The COVID Monitor pilot project is a SWSPHN (PHN) commissioned model to support practice nurses in primary care to provide telehealth monitoring for COVID positive patients across South Western Sydney (Bankstown, Camden, Campbelltown, Fairfield, Liverpool, Wollondilly and Wingecarribee LGAs) as part of PHNs COVID-19 Response. The project also includes following up patients in a PatientContinue reading “COVID Monitor Pilot Project”
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OTAC: Free Training Course in Opioid Treatment for GPs and Other Prescribers
Are you a general practitioner or other prescriber interested in learning about opioid pharmacotherapy treatment? The University of Sydney is hosting a free training course on behalf of the NSW Ministry of Health in the SWSPHN area for medical and nurse practitioners to learn more about how to safely prescribe opioid pharmacotherapies (methadone and buprenorphine)Continue reading “OTAC: Free Training Course in Opioid Treatment for GPs and Other Prescribers”
GP Link Lunches – Ms Kristina Allen, RN
Ms Kristina Allen is the Clinical Support Coordinator for South Western Sydney Primary Health Network. She is an experienced Primary Care Registred Nurse with a passion for nursing education. SSWGPLink Chair, Dr Ken McCroary, spoke to Ms Allen about the “New to General Practice Nursing Program“. To find out more about the ‘New to GeneralContinue reading “GP Link Lunches – Ms Kristina Allen, RN”
Specialist GP perspective on coronary artery calcium scoring
SSWGPLink Deputy Chair, Dr Michael Tam, comments on the new Heart Foundation guidance on CAC scoring in The Medical Republic. I think it is fair to say that it is plausible that CAC may have important clinical benefits in some settings, but this has yet to be well demonstrated and it is also plausible thatContinue reading “Specialist GP perspective on coronary artery calcium scoring”
Is it time to stop using statistical significance?
SSWGPLink Deputy Chair, Dr Michael Tam, published with other Specialist GP academics in Australian Prescriber, the problems of using “statistical significance” in interpreting clinical papers. Over-reliance on statistical significance and p values may lead to incorrect conclusions. Trial reports about drugs should therefore avoid the term statistical significance and quote p values with caution. https://www.nps.org.au/australian-prescriber/articles/is-it-time-to-stop-using-statistical-significance
The red eye – a practical management approach
SSWGPLink Chair, Dr Michael Tam, published this practical GP-centred approach to managing the red eye in Medicine Today. Many of the common causes of red eye can be recognised and treated in primary care using a diagnostic framework that includes a few key questions and assessments. However, decisive referral for specialist ophthalmology assessment and treatmentContinue reading “The red eye – a practical management approach”
Advocating for GPs to help prepare aged care for COVID-19
SSWGPLink Chair, Dr Ken McCroary highlights the danger of COVID-19 to older people. GPs working in aged care should immediately work to help facilities get ready for a worsening outbreak, GP and lecturer Dr Ken McCroary writes. https://www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/gp-opinion/gps-must-help-aged-care-prepare-for-the-coronaviru
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