Technology – Coming, Ready or Not!
As one generation makes way for another in its influence and decision making, technology will be the future doctor’s greatest ally. Read More...
Opinion
Volume to Value – the New Frontier
Age has been a battleground long fought in the quest to beat ageing. The advancement of medicine, quality of life and lifestyle have created an unusual paradox between longevity and the despair of getting older. Read More...
Bikes and Cars Must Co-Exist
More needs to be done to reduce cycling injuries on the roads says Hollywood Private Hospital CEO and avid cyclist Peter Mott. Read More...
Cultural Competence in Health Care
The road to culturally responsible care is long but Prof Sandra Thompson and Dr Rosalie Thackrah urge doctors to take important steps. Read More...
What does general practice expect from the Federal Governmen
When people ask me what I expect for general practice from the new Federal Government, I explain I am an optimist, hence I expect our new government will follow evidenced based policy and invest in general practice care to ensure the long-term health of our nation. Read More...
Never Rains, But it Pours
The barrel is empty, scraped clean, and the strong front of money and promises that has inundated marginal electorates over the past month has contracted to the occasional light shower, presumably inside the Canberra Bubble, but as few of us are privileged enough to go there, who really knows. Read More...
Real-Time Watchers
In the past few years coroners across Australia have been calling for a national monitoring system to help doctors identify drug-seeking behaviour and to help inform their decision-making when prescribing to make it harder for patients to access addictive prescription drugs. Read More...
Improving Regional Cancer Outcomes
Practical and relatable cancer symptom campaign featuring country GPs is helping save lives, says Cancer Council WA’s Hannah...