Progress made on long COVID diagnostic Australian researchers have made a tool they hope will eventually allow GPs to predict a patient’s likelihood of developing the condition.
Imaging of patients with headaches When is imaging recommended for patients presenting with headache? Laura Beaton chats with neurologist Dr Jason Ray.
Imaging referrals impacted by supply chain issues A global shortage of iodinated contrast media diagnostic agents has prompted a call for ‘urgent conservation’ of existing stock.
‘Kicking the can down the road’: ECG decision under fire The RACGP is calling on the Government to abandon another review of ECG items and reverse a Medicare rebate cut.
Challenging GPs to think differently about how they diagnose An upcoming educational event aims to improve diagnostic processes and reduce errors in general practice.
Incidentalomas In this week’s episode, the Good GP interviews radiologist, Dr Brendan Adler to explore the common imaging that shows incidental findings, what GPs can do to prepare a patient for testing and what features to look out for.
Media fails to cover harms of early diagnostic testing: study Researchers fear a lack of risk–benefit analysis may be contributing to overdiagnosis.
‘Nudge’ letters to take supportive tone following RACGP push More than 1000 GPs who were sent a letter regarding musculoskeletal diagnostic imaging requests are set to receive a more educative follow-up.
‘More than 80%’ of diagnostic errors deemed preventable A perspective piece in the Medical Journal of Australia claims some form of diagnostic error occurs in up to one in seven clinical encounters.
GPs call out ‘ridiculous’ changes to cardiac imaging MBS items GPs will no longer be able to access item numbers for electrocardiograms that include reporting.