General Practitioners articles
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January 21, 2009
GPs reluctant to treat dementia
An Australian study reported by 6minutes.com.au suggests that GPs are reluctant to actively treat dementia and depression in the elderly.
January 21, 2009
The pitfalls of polypharmacy in aged care
A story in this week's Australian Doctor discusses the pitfalls of polypharmacy in aged care.
October 13, 2008
GPs leaving aged care
Australian Doctor reviews a recently published AMA survey of 750 GPs which finds that inadequate remuneration, bureaucratic red tape and inexperienced nursing staff are driving GPs out of aged care.
August 30, 2008
Usual GPs to receive treatment updates
The Australian reports on an RACGP proposal for doctors who are not a patient's usual GP to offer to send a treatment summary to their regular GP.
Filed under: Policy » Interoperability » Privacyprivacy, racgp, messaging, practice+standards, electronic+health+record
August 29, 2008
Study: Tasmanian nursing homes rely too heavily on sedatives
A new study released by the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia has shown that Tasmanian nursing homes rely too heavily on sedatives to control residents.
Filed under: Quality » Researchquality+of+care, sedatives, benzodiazepines, falls, research, confusion
August 11, 2008
Queensland directory and messaging service to improve efficiency and quality of care
General Practice Queensland is to roll out a healthcare contact directory and secure messaging service.
Filed under: Innovation » Interoperability » Technologymessaging, directory
July 25, 2008
Study: Regular health assessments help elderly
A major Australian study conducted by the School of Public Health and Preventative Medicine at Monash University has indicated that routine health assessments can help in the early identification of modifiable factors such as depression, dementia and physical disability.
Filed under: Policy » Quality » Researchcommunity+care, assessments, research
July 23, 2008
NHS electronic record could hold ‘end of life’ plans
The UK Government has published an End Of Life Care Strategy which outlines how information technology might be used to enhance coordination of care for all adults approaching the end of their life.
May 18, 2008
Aged care panels disbanded
The Federal Budget has seen aged care GP panels dismantled.
Filed under: Policy