‘Milking cows is really therapeutic’: A city GP’s first nine months in an outback town
After a decade without a permanent GP, Julia Creek found Dr Adam Louws. The former inner Brisbane GP moved 1600km to the tiny Queensland town…
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Medical board warning: All doctors must join a CPD Home next year
It is mere weeks before the CPD Homes revolution finally starts. The reforms, first flagged way back in 2017, mean doctors must have a CPD Home…
New child-specific vaping cessation guidance for GPs ahead of govt crackdown
Tailored advice for under-18s and young adults who use nicotine vapes will be added to the RACGP’s updated smoking cessation guidelines before the end of…
A crying baby was the perfect soundtrack for my online CPD course on human errors
I attended an online CPD interactive workshop to earn a discount on my medical insurance fees. All the attendees had to shift between an online…
RACGP launches $1350 program to formally recognise GPs with special interests
GPs with special interests can pay $1350 to have their skills formally recognised by the RACGP. The college’s “extended skills certificate” will initially cover five…
GPs offered up $70k carrot to move interstate and go regionalÂ
The Queensland Government has promised cash incentives totalling up to $70,000 for interstate and overseas GPs who relocate to regional and remote communities. A recruitment…
What if Humphrey Bogart played it again as an Aussie GP?
It was a WONCA presentation unlike any other, punctuated by laughs, applause, and even a call for an encore, with not a PowerPoint slide in…
Is scrapping high-stakes clinical exams for registrars undermining standards? The AMC responds
In response to Dr Andrew Amos’ opinion piece, ‘Scrapping high pressure clinical exams for trainees makes it dangerously easy to become a specialist’, the Australian Medical…
RACGP’s baffling move to erase human interaction from mentor relationships
Sometimes I feel like an alien. What type of world have I crashed into? By the start of the dreaded CPD year of 2023, I…
Med school places should be funded based on how many doctors go rural, govt told
The Federal Government should reward universities that address community needs and produce rural doctors with more funded medical student places, the AMA has told the…
