GP training on Thursday Island!
Look at this amazing place we are privileged to live and work in: https://t.co/6x8G8Vt9U3 via @YouTube @Island_Docs — Allison Hempenstall (@Dr_Hempenstall) July 20, 2018
Top 30: Why you should listen to TayTay without taking drugs
Presenting for prescription is the 2nd most common reason for encounter in General Practice. As a new GP Registrar you will inevitably be tested out by the local drug seeking community to see if they can get their medications from you. Whilst you can approach this empathetically, your eventual ‘no’ may still feel ‘Mean,’ but…
Top 30: Check 1, 2…
Before I ride my mountain bike I check the head stem, the front and rear brakes, suspension, wheels, tyres and for any odd noises when I drop it to ensure nothing is loose. Much better to fix it before the ride, than discover it half way down the hill, right? On a regular basis, it goes…
How to pass the RACGP exams – Leela’s way
Guest writer: Dr Leela is a GP registrar completing her training in Hervey Bay and will soon be returning to Brisbane with her wonderful family. She recently successfully completed her FRACGP exams. “A few people have asked me for exam tips so here it is. Don’t take it as gospel. There are a hundred different…
Twitter Medical Education for GPs, MEs, and Registrars
Twitter in FOAMed – for GPs, GP registrars, Supervisors, and Medical Educators. Here is a video created for the GP supervisors conference in Cairns 2015 on the use of Twitter for medical education. It discusses how it can be used to advance your own education, help support GP registrars learning, and can be a source…
FOAM4GP Map – Prostate screening. “What do you suggest doc?”
Prostate screening is a complicated mix of opinions, evidence, emotions, and controversy. There are many stakeholders interested in appropriate prostate screening and it is a question we as Australian GPs get asked regularly about. So what do you do? What should you do? And what do you use to help make the decision with your…
Migraine prophylaxis – review of the players
HI GP friends I have done a monster review of migraine prophylaxis option over at Broome docs Check it out HERE http://broomedocs.com/2014/07/migraine-prophylaxis-preventing-headache/ Cheers Casey
Contraception: Commonsense, Clots and Controversy
Here is an 18 minute Podcast discussion between Penny Wilson (@nomadicgp) and Casey Parker (@broomedocs) on the common contraception options, some cool resources for prescribing decision-making and the controversy around the OCP and clots – are these killer pills?….. No Enjoy it over at broomedocs.com: Contraception, Commonsense and Clot Controversy
Glancing Resource – NICE Traffic Light Paediatric serious illness – 2013
Glancing Resources – Click to download – NICE Traffic Light 2013 2013 NICE guidelines – Traffic light system for identifying risk of serious illness in Paediatric populations. Suggestion – Print it and put it on your wall or in a clear plastic folder in your clinic room.
Letter to my registrars:on statins and stuff by Broomedocs
LETTER TO MY REGISTRARS: on statins and stuff
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