The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners

Recent issues

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.

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.

Creative Thinking
The September edition of GPReview includes news of the college's new Aboriginal health standing committee, a Médicines Sans Frontières project to reveal what life is like inside a refugee camp, a feature on how GPs are putting pen to paper and learning more about themselves and their patients through creative writing, a guide to using a single rapid PDSA cycle to achieve AGPAL accreditation and meet QA&CPD requirements, and a look at the challenges in diagnosing and treating asthma in the older patient.

Electronic Health Records
The July 2008 edition of GPReview includes a look at a new RACGP initiative on patient-initiated violence, a feature on the links between traditional indigenous and mainstream medicines, an analysis of the state of play with electronic health records, the continuing story of the foundation of colleges of general practice, QA&CPD features on learning plans and Category 1 activities, an introduction to the National Asthma Council’s around-the-country workshops, and a look at the new American guidelines on physical activity.