The past 15 years have witnessed an escalating interest in the role of the general practitioner with special interest in Australia and other countries.

General practitioners are well positioned to take a comprehensive approach to the management of functional decline in older people, aided by a range of funded programs.

Young people experience higher rates of sexually transmissible infections and lower screening rates than the general population in Australia.

Diagnosis of insomnia is facilitated by the use of self-report measures to characterise the sleep disorder and elucidate comorbidities.

MND is a group of neurodegenerative disorders best managed using a multidisciplinary approach, with the general practitioner as an integral part of the team.

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

The enhanced Residential Medication Management Review program will address barriers and support general practitioners to make medication changes for older Australians.

Effective insomnia treatment requires a multidisciplinary team that is centred on the patient’s preference and personal goals.

How should GPs and patients prioritise which preventive health activities to undertake?