Pharmacy board to roll out pharmacist prescribing standards
The Pharmacy Board of Australia says it is planning to roll out national standards for education and training that allow pharmacists to prescribe independently. Back in…
Siobhan Calafiore
Siobhan is a reporter with Australian Doctor Group.
‘Twisted situation’: GP speaks out after being stripped of her specialist registration
This week, Australian Doctor revealed that up to 200 doctors had been asked to prove that they were qualified GPs following an administrative bungle by…
NHMRC backs push for GPs to prescribe ADHD stimulants
The push is on to broaden prescribing rights for ADHD stimulant medication and implement nationally standardised training for interested GPs. The first NHMRC-endorsed Australian Evidence-Based…
Experts urge GP action on one million patients with mild cognitive impairment
GPs are being urged to prescribe physical activity, memory strategies training and optimal nutrition to patients under Australia’s first expert recommendations for mild cognitive impairment.…
Can AI reduce the harms and cost of Australia’s breast cancer screening program?
There is a debate raging within the medical community which has yet to reach the wider public about the costs and benefits of Australia’s national…
Professor Ken Harvey retires from anti-quackery crusade
The quacks, the shonks, the fraudsters, the medically deluded and maybe even the TGA itself can sigh with relief.  One of their fiercest critics, Associate…
Childhood trauma does not undermine pharmacotherapy for depression: study
Childhood trauma should not preclude patients with major depressive disorder from accessing first-line pharmacotherapy, despite previous findings to the contrary, international researchers say. Their meta-analysis…
Infant infected with monkeypox: case study
A two-month-old baby has become one of the youngest patients diagnosed with monkeypox, after presenting to a hospital with a rash and cellulitis last month. …
Signed, sealed and (about to be) delivered? The return of GP training
It was August 26th in the stands of a rugby league match on a wintry Melbourne night that RACGP CEO Paul Wappett signed the biggest…
Professor Al Muderis says his medical insurance cover has been revoked for certain surgical procedures
Associate Professor Munjed Al Muderis says he can no longer operate on his osseointegration patients after his medical defence organisation decided to withdraw his cover…
