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Electronic clinical decision support (eCDS) is well established in general practice but it has potential to play an even greater role in supporting the delivery of high-quality, evidence based care
The RACGP supports mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for healthcare workers
The PC4 guide provides an understanding re budgets for primary care practice-based research, as an RACGP supported position statement
Artificial intelligence (AI) holds promise for general practice and its patients, but the risks that it poses must be carefully mitigated
Extensive peer reviewed research consistently demonstrates stark health inequalities for people with intellectual disability or developmental disability
Climate change resulting from human activity is affecting our relationship with our environment and presents an urgent, significant and growing threat to health worldwide
The RACGP supports patient centred decisions in end-of-life care and respect that this may include palliative care and requests for voluntary assisted dying
General practice has a significant role in the prevention of management of obesity. This role should be supported by increased funding for evidenced based services and therapies and greater investment into research
The RACGP advocates for the coordination of all resources and services to optimise child health and development
The RACGP recognises that GPs are an integral part of providing holistic and collaborative care during all phases of the antenatal and postnatal periods
This position statement outlines what advance care planning is and the reasons why the College believes it should be incorporated into routine general practice
The RACGP believes that a patient-centred medical home model establishes the conditions for optimal mental health care
Clear and agreed systems for receiving and following-up on test results are needed to ensure safe and effective continuity of patient care
The RACGPs position for patient requests for tests that are not considered clinically appropriate
RACGP National Rural Faculty strongly advocates for the expansion of current policy and funding to support rural GPs in acquiring and maintaining the full range of advanced skills
To secure a strong general practice workforce for the future more needs to be done to ensure locally trained graduates are retained for the local workforce
GPs are faced with the pressing need to help patients manage chronic and debilitating conditions, with chronic pain affecting approximately one in five people
The RACGP has developed this statement to outline our position in supporting optimal medicine
Evidence based point of care testing (PoCT) should be accessible via general practice through Medicare and unnecessary regulatory barriers to its adoption in general practice should be removed
The Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record (PCEHR) was introduced in 2012 and renamed My Health Record in 2016
The RACGP welcomes the Australian Government’s strategy to support rural medical training nationally through the creation of 30 regional training hub sites as part of its IRTP strategy
RACGP Rural strongly advocates for policies that provide supportive structures to enable the required service integration to facilitate quality GP-led patient-centred mental healthcare in rural and remote communities
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