There are multiple resources available to primary health practitioners to improve their communication with refugee and asylum seeker patients.

GPs can provide factual information about the risks and benefits of treatment in order to assist this process, but are advised to avoid taking sides.

Mastering of the art of consultation is considered to be at the heart of general practice training and is vital in doctor–patient relationships.

Health coaching is an integral part of lifestyle medicine that can be used to facilitate behaviour change in key lifestyle areas.

Patient-centred practice is needed to build a treatment plan that works for individual patients.

There is a need to enhance aged care exposure for general practice registrars in ways that build on the competence of registrars and the trust in registrars by older patients and supervisors.