future.
New insights into our understanding of skin morphology, treatment and cultural contexts equip GPs to manage various skin diseases as they might present in all the individuals they serve.
This article discusses the causes, features and management of recurrent lower limb ulcers in a woman aged 75 years.
Research, education and clinical practice form the cornerstone of the medical profession. Practising clinicians should appreciate the role of research and actively participate in knowledge generation.
Further research and training are needed to ensure that telehealth is used optimally and equitably.
Glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) should not be interpreted in isolation; the measurement accuracy and other parameters, including treatment goals and comorbidities, need to be considered.
Apart from potentially decreasing the burden on emergency departments, incorporating broader-based wound care within a practice may enhance the GPs’ connectedness with their patients.