Opening up opportunities for general practice registrars The inaugural winner of the RACGP Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Growing Strong Award reflects on the past year and half.
Queensland pharmacy study ‘really worrying’ Nearly one in three visits to more than 200 Brisbane pharmacists involved some form of overtreatment or overselling of medication.
Ongoing research aims to reduce antidepressant use Research is underway to implement a trial on supporting antidepressant de-prescribing in primary care.
Fifty per cent of total deaths potentially avoidable: Report Many avoidable deaths could have been potentially prevented by individualised care, or treated through existing primary or hospital care.
Joe’s funeral: How little we know about anyone Dr Chris Hogan reflects on how much we don’t know about other people – and wonders what precious stories are being lost.
‘This should not be the norm for our people’: Ending rheumatic heart disease in Australia Two experts in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health talk about the urgent need to tackle high rates of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in Australia.
Professor Anthony Radford: A passion for general practice Professor Radford reflects on an almost 60-year career which has taken him throughout Australia and all around the world.
The most important patient is yourself RACGP President Dr Harry Nespolon reflects on Dr Geoff Toogood’s brave decision to prioritise his mental health and relinquish his role as a keynote speaker at GP19.
OSCE report: Tips for candidates to improve outcomes The RACGP has released the first of its biannual Objective Structured Clinical Examination reports for the year.