Australian Journal of General Practice
This article explores GP referrals to other health professionals and aims to describe a doctor’s medicolegal obligations and responsibilities when making a referral.
The telehealth consult can be as clinically satisfying as the traditional face-to-face primary care consult.
The majority of referrals to a regional outpatient nephrology service contained insufficient detail to meet Australian guidelines.
This article examines patient experiences of referral pathways to diagnosis and treatment of colorectal cancer and discussions about costs, comparing public, private and mixed healthcare system users.
Limited awareness of the time-critical nature of this potentially life-threatening presentation has been reported in multiple triage settings.
Mastering of the art of consultation is considered to be at the heart of general practice training and is vital in doctor–patient relationships.
The traumatic experiences associated with COVID-19 pose significant risks for the development of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and the exacerbation of pre-existing PTSD.
An awareness of disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis as a precancerous skin condition is an important component of any Australian general practitioner’s basic skin knowledge.
Palpitations are one of the most common presentations to general practice, and while they are usually benign, they may also have life-threatening significance.
It is important that a high level of clinical suspicion is maintained when paediatric patients present with a vague history or symptoms that may represent airway foreign bodies.
Gender difference exists in general practice trainees’ frequency of performing procedures related to women’s reproductive health.
A man aged 60 years presented with an irregularly shaped erythematous scalp plaque with a 5 cm diameter.
Early identification of all skin cancers enables improved patient outcomes and results in a wider range of treatment options being available locally in general practice.
Interconception care is becoming increasingly important, with rising rates of overweight, obesity, diabetes and hypertension among people of reproductive age.
There are multiple resources available to primary health practitioners to improve their communication with refugee and asylum seeker patients.