First issue of Australian Journal of General Practice now available

The January–February issue of the Australian Journal of General Practice (AJGP) represents the evolution of Australian Family Physician (AFP), the RACGP’s respected peer-reviewed scientific journal. The journal’s new name is designed to better represent GPs and their role in modern Australian general practice.
 
AJGP will continue to provide Australian GPs with relevant, evidence-based, clearly articulated information to assist them in delivering the highest quality patient care applicable to the varied geographic and social contexts in which GPs work.
 
The January–February issue of AJGP focuses on multimorbidity:
 
Focus
CLINICAL
Guiding patients through complexity: Motivational interviewing for patients with multimorbidity
Patient-centred practice is needed to build a treatment plan that works for individual patients.
Kylie J McKenzie, David Pierce, Jane M Gunn
 
RESEARCH
A comparison of policies and guidelines related to multimorbidity in the UK, Australia and Sri Lanka
This study shows the importance of sharing and learning from policy differences.
Nadeeka K Chandraratne, KGRV Pathirathna, Christopher Harrison, A Niroshan Siriwardena
 
PROFESSIONAL
What are chronic conditions that contribute to multimorbidity?
There is contention about how many chronic conditions should constitute multimorbidity but, more importantly, there is no accepted standard definition for what constitutes ‘chronic’ conditions.
Julie Gordon, Graeme C Miller, Helena Britt
 
VIEWPOINT
The experiences of patients and carers living with multimorbid, non-communicable diseases
In planning models of care for patients with non-communicable diseases, differences and commonalities must be considered.
Stephen R Leeder, Tanisha Jowsey, Justin W McNab
 
Also this month
EDITORIAL
The power of renaming: Australian Family Physician evolves into Australian Journal of General Practice
Stephen A Margolis
 
EDITORIAL
Multimorbidity
Christopher Harrison, A Niroshan Siriwardena
 
CLINICAL
Interpreting tests for coeliac disease: Tips, pitfalls and updates
Jason A Tye-Din
 
CLINICAL
Perineal tears – A review
Ryan Goh, Daryl Goh, Hasthika Ellepola
 
CLINICAL
Management of faecal incontinence in residential aged care
John Guinane, Rosie Crone
 
RESEARCH
A general practice street health service: Patient and allied service provider perspectives
Cecily Strange, Colleen Fisher, Wendy Chan She Ping-Delfos, Diane Arnold-Reed, Tom Brett
 
RESEARCH
eReferrals: Why are we still faxing?
Christopher A Hughes, Penny Allen, Michael Bentley
 
RESEARCH
The importance of adequate referrals for chronic kidney disease management in a regional Australian area of nephrologist workforce shortage
Julian Wright, Kristen M Glenister, Rebecca Thwaites, Daniel Terry
 
RESEARCH
The voice of haemochromatosis journeys in regional Australia: A qualitative study exploring self-management
Jessica Pearce, Robin A Ray, Suzanne McKenzie
 
PROFESSIONAL
Programmed shared medical appointments: A novel procedure for chronic disease management
Garry Egger, John Stevens, Christopher Ganora, Bob Morgan
 
Back pages
Clinical challenge
The clinical challenge is based on this month’s Focus articles. The activity has been endorsed by the RACGP Quality Improvement and Continuing Professional Development (QI&CPD) program and has been allocated four Category 2 points (Activity ID: 120871).

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