Active Ingredient Prescribing grace period ends 31 July GPs and practices are being reminded to update their prescribing software to ensure legislative requirements are met.
Study reinforces that brief intervention for alcohol use ‘works’ GP referrals help prevent moderate and high-risk alcohol users from returning to hospital, a recent Australian-run trial has found.
Value vs volume Dr Kean Seng Lim joins hosts Charlotte, Ash and Bek to discuss value versus volume, and the asymmetry of benefit.
Rest or exercise following concussion? An updated body of work suggests the latter, building on substantial evidence that bedrest can potentially cause long-term risk.
Lack of awareness key barrier to breast cancer chemoprophylaxis It can reduce the risk of breast cancer by one-third to one-half, yet new research finds 35% of GPs are unaware of chemoprophylaxis.
‘We can have a really positive impact on society’ GPs discuss how the RACGP’s Alcohol and Other Drugs Education Program has helped boost their skills, and why it is so important.
Who is seeking pharmacotherapy treatment for opioid dependence? Annual data examines who, where and why on a ‘snapshot day’ in 2020, and how treatment has progressed.
‘Shared stories of general practice and our communities’ The opportunity to showcase Australian general practice with international colleagues at a UAE conference will promote further GP collaboration.
Achieving equality in a COVID-19 world The coronavirus pandemic has increased the gender equality gap but efforts aimed at tackling systemic inequalities provide hope for the future.
People are seeking help for crystal meth use, but what will they find? New research has revealed treatment rates for methamphetamine use have more than tripled from 2003–19.