RACGP - Research

A growing problem: diabetes and obesity

Diabetes is the fastest growing chronic condition in Australia, with one new person diagnosed with the disease every five minutes. Around 1.7 million of us...

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The best care for the least advantaged

Guidelines are an attempt to transfer what is learned through research into routine clinical practice, attempting to gather and frame the available evidence in ways…

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Mental health and diabetes an e-mental health tool

Many Australians with diabetes experience depression and illness-related distress, often feeling overwhelmed by the demands of the condition. GPs and patients benefit from...

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Mental health: no longer a lonely journey

Dr Michael Tam, Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney, highlights how GPs nurture conversations about mental health issues.

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General practice research into COVID-19

In March, the RACGP Foundation put a call out to help fund general practice research into COVID-19. We were the only ones. Now, more than at any time in recent history

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