Specialist Updates Cardiology

Outdated cardiac catheterisation practices 'need overhaul'

7th July 2021
Cardiac catheterisation is rife with entrenched practices devoid of robust evidence, according to cardiologists who have…
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Specialist Updates Dermatology

Panel releases first Australasian guidance on vulval lichen sclerosus

16th June 2021
Topical corticosteroids (TCS) for vulval lichen sclerosus should be continued even when patients are asymptomatic, and…
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Specialist Updates Psychiatry

Stay in ICU linked to higher risk of suicide: study

27th May 2021
Admission to an ICU is associated with a higher rate of suicide and self-harm post-discharge than other admissions, Canadian…
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Australian Doctor News

Guide to guidelines

26th May 2021
Too busy to search for the latest clinical advice? Here's our easy to use A to Z of best practice clinical guidance and…
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Smart Practice

Iron infusions are not straightforward so make sure you know what you are doing

25th May 2021
Iron infusions have become an issue of medicolegal interest. Dr Sara Bird from MDA National recently discussed in…
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Specialist Updates Gastroenterology

Most gastros don't consult IBD guidelines: survey

30th March 2021
Only one in five gastroenterologists (22%) frequently refer to Australian guidance on inflammatory bowel disease while 43%…
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6minutes News

'Do not' write medical cannabis scripts for chronic pain

23rd March 2021
GPs have been warned against prescribing medical cannabis for chronic pain owing to a "critical lack of evidence" of a…
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