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How can GPs stay up to date with the rapid changes in medical knowledge?
GPs are working harder than ever before, with longer, more complicated patients at a time when medical knowledge is changing and expanding faster than at any time in history.
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Anthony is a retired engineer, who is compliant with his COPD and diabetes management but has been struggling with frequent exacerbations of his COPD.
Whilst no longer considered a public health emergency, the significant, long-term impacts of Covid-19 continue to be felt with children’s mental health arguably one of the great impacts of the pandemic.
Your next patient is Frankie, a 5 year old girl, who is brought in by her mother Nora. Frankie has been unwell for the past 48 hours with fever, sore throat and headache. The previous day Nora noticed a rash over Frankie’s neck and chest which has since spread over the rest of her body.
We’re all used to the flurry of questions that come after we start people on a new medication. When it comes to blood pressure medication and the question ‘should I take it in the morning or before bed?’. What does the evidence say?
It’s amazing how quickly things can change with ‘novel’ drugs...
Osteoarthritis is by far and away the most common form of arthritis in Australia.
Graeme, a 64-year-old retired builder, presented to you for repeat prescriptions two weeks previously as a new patient to the practice...
To help lessen the financial burden of keeping up with CPD, rural and remote health professionals (MMM 3-7) who would normally be required to travel considerable distances to attend courses, can access a range of state-based funding.
In this podcast Dr Alison Vickers and Professor David Jenkins discuss the role of physical activity in preventing and management of osteoporosis.