Specialist fees excessive? AMA says these are five ways to fix affordability
Specialists are facing a concerted public campaign about their fees — with the media awash with numerous allegations that some are profiteering on the back…
Paul Smith
Paul is editor of Australian Doctor Group.
Emergency doctor assisted in dying son’s resuscitation as hospital care unravelled, inquest told
An emergency doctor assisted in performing a cricothyroidotomy on his dying son following a severe allergic reaction, a coroner’s court has heard. Fifteen-year-old Max McKenzie…
Has your medical receptionist saved your practice? AusDoc would like to hear from you
AusDoc is putting together an article on the role and importance of receptionists. We would love to include real-world stories of receptionists dealing with a…
‘I am not fighting bad science, I am fighting state-sanctioned propaganda’
Dr Cyriac Abby Philips.There have been court injunctions, police summons, a social media ban (later lifted) and the spectacle of watching his research being retracted…
My Health Record’s biggest shift: What sharing test results with patients by default means for GPs
My Health Record, largely ignored by doctors when it comes to informing their clinical decision-making, is being reformed again. The government said last week it…
Dr Ben Collins and the heartwarming, inspiring story of being an intern at 51
Dr Ben Collins.As thousands of new medical graduates take up their internships at hospitals across Australia, Dr Ben Collins admits he could be one of…
You get shot there, I die here…
It was Monday morning. The waiting room was full, marked by the familiar restlessness of patients waiting to see their regular GP in a system…
Dr John Stuchbery: A breast surgeon’s new life after the media storm
Dr John Stuchbery can lay claim to being Albury’s citizen of the year. Perhaps it lacks the same glitz as an Australia Day honour. But…
‘They told me I was throwing my career away’: Dr Nick Lintzeris on his cinderella specialty
Professor Nicholas Lintzeris.As part of our tributes to the doctors awarded honours today, we profile Professor Nick Lintzeris whose work over the last 30 years…
Meet the medical specialists awarded Australia Day honours today
As always, doctors feature prominently in the AusDay honours list. Below we pay tribute to them, offer a little insight into the way their work…
