This article aims to provide an overview of evidence-based assessment, management and referral options for insomnia in Australian general practice.
Guidelines on assessing and managing lipid disorders are evolving as new knowledge and treatments emerge to help health professionals and patients decide the best course of disease management.
Beliefs about the usefulness of initiatives to reduce opioid prescribing in clinical practice and autonomy in prescribing may be important considerations in driving compliance.
The use of high-risk checklists by supervisors varies widely, and training practices are not routinely monitored to ensure registrars are appropriately supervised for high-risk encounters.
Primary care doctors may be asked about palliative sedation for a patient and can provide support to family members of patients who undergo palliative sedation.
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