Global Handwashing Day: Clean hands are a recipe for health To mark Global Handwashing Day, the Food Safety Information Council has launched tips on how to keep hands clean to help reduce the 4.1 million cases of food poisoning in Australia each year.
Mental Health Week: Resources for GPs To mark World Mental Health Day and Mental Health Week, newsGP highlights some RACGP mental health resources available for healthcare professionals.
Inspiration and collegiality at primary care experience day The RACGP hosted the day as part of the International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare, with colleagues from various countries coming together to learn from each other’s experiences.
RACGP to host a primary care experience day for international health conference The experience day offers an immersive general practice event and a chance for delegates from different areas of healthcare to share knowledge and perspectives.
Childhood sexual abuse: ‘If you would see true courage, look at the survivors’ Dr Chris Hogan reflects on the impact of childhood sexual abuse for White Balloon Day.
Agony and ecstasy: Prescription drugs and overdose awareness As the world marks International Overdose Awareness Day, GPs have a crucial role in helping to curb prescription drug misuse in Australia.
Australian overdose deaths are increasing – and the demographics are changing This year’s annual report on Australian overdose deaths from the Penington Institute details significant – and sometimes surprising – changes over time in demographics and drug types.
Ochre Day celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander male health Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander male health is too often framed in a negative light, according to the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation.
Health and self-determination on International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples Karl Briscoe, CEO of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers Association, talks to newsGP about his trip to the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Peoples earlier this year.
How should GPs best use social media? Experts suggest healthcare professionals tread cautiously when using social media.