Australia a step closer to ending HIV transmission with PBS listing of prevention drug The HIV-prevention pill PrEP will now be more financially accessible to people at risk of HIV transmission after officially being added to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.
GPs vital in ongoing response to Australia’s natural disasters: RACGP President General practices in Victoria’s south-west, NSW’s south coast and Australia’s top end must be prepared to provide essential healthcare services following major natural disasters in recent days, RACGP President Dr Bastian Seidel has told newsGP.
Mandatory reporting: Changing attitudes within the profession Altering existing mandatory reporting laws would help to foster a new message about the philosophy of the medical profession and its approach to the mental health of its practitioners, the President of the Australian Medical Students’ Association told newsGP.
RACGP recommends options for regulation of schedule 8 prescription opioids The RACGP has made a submission to the Department of Health detailing its proposed options for the regulation of schedule 8 prescription opioid medicines.
Answering GPs’ frequently asked questions about self-collection of HPV samples GP and cervical screening expert Dr Lara Roeske has developed a series of videos designed to address GPs’ most frequently asked questions regarding self-collection of human papillomavirus samples.
Australian GPs celebrate their female role models To mark this year’s International Women’s Day, the RACGP asked GPs to nominate a female who has had a positive impact on their general practice journey.
RACGP calls for consistent, simplified medicinal cannabis framework The RACGP has articulated its view that the current system for prescribing medicinal cannabis products in Australia is ‘highly bureaucratic, time-consuming and expensive’ in its new position statement on the subject.
Working towards a world free of cervical cancer Modern healthcare tools mean the world can be rid of cervical cancer in coming decades, but it will require a united effort from governments and international stakeholders, public health physician Associate Professor Julia Brotherton told newsGP.
March issue of Australian Journal of General Practice now available The latest issue of the Australian Journal of General Practice, the RACGP’s peer-reviewed scholarly journal, is available online.
Outlining changes to urgent after-hours items The Federal Government’s changes to urgent after-hours Medicare rebates will take effect from 1 March.