This study identified new approaches to patient-centred care (PCC) that can guide other general practices and progress the health system towards policy-based PCC objectives.
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a significant disruption to general practice, and its impact on patient-centred care is not yet understood.
This article provides practical tips to support registrars to navigate the general practice consultation safely and effectively.
Faecal incontinence in residential aged care is highly prevalent, distressing and difficult to treat, and the evidence base for treatment remains deficient.
Study to inform the development of feasible, acceptable and useful intervention strategies for Australian general practice training to address burnout and wellbeing.
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.
Although not all women undergoing mastectomy will desire or choose breast reconstruction, it is important that all women have the opportunity to make an informed choice.
Australia’s outdated definition of obesity likely hinders management and contributes to the observed gap between clinical guidelines and current practice.
An overview of prostate cancer patient support programs in Australia to help general practitioners direct patient referrals and optimise clinical care.
Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is associated with high levels of patient satisfaction, with physical and psychosocial benefits beyond metabolic improvements.
Health coaching is an integral part of lifestyle medicine that can be used to facilitate behaviour change in key lifestyle areas.
Respiratory tract and sleep disorders – including obstructive sleep apnoea, difficult-to-treat asthma in adults, and insomnia – are commonly encountered in general practice.
The connection between sleep and health has been recognised for centuries, but it is only relatively recently that the treatment of sleep disorders has developed as a medical specialty.
This study shows the importance of sharing and learning from policy differences.
This article compares intrauterine devices now available in Australia to support informed patient choice.