Driving better sexual and reproductive health outcomes for women through primary care

We innovate strategies to ensure the Australian primary care workforce adequately addresses women's sexual and reproductive health needs, including trialling alternative service delivery methods to enhance accessibility, particularly in rural and regional areas.

Understanding the needs and preferences of women is important when co-designing interventions that can help women achieve their individual reproductive goals.

Health data sets are useful in gaining insights into the state of women's sexual and reproductive health in Australia and identifying gaps in health care provision.

An online educational video aimed at increasing contraceptive knowledge among young women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds is being distributed in five languages. Release of the 13-minute videos follows a significant research project, EXTEND-PREFER, undertaken by SPHERE, the results of which were published in the BMJ SRH this month.

An online educational video aimed at increasing contraceptive knowledge among young women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds is being distributed in five languages. Release of the 13-minute videos follows a significant research project, EXTEND-PREFER, undertaken by SPHERE, the results of which were published in the BMJ SRH this month.

GPs are demanding action to better address women’s health issues. It follows the release of the RACGP guidelines for preventive activities in general practice. Known as ‘the Red Book’, the guidelines were first published in 1989 and supports preventive activities in general practice. 

Routine screening for thyroid disease and proteinuria in pregnant women during each antenatal visit is no longer recommended, according to the latest edition of the RACGP’s Red Book. Instead, GPs are advised to take a case-finding approach in at-risk women and only continue testing proteinuria beyond the first visit if there is concern for pre-eclampsia.

This morning the RACGP released the 10th edition of its iconic, red apple-fronted guidelines for preventive activities in general practice, otherwise known as the Red Book. First published in 1987, each edition has expanded to reflect the increase in the expected bandwidth of GPs over the decades, RACGP Red Book chair Professor Danielle Mazza told the inauguration party.

The RACGP has launched the 10th edition of its "Red Book", the Guidelines for preventive activities in general practice for GPs. The new edition of the widely used resource builds on its long history of guiding preventive activities in general practice. The 10th edition includes recommendations on evidence-based screening, prevention of chronic disease, early detection of disease, and empowering patients through health education and promotion.