Spirit of the game: A GP at the Commonwealth Games newsGP spoke to general practice registrar Dr Samuel Ibrahim about his time as a volunteer at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.
Rural and remote health still behind the cities: report The health gulf between Australia’s well-served major cities and its rural and remote regions is still wide.
GP of the Year joins campaign to protect town from dangerous dust RACGP GP of the Year Dr Amanda Bethell has teamed up with Greenpeace to campaign against environmental damage and serious health risks being caused by the closed Augusta Power Stations site.
Study finds administrative general practice visits represent hidden value Research published in the Medical Journal of Australia supports the value and importance of administrative visits to the GP.
A GP in Kununurra: Dr Catherine Engelke Dr Catherine Engelke talks to newsGP about life as a GP in Western Australia’s remote north.
Joining the social circle in rural Australia Weaving into a small community’s social fabric is a key aspect of life as a rural GP.
eHealth Forum: Technology and modern general practice The RACGP Expert Committee – eHealth and Practice Systems’ (REC–eHPS) third annual eHealth Forum will be held tomorrow, Thursday 23 November, at RACGP House in East Melbourne.
Caring for refugee patients in the community: Dr Geraldine Duncan Dr Geraldine Duncan, a GP in Wagga Wagga in NSW, has been a key figure in refugee healthcare since the town became a resettlement area in the late 1990s.
New faces on the RACGP Council The 60th RACGP Council was sworn in at last month’s Annual General Meeting held during GP17, with four new members officially assuming their positions.
Record numbers at GP17 Last week’s GP17 was the RACGP’s largest ever annual conference, with a record 2278 delegates making their way to Sydney. ‘The RACGP’s annual conference is the highlight event of the year for GPs, offering a platform to discuss and debate the serious issues facing general practice and the health of all Australian patients,’ RACGP President Dr Bastian Seidel said.