In Practice: Point-of-care ultrasound skills GPs interested in point-of-care ultrasound will soon have an opportunity to upskill via a full-day workshop.
RACGP advocates for gender equality in healthcare The college has recommended a series of measures to the Government aimed at improving access to quality care for women and other disadvantaged groups.
Pharmacy Guild’s medicines shortage ‘scare campaign’ called out The lobby group has continued to claim that 60-day dispensing will lead to a medicines shortage – but Government figures say otherwise.
Review finds nature prescriptions benefit physical and mental health A meta-analysis of 28 studies found recipients had reduced blood pressure, as well as lower depression and anxiety scores.
Doubts over Guild push to reduce medicine co-payment The RACGP’s President says the initiative, which will cost taxpayers more than $900 million over four years, will do little to reduce costs for patients and taxpayers.
Paracetamol pack sizes should be reduced further: RACGP The college has also renewed its calls for the TGA to up-schedule all modified release paracetamol to prescription-only.
‘Many roads to change’: The therapeutic alliance for AOD use A newly published paper in AJGP builds on the RACGP’s AOD Education Program to present a ‘universally applicable’ approach for GPs.
IWD: Dr Penny Burns on the ‘significant changes’ to general practice The 2021 Rose-Hunt Award recipient shares insights from four decades in medicine and reflects on why being a GP remains a great career for women.
Success of GP-led AOD program shown in report The RACGP’s alcohol and other drugs education program has received a ringing endorsement.
Queensland pill testing move ‘will save lives’ The Queensland state government is set to introduce pill testing for the first time, a move that has been backed by the RACGP.