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Continuity of care – everything old is new again

Dr Stuart Prosser·February 25, 2020

For 25 years, the trend in medicine has been towards specialisation. In practice, rather than medical care being provided or managed by generalists who knew ‘something’ about many areas, care was provided by specialists who knew a lot about their specific area. Read More...

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Stereotactic body radiotherapy for prostate cancer

Dr Sean Bydder·February 25, 2020

For suitable patients, Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) allows shorter treatment courses, fewer side effects, and better treatment outcomes. Until recently patients with even relatively favourable prostate cancers, who were unsuitable for surgery or who opted for radiotherapy, were treated with seven- or eight-week courses of radiation. Read More...

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Ultrasound-guided freehand trans-perineal prostate biopsy

Dr Yuranga Weerakkody·February 24, 2020

Ultrasound-guided trans-perineal freehand prostate biopsy was initially introduced in the late 1980s and progressively refined over the next few decades to improve patient tolerance. Read More...

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Knee osteoarthritis – joint damage or joint health

Dr JP Caneiro·February 19, 2020

“It’s bone on bone…caused by wear and tear”, This is the common understanding of knee osteoarthritis (OA) affecting 9% of Australians. However, common misconceptions about knee OA negatively influence clinicians’ referral to, and patients’ acceptance of, nonsurgical management. Australian GPs are three times more likely to refer patients with knee OA for surgical opinion, than nonsurgical management. Read More...

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Gaining health through innovation

Dr Cameron Gent·February 18, 2020

Approximately two thirds of the adult population are either overweight or obese, posing arguably the biggest threat to public health. The federal and WA state governments have become increasingly interested in ways to decrease this figure. Why? Money. Read More...

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New models for evidence generating care

Dr Michael Winlo·February 14, 2020

The limitations of our most trusted evidence-generating apparatus – the randomised control trial - are being exposed by recent studies Read More...

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Doctors, big data & artificial intelligence

Professor David Playford·February 12, 2020

Will doctors be replaced by artificial intelligence (AI)? The answer is a resounding, NO! However, doctors not using AI may be replaced by those who do. Read More...

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Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Radiology

Dr Brendan Adler·February 10, 2020

Artificial intelligence (AI) will eventually extend universally into health care, but this has been perhaps faster in radiology due to the combination of rapid development of graphic analysis software and easy accessibility to large imaging datasets. Read More...

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Features

Delivering care for the rise of home births in WA

Passionate about fertility: Meet Dr Sebastian Leathersich

Full speed ahead on clinical trials roadmap

The gap in access to diabetes technology

Clinicals

WA’s updated abortion care clinical guidelines

Increase opportunistic HIV testing to improve patient outcomes

Gestational diabetes – navigating new guidelines

Syphilis and affected babies – what every doctor needs to know

Guest Columns

When and how to refer to a Parkinson’s nurse

General practice: The quiet engine room of the health system

WA’s proposed new reproductive laws

Lifestyle

Surfing the wave of good mental health

History and innovation key to Sandalford’s success

Buga Yanu Junba: More than just music

Mining for clues – a new crime thriller set in Kalgoorlie

Clinical Articles

Continuity of care – everything old is new again

Stereotactic body radiotherapy for prostate cancer

Ultrasound-guided freehand trans-perineal prostate biopsy

Knee osteoarthritis – joint damage or joint health

Gaining health through innovation

New models for evidence generating care

Doctors, big data & artificial intelligence

Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Radiology

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