RACGP calls on medical board to review impact of CPD changes on the specialty
The RACGP president has called on the Medical Board of Australia to review the impact of its CPD changes on the specialty amid claims from…
Paul Smith
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Medical board chair responds to mass doctor unrest over the CPD regime
One doctor has described the Medical Board of Australia’s CPD regime, introduced last year in an attempt to enhance doctors’ lifelong learning, as a ‘soul-destroying,…
Dr Michael Mosley on psychiatry, medical inertia and his type 2 diabetes crusade
“I was interested in what makes people tick. How the human body works, but also how people think and behave,” says Dr Michael Mosley, BBC…
The dark side of the maverick genius behind a medical revolution
Dr Kary Mullis (PhD).“Kary Mullis was a very smart guy, but he was also very difficult to work with — he was cantankerous, belligerent and…
‘The government has the data … they should just publish it’: New call to name and shame specialists over fees
Private health insurers are calling for specialist doctors who allegedly price gouge patients to be “named and shamed” by the Federal Government. Fees were under…
‘A soul-destroying, form-filling, foolish endeavour’: Doctors reveal their experiences of the CPD regime
This week we published the results of our survey on the Medical Board of Australia’s revamped CPD requirements for medical registration. The top-line result found…
Judgement day: 82% of doctors say medical board’s CPD regime is a fail
This article makes clear, perhaps for the first time, what doctors collectively think of the Medical Board of Australia’s CPD regime. Based on the results…
Bulk-billing empowered GPs – it was a revolutionary force
To mark the 40th anniversary of Medicare, we asked Dr Con Costa to write about the changes it brought about. The GP, who still bulk-bills…
The AusDoc interview: Professor Richard Scolyer on his experimental glioblastoma treatment
Professors Richard Scolyer and Georgina Long were recently named Australians of the Year. It was for their work in the treatment of melanoma — they…
The next big thing? Let allied health refer directly to specialists
Tracking the embrace of mass antibiotic prescribing by pharmacists for UTIs over the last three years has been a real-world object lesson for anyone wanting…
