Continued support by public health nurses may lead to a comprehensive reduction in the risk of lifestyle diseases.
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.
Conventionally prescribed for treatment of diabetes, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists are also increasingly used in weight management as the prevalence of obesity rises.
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.
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.
Farewell to Stephen Margolis, Australian Journal of General Practice Editor-in-Chief.
This article uses a research prioritisation exercise to identify cancer research priorities in Australian general practice.
AJGP launches a series of papers that explore aspects of the role of the humanities in medicine, and specifically in general practice, and we take this opportunity to call for papers.
Improving general practice-based research will enable the development of contextually relevant evidence-based medicine and recommendations in general practice, ultimately benefitting Australians.