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.
Maintaining health and function into older age is a priority for patients, clinicians and policy-makers. The Focus articles in this issue discuss the care of ageing patients in general practice.
Some doctors rarely run late and yet seem to meet their patients’ needs. We call these colleagues ‘Time Lords’.
This paper examines the theory of institutionalisation as applied to individuals entering aged care, providing a framework for GPs to appreciate the processes involved for these individuals.
Although rare, allopurinol-induced severe cutaneous adverse reactions and allopurinol hypersensitivity syndrome have significant morbidity and mortality consequences.
Cognitive impairment is common in multiple sclerosis and can have an impact on all aspects of daily life.
Providing care for key reproductive life stages (preconception, after miscarriage and at medical termination) is discussed. A program for enhancing responses to domestic violence is also explored.
This article discusses an approach to managing patients with significant solar damage from a primary care perspective, focusing on the assessment and treatment of actinic keratoses.
Electronic health records have high potential to contribute to research and policy that benefits both individual patients and the broader community.
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.
A guide to the management of commonly encountered laryngectomy stoma complications within the general practice setting.
This study suggests that there is a role for better communication of the gradual but practical changes of Australian sore throat management guidelines to GPs.
Focuses on the behaviours and needs of infants whose mothers have BPD, including knowledge and skills for primary care practitioners to help these troubled families.
This article aims to address the question of when it is deemed safe to attempt conception after a miscarriage and discuss strategies to promote a healthy pregnancy.