Australian Journal of General Practice
In April 2020, a group of general practice leaders in NSW established a COVID-19 virtual community of practice to facilitate rapid transfer and implementation of clinical guidance into practice.
Internationally, eConsultant models have been trialled to address demands on healthcare systems without requiring face-to-face specialist input.
While influenza vaccine uptake in older Australian adults is fairly high, uptake in younger at-risk adults is suboptimal.
It is crucial that people who use methamphetamine are able to access appropriate professional support.
There has been some concern about potential side effects of oral, topical or inhaled steroids, including reduction in growth, weight gain, behavioural changes and immunosuppression.
Technology is increasingly encroaching into the doctor–patient consultation space, moving beyond the relatively straightforward applications in medical records.
Increasing the numbers of people with hepatitis B being tested, regularly monitored and treated in primary care settings will require additional systems-strengthening activity.
The practice of medicine now requires greater appreciation of the impact of environmental systems on human health, as well as the impact of human systems on environmental health.
Paediatric and adolescent females with heavy menstrual bleeding are frequently undergoing unnecessary pelvic ultrasonography as a first-line investigation.
Dengue is a common cause of fever and rash in returned travellers from South-East Asia.
Morgan’s organisational metaphors are one example of a management conceptual model that might help us illuminate the prisms of presupposition and assumption that we hold about organisations.
GPs will need to adapt rapidly to change, seizing opportunities offered by disruptive technology in a globalised world affected by climate change.
We need to count what counts if we want to ensure modern workforce approaches can indeed produce a fit-for-purpose generalist workforce that is able to meet the needs of the communities we serve.
The focus is shifting to how best to enable GPs to deliver effective, efficient and equitable care.
GPs require enhanced skills and confidence to communicate confidentiality and trustworthiness, and engage migrant and refugee young people on issues of sexual and reproductive healthcare.