How I became a specialist GP — and a non-GP, non-specialist
In an earlier opinion piece for AusDoc, I described my difficulty obtaining admitting privileges at Bourke District Hospital, where the board struggled to accept that…
Emeritus Professor Max Kamien
Professor Kamien is a senior honorary research fellow at the University of Western Australia.
Dr Max Kamien: GPs do not truly know their patients until they see inside their homes
Professor Max Kamien.GP home visits seem to be reaching endangered status, falling by 85% in 30 years, a recent review of Medicare data has revealed.…
My journey from London ‘nut doctor’ to Australian rural generalist
There is jubilation about the newly recognised GP specialty of rural generalist. The idea gained credence at the First National Rural Health Conference held in…
A bed wasted, a bill inflated: My lesson in public hospital ‘private’ care
A common practice in WA public hospitals is to divert as many costs as possible to private and Commonwealth sources. In the early days of…
GPs know their patients — give them the scope to treat ADHD
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder was first described in 1798 by Sir Alexander Crichton, a Scottish physician. His work mentioned that the individuals he studied found…
