Screen, Diagnose, Manage and Monitor: A GP Primer to Common Clinical Conditions

This peer-reviewed book complements the decision-making process of busy clinicians at a primary care, outpatient, or ambulatory setting. The book is designed to provide clinicians with "quick-fire" answers to common clinical problems using a one-glimpse algorithm for each topic. The algorithm serves as a quick access or desk reference containing information that is aligned to a much more detailed companion text. The book targets an international audience, driven by an extensive synthesis of international guidelines for each topic, making it customizable. The algorithm is meant to introduce a basic "scaffolding" that can be tailored to meet the demands of local practice, aided by a simplified reference text curated from well established guidelines.

The content of this book is designed to provide and preserve clinically relevant information against a backdrop of continuous advancements in technical knowledge that usually require constant updates. To that end, the Editor and authors have carefully crafted "experience-based roadmaps" in the form of algorithms that could potentially remain timeless, forming the foundation for future decision-making processes to be built upon thus keeping pace with scientific progress and contemporary practices.

Screen, Diagnose, Manage and Monitor - A GP Primer to Common Clinical Conditions is a collaborative effort (between clinicians and academics from different universities and practice-based clinics) initiated by Monash University.

Dr. Yogarabindranath Swarna Nantha is a clinician-scientist and currently holds the position of Senior Lecturer in General Practice at Monash University. Prior to joining academia, he worked as a general practitioner with the Ministry of Health Malaysia for 16 years. He also served as a primary care researcher during his tenure with the public healthcare services, closely collaborating with the National Clinical Research Centre, National University of Malaysia, and International Medical University.

He received his medical degree (MBBS) in 2005. He completed training in health management (MBA) in 2011 and obtained his Membership from the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP) in 2012. In appreciation of his contribution to the advancement of the science of general practice, he was awarded the Fellowship of the Royal College of General Practitioners (FRCGP) in 2019.

After becoming the recipient of funding from the National Institute of Health Malaysia, he began working on his PhD research project at Monash University in 2018. The subject matter of his thesis involves the development of a comprehensive self-management behavioural model in individuals with Type 2 diabetes. In February 2022, he was awarded a PhD (General Practice) from Monash University upon completion of his thesis.

At present, he teaches both postgraduate and undergraduate students at the university. He is also an active researcher focusing on areas related to preventive medicine, non-communicable diseases, digital health, population health, health psychology, and health services research. He leads a research initiative aiming to transform his novel self-management behavioural model for chronic diseases into a scalable digital health observatory, powered by artificial intelligence. In the preceding 2 years, he was the principal investigator in clinical trials involving a new therapeutic option for people living with obesity.

Yogarabindranath resides in Malaysia with his parents, partner, and cat.