A suggested model for general practice that allows the full scope of practice to be developed while supporting general practitioners in their careers.
Strategies that have successfully increased COVID-19 vaccine uptake may also be effective in enhancing uptake across a range of vaccine-preventable diseases.
These interventions play a part in substance use disorder treatment and relapse prevention as well as improving physical and mental health and quality of life.
A project piloting an embedded general practice pharmacist provided an opportunity to explore the influence of this role on medication management for a target ‘at-risk’ population.
This article uses lived experience to outline some of the crucial trigger points where support from the general practitioner can have a significant impact on a positive path forward for the patient.
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.
Effort needs to be made to most effectively combine expert cancer care with holistic, whole-person care, across the cancer continuum.
This issue describes aspects of modern cancer treatment and underscores the importance of general practitioners to achieve optimal whole-person care.
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 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.
Characterising the general practice response to the COVID-19 pandemic is important for ongoing policy planning.
Many challenges exist in providing best-evidence treatments that promote an active approach facilitating self-efficacy and physical activity, and align with a contemporary understanding of pain.
Skin cancer medicine is a core component of Australian general practice and is consistently in the top 10 conditions managed.
Skin cancer medicine is a core component of Australian general practice. The Focus articles featured in this issue discuss the management of pigmented skin lesions in general practice.