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Resilience enhancing drugs - good news or another can of worms?

Dr Brachman discusses the development of what is referred to as a new class of drugs that have been shown in her research to prevent PTSD and depression in mice.

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Recovering from OSCE Disaster
Recovering from OSCE Disaster
Dr Eleanor Carey

“That was a disaster. I ran out of time. I didn’t answer the question. I definitely failed that case”. As a Medical educator I’ve heard it a thousand times, and you’ve probably found yourself saying or thinking it.

Is it Burnout or just a yearning for another life?
Is it Burnout or just a yearning for another life?
Dr Jan Orman

Like most of us, I’m not very keen on the idea of aging - not when it applies to me or the people I love. Not aging the way most people think of it anyway.

Exercise is not a Dirty Word
Exercise is not a Dirty Word
Dr Carol Newall

When I returned to work from maternity leave, I was struggling with weight issues and general poor health following a tough flu season. My mood also plummeted from over-work and family responsibilities.

AKT Tips: a Trilogy in Four Parts (Part 1)
AKT Tips: a Trilogy in Four Parts (Part 1)
Dr Eleanor Carey

How a good knowledge of fiction will help you pass the AKT (Part 1 of 4)

AKT Tips: a Trilogy in Four Parts (Part 2)
AKT Tips: a Trilogy in Four Parts (Part 2)
Dr Eleanor Carey

How a good knowledge of fiction will help you pass the AKT (Part 2 of 4)

AKT Tips: a Trilogy in Four Parts (Part 3)
AKT Tips: a Trilogy in Four Parts (Part 3)
Dr Eleanor Carey

How a good knowledge of fiction will help you pass the AKT (Part 3 of 4)

AKT Tips: a Trilogy in Four Parts (Part 4)
AKT Tips: a Trilogy in Four Parts (Part 4)
Dr Eleanor Carey

How a good knowledge of fiction will help you pass the AKT (Part 4 of 4)

Developing Clinical Reasoning to Tackle the KFP
Developing Clinical Reasoning to Tackle the KFP
Dr Allison Miller

As a GP, we are undertaking clinical reasoning with nearly every patient that we see. It is most often automatic. However, in preparation for the KFP exam, it can be helpful to deconstruct the clinical reasoning process. The ultimate goal, however, is to make us better clinicians, not just to pass the exam!

KISS: New National Cervical Screening Program
KISS: New National Cervical Screening Program
Dr Chandelle Whitfield

In December 2017 a renewed National Cervical Screening Program was launched in Australia.