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Title: | Hepatitis C caseload and models of care for rural GPs working in northern New South Wales | Contributor(s): | Fraser, John (author); Alexander, Christian (author); Fisher, Karen Anne (author) | Publication Date: | 2002 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/3072 | Abstract: | General practitioners have an important future role in the detection and management of hepatitis C in Australia. One percent of the Australian population is infected with hepatitis C, of which most are consequent on previous injecting drug use. A transition from specialist to primary care requires improved knowledge for GPs. Shared care trials in urban areas of Australia demonstrate small benefits to socially disadvantaged patients with hepatitis C. However, these have not evaluated the more complex issues in rural areas arising from large distances, increased difficulty with confidentiality, and shortages of health professionals. Little information is available about hepatitis C in rural general practice. Rural GPs have good knowledge about transmission and natural history, but a reluctance to refer to tertiary care, although in some settings they do share antiviral therapy with urban specialists. We investigated this further. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Australian Family Physician, 31(11), p. 1052-1054 | Publisher: | Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) | Place of Publication: | Australia | ISSN: | 0300-8495 | Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 110309 Infectious Diseases 150305 Human Resources Management 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 920109 Infectious Diseases 920506 Rural Health 920499 Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health) not elsewhere classified |
Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal | Publisher/associated links: | http://www.racgp.org.au/afp/200211/28920 http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/38226 |
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