Creating systems and processes for general practice These essential building blocks support growth by empowering staff to work smarter, not harder, writes GP and business coach Dr Todd Cameron.
A GP’s perspective on managing childhood anxiety Dr Andrew Leech, a GP with a special interest in paediatrics, looks into the most effective approaches to support young children with feelings of anxiety and stress.
Young people’s mental health: Why early engagement matters Increasing numbers of young Australians are battling mental health disorders. Dr Caroline West looks at how GPs can help.
Prescriber shock: ‘My patient is lying to me’ Real-time prescription monitoring is no silver bullet, but GPs can use it to help patients make better health choices, writes Dr Hester Wilson.
Cervical screening self-collection to expand from July Dr Lara Roeske outlines what GPs need to know about the ‘game-changing’ 1 July expansion.
Pharmacy pilot a ‘solution’ that would only cause bigger problems The facts simply do not support a narrative being promoted by vested interests who would be the only ones to benefit from pharmacy prescribing, according to RACGP leadership.
Who are the pathology nudge letters really targeting? Rather than rogue doctors, these letters seem to have been sent largely to GPs who treat our most vulnerable patients, writes Deborah Carrington.
The importance of being COVID ‘positive’ GP Associate Professor Vicki Kotsirilos lists some of the silver linings that have emerged alongside the dark clouds of the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19 ‘creation stories’ It is time to distil what we have learned from the pandemic, writes Dr Magdalena Simonis.
The vaping conundrum One patient’s journey exemplifies the difficult path GPs chart when helping people quit, writes Dr Hester Wilson.