Why not do GP consults outside?
Since resumption of face-to-face patient contact I have been doing some consults in the garden outside my surgery to decrease the risk of COVID-19 transmission.…
Dr Pam Rachootin
Dr Rachootin is a GP in Adelaide, SA.
DIY medical care: I once performed a Pap smear on myself
Recently, while I was performing a breast exam on a patient who is a healthcare professional, she admitted that she had a history of breast…
I find fear can be a great patient motivator
“The most exquisite pleasure in the practice of medicine comes from nudging a layman in the direction of terror then bringing him back to safety…
It’s been a tumultuous week for an American-Australian like me
This last week has been quite a week for me … a double whammy of anxiety. There were the US elections that seemed to be a…
I fear for the future of public hospital care
Recently an email from a SA Health bureaucrat, which was leaked to the ABC, suggested that some public hospital surgical waiting lists could be improved by…
Motivating patients is like a game – you win some, you lose some
Early in my career I naively believed that it was my responsibility to motivate all my patients to be paragons of health. Otherwise I felt…
How gardening is like being a GP
Well, my adventure for today probably doesn’t compare to yours, but here it goes. Some time ago I’d planted a few seeds from a purple…
How this GP politely deals with the irritations of life
For the past six months I have been receiving the COVID-19 test results for every patient of another doctor whom I did not know. I…
Real Case: Did some old-fashioned blood letting save my patient’s life?
The fashionable practice of bloodletting in yesteryear for most conditions is now discredited. So you can imagine my amazement when I realised that one of…
We need to talk about farting
As you know, I am not one to shy away from neglected topics in medicine. I hope you remember my foray into pubic hair. Having…
