Whether a thinker or a feeler, this is how to manage boundaries in general practice
As I call out for Ruth* in the waiting room, she is flicking through a mountain of paperwork. She is a relatively new patient for…
Dr Anne Stephenson
Dr Stephenson is a GP in Torquay, Victoria. She is also the GP liaison officer at Epworth Geelong Private Hospital and teaches at Deakin University, Geelong.
What makes a 90-year-old body surf?
The stereotypical idea of ageing assumes a drift to conservatism, but in my experience, old people can be downright reckless and impulsive. A little…
What drives doctors to take on climate change?
Sometimes it seems like the sheer scale and complexity of climate change is too daunting for us to tackle as doctors, but I recently spoke…
My exhaustion as a GP in this pandemic is morphing into anger
“I just want control over my body’s sovereignty,” sighs my friend as she sips her Prosecco. I can live with the bungled use of the…
How to stay firm on the tricky tightrope of ‘friendly’ medical advice
It was 9pm on Friday when I found myself on all fours scrambling to find the tablets that had shot out of Mum’s Webster pack,…
GP receptionists: From the bottom of my heart, I thank you!
Kenny the Elvis impersonator is back in our practice and dressing down our head receptionist. The tirade is so loud and aggressive that the other patients…
COVID-19 vaccines: Why Elvis impersonators can change suspicious minds
When Elvis Presley rolled up his sleeve in October 1956 and was photographed receiving the new polio vaccine hours before his appearance on The Ed Sullivan…
