Fighting antibiotic resistance in residential aged care Residential aged care facilities are an important frontier in antibiotic stewardship, but they present their own particular challenges for GPs.
New standard provides up-to-date guidance on colonoscopy referral and care The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care’s Colonoscopy clinical care standard is aimed at reducing unnecessary procedures and improving care at every stage of the process.
Centre of research excellence awarded for reducing antibiotic resistance in primary care Reducing antibiotic prescribing can be a difficult problem for general practice, but a new $2.5 million centre of research excellence will assist by providing evidence-based research and training for GPs.
MMR vaccine in pharmacies ‘a symbolic gesture’: GP A prominent GP has questioned the Victorian Government’s plan to allow pharmacies to dispense the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine.
RACGP opposes push to expand pharmacist scope in Queensland The RACGP is firmly opposing efforts in Queensland to allow pharmacists to become prescribers, warning that the move risks public health.
Survey reveals high patient demand for medicinal cannabis information from GPs More than 60% of the surveyed GPs reported patients asking about medicinal cannabis, but lack of training and the onerous process required to become a prescriber remain a barrier.
RACGP urges patients to make time for health checks in general practice The RACGP says fast, free advice from the local pharmacy may sound good on the surface, but making time for your regular GP is a better long-term health strategy.
Should Australian GPs be prescribing social running groups for their patients? The UK’s Royal College of General Practitioners recently announced a partnership with social running organisation, Parkrun.
GPs critical of ‘intimidating, unpleasant’ warning letter over opioid prescribing One in five of Australia’s GPs has – or will shortly – received a warning letter over their level of opioid prescribing. Many are not happy.
Why should GPs encourage oncology patients to exercise? Dr Gill Cowen looks at the evidence for exercise among oncology patients.