This report and its companion volume A decade of Australian general practice activity 2006–
07 to 2015–16 are the last annual reports from the Bettering the Evaluation and Care of …

Background We aimed to describe trends in knee and hip OA management by general
medical practitioners (GPs) in Australia. Methods We analysed cross-sectional survey data …

The term respiratory disease refers to a number of conditions that affect the lungs or their
components [1]; each of these conditions is characterised by some level of impairment of the …

Primary care practitioners (PCPs) do not routinely promote dementia risk reduction. The
purpose of this study was to map the published literature on the views of PCPs about …

Although smaller as a proportion of total population than Western Europe or Japan, almost
15% of Australia's population is aged 65 years and over and expected to increase to nearly …

Background During vocational general practice training, the content of each trainee's (in
Australia, registrars') in-consultation clinical experience is expected to entail a breadth of …

In Australia, general practice forms a core part of the health system, with general
practitioners (GPs) having a gatekeeper role for patients to receive care from other health …

Objective: Primary care practitioners are well placed to support diagnosis and appropriate
treatment of eating disorders as they are often the first point of contact with the health care …

Objective The aim of this study was to calculate the societal economic burden of shoulder
pain in patients on the orthopaedic waiting list at an Australian public hospital and calculate …

Background Although the availability of fully funded direct‐acting antivirals (DAAs) and the
eligibility of primary care providers (PCPs) to provide hepatitis C virus (HCV) have removed …