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The prevalence of asthma is high in Australia. Despite national guidelines recommending the use of an Asthma Action Plan only 22.5% of people with asthma had a plan in 2004–2005.

Hypertension is the most common chronic condition managed in general practice, but blood pressure (BP) control is often suboptimal. Home blood pressure (HBP) monitoring can be more accurate than ...

Time demands of prevention and CDMRecently, the time that GPs are expected to spend on the second and third areas listed above has increased dramatically. A 2003 study looked at the time required...

There are multiple gaps between evidence and practice in our health system. The relatively new concept of ‘therapeutic inertia’ is useful to understand why these gaps persist. It is defined...