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Discover better with the new AusDoc community platform for doctors. AusDoc has just become a whole lot better by evolving to a community platform, allowing doctors to connect with colleagues across the medical profession as well as keeping them informed with the latest news, opinion, clinical updates and education. Given the ever-growing complexity of medicine, a community where doctors can discus

s and debate the latest issues with each other should be of benefit to everyone. Our aim is to create a more collaborative future for healthcare in Australia.

As her tumultuous two years as president of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians draw to a close, Professor Jenn...
30/05/2026

As her tumultuous two years as president of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians draw to a close, Professor Jennifer Martin says the college is continuing an investigation into the “disruption” of her bitter rival.

The regulator-appointed chair of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians has provided some clarity on the college's future.

AusDoc speaks with Dr Rob Hosking, chair of the RACGP Expert Committee — Practice Technology and Management, about the R...
29/05/2026

AusDoc speaks with Dr Rob Hosking, chair of the RACGP Expert Committee — Practice Technology and Management, about the RACGP's new position statement on telehealth-only services.

Dr Rob Hosking says the RACGP does not want asynchronous consultations completely banned, as they can be safely used by a patient's long-term GP.

The rise of pharmacists prescribing S4 drugs may require GPs to break a professional taboo and speak directly to patient...
28/05/2026

The rise of pharmacists prescribing S4 drugs may require GPs to break a professional taboo and speak directly to patients about politics during consultations, a prominent GP says.

Pharmacist prescribing dominated audience questions at the recent RACGP Practice Owners Conference.

“Around 90% of our job is knowing what needs escalating and what doesn’t," Adelaide GP Dr Vikas Jasoria, who was among t...
28/05/2026

“Around 90% of our job is knowing what needs escalating and what doesn’t," Adelaide GP Dr Vikas Jasoria, who was among the first cohort of SA GPs trained to diagnose and prescribe medications for ADHD, tells AusDoc.
“As GPs, we are experts in deciding when patients are ready to be escalated and when they’re not. We work within our scope and always have.”

The SA GPs completed their ADHD training in February.

Opportunistic screening for AF should start 10 years earlier for Indigenous Australians, an expert panel has recommended...
28/05/2026

Opportunistic screening for AF should start 10 years earlier for Indigenous Australians, an expert panel has recommended.

The expert recommendations followed a systematic review published in The Medical Journal of Australia.

An AGM to oversee the changing of the guard at the Royal Australasian College of Physicians will go ahead on Friday, fol...
27/05/2026

An AGM to oversee the changing of the guard at the Royal Australasian College of Physicians will go ahead on Friday, following a series of agreements before the NSW Supreme Court yesterday.

The college meeting will take place this Friday after a court battle and last-minute negotiations.

GPs who received ‘nudge letters’ from health officials cut back on frequently ordered pathology requests, according to n...
27/05/2026

GPs who received ‘nudge letters’ from health officials cut back on frequently ordered pathology requests, according to new research on GPs who did not know they were test subjects.

The GPs weren't told they were part of a study, the authors said.

The WHO declared on 29 April that Australia had eliminated trachoma, becoming the 164th country where it is no longer en...
27/05/2026

The WHO declared on 29 April that Australia had eliminated trachoma, becoming the 164th country where it is no longer endemic after countries such as Malawi and the Gambia.

In the 1970s, Professor Fred Hollows predicted the condition would only go away once Indigenous communities had control of their health.

The average GP gap fee, of those still charging them, has surged by more than $10, new government data show.The first fu...
26/05/2026

The average GP gap fee, of those still charging them, has surged by more than $10, new government data show.
The first full quarter of data since the tripled bulk-billing incentives were extended to all patients shows the GP bulk-billing rate rising to 82% for January-March.

The average GP gap fee, of those still charging them, has surged by more than $10, new government data show. The first full quarter of data since the

“Fundamentally, the argument that cutting the tax on to***co in half would eliminate the illicit trade is a fairy tale.”...
26/05/2026

“Fundamentally, the argument that cutting the tax on to***co in half would eliminate the illicit trade is a fairy tale.”
AusDoc speaks with Public Health Association of Australia CEO Adjunct Professor Terry Slevin in the aftermath of Dr Nick Coatsworth’s high-profile appearance before a federal Senate inquiry, where he suggested reducing the to***co excise could bring people back to the legal market.

Adjunct Professor Terry Slevin speaks in the aftermath of Dr Nick Coatsworth's high-profile appearance before a federal Senate inquiry.

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