New asthma charts ‘very useful to have at one’s fingertips’ Updated medication charts will help curb complacency, overuse of available treatments, and keep management up to date, experts say.
In Practice: MyMedicare webinars The first of what will likely be many webinars on the Government’s proposed voluntary patient enrolment scheme has been set for next week.
In Practice: Supporting cervical screening self-collection A new webinar will equip GPs to confidently guide patients on how to utilise Australia’s newest weapon in the fight against cervical cancer.
Free meningococcal B vaccine program expanded in Queensland The State Government will follow the lead of South Australia in offering free vaccination to infants and adolescents from next year.
Complexities of genetic carrier screening in focus With MBS access to screening starting soon for those who are pregnant or planning pregnancy, newsGP looks at the likely impact on GPs.
Precision oncology launches across Australia More than 23,000 people with incurable cancers are set to benefit from an initiative to fund genetic testing and identify targeted treatments.
Rural Australians absent from bowel cancer screening Bowel cancer screening is failing to reach Australia’s regional communities, according to a new study.
Funding boost for rural GP training welcomed Around 340 doctors will be funded to go on rural placements run through the John Flynn Prevocational Doctor Program.
‘Catch up’ HPV test may benefit older women New research suggests screening women aged 65 and over who have never been tested for HPV could improve cervical cancer prevention.
GPs key for equitable access to glucose monitors: RACGP An ongoing NDSS review has sparked renewed calls to allow GPs to certify patients with diabetes for access to subsidised continuous glucose monitors.