New guide to support safe antidepressant deprescribing The new addition to the RACGP’s First do no harm guide walks GPs through a best practice approach to deprescribing antidepressants.
When is it time to add a GLP-1 RA in type 2 diabetes? SPONSORED: Exploring the management pathways for patients on SGLT2 inhibitors whose HbA1c remains above target.
‘Everyone’s concern’: GPs’ role in antimicrobial stewardship During World Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week, Professor Mark Morgan considers the vital place of general practice.
‘We need to act now on brain health’ With dementia now Australia’s leading cause of death, an expert says it’s time for brain health to be added to midlife health checks.
Aged care pilot aims to improve medicine safety The study is assessing medication management and clinical work in care homes, an area recognised as a ‘source of preventable harm’.
GP role vital in LARC services expansion: RACGP It says it’s imperative procedures occur in the context of a multidisciplinary team, with GPs at the centre of coordinated care.
ADHD medication poisonings soar With poisonings from ADHD medications rising fourfold in just 10 years, GPs’ role as ‘educators of families’ is in the spotlight.
Japanese encephalitis vaccine boost The Victorian Government has announced a $2.3 million vaccine rollout for those living in at-risk areas.
Male infertility guidelines launched Evidence-based recommendations aimed at Australian doctors have been published, addressing a need for a ‘unifying set’ of guidance.
Funding boost for SA lung cancer screening A $3 million investment by the SA Government has been welcomed by the RACGP as a further aid to early detection.