Rapid antigen testing guidelines published Guidance has been released for workplaces considering the faster but less sensitive COVID tests, but their role for general practice is not yet clear.
What role should antigen tests play in Australia’s COVID response? Recent COVID outbreaks have seen a renewed focus placed on alternative testing methods to PCR, writes Professor of Microbiology Deborah Willamson.
NSW Health provides rapid COVID testing for KFP candidates in Sydney The RACGP and NSW Health worked to ensure the exam can be held amid current restrictions in the state.
New saliva test has potential to detect COVID-19 in five minutes It’s considered a next generation approach to testing and could further assist in minimising the risks of viral spread.
RACGP releases AKT 2021.1 exam results The first Applied Knowledge Test for 2021 took place on 6 February, and the public report is now available.
Gestational diabetes diagnoses higher with one-step approach But crucially, the results of a new study investigating the two screening methods found neither led to significantly different clinical outcomes.
Clinical update to National Cervical Screening Program guidelines Important pathway changes for women at intermediate risk of significant cervical abnormality come into effect on 1 February.
RACGP releases AKT 2020.2 public exam report The biannual report outlines details of the recent exam and overall performance of the cohort.
RACGP reveals dates for rescheduled KFP and AKT The re-run of the postponed Key Feature Problem exam and Applied Knowledge Test is set to take place in early December.
RACGP to fully refund all exam candidates affected by outage Acting President Associate Professor Ayman Shenouda details the college response to the recent cancellation of the KFP and AKT.