New GP pathway to improve management of eating disorders With patients facing unmet need for appropriate care, Credentialed Eating Disorder Clinician criteria has been expanded to include GPs.
GPs have ‘unique perspectives and voices that need to be heard’ RACGP Quality Care Chair Professor Mark Morgan explains how members play a role in advocacy through representation.
‘Disappointing news’: Government pulls Clinical Taskforce funding Formed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Clinical Evidence Taskforce still hopes to attract support for its work.
Championing and facilitating high standard practice RACGP Quality Care Chair Professor Mark Morgan discusses the importance of clinical guidelines and how the college determines which to publish.
People do not understand general practice – and that’s a major problem There is a need to move on from ‘production line clicks’ favoured by health managers and embrace the complexity of general practice, writes Adjunct Professor Karen Price.
The art of using research to help clinical decision making Renowned GP and academic Professor Paul Glasziou gives his take on approaches to help busy clinicians discern useful research for their practice.
New risk assessment tool for mild COVID patients The matrix is designed to give GPs an indication of the risks patients have of developing more severe disease.
Joint COVID infection control guidelines expected within weeks The new recommendations are being assessed by ICEG and the National COVID-19 Evidence Taskforce as part of the final approval process.
New COVID measures to protect healthcare workers It is hoped a review of infection control guidelines, ‘disease detectives’, and enhanced surveillance will reduce transmission rates.
Company-sponsored trials tainting medicine: Researchers Experts have called for the health sector to ‘disentangle from commercial interests’ to improve the quality and reliability of research.