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Optimising the use of general practice medical records to support preconception care: A qualitative study

Optimising the use of general practice medical records to support preconception care: A qualitative study

21/05/2025

This study interviewed GPs and practice nurses to investigate perceived acceptability and feasibility of using electronic medical records to identify, invite and improve preconception care provision.


Paediatric care in general practice: Case mix, referral patterns and healthcare costs

Paediatric care in general practice: Case mix, referral patterns and healthcare costs

21/05/2025

The aim of this study was to address knowledge gaps around the case mix of general practice paediatric consultations, as well as GP referral patterns, associated factors and costs.


Ready, set, blow: A mixed method enquiry into the use of nasal balloon auto-inflation treatment for otitis media with effusion

Ready, set, blow: A mixed method enquiry into the use of nasal balloon auto-inflation treatment for otitis media with effusion

21/05/2025

This study aimed to understand the experiences of using nasal balloon auto-inflation as a treatment for childhood otitis media with effusion.


Intervention overuse in paediatric care in Australian metropolitan general practice

Intervention overuse in paediatric care in Australian metropolitan general practice

21/05/2025

The aim of this paper is to evaluate prevalence, associated GP characteristics and cost of GP-provided low-value paediatric primary care for five common paediatric conditions.


Educating antenatal patients about cytomegalovirus infection: An e-learning package improves general practitioners’ knowledge and intention to implement clinical guidelines

Educating antenatal patients about cytomegalovirus infection: An e-learning package improves general practitioners’ knowledge and intention to implement clinical guidelines

21/05/2025

This paper determines the effectiveness of the ‘Infections in Pregnancy’ e-learning module in improving GP knowledge regarding cytomegalovirus patient education.


Impact of family physician–led hospitalist intervention methods in the multidisciplinary management of hip fracture: A retrospective cohort study

Impact of family physician–led hospitalist intervention methods in the multidisciplinary management of hip fracture: A retrospective cohort study

21/05/2025

This study compared the impacts of a hospitalist consultant model and hospitalist model on morbidity in patients with hip fractures with conventional orthopaedic surgeon–led care.


HeartConnect: Integrating primary care and specialist cardiology for rapid access and better patient and healthcare practitioner experiences

HeartConnect: Integrating primary care and specialist cardiology for rapid access and better patient and healthcare practitioner experiences

22/04/2025

This research paper evaluates the HeartConnect model of care, which aims for greater collaboration between general practitioners and cardiologists.


Overall medicine burden for people on lipid-lowering therapy: Cross-sectional analysis of national pharmacy dispensing data

Overall medicine burden for people on lipid-lowering therapy: Cross-sectional analysis of national pharmacy dispensing data

21/03/2025

This paper describes the overall number of prescriptions and unique medicines dispensed and costs borne by a cohort of patients treated with lipid-lowering therapy.


Online teaching materials and medical student impressions of general practice: Lots of rules and guidelines?

Online teaching materials and medical student impressions of general practice: Lots of rules and guidelines?

21/03/2025

Little is known about how didactic online learning materials curated by general practice faculty influence medical student impressions of general practice.


Adult obesity management in Australia: How can we bridge the gap between guidelines and current general practice?

Adult obesity management in Australia: How can we bridge the gap between guidelines and current general practice?

21/03/2025

Australia’s outdated definition of obesity likely hinders management and contributes to the observed gap between clinical guidelines and current practice.


Exploring access to medicinal cannabis through general practitioners in Australia

Exploring access to medicinal cannabis through general practitioners in Australia

20/02/2025

This scoping review examines the barriers and enablers to accessing medical cannabis in Australia.


Health anxiety and somatosensory amplification in adolescents with unexplained chest pain: A comparative study

Health anxiety and somatosensory amplification in adolescents with unexplained chest pain: A comparative study

20/02/2025

The study aims to identify the relationship between somatic amplification of bodily sensations and health anxiety in adolescents.


‘They made a hard day feel a little easier’: Patients’ experiences of an integrated crisis response following recent sexual assault

‘They made a hard day feel a little easier’: Patients’ experiences of an integrated crisis response following recent sexual assault

20/02/2025

This paper aims to understand the experience of victim-survivors who presented at a 24-hour sexual assault service.


Experiences of Australian transgender, gender-diverse and non-binary patients accessing and receiving gender-affirming care

Experiences of Australian transgender, gender-diverse and non-binary patients accessing and receiving gender-affirming care

20/02/2025

This study explores the experiences of patients accessing and receiving gender-affirming care.


General practitioner disaster support for pregnant women, new mothers, infants and young children: Findings from the Babies and Young Children in the Black Summer (BiBS) study

General practitioner disaster support for pregnant women, new mothers, infants and young children: Findings from the Babies and Young Children in the Black Summer (BiBS) study

23/01/2025

This paper explores the challenges faced by pregnant women, new mothers, infants and young children during and after the 2019–20 Black Summer bushfires.

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