Family comes first at Smile Arc in Doubleview SPONSORED: Drs Jippy and Lloyd Buck have turned their lifelong dream into reality after taking the leap to create their own practice.
Dementia soon to be Australia’s biggest killer As dementia deaths soar at the same time as heart disease mortality drops, just 237 cases now separate the top two leading causes of death.
In Practice: Medication management at transitions of care GPs can help shape the framework to optimise the use of medicines at transitions of care and reduce risk of medication-related harm.
Future Leaders Program applications now open As program graduates and now RACGP state Chairs, Dr Rebekah Hoffman and Dr Sian Goodson are encouraging interested GPs to sign up.
Queensland to abolish GP payroll tax The State Government will permanently ditch its tax grab following years of outcry from GPs, as pressure mounts on other states to follow suit.
Infants and toddlers not eating enough choline: Study SPONSORED: Research reveals the majority of infants and toddlers are not meeting recommendations of an essential nutrient for brain health.
Final Review of General Practice Incentives report revealed It recommends a suite of changes which, if accepted, would see GPs’ incentives undergo a major shakeup, including a new payment architecture and a shift in the foundation of general practice.
Health of the Nation: ‘Something every politician should get behind’ Health decisionmakers gathered in Canberra for the launch, as the RACGP says their understanding of general practice is ‘critical’.
Health of the Nation: ‘What happens when general practice is valued and funded’ Much-needed reform looks to be on the horizon as GPs’ job satisfaction, workforce growth and better funding all stand out in the new report, unveiled this morning.
‘Mobile petri dishes’: What bugs are lurking on GPs’ phones? Did you take your phone to Sydney’s WONCA World Conference? Swabs taken at the event found doctors’ mobiles are a ‘breeding ground for contamination’.