RACGP conference: Life's a beach, but the caseload is not.(Brief Article)

Australian Doctor,  September, 2005  

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Heather Ferguson reports on the RACGP Annual Scientific Conference in Darwin, 29 September - 2 October.

COASTAL-BASED GPs are paying the price for the Cysea-change' phenomenon with a higher chronic disease management workload, according to the first major comparison of general practice activity based on geographical location.

GPs classified as inner regional, including those in coastal centres such as Noosa in Queensland and satellite towns such as Launceston in Tasmania, managed more patients with depression, back complaint, osteoarthritis, oesophageal disease and ischaemic ...

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