Education in oral health literacy is key, and timely referral to dental practitioners may provide better patient outcomes with fewer potentially preventable hospitalisations.
An overview on how to assess common neonatal presentations to general practice, highlighting some significant conditions that may require further assessment.
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.
Technology such as social media can open up opportunities to engage, educate and inform; however, it is important to recognise that doctors’ legal and professional obligations apply online.
Neck pain is a leading cause of disability in adults, reported in up to 20% of adults.
Concise, clear and practical resources can support general practitioners when identifying whom to test for hepatitis B.
Student perspectives of value-adding on general practice placements may enable general practice supervisors to facilitate placements that maximise these benefits.
Learning in the medical workplace is a complex process that includes apprenticeship learning, role modelling and construction of knowledge.
Students’ perceptions of family medicine were positive, but their interests in and intention to pursue a career in family medicine were still low after a clinical rotation.
The first national-scale study of rural GP supervisors shows that more than half of rural GPs supervise registrars, and suggests the key factors related to supervision.
This article discusses strategies for the development of effective solutions for general practitioners to improve nutrition care.
The importance of social connection dominated and underpinned many other themes identified as central to achieving safe and effective vocational general practitioner education.
Direct observation is a teaching and assessment method in general practice training, providing important and timely feedback to registrars on their clinical and consultation skills.
There is growing evidence regarding the effectiveness of registrar training through video cameras, which has relevance for quality supervision during times of crises.
General practitioners, educators and students continue to successfully adapt to uncertainty and new challenges, be they clinical, contextual or COVID-19-related.