RACGP faculty election results are in Meet the new faculty council representatives from across Australia.
Australian antibiotic prescribing remains high – despite recent drop Rates remain double those of some European nations, with disadvantaged areas in major cities among the most affected.
Changes to Fellowship exams Hosts Dr Gill Singleton and Dr Billy Stoupas discuss the changes with Dr Tess van Duuren, Acting RACGP Censor-in-Chief, and Dr Krystyna de Lange, Chair of the RACGP National Faculty for GPs in Training.
‘No country is safe until every country is safe’: Australia joins global vaccine scheme COVAX is a worldwide initiative designed to ensure equitable access and reduce the risk of ‘vaccine nationalism’.
RACGP announces state award winners After receiving a record number of nominations, the college has named its state award winners for 2020.
Calls for wider changes as healthcare worker COVID cases drop Advocates warn complacency could mean difficult decisions are sidelined.
‘More than 80%’ of diagnostic errors deemed preventable A perspective piece in the Medical Journal of Australia claims some form of diagnostic error occurs in up to one in seven clinical encounters.
‘Fascinating’ pregnancy research reinforces importance of flu shot A ‘drastically heightened’ immune response, not immunosuppression, leads to complications during pregnancy, a new study has found.
Convalescent plasma ‘potentially effective’ against COVID-19: Research But experts advise against ‘cherry picking’ results from a small study, saying randomised controlled trials are still needed.
GP Peter O’Mara appointed Professor of Newcastle University Professor O’Mara’s career went from coal mines to pursuing medicine and advocacy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth.