RACGP President champions advocacy efforts to open GP19 Dr Harry Nespolon this morning welcomed more than 1700 delegates to the annual conference in Adelaide.
RACGP seeks member input on its updated Vision The Vision forms the basis of the college’s ongoing advocacy strategy for delivery of quality healthcare.
Worth the weight Dr Hester Wilson writes on how gentle questions over the long term can help patients with chronic disease make changes.
Intermittent fasting delivers results for women with obesity Research has found women with obesity who followed a strict diet involving intermittent fasting lost more weight than those undertaking other methods.
Refresh of the RACGP’s ‘Vision for general practice and a sustainable healthcare system’ The RACGP wants to continue working towards the healthcare future embodied in its Vision for general practice and a sustainable healthcare system.
Funding for new action plan to tackle macular disease The Federal Government has announced funding for a national strategic action plan designed to better support patients with macular disease, the leading cause of vision loss in older Australians.
Targeting hearing loss in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities In the third part of a series focusing on the coming third edition of the ‘National guide to a preventive health assessment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’, newsGP examines the health effects of hearing loss.