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GPReview 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-tips for general practices. In the complementary vs conventional feature, our two GPs take a look at migraine.
News & Views: Roxon calls for a team effort
Health Minister asks GPs to join with government in reform plans
News & Views: GPs at the centre of health reform plans
Prevention the common thread in new government health initiatives
News & Views: Doctors get a kick out of men’s health
GPs showcase soccer skills to raise money for cancer research
News & Views: Complementary vs conventional medicine
Two GPs offer different treatment approaches to migraine
News & Views: Bytes from BEACH
Salma Fahridin, Helena Britt, Graeme Miller
Adverse medical events:
Numbers of adverse medical events managed by GPs on the rise
News & Views: Relieving the pressure
Michael Waycott, a partner at the Bongiorno Group, talks about a possible solution for overworked GPs and practice managers
Cover: How the west was won
The college’s new look conference, held in October in Perth, proves a rousing success
Special feature: GP’09 award winners
A look at some of the award winners honoured at this year’s conference
QA&CPD: Why be involved in QA&CPD?
Joanna Rosewell, Program Coordinator, Tasmania Faculty
What are the benefits of continuing professional development?
GPnetwork: Working out occupational asthma
Dr Ryan Hoy, respiratory physician, Melbourne
Work factors can markedly affect asthma control
GPnetwork: LADA – looking for type 1 diabetes in the adult
Terri Berenguer, Health Program Manager and credentialed diabetes educator, Diabetes ACT
What is LADA, and how will patients affected by it present?