Overwhelming member support for college-led training GPs backed a resolution allowing the RACGP to ‘take all actions necessary’ to return general practice training to the college in 2023.
New guide for treating COVID patients at home The RACGP has released home-care guidelines for COVID patients as GPs prepare to take a more active role in community-based care.
Opioid treatment study ‘may impact’ future Australian guidelines Results from a clinical trial of extended-release buprenorphine injections reveal high retention and treatment satisfaction.
RACGP seeks formal mandate to bring training back to the college Members are being asked to vote on the profession-led, community-based training resolution at the upcoming Annual General Meeting.
What is Australia’s contribution to the global COVID death tally? With just six countries accounting for more than a half of the world’s five million fatalities, Australia’s death rate has been roughly 10 times lower than its proportion of the global population.
Progress in fight against superbugs Australian researchers have found a new way to make antibiotics more effective against antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
COVID may have killed up to 180,000 healthcare workers: WHO The estimate comes as Australia prepares to ease restrictions in the coming weeks and months, likely leading to an increase in cases.
COVID immunity following natural infection likely short-lived: Study New research suggests reinfection can occur in as little as three months, strengthening the argument for vaccination.
Signs point to looming GP workforce crisis in North QLD There are widespread reports of GPs working long hours and delaying their retirement simply to ‘not let their community down’.
Joint call for national social prescribing scheme A number of medical organisations, including the RACGP, say support for social prescribing should be included in the 2021 MYEFO.