In Practice: Power outages with at-home medical equipment A new campaign reminds GPs to encourage all patients who rely on medical equipment at home to plan for potential power outages.
Alcohol and pregnancy campaign benefit estimated at $236 million New analysis has suggested a public awareness campaign aimed at pregnant women is having significant financial and wellbeing advantages.
RACGP endorses ‘incredible’ amount of resources This year, the college endorsed a range of clinical guidelines demonstrating the breadth of general practice and supporting members’ CPD.
Sold out RACGP addiction conference puts vulnerable people first No longer an elephant in the room, the General Practice in Addiction Conference aims to start conversations about how to help the most vulnerable.
New eLearning platform for veterans’ health A new veterans’ health online tool will provide CPD-accredited training to assist GPs in providing care for patients and their families.
The answer to psychiatric and child development waitlists Allowing trained GPs to initiate stimulant prescriptions for ADHD would help families and clinicians, writes Dr Andrew Leech.
GPs encouraged to upskill in opioid dependence treatment An RACGP program aims to help GPs better understand this ‘rewarding’ area of medicine and boost authorised prescriber numbers.
In Practice: Updated PSR Guide The new guide outlines what doctors referred to the Professional Services Review can expect at each stage of the proces.
New home for ‘on the go’ CPD The myCPD app is designed let members manage their continuing professional development from anywhere, on any device.
IVF does not affect child development: Study Research shows equal development and educational outcomes for IVF and spontaneously conceived children.