Mental health and obesity still remain high priority clinical issues
The Health of a Nation 2019 report recently released by the RACGP, focuses on a range of key areas including:
The Health of a Nation 2019 report recently released by the RACGP, focuses on a range of key areas including:
I was recently at the 26th European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Glasgow. One of the over-arching messages throughout the conference thus far has been "the need to use people-first language". This is in line with the RACGP position statement on the prevention and management of obesity, released in February 2019.
As you may be aware, Senator Hon Bridget McKenzie called for this Obesity Summit, which was held in Canberra on the 15 February, 2019.
It was a great opportunity for The RACGP, and my talk was well received. My brief was "What are GPs doing well, and future opportunities".