Barriers and facilitators to diabetic retinopathy screening within Australian primary care

CONCLUSION: This study identified essential areas at the system level that require addressing to promote the broader implementation of DR screening, in particular, a nationwide awareness campaign to maximise the use of MBS items, improve GPs' competency, and subsidise costs of the retinal cameras for small and rural general practices.PMID:34847874 | DOI:10.1186/s12875-021-01586-7

Source: Rural Remote Health - December 1, 2021 Category: Rural Health Authors: Matthew J G Watson Peter J McCluskey John R Grigg Yogesan Kanagasingam Judith Daire Mohamed Estai Source Type: research