Category: General News
Perinatal Consultant Advice Line (PAL)
Dear Obstetric Shared Care GPs, You may be aware that SA Health introduced the PAL as a state-wide communication strategy in 2009 to assist clinicians secure consultant obstetrician and/or neonatologists advice in the event of a deteriorating perinatal patient. The revised Perinatal Consultant Advice Line Flow Chart has now been reviewed and approved by the SA […]
Meet Dr Wissam Ghamrawi
Coming from a family of surgeons, Dr Wissam Ghamrawi assumed he would follow the same path, but there was always something missing. In general practice, Wissam found the daily diversity, the simplicity and the complexity, and above all the community that finally combined all his passions both inside and outside medicine. After four years in […]
Meet Dr Cicy Li
For Dr Cicy Li, being able to practice preventative medicine is the most rewarding part of her day as a training GP registrar. General Practice can take on many forms, preventive medicine referring to how primary care doctors can help to stop disease before it even starts in their patients. It is both a positive […]
Pregnancy Care Guidelines
Dear Obstetric Shared Care GPs, The Department of Health is seeking GP input for the revision of the Pregnancy Care guidelines. The specific areas being addressed in this consultation round are: A Google document has been set up to assist with gathering your comments and feedback. The draft Pregnancy Care Guideline document can be accessed below or […]
Perinatal Screening for Pregnant Women
Dear Obstetric Shared Care GPs, It is so important for pregnant women to be able to access perinatal screening, not only for DV, substance abuse or other mental health genetic predispositions but also to determine the level of surrounding support, anxiety, stress and general emotions about having a baby, particularly during COVID-19 times. A recent […]
Latest Update from RANZCOG
In light of the successful flattening of the curve in Australia and New Zealand, RANZCOG has now updated advice regarding routine antenatal care and birth. RANZCOG recognises that individual institutions and other jurisdictions will have their own protocols in place, and these should be adhered to. There remains a risk of a second wave of infection […]
Authoritative Information for our Obstetric Shared Care GPs.
Dear Obstetric Shared Care GPs, We hope that wherever you may be, you are safe and well during these crazy COVID days. Whether it feels like it or not, with each day that passes we are redefining our ‘new normal’. Has our trust in society changed? Has our sense of responsibility to each other altered? […]
Pregnancy and Mental Health
Dear Obstetric Shared Care GPs, 2020 has brought many unexpected challenges to our nation with fires, floods and now, the COVID-19 pandemic, that is impacting on us all in so many ways. As a profession we have to be proud as we have continued to provide the best possible care to mothers and babies. So […]
Update on PPE Supply
Are You Experiencing Difficulty in Reliably Sourcing Hygiene Products Dear GPs and Practice Managers, GPs have asked us for assistance with what is happening with supplies of PPE. It has been concerning to hear about continuing low supplies of PPE, including difficulty reliably sourcing hygiene products at a reasonable price. GP Partners Australia have identified […]
The Folic Acid Study
Dear Obstetric Shared Care GPs, You can help with this important studyPlease share this with your antenatal patients Why are we Doing This Study? Taking folic acid supplements before becoming pregnant and for the first 12 weeks of pregnancy is important and has been shown to reduce neural tube defects. Once the baby’s neural tube […]
