Welcome to the ThinkGP blog! Our writers share their thoughts on healthcare, the health industry and life in general.
Dr Jennifer Rogers discusses the importance of being able to effectively identify, treat and manage osteoporosis in the practice, and explains why GPs should include osteoporosis awareness in their PLANs.
Dr Simon Cowap explores the advances in Chronic Heart Failure treatment, charting our progress across the past 30 years and thinking forward to the future.
The mental health of Australia's HCPs has been under the microscope more than ever recently. Dr Steven Sommer addresses the nature of stress in the medical sphere, and offers some insight on how he deals with the stresses of work and life.
Dr James Best stresses the importance of early intervention, support and guidance in autism, and reflects on his life-changing journey to Africa with his son Sam, diagnosed with autism at the age of 3.
Dr Allan Shell sits down to pen his thoughts on dementia in general practice, and how you can help promote quality of life, rather than just longevity of life, in your older patients.
GP Registrar Georgia Frew shares her fears, frustrations and self discoveries on the path to becoming a part of the future of healthcare.
Painaustralia CEO Carol Bennett addresses a fundamental health issue impacting the quality of life for millions of Australians, and implores GPs and allied health professionals to better equip themselves to manage chronic pain in an aged care setting in particular.
''Mother knows best'' - a familiar phrase and the basis of this piece exploring the importance of taking parental concern into consideration when presented with developmental delay, an identifier for Fragile X syndrome.
