Professional support over the general practice continuum The RACGP’s new remediation suite provides guidance for managing performance concerns at any stage of a general practice career.
Opioid pack sizes halved, new annual checks for patients Doctors will have more oversight over potent but addictive opioid-based medications.
GP webinar series: The neurobiology of weight change The upcoming Rethink Obesity webcast will give GPs insight into leveraging pharmacotherapy and behavioural therapy for weight management.
GPs should be central to disaster relief: RACGP The college has called for governments to better utilise primary care when natural disasters strike.
Using virtual reality to reduce procedural pain in general practice Routine immunisations are a common reason children experience pain and distress as a result of interacting with a healthcare provider.
Remaining active best outcome for low back pain In the second of a series of HANDI updates, newsGP talks to the author of a recently updated intervention.
How I reduced my opioid prescribing rate Dr Edwin Kruys decided to scale back prescriptions of opioids two years ago. Here’s how he did it.
A dignified death: An update on caring@home The national project, designed to assist carers providing palliative care to loved ones in their home, was launched a year ago.
New patient guide aims to reduce opioid harms A lack of information regarding opioid use after hospital discharge can be dangerous for some patients, but a new guide aims to close that gap.
How do you live a life more ordinary? When a ‘broken’ man came to Dr Hester Wilson, she was faced with the limits of what medicine could offer.