Populations

High-quality general practice care, particularly preventive care, is the foundation for optimising the health of the adult population of Australia

Older patients are especially at risk of adverse patient safety outcomes, particularly in relation to the inappropriate use of physical or pharmacological restraint

The prenatal, childhood and adolescent phases of development strongly influence an individual’s subsequent health, wellbeing and opportunities in life

Regardless of the context in which they practice, all Australian GPs should have skills in prenatal counselling

Australian men are less healthy than Australian women, dying nearly five years earlier than their female counterparts

The title of this contextual unit is intentionally broad to encompass individuals who may identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer (LGBTIQ), asexual or pansexual

The area of women’s health is broad and across the lifespan requires general practitioners (GPs) to develop and maintain skills in a number of areas

Custodial health in this curriculum refers to the provision of high-quality general practice care in correctional facilities,police cells and immigration detention centres

People with a disability make up a significant part of most general practice populations

A significant portion of refugees and asylum seekers have a history of interrupted access to healthcare, clean water and nutrition

General practitioners (GPs) are key providers of medical care to those living in RACFs

Doctors’ health is the understanding and practice of safe health behaviours that are necessary to achieve and maintain physical, psychological and social wellbeing

Australian Defense Force (ADF) personnel need to maintain their physical and psychological health in order to undertake their operational duties in defense of Australia