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Tues News & Views
9th March, 2010
The Business of General Practice The National Medicines Symposium is on in May 2010 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre NMS is a great opportunity for you to hear details on the latest therapeutic interventions and best practice in pat...
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Tues News & Views
2nd March, 2010
The Business of General Practice HMR research validating the effectiveness of HMRs Roughead. E, Barratt. J, Ramsay. E, Pratt. N et al. The effectiveness of collaborative medicine reviews in delaying time to next hospitalisation for heart failure pati...
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Tues News & Views
23rd February, 2010
The Business of General Practice Quality Use of Medicines Visits: Therapeutic choices for menopausal symptoms. What are bioidentical hormones and are they safe and effective for the treatment of menopausal symptoms? What complementa...
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Tues News & Views
16th February, 2010
The Business of General Practice 2702 / 2710 Diagnosis Requirements A reminder that under the Medicare changes which came into effect for 2702/2710 G.P. Mental Health Treatment Plans, all plans must include a diagnosis: “In addition to asse...
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Tues News & Views
9th February, 2010
The Business of General Practice Quality Use of Medicines Visits: Therapeutic choices for menopausal symptoms. Consider potential benefits and harms and assess cardiovascular risk before initiating HRT. Assess each woman’s overall risk, ...
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Tues News & Views
2nd February, 2010
The Business of General Practice Quality Use of Medicines Visits: Therapeutic choices for menopausal symptoms. Oestrogen with or without progestogen is the most effective treatment for women with menopausal symptoms. Oestrogen with or without proge...
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Tues News & Views
27th January, 2010
The Business of General Practice Quality Use of Medicines Visits: Therapeutic choices for menopausal symptoms. Discuss a woman’s goals and concerns about menopause and her treatment preferences. To ensure the quality use of medicines it is im...
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Tues News & Views
19th January, 2010
The Business of General Practice New MBS item for GPs who have not completed Mental Health Skills Training As of 1 January 2010, a new Medicare item (2702) has been introduced for GPs who have not completed accredited Mental Health Skills Trai...
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Tues News & Views
12th January, 2010
The Business of General Practice Attention Practice Managers: GP Recruitment and Retention Information/Resources Available Online The Division website includes GP workforce resources and links that are useful for both GPs and practice managers that ...
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Tues News & Views
15th December, 2009
The Business of General Practice Changes to Medicare Primary Care Items This week the federal government announced changes to the Medicare system that will become effective from May 2010. The changes include reducing the number of item numbers, imp...
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Tues News & Views
1st December, 2009
The Business of General Practice Breast Cancer risk factors: a review of the evidence National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre has announced the release of its report Breast cancer risk factors: a review of the evidence, an up-to-date review of ep...
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Tues News & Views
24th November, 2009
The Business of General Practice RA Classification A meeting was held recently with the Federal Minister for Health Nicola Roxon, attended by Dr Louise Baker and Sandra Christensen to discuss the new RA classification which commences next July. A bri...
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Tues News & Views
17th November, 2009
The Business of General Practice RACGP Diabetes guidelines With World Diabetes Day held on 14th November, it is timely to remember that GPs are the key educators when it comes to prevention of diabetes. The RACGP’s Guidelines for preventive a...
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Tues News & Views
10th November, 2009
The Business of General Practice Outbreak of hepatitis A 3 Key points for GPs The Victorian Department of Health is investigating a large outbreak of hepatitis A associated with semi dried tomatoes. A small number of cases have been reported i...
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Tues News & Views
20th October, 2009
The Business of General Practice Interim arrangements for Mental health nurses engaged under Mental Health Nurse Incentive Program (MHNIP) cease on 31 December Mental health nurses engaged under Mental Health Nurse Incentive Program (MHNIP) must be...
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Tues News & Views
13th October, 2009
The Business of General Practice Recognition of Prior Learning- Previous Level 1 Mental Health Training The Commonwealth have announced that those GPs who have undertaken the training accredited by the General Practice Mental Health Standards Collabo...
