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In this podcast Dr Alison Vickers and Professor David Jenkins discuss the role of physical activity in preventing and reducing the impact of cancer.

Ranjith, a 48 year old male, presents to you with an annoying persistent cough. He has had cold like symptoms and low grade fever for a week.

Restless leg syndrome is a common presentation in General Practice characterised by uncomfortable sensations in the legs. These sensations are associated with an irresistible urge to move the legs to relieve the symptoms.

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a massive, and almost overnight, transformation in Australian general practice, most notably with the rapid rise in telehealth. What does effective communication via telehealth look like?

We are all starting to do telehealth in the current climate to protect us, our staff and our patients. Many of us feel slightly out of our depth. Here are some quick tips to help you in your practice.

Since the start of 2020, coronavirus has hit the world and caused unprecedented levels of concern among public and health professionals alike.

Milo, aged 26, comes to see you with lateral knee pain. As GPs how do we diagnose, treat and manage this?

Find out more about Simon, co-founder of the Hot Topics course internationally in his 'Out of Office' before seeing him in person at Hot Topics Australia.

Learning is all about making some sort of change. As GPs, it can be easy for us to think of our learning simply as a process we go through to tick a box. But maybe we should be thinking more deeply about the types of learning that truly cause us to change for the better?