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With the festive season in the rear-view mirror, February offers an opportunity for many of us to take a breather and reassess our relationship with alcohol. For 32-year-old Mermaid Beach administrative officer Katie* a re-set started abruptly on New Year’s Eve. “I’ve always been someone who l...
Chronic Disease Management (CDM) changes are planned for 2025. This will be the first major change to CDM in 20 years and is proposed to come into effect on 1 July 2025. With a quarter of revenue coming from CDM, commencing steps to prepare your practice for the transition offers your team an opport...
The New Year is the perfect time to pause, reset, and reflect – especially when it comes to our drinking habits. And according to Lives Lived Well Clinical Services Gold Coast Manager Vicky Mouatt, February presents an excellent opportunity to take a break from alcohol for 28 days, with the ch...
Approximately 220,000 older Australians reside in Residential Aged Care Homes (RACHs), with over half living with dementia (PLWD) at varying stages of severity. Among these individuals, 40% experience mild symptoms, while fewer than 1% face extreme challenges. These numbers highlight the significant...
As we enter the high-risk weather season and anticipate more extreme weather conditions in the coming months, it is a good time to start to prepare. We thought it would be useful to put together a list of things to consider. Please note, this is not an exhaustive list, but more a guide to assist [...
For Pacific Pines resident Edward, the Mungulli Yarn and Walk program has been a lifeline. “I had a heart attack 10 weeks ago, and this program gets me out of the house and meeting people,” he said during one of the regular Monday morning sessions at Cheltenham Oval, Robina. “In just a short t...
Hi, I’m Jardin. I’m a father of two young children (aged 3 and 5) and work as a GP at Burleigh Heads. I’ve lived on the Gold Coast for most of my life and completed my undergraduate and postgraduate studies at Griffith University and Deakin University, respectively. I also work part ti...
Patients on the Gold Coast can now access a home detox service to safely and discreetly withdraw from alcohol or cannabis. Addiction In-home Recovery (AIR Detox) was set up by Dr Hok Yee Siu, a GP with a special interest in Addiction Medicine. He created a seven-day medicated detox and 12-month afte...
A little over a year ago Broadbeach mum Elle Howard was feeling burnt out. The then-32-year-old lawyer put it all down to sleep deprivation, some post-partum blues, the weight gain from pregnancies and the stress of returning to work with two children under the age of two at home. So, she decided to...
The General Practice Aged Care Incentive (GPACI) supports general practices to deliver regular, proactive services and care planning to older people living in residential aged care homes. If your practice is already participating in the existing Practice Incentive (PIP) General Practice (GP) Aged Ca...
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