A real sailing holiday

A real sailing holiday

An elegant three-masted yacht provides a glamorous, Gatsby-style adventure in the Caribbean.

Pharmacotherapy in dementia

Pharmacotherapy in dementia

Prescribing in dementia can be in relation to cognition, depression, psychosis or behavioural disturbance, but is always guided by the 'start-low-go-slow' principle.

Push to reverse harms of overdiagnosis

Push to reverse harms of overdiagnosis

Australian researchers are at the forefront of a fledgling movement that aims to reduce the problems caused by 'too much medicine' .

Could computers do the work of GPs?

Could computers do the work of GPs?

It was once suggested that computers would soon make GPs redundant. A person would simply need to enter their symptoms into a computer and an accurate and helpful diagnosis would be generated.

Spotlight on accreditation

Spotlight on accreditation

Statistics suggest GP clinics have turned away from accreditation in recent years. Can they effectively self-regulate, or do they need to comply with industry-wide standards?

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Personal injury system cops a serve

Personal injury system cops a serve

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A judge has blasted an "industry of vested interests" in the medical profession involved in personal injury compensation claims.

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Smart phones

Dr Jon Fogarty

Smart phones

Does the term ‘smart phone’ mean the phone is smart, or that its owner needs to be smart to use it?

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Paediatrics Seminar

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Spotlight on accreditation

Spotlight on accreditation

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Statistics suggest GP clinics have turned away from accreditation in recent years. Can they effectively self-regulate, or do they need to comply with industry-wide standards?

Wired for sound

Wired for sound

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Recording GP consultations offers patients and clinics irrefutable advantages but also raises important issues of trust and consent.

The doctor is online

The doctor is online

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Like it or not, more and more patients are heading to the internet for health-related information and support.

Mind the gap

Mind the gap

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Balancing the need to meet your own costs while providing accessible healthcare for all is a growing challenge for GPs.

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