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We examined the likelihood of general practitioners (GPs) ordering at least one of three coeliac/gluten-associated tests (CGATs) at BEACH GP–patient encounters in Australia in April 2000–March 2014. These CGATs were endomysial antibody, anti-gliadin antibody and anti-tissue transglutaminase. We...

Approximately 15% of the Australian population consult one of 4500 university-trained, registered chiropractors at least once each year.1,2 Chiropractors mostly use manual therapy to address primarily musculoskeletal-related conditions.3 This is often combined with exercise, nutritional advice...

In this article we report changes in the GP management rate of psychological problems at encounters with patients aged 6–11 years (inclusive), annually over 13 years (April 2000–March 2013). These problems include all psychological conditions (psychological chapter of ICPC-2)2 and the five most...

Osteopaths are registered health professionals who work mainly in private clinics and manage various musculoskeletal complaints.1 Osteopathic training in Australia is a 5-year program with major studies in anatomy, physiology, pathology, research methods, and osteopathic philosophy and technique....

From April 2012 to March 2013, general practitioner (GP) BEACH participants recorded the current smoking status of 32,276 patients aged ≥18 years. Over half of the patients had never smoked and one-quarter were previous smokers. A small proportion (3%) described themselves as occasional smokers...

Analysis of BEACH data from April 2001 to March 2013 was undertaken to determine the proportion of general practitioner–patient encounters in Australia that involved ordering of genetic tests. Of 1,158,191 encounters, genetic tests were ordered at only 447, (38.6 per 100,000, 95% CI: 34.8–42.4...

Figure 1. Blood film showing basophilic stipplingWhat is the role of traditional medicines in Australia?Ayurvedic medicine (AM) and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) have an important role in Australian society and at least two in three Australians report complementary medicine use in a 12-month...

This paper reports on the proportion of patients with multiple chronic conditions at GP encounters, using data from a 2008–2009 BEACH sub-study that measured the prevalence of chronic conditions.4 Of the 8707 patients sampled from 290 GPs, approximately half (47.4%, 95% CI: 45.2–49.6) had two or...

Should you be using that new blood pressure device on your desk – or is it still in its box? Feedback from focus group sessions suggested that general practitioners were suspicious of the oscillometric blood pressure devices distributed by the High Blood Pressure Research Council of Australia...