Tool developed to help GPs manage menopause The MenoPROMPT assessment program has been developed by a team of Australian experts to help GPs better manage menopause.
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.
AHPRA CEO steps down After 15 years in the top job, Martin Fletcher will leave the agency in December, bringing about a ‘new era’ for the health watchdog.
In Practice: Claims for mental health care training GPs who complete Focussed Psychological Strategies Skills Training may be eligible to claim MBS item numbers as well as a $600 subsidy.
Youth mental health enters ‘dangerous phase’ A world-first study has found young people are in crisis, their mental health is worse than ever, and it will continue to deteriorate without urgent change.
Scope of practice: Exactly how the RACGP is advocating for you GP funding models are outdated and no longer fit for purpose, and this must change, writes RACGP President Dr Nicole Higgins.
Australian men have highest cancer rates: Study Research has found Australia tops the world for the prevalence of cancer in men, leading GPs to question what that says about our health system.
In Practice: Aged care incentive info session The RACGP President is hosting a webinar next week for GPs to better understand the new incentive and what it means for their practice.
RACGP represents on national climate change expert group GPs continue to lead the charge of warning of the health impacts of climate change, as a college Chair is appointed to the new group.