Heart Failure

Diabetes is the fastest growing chronic condition in Australia, increasing at a faster rate than other chronic diseases such as heart disease and cancer. It is important to regularly assess the absolute cardiovascular risk and risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) for all your patients with T2DM.

By stopping and thinking ‘kidney function’ each time you prescribe medicine for someone you suspect of having reduced kidney function, you can identify patients with CKD and ensure their medicines are safe and effective for them.

Improving function is a key goal of persistent pain treatment. Achieving this requires patients to engage in self-management strategies built on an understanding of pain that addresses psychological and social factors and minimises use of pain medicines, particularly opioids.