World experts urge overhaul of obesity definition The Global Commission on Clinical Obesity says diagnosis must change, setting out new criteria, categories, and calling on doctors to go ‘beyond BMI’.
NSW to trial pill testing The State Government says its decision to greenlight a 12-month trial at festivals is based on advice from experts and those with lived experience.
GPs feel patient pressure for ‘unnecessary’ antibiotics: Poll One quarter of GPs say they experience this demand daily, with one expert saying it risks becoming a ‘point of tension’ with patients.
Registered nurses’ prescribing powers expanded Nurses who have undergone extra training will soon be able to work to a broader scope of practice under a new prescriber arrangement.
‘It’s completely filled my cup’: PRIDoC 2024 wraps up The Pacific Region Indigenous Doctors Congress was an opportunity for ‘transnational knowledge sharing and solidarity building’.
New guide to support GPs ease cancer recurrence anxiety With 60% of patients anxious their cancer will return, the three-step clinical pathway is designed to offer practical and streamlined advice.
New Chair for RACGP Funding and Health System Reform Associate Professor Rashmi Sharma is stepping up at a ‘pivotal moment for the profession’ and has shared her goals for the future.
‘Actions-based’ updated National Guide launched The guide supports GPs to provide best practice preventive healthcare for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
GPs are ‘specialists in life’: Health Minister addresses GP24 Mark Butler has vowed to keep seeking GPs’ input, as Australia walks the ‘path towards a more multidisciplinary, GP-led, team-based primary care’.
Embedding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander values in GP training A first-of-its-kind training framework aims to ensure clinical education is framed by perspectives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.