In Practice: Professional development and clinical training CPD webinars, new information on electronic prescribing, and available positions on RACGP committees are all featured this week.
Image-based prescriptions to end 30 September There are concerns that ending the service is ‘likely to cause unforeseen problems’. So what are some solutions?
Flu-zero: More than a year since Australia’s last flu death The absence of influenza in the community has been described as ‘amazing’, but it is also making planning for next year difficult.
Further extension of electronic prescription subsidy The Department of Health will support general practices to prescribe via SMS until at least 30 June 2022.
Huge rise in ‘very helpful’ electronic prescribing The number of electronic prescriptions being used in Australia is increasing by 500,000 every week.
No such thing as a stupid question SPONSORED: There are some common areas in which healthcare professionals can be hesitant to ask questions.
Can patients access their medical records? SPONSORED CONTENT: Medico-legal adviser Nerissa Ferrie examines a common issue in general practice.
SMS subsidy for electronic prescribing extended GPs will now be able to send electronic prescriptions free of charge until at least 30 June.
ePrescribing now available for majority of Australians More than 3.5 million electronic prescriptions and repeats have already been generated by prescribers and dispensers across the country.
What GPs should watch out for when ePrescribing GPs have called for careful uptake of electronic prescriptions due to privacy concerns and the complexities for patients with multiple medications.