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Respiratory and sleep

Clinical Articles

Early referral avoids long-term oral steroids in asthma

Many more asthma sufferers stand to benefit from biologics but have not yet been put into the right referral pathways.

By Dr Aajuli Shukla

Sexual health

Clinical Articles

Choosing the most suitable OCP

Which oral contraceptive pill is best for PMS? Or acne? Or avoiding weight gain?

By Dr Linda Calabresi

Urology

Clinical Articles

GPs can provide care for childhood nocturnal enuresis

Parents concerned about their child’s bedwetting is a common issue encountered in general practice.

By Rosalyn Page

Accreditation

Clinical Articles

Remuneration, red tape, demanding patients: What your colleagues are saying

A bombshell from the RACGP this week highlighted the financial pressures GPs are under, but what about rude and demanding patients and the perception of GPs as second-class citizens in a dysfunctional health system?

By Healthed

Haematology

Clinical Articles

Iron deficiencies can potentially be managed by nurses

Iron deficiency is a common condition in primary care affecting 12% of the population and around 40% of women under the age of 50. However, it is sometimes difficult to detect in patients clinically, and treatment can be a time-consuming process for GPs.

By Ben Falkenmire

Neurology

Clinical Articles

Five-part migraine podcast series

Featured on the Clinical Takeaway podcast with various leading experts, this five-part series will equip you with practical and important information for the management of migraines.

By Healthed

Women's health

Clinical Articles

Thyroid disease need not be a pain in the neck

As soon as a woman being treated for hypothyroidism falls pregnant, she needs her thyroxine dose increased, says Australian expert, Professor Creswell Eastman.

By Dr Linda Calabresi

Accreditation

Clinical Articles

50% of GPs are thinking of leaving practice earlier than expected

Increasingly difficult working conditions are pushing GPs out of the profession. Half of GPs recently surveyed by Healthed have seriously considered leaving general practice earlier than planned.

By Yasmin Clarke

Infectious diseases

Clinical Articles

The best COVID antivirals to prescribe

Under national guidelines, patients with COVID at high risk of serious illness should be prescribed nirmatrelvir (Paxlovid) by GPs, with the less effective molnupiravir (Lagevrio) a second-line option.

By Ben Falkenmire

Sexual health

Clinical Articles

Myth-busting long-acting reversible contraceptives

Every GP clinic should have at least one doctor who can insert an IUD or have a clear referral pathway, says Professor Deborah Bateson.

By Thomas Crow

Urology

Clinical Articles

Acting on the overactive bladder

Overactive bladder affects up to 30% of adult women and yet, very often, the condition goes undiagnosed and untreated despite its potential to significantly affect quality of life.

By Dr Linda Calabresi

Surgery

Clinical Articles

30% of GPs have seen bad outcomes from non-specialist cosmetic surgery but only 1% reported to AHPRA

Almost one-third of GPs have seen negative outcomes from cosmetic surgical procedures performed by doctors who were not formally trained in surgery, but only 1% of GPs reported these cases to AHPRA.

By Felicity Nelson, Yasmin Clarke

Articles

Early referral avoids long-term oral steroids in asthma

Many more asthma sufferers stand to benefit from biologics but have not yet been put into the right referral pathways.

Choosing the most suitable OCP

Which oral contraceptive pill is best for PMS? Or acne? Or avoiding weight gain?

GPs can provide care for childhood nocturnal enuresis

Parents concerned about their child’s bedwetting is a common issue encountered in general practice.

Remuneration, red tape, demanding patients: What your colleagues are saying

A bombshell from the RACGP this week highlighted the financial pressures GPs are under, but what about rude and demanding patients and the perception of GPs as second-class citizens in a dysfunctional health system?

Iron deficiencies can potentially be managed by nurses

Iron deficiency is a common condition in primary care affecting 12% of the population and around 40% of women under the age of 50. However, it is sometimes difficult to detect in patients clinically, and treatment can be a time-consuming process for GPs.

Five-part migraine podcast series

Featured on the Clinical Takeaway podcast with various leading experts, this five-part series will equip you with practical and important information for the management of migraines.

Thyroid disease need not be a pain in the neck

As soon as a woman being treated for hypothyroidism falls pregnant, she needs her thyroxine dose increased, says Australian expert, Professor Creswell Eastman.

50% of GPs are thinking of leaving practice earlier than expected

Increasingly difficult working conditions are pushing GPs out of the profession. Half of GPs recently surveyed by Healthed have seriously considered leaving general practice earlier than planned.

The best COVID antivirals to prescribe

Under national guidelines, patients with COVID at high risk of serious illness should be prescribed nirmatrelvir (Paxlovid) by GPs, with the less effective molnupiravir (Lagevrio) a second-line option.

Myth-busting long-acting reversible contraceptives

Every GP clinic should have at least one doctor who can insert an IUD or have a clear referral pathway, says Professor Deborah Bateson.

Acting on the overactive bladder

Overactive bladder affects up to 30% of adult women and yet, very often, the condition goes undiagnosed and untreated despite its potential to significantly affect quality of life.

30% of GPs have seen bad outcomes from non-specialist cosmetic surgery but only 1% reported to AHPRA

Almost one-third of GPs have seen negative outcomes from cosmetic surgical procedures performed by doctors who were not formally trained in surgery, but only 1% of GPs reported these cases to AHPRA.

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Many more asthma sufferers stand to benefit from biologics but have not yet been put into the right referral pathways.

Which oral contraceptive pill is best for PMS? Or acne? Or avoiding weight gain?

Parents concerned about their child’s bedwetting is a common issue encountered in general practice.

A bombshell from the RACGP this week highlighted the financial pressures GPs are under, but what about rude and demanding patients and the perception of GPs as second-class citizens in a dysfunctional health system?

Iron deficiency is a common condition in primary care affecting 12% of the population and around 40% of women under the age of 50. However, it is sometimes difficult to detect in patients clinically, and treatment can be a time-consuming process for GPs.

Featured on the Clinical Takeaway podcast with various leading experts, this five-part series will equip you with practical and important information for the management of migraines.

As soon as a woman being treated for hypothyroidism falls pregnant, she needs her thyroxine dose increased, says Australian expert, Professor Creswell Eastman.

Increasingly difficult working conditions are pushing GPs out of the profession. Half of GPs recently surveyed by Healthed have seriously considered leaving general practice earlier than planned.

Under national guidelines, patients with COVID at high risk of serious illness should be prescribed nirmatrelvir (Paxlovid) by GPs, with the less effective molnupiravir (Lagevrio) a second-line option.

Every GP clinic should have at least one doctor who can insert an IUD or have a clear referral pathway, says Professor Deborah Bateson.

Overactive bladder affects up to 30% of adult women and yet, very often, the condition goes undiagnosed and untreated despite its potential to significantly affect quality of life.

Almost one-third of GPs have seen negative outcomes from cosmetic surgical procedures performed by doctors who were not formally trained in surgery, but only 1% of GPs reported these cases to AHPRA.

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