‘If you identify me I’m finished’: The IMG surgeons surviving life under RACS
Ten years ago, AusDoc wrote about the medical profession’s ghosts, the IMGs being brought in en masse to work as GPs in the rural and…
Paul Smith
Paul is editor of Australian Doctor Group.
Bariatric surgeons under pressure? Life beyond the $69,000 premiums
Are bariatric surgeons in trouble? Many are facing sky-high premiums fuelled by an apparent rise in patient complaints. And what about the GLP-1s? Will they…
‘Treat the cause of high specialist fees, not the symptoms,’ says RACP president
The physicians’ college says high specialist costs are a symptom of an unhealthy system but is yet to respond on whether greedy specialists are partly…
Dr Michelle Telfer revealed as ‘Professor L’ — the expert witness savaged by judge in puberty blocker case
Prominent paediatrician Associate Professor Michelle Telfer has been revealed as ‘Professor L’ — the doctor accused of misleading a court after a mother lost custody…
Make specialists charging ‘extreme fees’ pay back the Medicare rebates, Grattan Institute says
Peter Breadon.Specialists routinely charging so-called ‘extreme fees’ should be forced to pay back all Medicare funding at the end of the year, a new report…
Welcome to the second coming of My Health Record: the AusDoc interview
Doctors have long asked an existential question about My Health Record. Why does it exist? What is its clinical utility? It has now amassed 1.7…
Orthopaedic surgeons vs hospital bosses: Dr Sindy Vrancic quits in clinical independence row
Dr Sindy Vrancic is something of a rarity being a female orthopaedic surgeon working in trauma in a major public hospital. But late last month…
Hospital ED accused of ‘cooking the books’ to hit government targets
A hospital ED is under investigation after clerical staff were accused of doctoring data to hit ambulance ramping targets. According to media reports, staff at Melbourne’s…
The AusDoc debate: Is working as a solo GP unsafe?
Given the complexity of the demands — both bureaucratic and clinical — is solo general practice safe? It is not just a question about patients, but…
Adriana: The brain dead woman kept alive as a ‘fetal incubator’
The description of Adriana Smith as a fetal incubator is confronting but accurate. The 30-year-old nurse is currently in Emory University Hospital in Georgia in…
