GP Journal Focuses On HPV Vaccination, Medicolegal Issues, Management Of Life Threatening Allergies

Main Category: Cervical Cancer / HPV Vaccine
Article Date: 20 Jan 2009 - 1:00 PDT


The January/ February 2009 edition of Australian Family Physician, the flagship journal of The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP), features a range of articles and research focusing on key issues in general practice today. The January/February 2009 edition includes the following articles:

HPV vaccination catch up program - Utilisation by young Australian women

Edith Weisberg, Deborah Bateson, Kirsten McCaffery, S Rachel Skinner

The human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine provides protection against HPV types 6 and 11, and 16 and 18. The Australian Government's offer of free vaccination to women aged 18-26 years of age through general practitioners ends 30 June 2009. This study's objective is to determine the percentage of women attending Family Planning New South Wales (FPNSW) clinics aged 26 years or less who were aware of the free HPV vaccination program and had received a full course of the vaccine or had at least one injection. More…

GPs' concerns about medicolegal issues - How it affects their practice

Louise Nash, Merrilyn Walton, Michele Daly, Maree Johnson

General practitioners' concerns about medicolegal issues have been shown to influence the practice of medicine. This research looks at GPs' beliefs about medicolegal issues and how medicolegal concerns affect their practice. More…

New action plans for the management of anaphylaxis

Andrew S Kemp, Wendy Hu

The Australasian Society for Clinical Immunology and Allergy has developed new anaphylaxis (a sudden life threatening allergic reaction) action plans intended for use across Australasia. These educational tools aim to give patients and carers easily accessible information about key steps in the emergency treatment of acute allergic reactions and anaphylaxis. This article outlines the rationale for these plans, introduces two new action plans and key practice points to consider when providing these plans. More…

Compounded medicines and 'off label' prescribing - A case for more guidance

Romano A Fois, Barry T Mewes, Andrew J McLachlan

Interest by prescribers and pharmacists in the provision of individualised pharmaceutical therapy in the form of compounded medicines (for example one-off specially prepared medicines usually prepared by a pharmacist) has grown in recent times. However, there have also been a number of case reports of patient harm associated with these medicines. This study aims to highlight areas for clinicians and pharmacists to consider when prescribing or dispensing compounded medicines, which are consistent with quality use of medicines principles. More…

All articles are available to read online at http://www.racgp.org.au/afp.

Australian Family Physician is the journal of The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. It is a peer reviewed journal, publishing original articles and reviews dedicated to meeting the ongoing educational requirements of general practitioners. For more information including subscription to the print version, visit http://www.racgp.org.au/afp.

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is responsible for maintaining standards for quality clinical practice, education and training, and research in Australian general practice. The RACGP has the largest general practitioner membership of any medical organisation in Australia and represents the majority of Australia's general practitioners.

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