This editorial highlights and champions the success of general practice in enhancing the lives of all Australians and supporting those in need.
The aim of achieving equitable access to bulk billing for those living in rural and regional Victoria has not yet been met, and may be under increasing pressure.
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.
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 paper provides key strategies guiding practices to optimise implementing social work student placements.
Understanding the sophisticated craft and practical skills of generalist care could help both GPs and health policy makers value, respect and navigate the challenges of this complex important work.
It is well known that the stressors of medical work can lead to burnout, and general practitioners are not an exception.
General practice stands at the forefront of injury prevention, initial management and follow-through.
Professional and research articles explore the new Australian guidelines on familial hypercholesterolaemia, while articles on myeloproliferative neoplasms and HbA1c provide clinical guidance.
It is the ability of primary care specialists to manage all aspects of a patient’s health that is associated with critically important positive outcomes on an individual and societal basis.
We should support and promote, rather than protect our learners from, nearer-peer teaching in general practice.
This study examines the confidence of general practice registrars in managing paediatric consultations and whether confidence varies by prevocational training type.
Farewell to Stephen Margolis, Australian Journal of General Practice Editor-in-Chief.
Focusing on the strength of nutrition in general practice is a key to the future success of the profession, and will have a profound effect upon our ever-changing society.