The general practitioner has a vital role in timely diagnosis, effective communication, referral and treatment, which can have a lasting impact on the patient experience.

The identification of hidden illnesses that present with vague symptoms remains an ongoing challenge for all clinicians.

The Focus articles in this month's issue explore a range of endocrine diseases that can be difficult to diagnose due to the oftentimes-vague symptoms.

Diabetic foot ulcers are associated with significant morbidity and mortality and can subsequently lead to hospitalisation and lower limb amputation if not recognised and treated in a timely manner.

There is room for improvement in monitoring patients with early chronic kidney disease when considering alignment with national guidelines.

A man aged 35 years with a 14-pack year history of smoking presented to his general practitioner with a 12-month history of progressive dyspnoea.

Shared medical appointments and programmed shared medical appointments are an innovative approach to chronic disease management.

This article reviews evidence for RASI therapy in patients with advanced CKD, with the aim of enhancing GPs’ awareness to the cardiovascular and renoprotective benefits.

Diagnosis of PCOS in an Aboriginal primary care setting is being performed correctly and at a young age; however, subsequent screening of cardiometabolic risk and emotional wellbeing needs more work.

This paper considers common mechanisms underpinning chronic conditions and how these mechanisms might be targeted therapeutically in primary care.

Evidence-informed guideline recommendations on risk treatment thresholds for initiating blood pressure- and lipid-lowering therapy for cardiovascular disease primary prevention is presented.

This study investigates the effectiveness of two interventions to prevent surgical site infection after below-knee surgery.

The unregulated implementation of risk algorithms in tools might miss identifying patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease.

Micro-level actions by primary care staff can have a valuable and immediate impact on the healthcare experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Late-stage Parkinson’s disease is a syndrome of frequent falls, cognitive impairment, visual hallucinations and need for residential care.