GPs expected to take leading role in COVID vaccine rollout expansion Children aged 12–15 will be eligible to receive Pfizer from 15 September, with parents and carers encouraged to book through their GP.
In Practice: Curated news for RACGP members Every week, newsGP will highlight clinical and professional resources and events that have been specifically tailored for GPs.
New tailored family violence training for primary care GPs had previously reported a lack of access to existing resources, an issue the national training program will aim to remedy.
Providing help that is needed but not wanted Dr Thileepan Naren’s choice to persevere with a patient during their recovery from opioid addiction led to triumphant outcomes.
Active Ingredient Prescribing grace period ends 31 July GPs and practices are being reminded to update their prescribing software to ensure legislative requirements are met.
Study reinforces that brief intervention for alcohol use ‘works’ GP referrals help prevent moderate and high-risk alcohol users from returning to hospital, a recent Australian-run trial has found.
Enhanced support for responding to elder abuse It can be difficult for GPs to raise concerns about elder abuse, but new training aims to help those at the coalface identify the signs and act.
Value vs volume Dr Kean Seng Lim joins hosts Charlotte, Ash and Bek to discuss value versus volume, and the asymmetry of benefit.
Rest or exercise following concussion? An updated body of work suggests the latter, building on substantial evidence that bedrest can potentially cause long-term risk.
Lack of awareness key barrier to breast cancer chemoprophylaxis It can reduce the risk of breast cancer by one-third to one-half, yet new research finds 35% of GPs are unaware of chemoprophylaxis.