Australian Family Physician audio
Summary: Australian Family Physician is the official journal of The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
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Maintaining an INR in the therapeutic range is an important area of patient management and safety. Kate Hodge talks about a program and evaluation to assist in a rural region.
Oral anticoagulation management is difficult in rural settings because of reduced patient access to pathology testing and medical management.
Associate Professor Jo Douglass outlines issues for GPs and patients in diagnosing and managing food allergy in adults.
There is a marked increase in the prevalence of food allergies. Food allergy can cause fatal anaphylaxis and the victims are most often adolescents and young adults.
Dr Marnie Robinson talk to AFP audio about 2 of the April theme article on Allergy. She discusses paediatric allergy, including allergy tests, and the latest in allergy prevention recommendations.
The prevalence of allergic disease has increased considerably in recent decades and Australia has one of the highest rates of allergic disease in the world.
Allergic diseases (asthma, atopic dermatitis, allergic rhinitis and food allergy) are the commonest chronic diseases of childhood.
Dr Meredith Makeham author of the series of articles in AFP on the Threats to Australian Patient Safety (TAPS) study discusses the TAPS study and some of the findings relating to errors, harm and avoidance of errors
Maintaining an INR in the therapeutic range is an important area of patient management and safety. Kate Hodge talks about a program and evaluation to assist in a rural region
Dr Marnie Robinson discusses paediatric allergy, including allergy tests, and the latest in allergy prevention recommendations
Associate Professor Jo Douglass outlines issues for GPs and patients in diagnosing and managing food allergy in adults
Dr Karen McKertich discusses procedural and surgical treatments for urinary incontinence in women.
A range of surgical treatment options is available for women suffering from stress and urge urinary incontinence refractory to conservative and medical management.
Dr Karen McKertich discusses assessment of urinary incontinence in women.
The aims of assessing urinary incontinence in women are to define the diagnosis, exclude other pathology and guide management. Treatment can be initiated when urinary incontinence is categorised as stress, urge or mixed incontinence.
