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General practitioners (GPs) are the most frequently accessed healthcare providers for children. This project aims to provide a contemporary insight into current childhood obesity management practices among Australian GPs, including perceived barriers and enablers.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Method<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A 20\u2010question survey was developed by a multidisciplinary team including a paediatric endocrinologist, GP registrar, paediatric registrar and medical student. The HealthMap database distributed the survey to registered Australian GPs using a Quality Audit Reporting System. Free\u2010text responses were thematically analysed using Braun and Clarke's qualitative descriptive methodology. Ethics approval was granted by the Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District Human Research Ethics Committee.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      There were 199 responses, of which 92% (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009183) were GP Fellows. Most respondents were from New South Wales (34.7%,\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200969) and Victoria (27.6%,\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200955). A majority (60.3%,\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009120) practised in major cities, with 18.1% (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u200936) based in outer regional areas. Thematic analysis identified key barriers to obesity management: difficulty engaging families, limited referral pathways for multidisciplinary care, inadequate public health interventions and underutilisation of national resources.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Participating Australian GPs identified significant challenges in managing childhood obesity, particularly limited awareness of available resources and referral pathways. Improving the dissemination of existing services, strengthening clinical support and enhancing multidisciplinary care pathways may help support GPs in delivering effective, obesity\u2010targeted care.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/jpc.70500","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,18]],"date-time":"2026-07-18T11:58:54Z","timestamp":1784375934000},"page":"1648-1662","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Australian General Practitioners' Perspectives on Childhood Obesity Management"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"62","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0005-2656-9064","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Stephanie","family":"Lee","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Queensland Children's Hospital  South Brisbane Queensland Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jasveen","family":"Kaur","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Nepean Hospital  Kingswood New South Wales Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hasnain","family":"Bhurawala","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales  Kensington New South Wales Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Gary","family":"Leong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Paediatrics Nepean Hospital, Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District, Australia  Kingswood New South Wales Australia"},{"name":"Sydney Medical School Nepean, Discipline of Paediatrics, The University of Sydney  Kingswood New South Wales Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Habib","family":"Bhurawala","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Sydney Medical School Nepean, Discipline of Paediatrics, The University of Sydney  Kingswood New South Wales Australia"},{"name":"Paediatric Department Nepean Hospital, Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District  Kingswood New South Wales Australia"},{"name":"Charles Perkins Centre The University of Sydney  Camperdown New South Wales Australia"},{"name":"Faculty of Medicine University of Notre Dame Australia  Sydney Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,18]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_14_2_1","unstructured":"The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne \u201cAbout Overweight and Obesity [Internet] \u201d 2023 https:\/\/www.rch.org.au\/weight\u2010management\/about\u2010overweight\u2010and\u2010obesity\/."},{"key":"e_1_2_14_3_1","unstructured":"Australian Institute of Health and Welfare \u201cAustralia's Children \u201d 2022 AIHW https:\/\/www.aihw.gov.au\/reports\/children\u2010youth\/australias\u2010children."},{"key":"e_1_2_14_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1038\/s41572-023-00435-4"},{"key":"e_1_2_14_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S2213-8587(22)00047-X"},{"key":"e_1_2_14_6_1","unstructured":"M. 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