Vaccine not Australia’s COVID transmission ‘silver bullet’ A new report informed by leading experts urges a multi-pronged response to the pandemic in 2021. But what does that look like?
April–June 2020: The calm before the storm While Australia’s initial COVID wave dissipated, it remained a time of great uncertainty and upheaval for general practice as pandemic preparations continued in earnest.
January–March 2020: Black Summer leads into looming global crisis The devastation wrought by last summer’s bushfires triggered a public health disaster, but it wasn’t long before GPs were dealing with an entirely new foe.
RACGP gets a seat at the table on Mental Health Australia Board Dr Cathy Andronis, Chair of the RACGP Specific Interests Psychological Medicine network, will represent general practice.
Is it time for a national approach to hotel quarantine? With quarantine-related cases having already led to outbreaks in Victoria and SA, and a case in NSW making authorities nervous, experts think so.
Australian coronavirus vaccine rollout to have a significant advantage Other countries are expected to begin administering doses within weeks, which experts say should provide certainty over any lingering doubts surrounding previously unused mRNA candidates.
Navigating finances in 2021: What GPs need to know Healthcare finance specialist Trevor Knowles talks stimulus packages, tax deductions, how to minimise interest costs, and property as a growth asset.
Australia to become leader in understanding infectious disease It is hoped a new institute for infectious disease will improve capacity to respond to pandemics, but experts say GPs must be involved.
What’s it like working at a COVID respiratory clinic? newsGP speaks to two GPs about the joys and challenges of working on the pandemic frontline.
Pandemic’s mental health impact on young people a ‘national crisis’ New research shows high levels of psychological distress among young Australians, and experts say GPs will inevitably have to pick up the pieces.