Proportion of Level B attendances drops: AIHW While still the most common type of consultation, its use has plateaued despite overall GP attendances having increased.
Can doctor–patient differences have clinical implications? New research suggests doctors are more extroverted, but also more neurotic and less open than patients.
GPs have ‘unique perspectives and voices that need to be heard’ RACGP Quality Care Chair Professor Mark Morgan explains how members play a role in advocacy through representation.
Mediterranean diet reduces heart disease risk in women: Study The meta-analysis, which also found a lowered mortality risk, is the first of its kind to explore the diet’s impact on heart disease by sex.
New clinical tool to aid syphilis management With rates of the STI rising, integrating the tool into clinical practice could help identify which patients need urgent treatment.
‘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.
Call for new CDC to fast-track disease prevention strategies Thinktank says plans for a Centre for Disease Control should have an emphasis on preventing chronic conditions, a view echoed by the college.
In Practice: AJGP revamp to launch first edition of 2023 The AJGP cover design has undergone an update to enable easier navigation of what’s in each issue and referencing articles.
‘Disappointing news’: Government pulls Clinical Taskforce funding Formed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Clinical Evidence Taskforce still hopes to attract support for its work.
Results for 2022’s final Fellowship exam The RACGP has released its report outlining how candidates performed in the 2022.2 Clinical Competency Exam.