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Disaster planning in general practice.
IF 1.6 4区 医学
Australian Journal of General Practice Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.31128/AJGP-06-24-7315
Rowena Ivers, Catherine Pendrey, Penelope Burns, Duncan McKinnon, Charlotte Hespe, Declan Mulvaney
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Situation report: Australian general practitioners in disaster health management.
IF 1.6 4区 医学
Australian Journal of General Practice Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.31128/AJGP-06-24-7325
Penelope Burns, Elizabeth Reay, Kate Sandy, Nina Robertson
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Granular parakeratosis associated with benzalkonium chloride exposure.
IF 1.6 4区 医学
Australian Journal of General Practice Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.31128/AJGP-05-24-7254
Arabella English, Alexandra Mortimore
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Heat and mental health.
IF 1.6 4区 医学
Australian Journal of General Practice Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.31128/AJGP-07-24-7336
Anthony Harris, Matthew Barton, Lakna Waniganayake, Valsamma Eapen, Michelle Hamrosi
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Disaster management.
IF 1.6 4区 医学
Australian Journal of General Practice Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.31128/AJGP-07-24-7357
Penelope Burns, Michael Kidd, Michelle Hamrosi
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Recommendations for implementing rheumatic heart disease echocardiographic detection in remote Australia: A narrative review and lesson-drawing from diabetic retinopathy screening.
IF 1.6 4区 医学
Australian Journal of General Practice Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.31128/AJGP-05-24-7294
Benjamin Jones, Angus W Turner, James Marangou, Jennifer Yan, Paul Burgess, Alex Kaethner, Natasha Howard, Mike English, Shobhana Nagraj, Joshua R Francis
{"title":"Recommendations for implementing rheumatic heart disease echocardiographic detection in remote Australia: A narrative review and lesson-drawing from diabetic retinopathy screening.","authors":"Benjamin Jones, Angus W Turner, James Marangou, Jennifer Yan, Paul Burgess, Alex Kaethner, Natasha Howard, Mike English, Shobhana Nagraj, Joshua R Francis","doi":"10.31128/AJGP-05-24-7294","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.31128/AJGP-05-24-7294","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and objectives: </strong>Australia has some communities with the highest rates of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in the world. Echocardiographic detection of RHD through active case finding has been proposed for early detection. Lessons can be learnt from the implementation of a similar program - diabetic retinopathy screening. The aim of this paper is to identify transferable lessons from the implementation of diabetic retinopathy screening that could be applied to RHD echocardiographic detection.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>This paper presents a narrative review and expert recommendations.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Transferable lessons from the implementation of diabetic retinopathy screening include training local staff regularly with formal certification; supplementary health promotion; program champions; general practitioner involvement; informing all staff at clinics; creating separate Medicare Benefits Schedule items for acquisition and interpretation; using echocardiography for detection and monitoring of RHD; establishing referral pathways and communication channels; local community involvement in implementation planning; and developing an adaptable program.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Implementing programs successfully and sustainably in remote communities is known to be challenging. These transferable lessons from the implementation of diabetic retinopathy screening might assist in the planning of an RHD detection program.</p>","PeriodicalId":54241,"journal":{"name":"Australian Journal of General Practice","volume":"54 1-2","pages":"75-79"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143257376","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Introducing new AJGP initiatives.
IF 1.6 4区 医学
Australian Journal of General Practice Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.31128/AJGP-01-25-1234e
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January-February 2025 correspondence.
IF 1.6 4区 医学
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Once bitten, twice shy: Antimicrobial stewardship in the setting of arthropod-associated superficial lymphangitis. 一朝被蛇咬,十年怕井绳:节肢动物相关浅表淋巴管炎的抗菌管理。
IF 1.6 4区 医学
Australian Journal of General Practice Pub Date : 2024-12-01 DOI: 10.31128/AJGP-04-24-7220
Melinda Jiang, Christina Guo, Stephen Bacchi
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Guest editorial: Times of change and opportunity for Australian general practice training. 嘉宾评论:澳大利亚全科医生培训的变革与机遇。
IF 1.6 4区 医学
Australian Journal of General Practice Pub Date : 2024-12-01 DOI: 10.31128/AJGP-10-24-7440
James Brown
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