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How Allied Health Professionals Can Support Lung Cancer Screening Pathways
The National Lung Cancer Screening Program (NLCSP) is now live, helping to detect lung cancer early and save lives across Australia. While general practitioners, nurse practitioners and nurses are the primary referral points, allied health professionals have an equally important role to play in ensuring patients are informed, encouraged, and supported along their screening journey. […]
Talking About Lung Cancer Without Stigma: How Health Professionals Can Make a Difference
Now that the National Lung Cancer Screening Program (NLCSP) is live across Australia, thousands of people at higher risk are hearing about screening for the first time. Many of them have long term smoking history, or are people who used to smoke, who may feel nervous, ashamed or undeserving of preventive care. This is where […]
Bringing Lung Cancer Screening to Rural and Remote Communities: What Health Professionals Need to Know
Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death in Australia. Thanks to the National Lung Cancer Screening Program (NLCSP), early detection is now within reach for thousands of Australians at higher risk, including those living in rural and remote communities. Since the program launched in July 2025, one of its most significant achievements has […]
Overwhelmed to Organised: Build Your Fellowship Exam Study Plan
Are you preparing to sit a fellowship exam? Perhaps you are preparing to sit the RACGP AKT, KFP or CCE exams, the ACRRM MCQ exam, or another medical fellowship exam. Whatever exam you are preparing for, plan to be as effective and efficient as you can be. Here’s why. Study planning allows you to manage […]
The Vital Role of Practice Nurses and Primary Care Teams in Lung Cancer Screening
With the National Lung Cancer Screening Program (NLCSP) now active across Australia, primary care teams are playing a crucial role in identifying eligible patients, initiating screening conversations, and coordinating care through the screening pathway. Practice nurses, General Practitioners (GPs), Aboriginal Health Workers, nurse practitioners, reception teams and other primary care staff are often the first […]
