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GPReview was a bimonthly magazine featuring inspirational
stories, general practice news, QA&CPD news and reporting of College
events. GPReview is no longer published and the last issue was
November 2009. Back issues can be downloaded below.
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November 2009 Volume 13 Number 5
The November edition of GPReview looks at the RACGP’s new
look national conference, ‘GP’09’, recently held in
Perth, and the award winners honoured there; Federal Health Minister
Nicola Roxon’s call for a team effort between government and
general practitioners in health reform; a group of doctors kicking goals
for men’s health; the keys to effective e-learning, and the launch
of the new look gplearning website; why you should be involved
in QA&CPD; and latent autoimmune diabetes in adults.
The November edition also contains a profile of Dr Craig Hassed and
another of our regular short eco-tip for general practices. In the
complementary vs conventional feature, our two GPs take a look at
migraine.
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Enough is enough
The September edition of GPReview
looks at the rising levels of
stress among Australian GPs, and what can be done; the treatment
of
asylum seekers in general practice; the college's new ‘Face to
Face'
DVD, which helps doctors deal with challenging situations in
general
practice; what general practice can learn from the swine flu
pandemic;
the launch of the 10 year BEACH report; the amazing story of
Verena
Doolabh, last year's General Practice Registrar of the Year; the
facts
and figures of the QA&CPD triennium so far; and the risks
and
realities
of diving for those with asthma. It also contains a host of new
features, including a GP column, a GP profile and a short
eco-tip for
general practices. In
the complementary vs conventional feature, our two GPs take a
look at
fatigue. |
Facing the tsunami
The July edition of GPReview
looks
at how GPs and the nation as a whole will cope with the
predicted surge
in dementia numbers over the coming decades; the link between
the global
financial crisis and mental health issues; the college’s
new GP
Pathway program; Dr Jenni Parsons’ trip to China to
witness the
beginnings of Chinese general practice; a Melbourne based
doctor’s
posting in the Katherine; coming to grips with youth depression;
how to
ask the right questions as a facilitator; two Australian
GPs’ trip
to Vanuatu to teach mental health skills; and how the annual
cycle of
care helps with the treatment of diabetes. In the July
edition’s
complementary vs conventional feature, our two GPs take a look
at
osteoarthritis. |
Beyond the call
The May edition of GPReview
looks
at the strange and perplexing things GPs sometimes get asked;
the
release of the seventh edition of the college’s ‘red
book’; the college’s response to the Maternity
Services
review; the neglected health needs of people with intellectual
disabilities; a new initiative to make general practice a safer
place;
treating abuse and violence in general practice; general
practitioners
as clinical teachers; one GP’s trip back through medical
history
in Berlin; and how patients with asthma can fight the flu
season. The
May edition also includes the a new regular feature in which two
GPs
– one based more in complementary medicine, the other in
conventional medicine – talk about how they would respond
to
different typical presentations. |
In the aftermath of tragedy
The March edition of GPReview
looks
at the college’s new government supported men’s
health
initiative, the M5 Project; the different ways GPs will help
people deal
with the aftermath of the recent natural disasters; how to run a
more
efficient practice; GP management of childhood overweight and
obesity;
the new Active Learning Module on facilitation skills; how
ongoing
education benefits the practice team; a GPs’ amazing story
of
treating the Queen of Sweden; what we used as diuretics before
the
advent of frusemide; and how doctors can help patients help
themselves
by teaching them correct puffer technique.
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Celebrating diversity
The November edition of GPReview
includes our coverage of the combined Wonca conference and RACGP annual
scientific convention, tips on using the new Clinical Audit Tool
in your
practice, a look at preventive health programs in Europe as the
college
prepares a new edition of the Red Book, an examination of ten
years of
BEACH data, Professor Michael Kidd’s account of his
experiences as
a volunteer doctor providing HIV testing and treatment support
in North
Africa, the story of how the Australian College of General
Practitioners
became a royal college, mental health options for the new
QA&CPD
triennium, testing practice interventions with PDSA cycles, and
new
research on hayfever.
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