Longer pollen season bringing more risk for asthma patients Research shows the hay fever season is growing longer, and one expert says GPs are at the forefront of helping patients reduce complications.
New guidance on antibiotic use for childhood acute otitis media The new addition to the RACGP’s First do no harm guide walks GPs through treatment recommendations and shared decision making with patients.
General practice pilot to ease ‘significant impacts’ of hay fever To boost low adherence to treatments, a new trial aims to support GPs through a tailored education toolkit used alongside daily nasal spray.
Acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease Dr Krystyna de Lange is joined by Dr Allison Hempenstall, a GP and public health physician from Far North Queensland, to discuss acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease.
Q fever vaccination added to the AIR The immunisations, which can only be administered once in a person’s life, were previously tracked by a private meat processing company.
In Practice: Future Leaders Applications for the college’s leadership program, which attracts more than 40 CPD hours, will open soon.
In Practice: Reminder to register for eRx Script Exchange Services Australia is reminding GPs to connect to the Prescription Delivery Service by 30 September to continue prescribing eligible medicines.
Study identifies main source of Strep A transmission Researchers say that prevention and control strategies such as vaccines should consider the role of throat carriage, not just skin infections.
‘Primordial prevention’ key to cutting RHD deaths: Coroner A report has been released into the deaths of three Aboriginal women, whose treatment was the focus of a Four Corners program last year.
Rheumatic fever and heart disease Dhineli Perera chats to infectious diseases specialist Professor Anna Ralph about acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease. Who gets these conditions, how are they diagnosed, and how do we manage them?