RACGP

09/09/2025

New guidelines designed to help work mental health into childhood health checks were published this week.

Designed for use in early childhood health checks, the guidelines support GPs to consider mental health in a holistic way.

09/09/2025

Don’t miss out! EOIs for the medical student prevocational doctor and rural registrar GP25 conference competition close soon.

Held in Brisbane, we’re offering a number of free registrations and travel bursaries where you’ll enjoy a curated program, networking with RACGP leaders, GPs and rural generalists, and gaining valuable insights from expert speakers.

Submit your expression of interest by 11.59 pm (AEST) Wednesday 10 September.

Apply now: https://bit.ly/41ZTuiP

08/09/2025

Monash Uni researchers are campaigning for all-population screening, and an RACGP expert agrees, saying GPs need to be involved for national screening to succeed.

Researchers are campaigning for all-population DNA screening, and an RACGP expert agrees that GPs need to be involved for it to succeed.

08/09/2025

✨ Celebrating our Primary Care Research Community

Last month the TROPHI Translation Forum was full of energy 💡 as researchers, GPs and partners came together to share ideas, build collaborations and inspire one another.

An interactive panel highlighted stories of resilience and achievement, leaving many participants feeling uplifted and connected to a strong and supportive research community.

TROPHI (Translation of Research Outcomes into the Primary Health Interface) is a partnership between Monash University Department of General Practice, University of Melbourne Department of General Practice and the RACGP, supported by the Windermere Foundation. It provides funding and mentoring to help GPs lead research that is relevant, practical and impactful, shaping the future of healthcare.

🌿 Learn more: https://bit.ly/4pdq4r4

05/09/2025

With the management space experiencing huge change in recent years, RACGP Specific Interests Obesity Management is marking its 10-year anniversary in 2025 with a 3000-strong membership.

RACGP Specific Interests Obesity Management’s 10-year anniversary comes at a pivotal time in obesity care in general practice.

05/09/2025

Are you a medical student, prevocational doctor or rural registrar that would you like to attend our flagship GP conference in Brisbane?

We’re offering a number of free registrations and travel bursaries where you’ll enjoy a curated program, networking with RACGP leaders, GPs and rural generalists, and gain valuable insights from expert speakers.

Submit your expression of interest by 11.59 pm (AEST) Wednesday 10 September.

Apply now:

https://bit.ly/41ZTuiP

05/09/2025

🩸More life-saving donations, thanks to GPs and patients.

Last year we and Australian Red Cross Lifeblood unlocked an extra 2500 donations from people with the common hereditary blood disorder haemochromatosis – saving 7500 lives.

Haemochromatosis causes patients' blood to store too much iron and it's managed by drawing blood. If a GP refers a patient to Lifeblood through the High Ferritin App, their blood can provide lifesaving care.

New research shows how much GPs referrals matter:
• 48.3% donated at Lifeblood because their GP recommended it
• 62.5% donated knowing their blood would help others
• But two-thirds of blood draws still happen outside Lifeblood – meaning about 70,000+ potential donations go to waste each year.

GPs: It's easy to refer eligible patients via Lifeblood's High Ferritin App. Patients receive expert care and their blood helps the community – a win-win. 🩺 ❤️

Read more: https://bit.ly/41APnt7

04/09/2025

The has welcomed the launch of free GP training to insert and remove IUDs and birth control implants, saying GPs will now be better supported to provide expanded reproductive care to patients.

The initiative will provide greater choice to patients and give GPs access to higher rebates to insert and remove IUDs and birth control implants.

04/09/2025

RACGP SA Education Weekend - it's a wrap for 2025!

A big thank you to everyone who presented and attended this year's event! It was wonderful to be joined by a team of fantastic industry experts providing us with valuable educational content, and our enthusiastic attendees who actively participated throughout the weekend.
Our event in McLaren Vale was a great success and we look forward to similar events in the future.

03/09/2025

The Government says its ‘landmark women’s health package’ is having a positive impact – but is enough being done to support GPs and patients?

The Government says its ‘landmark women’s health package’ is having a positive impact – but is enough being done to support GPs and patients?

02/09/2025

The September issue of is now live. The focus of this issue is ‘research in general practice’, with articles covering inequities in -19 dispensation in Victoria, Australia; therapeutic donation at Lifeblood for patients with ; concerns identified by medical doctors working in clinic models; the state of -cancer pain management in Australia, and more.
https://bit.ly/41zbU9M

01/09/2025

An RACGP child health expert says it is ‘only due to luck’ there have not been any deaths of Australian children from overdoses, following a spike in reports of non-fatal overdoses.

As an online retailer pauses melatonin supplement sales in Australia, it prompts an expert to call for a rethink on how children’s sleep issues are...