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Clinical Opal #19 - ‘The thigh bone's connected to the hip bone’

Mary is a 69-year-old retired teacher discharged two weeks ago from the local public hospital after repair of a fractured neck of femur...

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Compassion Fatigue
Compassion Fatigue
Carli Phillips

Constant exposure to the pain and suffering of patients can adversely affect our emotional wellbeing...

Clinical Opal #18 - IBS or IBD?
Clinical Opal #18 - IBS or IBD?
Dr Simon Morgan

Millie, a 32-year-old primary school teacher, presents to you with a five week history of diarrhoea...

Supporting alcohol-free pregnancy and safe breastfeeding
Supporting alcohol-free pregnancy and safe breastfeeding
Medcast Medical Education Team

Phillipa, new to your practice, is 36 and presents with an unplanned pregnancy, estimated at 8 weeks gestation. She is generally healthy with no significant history...

Clinical Opal - To CRP or not to CRP? That is the question
Clinical Opal - To CRP or not to CRP? That is the question
Dr Simon Morgan

Sally, a 41-year-old primary school teacher, presents to you with a six-week history of being “tired all the time”...

OA of the hip: The HIT Trial
OA of the hip: The HIT Trial
Dr Simon Curtis

Osteoarthritis is by far and away the most common form of arthritis in Australia.

More than a race: Medcast takes on the Shitbox Rally – Autumn 2022
More than a race: Medcast takes on the Shitbox Rally – Autumn 2022
Medcast Medical Education Team

From Wollongong, NSW to Mackay, QLD in 7 days. Medcast’s own team, Tyre Kickers, are taking on Shitbox Rally – Autumn 2022.

Promoting reproductive choice in primary care
Promoting reproductive choice in primary care
Dr Jessica Botfield

The Australian Contraception and Abortion Primary Care Practitioner Support Network (AusCAPPS) - a network for professionals working with women to optimise reproductive health

How Doctors Think
How Doctors Think
Dr Simon Morgan

In this short video from the 2022 'Not to be missed' webinar series, Dr Simon Morgan provides some insights into how Doctors think.

Clinical reasoning and the KFP exam
Clinical reasoning and the KFP exam
Dr Allison Miller

In our day-to-day work as a GP, we undertake clinical reasoning with nearly every patient, mostly subconsciously. However, in preparation for the KFP exam, it can be helpful to deconstruct the clinical reasoning process. Hence this blog!