The story is of a dedicated GP who chose rural medicine and worked hard to support his patients and community, but eventually walked away as devotion to duty took a toll on his personal health.
An insider’s perspective of prostate cancer: Understanding effects, management options and consequences
The latest edition of the main text and companion handbook continue the grand tradition Murtagh pioneered.
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.
This framework meets the need for a simple framework for practice-based case discussion that applies to both the formal problem case discussion and informal ad hoc teaching scenarios.
The two professions have evolved with different social drivers and scientific underpinnings, with only a recent appreciation of the connections between the health of the mouth and the body.
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.
Many graduates who trained in rural sites spend time in cities before returning to work in rural areas – but this return may take several years.
This article reviews nutritional considerations in patients who drink at risky levels or have alcohol dependence. It aims to enhance GPs’ awareness of nutritional considerations in this patient group.
This article examines what microaggressions are and outlines the key roles of protagonist, target, bystander and ally.
This research identifies current tensions within Australian general practice training and potential solutions to these tensions.
Acne is seen by registrars at a rate similar to that of their established general practitioner colleagues, but with modest continuity of care in its management.
An updated overview of Burkholderia pseudomallei, the causative agent of melioidosis, including epidemiology, risk factors for infection, spectrum of clinical disease, diagnosis and management.
How should GPs and patients prioritise which preventive health activities to undertake?
Prescribing drugs to reduce the risk of cancer is a new development in primary cancer prevention.