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Getting your practice ready for the National Lung Cancer Screening Program

Cancer: what’s the difference between screening and diagnosis?

Navigating eating disorder care

Services Australia latest: MyMedicare, General Practice in Aged Care Incentive updates

How to transition to POLAR and enhance data sharing for general practices

Prepping your practice for chronic conditions management changes

MyMedicare latest: accreditation exemption date extended, HPOS reminder and more

Updated cervical cancer screening guidelines encourage increased self-collected HPV tests

NWMPHN’s latest HNA now available

Major childhood anxiety research boosts tools for GPs

New vodcasts on benefits of the General Practice in Aged Care Incentive

Injury time doesn’t have to mean extra time in a hospital
News from around our region
Seeking GP perspectives on universal screening for cytomegalovirus (CMV) in pregnancy
1 July 2025 | University of MelbourneAustralia’s biggest celebration of primary health care nursing is coming to Brisbane this July
30 June 2025 | Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA)Help shape the future of general practice research in Australia
24 June 2025 | University of WollongongMental health professionals: help researchers better understand sleep
18 June 2025 | Macquarie UniversityTune in to Heart Foundation webinar on new acute coronary syndromes guideline
3 June 2025 | Heart FoundationAccess the new Opioid Safety Toolkit – a resource for GPs and patients
14 May 2025 | Monash Addiction Research CentreAccess to the Australian Immunisation Register in residential care
9 May 2025 | National Centre for Immunisation Research and SurveillanceSubscribe to receive our fortnightly newsletter
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