What’s the point of clinical anatomy research? Surely the human body is fully mapped by now
You might think that given the view that anatomy started around the time of the ancient Egyptians, we’ve learned all we can from dissecting and…
Paul Smith
Paul is editor of Australian Doctor Group.
You want to know what’s wrong with the Cass Review? Muddle-headed, error-strewn and flawed
On Monday, we published an article by Dr Andrew Amos defending the Cass Review, an independent review of gender identity services for children that resulted…
AusDoc’s 40th birthday competition: Tell us about your most memorable day as a doctor
Later this year, AusDoc marks its 40th birthday. It is a little unreal to us — when our first issue ran, it was the days of…
Why have the Cass Review’s alarming findings had no effect on Australia’s gender clinics?
Compared with the usual calm of public policy debates, the Cass Review represents a political and medical firestorm. Its findings led UK health services to…
‘We have not accused anyone of being greedy’: What private health funds really think of doctors
The medical profession has become familiar with the news stories on the crisis in private healthcare. Private hospitals say their future is in peril. Health…
Will GPs really want to do mandatory health checks on their fellow doctors? AusDoc asks the medical board chair
Consultation has begun on mandatory health assessments for all doctors aged 70 and over. The assessments would take place every three years until the doctor…
Mandatory health checks for older doctors — will the board’s plan reduce patient harm?
The Medical Board of Australia’s consultation paper on its plan for mandatory health checks for older doctors runs to 92 pages. It is heavy with…
Breaking news: Medical board’s plan for mandatory health checks for every doctor aged 70 and over
The Medical Board of Australia wants every late-career doctor to undergo mandatory health checks, pointing to figures showing that rates of patient complaints increase dramatically…
RANZCOG responses to AusDoc questions
AusDoc: Could you explain why the fee freeze was considered unconstitutional? Under the RANZCOG Constitution, the Board is delegated to set entrance, elevation, and annual subscription…
‘I imagined everyone seeing my bloody scrubs’: surgeons and their periods
With combined pain, heavy flow and hours-long operating stints, how do women surgeons handle their periods at work? It is a question that has not…
