Jury clears dermatologist of ‘stealth’ rape charge
A jury has found a dermatologist not guilty of intentionally removing a condom during sex with another man. Dr Liang Joo Leow was on trial…
Paul Smith
Paul is editor of Australian Doctor Group.
Marital infidelity: The conflict of knowing more about your patient than you really should
They were the best of patients, they were the worst of patients, and they gave me a headache. Let’s call them patients A and B.…
Just nine out of 30,000 specialists have listed their fees on govt’s $17 million cost-finder website
The Federal Government’s Medical Costs Finder is touted as the answer to ‘bill shock’, with the website revealing the out-of-pocket fees specialists charge for a…
Is Googling information about your patients ethical?
Should doctors be banned from looking up a patient’s Facebook page or Instagram account or watching their TikToks? Is this an unethical act if it…
Surgeon denies he was ‘reckless’ after performing mentoplasty despite dropping the chin implant on the floor
A plastic surgeon has been reprimanded after he dropped a chin implant on a theatre floor before picking it up and placing it in a…
MBS items for initial specialist consults conducted via video face the axe
Specialists will be prevented from claiming MBS items for initial consults via video under a crackdown suggested by the MBS Review Advisory Committee. The committee…
Drugged and assaulted by her would-be supervisor: Dr Dominique Lee tells her shocking story
Dr Dominique Lee.In the days after Dr Dominique Lee was assaulted by a senior radiation oncology consultant at his home, the thought of going to…
Why GPs should expect more cash for ‘frequent flyer’ patients
There is a revolutionary vision for the future of general practice. Yes, the specialty is cash-starved, withered by chronic workforce shortages, assailed by the spectre…
Best AusDoc comments: RACGP racism row, obstetric violence and the rise of pharmacist prescribers
Readers post hundreds of comments on the AusDoc website. Below we publish a selection from the last couple of weeks. RACGP apologises after picture caption omission…
Two GPs stripped of their specialist status lose legal fight with Medical Board of Australia
Two GPs who were mistakenly granted specialist registration because of a paperwork blunder have lost their legal fight with the Medical Board of Australia. Dr…
