What do GPs need to consider when setting up telehealth? Usability, security, privacy, cost and integration are all important factors, GP and former IT administrator Dr David Adam writes.
Why we should care about substance use amid a pandemic Dr Shani Macaulay reflects on how the ongoing coronavirus outbreak may affect people who experience issues with alcohol and other drugs.
On the frontline? Ditch the stubble and enact the bubble GPs Dr Wendy Burton and Dr Kat McLean have some tips for managing your day and keeping you and your family safe.
COVID-19: Uncharted waters When accurate information is combined with GPs’ skills and patient goodwill, a calmer, better-informed community forms, Stephen Margolis writes.
Australia’s primary care COVID-19 response Australia is building a COVID-19 response on the basis of its very strong system of primary healthcare, Professor Michael Kidd writes.
How do we practice self-care in the time of coronavirus? It can be easier for GPs to dispense advice about self-care than to take it themselves, Dr Amy Litras writes.
New telehealth services a chance to show the strength of general practice RACGP President Dr Harry Nespolon says GPs must use the coronavirus pandemic to prove how valuable efficient, patient-centred primary care can be – if it’s done right.
So you have been asked to self-isolate or quarantine. What now? GPs Dr Wendy Burton and Dr Kat McLean write about what coronavirus-affected people can expect if they have to go into isolation or quarantine.
Worried about children and coronavirus? Here are some strategies GPs Dr Wendy Burton and Dr Kat McLean provide some tips and resources amid the ongoing outbreak.
GPs must help aged care prepare for the coronavirus – now GPs working in aged care should immediately work to help facilities get ready for a worsening outbreak, GP and lecturer Dr Ken McCroary writes.