Plan to boost GP numbers in North-East Tasmania unveiled If the Labor Party is re-elected, medical students will be able to complete their entire degree in Launceston for the first time.
Summit showcases ‘the best way medicine works’ GPs shared their stories at this month’s Rural Health Summit, with medical students learning what to expect as they begin hospital internship.
Michael Kidd appointed CMO Professor Kidd, a GP, primary care researcher, and former RACGP President, will become Australia’s Chief Medical Officer on 1 June.
Date set for IMG English language test changes From 18 March, AHPRA changes will allow doctors from 30 countries to work in Australia without automatically having to complete the test.
IWD: ‘Every woman can find her tribe to cheer her on’ One female GP draws on her global experiences to achieve equality, ahead of the RACGP’s International Women’s Day event series.
IWD: The fight for better breast care Ahead of International Women’s Day, one GP tells why she is committed to improving access to breast imaging in Tasmania.
New consortium eyes primary care system reforms Professor Michael Kidd will lead GP clinician researchers to identify ‘real work challenges and provide practical solutions’.
CMO renews warnings of vaccine misinformation And as childhood immunisation rates fall, one GP says attempts to debunk the spread of misinformation are like ‘a drop in the ocean’.
In Practice: New MBS item for continuous nerve blockade The item will be added on 1 March to support the provision of continuous nerve blockade using a catheter technique.
IWD: ‘The trust bestowed in me has always been humbling’ ‘Every day, we are making life a bit better for the people who see us,’ says one GP ahead of International Women’s Day.