Tag Archives: public health
Be Medicinewise Week – Take Charge!
This year during Be Medicinewise week the National Prescribing Service (NPS) is encouraging clinicians to promote Australians taking charge of their health by being medicinewise, and raising awareness on the importance of having conversations about medicines. Be Medicinewise week (last week!) suggested clinicians ask patients to keep in mind 3 key pieces of advice to take control […]
Managing STIs in Primary Care
Guest posting: Dr Nathan Ryder, Clinical Director Sexual Health, Hunter New England Local Health District Managing sexually transmitted infections (STIs) have always presented a number of challenges to primary care physicians. While most bacterial STIs can still be cured with single dose treatments some STIs are becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics. Therefore it is more […]
AIMED - Let's talk about antibiotics 