Matt Masel

Meow Father Who Art in Heaven No one made me go to the pet cemetery. I stumbled across it while idly zooming around on a map of Paris, the better to acquaint myself with its features outside of the famous centre. On the Seine, jus...

In which I visit the world's first pet cemetery, attend the wake of a clown master with a bunch of clowns and immediately after try riding a bike for the first time in Paris. rick-morton.ghost.io/meow-father-...

Snapshots and Scars There’s a scene in Blade Runner that’s stayed lodged in my head for years.

“Continuity is not nostalgia. It’s a clinical tool.” @davetriska.bsky.social

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World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA) WONCA is the World Organization of Family Doctors, with 118 Member Organizations representing over 500,000 family doctors in over 130 countries and territories around the world, and working in partner...

Global recognition for WONCA Rural Health Conference highlights how local action can spark lasting international change in rural healthcare.
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Why general practice keeps failing: the economics no one wants to discuss - Medical Republic Australia’s GP workforce crisis is not a workforce failure but a predictable policy failure—the result of fundamental market failures that current government policy actively makes worse.

« Claiming incentives are “based on what GPs do now” codifies a broken system. Like measuring a tree that the wind has caused to bend, then designing supports to keep it bent. »

Alex McKenzie
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Rural Queensland still waiting for real healthcare reform.

QFIG hosts expert advisory group sessions to assist clinicians to manage complex cases, with expertise available from across the spectrum of those working in the field, now with special international guests attending!

RDAQ2025wrap This is "RDAQ2025wrap" by RDAQ on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

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How great was #rdaq2025

Day 1 of the inaugural QFIG symposium kicked off yesterday in beautiful Byron Bay was a great success! Full spectrum of global OneHealth representatives in attendance. Excited for day 2!

Understanding Q fever at the molecular and genomic level. Presentations from Prof Hayley Newton, Monash Uni and Dr Tarka Raj Bhatta, ARRL.

#kayaktowork
Goondiwindi

Can’t wait for RDAQ conference 2025.
It’s not too late to join us!
conference.rdaq.com.au

Nine children have been killed in an Israeli strike on the city of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip

The strike hit the home of paediatrician Alaa al-Najjar, hospital officials and the AP report

The IDF says a strike occurred and it is reviewing if civilians were harmed

PowerPoint slide that says: “does America do it, if yes, then no”

Just passing along some friendly advice on how to approach potential changes to the Australian health care system @drruthmitchell.bsky.social

newsGP - GPs say siloed approach to healthcare delivery ‘outdated’ The RACGP and the PSA are calling for urgent funding to better integrate pharmacists into general practice, saying it will improve care, patient safety and health system sustainability.

“Mr Mamas agrees. He says pharmacists’ specialised medication expertise complements GPs’ diagnostic and treatment skills.”

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As 26 January approaches, an antidote to historical amnesia and ignorance Introduction by Croakey: In the wake of the Voice referendum, Croakey readers have been asked to do better at supporting

“We Indigenous Australians have learned how to walk with our non-Indigenous fellow citizens, which is how two-thirds of us have migrated into the middle class…
Why are so many non-Indigenous Australians still frightened to walk with us? “
Dr Louis Peachey
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Facing the challenges head on in a collaborative way at the Longreach Rural Maternity Summit. Having the DG and assistant Minister here gives us hope that our advice will be heeded for the benefit of rural communities.

Open letter urges Australian Medical Association to stand up for protection of health workers in Palestine Introduction by Croakey: The World Medical Association will hold its 229th Council Session in Uruguay later this month, and the

Open letter urges Australian Medical Association to stand up for protection of health workers in Palestine www.croakey.org/open-letter-...
By Dr Sue Wareham

In Longreach for the Rural Maternity Summit. Ensuring access to safe and sustainable birthing close to home and on country. www.centralwest.health.qld.gov.au/about-us/new...

'Bloody devastating': Graziers left speechless by outback flooding Ferocious floodwaters in outback Queensland have not only taken homes, but entire livelihoods.

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#Gaza: Doctors Without Borders condemns the March 23 Israeli strike on Nasser Hospital, the largest functioning hospital, killing two and injuring many.

We call once again for the restoration of the #ceasefire and for the resumption of the entry of essential aid and supplies.

Funding cuts mean essential and lifesaving healthcare services and vaccinations, among other critical health issues, have shut down, leaving thousands without treatment worldwide.

This isn’t just a policy change - it’s a death sentence.

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Timeline Cleanse: We're always finding ways to go where we're needed. Our teams constantly adapt to ensure we can reach and provide care to our patients. Medical needs don't stop and neither do we.

When the NDIS turns off the music After surviving a devastating brain injury, music therapy has given this NDIS client a chance to communicate with the world, but cuts to the scheme could end all that.

Beautifully written, revealing look at NDIS music and art therapy via the story of my colleague Kye Halford's cousin. Christian sings to communicate after having a crowbar jammed into his brain by another man while trying to defend a woman holding a baby. www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/life/2025/02...

GP care keeps people healthy – it must be affordable for everyone. @racgp.bsky.social is urging all political parties to commit to significant investments in #Medicare to halve out-of-pocket costs and save people in Aus $268 mil/yr #auspol

Doctors pitch plan to lift bulk-billing rate to 85 per cent New bulk-billing data shows a slight improvement to 77.5 per cent of GP visits being bulk-billed. The Royal Australian College of GPs says it has a plan to restore that rate to pre-COVID levels.

Today we’re launching @racgp.bsky.social's plan for accessible and affordable GP care for everyone. Our initiatives will halve out-of-pocket fees, increase bulk billing, and deliver more GPs for communities across Australia. #auspol ab.co/3EtsiA3

Meet QRGP trainee Jasmine 👋

Jasmine commenced on the pathway in 2024 and took time to reflect on her last year.
@qrgp.bsky.social

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Here’s some cool stuff you can do with Bluesky It’s not just an Alf pics repository.

I learned some stuff about Bluesky I did not know by reading this.

Maybe worth passing it on to others so we can all start getting the full benefit of the 🦋.

YouTube video by Melbourne Mothers Why GP’s are the real superheroes!

Why GPs are the real superheroes!
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via @YouTube
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Thanks Dr Vinay Rane.
We will keep tightening those bolts holding our health system together.

Australian Federal Health Minister Mark Butler MP speaks at the RACGP's annual conference, GP24, in Perth.

Australian Federal Health Minister Mark Butler MP (left) and RACGP President Dr Michael Wright (right) in discussion at the RACGP's annual conference, GP24, in Perth.

Great to sit down with Health Minister Mark Butler MP at #GP24!

Minister Butler: “We haven’t been able to put back every dollar we lost from the Medicare freeze, but we’ve started...”

“We know there’s more to do, we know that patients are still doing it tough and cost of living is hitting hard.”

Fantastic turnaround in GP training, with 20% more doctors training as GPs than last year. GP is back.

But like I've been saying, it's green shoots - we can't be complacent. Government, unis, and we need to make sure there are GPs for every community. 1/