In Practice: GP24 early bird registration extended Due to popular demand, the discounted registrations for the Perth conference have been extended to 7 October.
Government defers CDM Medicare item changes The concerns of GPs have been listened to, resulting in the Commonwealth delaying chronic disease management funding changes to 1 July next year.
‘Extremely concerned’: Frustration boils over amid CDM uncertainty The RACGP has demanded the Federal Government delay chronic disease management changes until funding details are clarified.
RACGP questions chronic disease funding ‘vacuum of information’ The Commonwealth has dropped new details about the revised MBS framework, but a persistent lack of funding details has GPs concerned.
Research finds genetic link between Alzheimer’s and heart disease It is hoped the new insights into the connection between the two conditions could significantly change patient care.
Clinic opens to fill ‘gender gap’ in cardiac care The uniquely female service focuses on making stress echo tests more accessible and comfortable, and GPs can now refer patients.
CDM funding must be retained: RACGP The college is calling on the Government to guarantee there will be no funding losses when MBS changes rollout, saying GPs have been left in the dark.
Nurse practitioner Jardiance prescribing greenlit It can now be prescribed by NPs as an initial or continuing therapy for chronic heart failure, but the change raises red flags with the RACGP.
Calls for expansion of multidisciplinary pain management The latest pain report shines a light on the need for multidisciplinary programs to be scaled up, in a bid to increase access and reduce stigma.
Acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease Dr Krystyna de Lange is joined by Dr Allison Hempenstall, a GP and public health physician from Far North Queensland, to discuss acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease.