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October 07, 2025

  • It's Cyber Security Awareness Month!
  • Recent alert: Syphilis (1 October)
  • Aged care on-site pharmacist
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September 09, 2025

  • NOW OPEN: TALK ABOUT Women's Health
  • JOIN US: Red Ant Round-Up
  • New Queensland Health webpage: Your health care options
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August 12, 2025

  • Older Persons Symposium
  • Information for GPs referring patients to cancer counselling
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GP Alerts and Updates

October 22, 2025

Alert - Possible Brodifacoum Poisoning Cluster

There has been a cluster of cases identified in the Metro South Health region of positive Brodifacoum (super-warfarin) detection in patients not currently on anticoagulants.

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August 26, 2025

Alert - Measles

The West Moreton Public Health Unit has confirmed a case of measles in an adult from Boonah who recently returned from overseas.

The person was unknowingly infectious while travelling from Bali to Brisbane on Tuesday morning, 19 August 2025 until Monday, 25 August 2025.

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July 04, 2025

Alert - Australian bat lyssavirus (ABLV)

Alert - Gestational diabetes mellitus diagnosis and screening changes

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GPs in a Pod

October 22, 2025

Episode 46: Primary care reform - with Dr Walid Jammal and Dr Kirsten Meisinger

If you missed our How to make Medicare reform work for you and your patients discussions in Toowoomba and Ipswich last week, catch up with this week's GPs in a Pod episode.

Dr Jammal and Dr Meisinger (MD, MHCDS) returned to speak with Dr Tanusha, Dr Jo, and the PHN's Executive Director - Primary Care, Tim Keane.

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October 07, 2025

Episode 44: Healthdirect Australia - with Bettina McMahon

In this episode, Dr Tanusha speaks with Healthdirect Australia CEO Bettina McMahon.

They discuss Healthdirect Australia's role in the health system, My Aged Care, the importance of practices being listed in the National Health Services Directory, and the upcoming rebrand to 1800 MEDICARE, which will expand to include free, after-hours GP consultations.

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September 23, 2025

Episode 43: AI scribes - with Tracy Pickett (Avant)

In this episode, Tanusha speaks with Tracy Pickett, Legal & Policy Advisor at Avant.

They discuss Artificial Intelligence (AI) Scribes; the benefits for GPs and patients, the risks around inaccuracy, data and security, and legal considerations.

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