Management of hypertension in general practice – a qualitative needs assessment of Australian GPs
Faline Howes as a GP and researcher who discusses her research into what GPs think is needed to help improve the systematic management of hypertension (Source: Australian Family Physician audio)
Source: Australian Family Physician audio - April 30, 2011 Category: Primary Care Authors: The Royal Australian College Of General Practitioners Tags: Podcasts Source Type: podcasts
Sex and intellectual disability – dealing with sexual health issues / Women with intellectual disabilities – a study of sexuality, sexual abuse and protection skills
Dr Gillian Eastgate discusses two articles looking at the issues of intellectual disability and sexual health. The research article explores the understanding of sexual relationships, education and abuse amongst women with an intellectual disability. The focus article then considers the clinical issues in the area for GPs (Source: Australian Family Physician audio)
Source: Australian Family Physician audio - March 31, 2011 Category: Primary Care Authors: The Royal Australian College Of General Practitioners Tags: Podcasts Source Type: podcasts
Cerebral palsy in childhood
Professor Dinah Reddihough discusses cerebral palsy in childhood, including the range of conditions it can include and provides a structure for management. She also discusses what GPs should consider in an undifferentiated presentation of a child with cerebral palsy (Source: Australian Family Physician audio)
Source: Australian Family Physician audio - March 31, 2011 Category: Primary Care Authors: The Royal Australian College Of General Practitioners Tags: Podcasts Source Type: podcasts
People with disabilities – a rewarding challenge in general practice
Dr Jane Tracy discusses in detail the health care of a person with Down Syndrome including the importance of considering preventive health issues, as well as conditions more prevalent in people with Down syndrome. Tips for communication and useful resources are also considered (Source: Australian Family Physician audio)
Source: Australian Family Physician audio - March 31, 2011 Category: Primary Care Authors: The Royal Australian College Of General Practitioners Tags: Podcasts Source Type: podcasts
Why haven ’t I changed that? Therapeutic inertia in general practice
Dr Pat Byrnes discusses the concept of therapeutic inertia, the reasons it occurs and provides practical examples of how it can be overcome in clinical general practice < div class="feedflare" > < a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AustralianFamilyPhysicianAudio?a=0E_QySkjQMM:L0yVc5UaRl4:yIl2AUoC8zA" > < img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AustralianFamilyPhysicianAudio?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0" > < /img > < /a > < /div > < img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AustralianFamilyPhysicianAudio/~4/0E_QySkjQMM" height="1" width="1" alt=""/ > (Source: Australian Family Physician audio)
Source: Australian Family Physician audio - January 31, 2011 Category: Primary Care Authors: The Royal Australian College Of General Practitioners Tags: Podcasts Source Type: podcasts
Appointments – getting it right
Dr Andrew Knight talks about appointment systems and how to get them right. He discusses measuring demand, understanding and measuring delay and then ways that practices have made changes to improve their appointment systems (Source: Australian Family Physician audio)
Source: Australian Family Physician audio - January 31, 2011 Category: Primary Care Authors: The Royal Australian College Of General Practitioners Tags: Podcasts Source Type: podcasts
Peer review – a safety and quality improvement initiative in a general practice
Dr Angela Rutherford, a Melbourne GP, discusses a peer review process for the GPs in a practice, including how it works and the benefits they have found (Source: Australian Family Physician audio)
Source: Australian Family Physician audio - January 31, 2011 Category: Primary Care Authors: The Royal Australian College Of General Practitioners Tags: Podcasts Source Type: podcasts
Why haven’t I changed that? Therapeutic inertia in general practice
Dr Pat Byrnes discusses the concept of therapeutic inertia, the reasons it occurs and provides practical examples of how it can be overcome in clinical general practice (Source: Australian Family Physician audio)
Source: Australian Family Physician audio - January 31, 2011 Category: Primary Care Authors: The Royal Australian College Of General Practitioners Tags: Podcasts Source Type: podcasts
Indigenous health – a role for private general practice
Dr Paul Johanson discusses the Majellan Model, which is where a private general practice has worked with the local indigenous community to improve access to general practice. He describes how it was developed and the positives for all participants, as well as some challenges (Source: Australian Family Physician audio)
Source: Australian Family Physician audio - January 31, 2011 Category: Primary Care Authors: The Royal Australian College Of General Practitioners Tags: Podcasts Source Type: podcasts
General practice – workforce gaps now and in 2020
Dr Chris Harrison discusses research that considers gaps in the general practice workforce. It considers the impact of issues like the age and sex of the population and how much time they spend with the GP, changes in the population, where people live and where GPs work to provide some information about what might be the general practice workforce needs in 2020 (Source: Australian Family Physician audio)
Source: Australian Family Physician audio - January 31, 2011 Category: Primary Care Authors: The Royal Australian College Of General Practitioners Tags: Podcasts Source Type: podcasts
End stage heart failure patients – palliative care in general practice
Professor Davidson discusses the term palliative care, and how if is used in patients with chronic heart failure. She discusses the challenges involved in providing palliative care and advanced care planning to these patients, including challenges specific to general practice care and ensuring that cultural, psychological, social and spiritual needs are met along with medical needs. Professor Davidson goes on to discuss a few specific symptoms that can be seen in patients with chronic heart failure, and how these may be managed symptomatically. (Source: Australian Family Physician audio)
Source: Australian Family Physician audio - November 30, 2010 Category: Primary Care Authors: The Royal Australian College Of General Practitioners Tags: Podcasts Source Type: podcasts
Acute pulmonary oedema – Management in General Practice
Dr Baird discusses the syndrome of acute heart failure, and its possible clinical presentations. He briefly discussions precipitants and causes of cardiac failure, and the different types of cardiac failure, namely systolic versus diastolic heart failure. He discusses an approach to the assessment and management of acute pulmonary oedema, with a focus on general practice care. Dr Baird goes on to discuss post-acute care, in particular how GPs can optimise wellbeing and prognosis in chronic heart failure patients. (Source: Australian Family Physician audio)
Source: Australian Family Physician audio - November 30, 2010 Category: Primary Care Authors: The Royal Australian College Of General Practitioners Tags: Podcasts Source Type: podcasts
Addison disease – diagnosis and initial management
Dr Aris Siafarikas discusses Addison Disease, which is a trap for the unwary as it is rare and can present in non specific, but very serious ways. He suggests some hints that may assist in considering the diagnosis and highlights important elements of early management (Source: Australian Family Physician audio)
Source: Australian Family Physician audio - October 31, 2010 Category: Primary Care Authors: The Royal Australian College Of General Practitioners Tags: Podcasts Source Type: podcasts
Small dose... big poison
Professor George Braitberg discusses issues his article ‘Small dose…big poison' which considers children and ingestions of medications and many items found in every household (Source: Australian Family Physician audio)
Source: Australian Family Physician audio - October 31, 2010 Category: Primary Care Authors: The Royal Australian College Of General Practitioners Tags: Podcasts Source Type: podcasts
Transient ischaemic attacks – assessment and management
Dr Elaine Leung discusses why transient ischaemic attacks are a trap for the unwary and provides information on the importance and diagnosis. She also covers issues around assessment and how GPs are well placed to provide the secondary prevention management (Source: Australian Family Physician audio)
Source: Australian Family Physician audio - October 31, 2010 Category: Primary Care Authors: The Royal Australian College Of General Practitioners Tags: Podcasts Source Type: podcasts
