‘Medical journals are dependent on goodwill’: Why staff at The Lancet are going on strike
Founded in 1823, The Lancet has seen many firsts — the first reports on using antiseptics in surgery, the first use of the term shell shock, the…
Jamie Thannoo
Jamie is an AusDoc reporter.
State’s pharmacists given powers to ‘resupply’ MHT without a script — GPs not happy
Victoria will be the first state to allow its pharmacist prescribers to resupply menopausal hormone therapy to women without a doctor’s script. The move is…
Statins, ECG monitoring and defining myocardial infarction: updates from the European Cardiology Congress
This year’s European Society of Cardiology congress in Munich delivered a mix of new guidelines, trial results and emerging technologies with potential implications for clinical…
Health dept officials reveal options for fixing the assignment of benefit shemozzle
Health department officials are working out how to make its assignment of benefit changes easier, three months into a transition period that followed a botched…
Budget changes put practice managers at the centre of structure and succession decisions
Stuart Chan.Changes to service trusts and capital gains tax could bring forward major decisions for medical practice owners, with practice managers often responsible for understanding,…
AAPM keynote: What a heart attack and five million plastic lids can teach practice teams
Adam Slater.What do an astrobiologist, a life-altering heart attack and a sea turtle have to do with running a healthcare practice? More than you might…
‘This is a big deal’: Dengue fever vaccine arrives in Australia
The first dengue fever vaccine has arrived in Australia after a four-year wait, with ATAGI advising it can be used more widely than in other…
GPs asked to prescribe more vapes for quitters in light of Cochrane update
Growing evidence of the effectiveness of nicotine e-cigarettes should give GPs confidence to prescribe them to patients trying to quit smoking, according to Professor Nick…
Health officials say they are concerned about GP practices using AI tools to ‘maximise’ MBS revenue
Government departments are quietly monitoring how AI is being used by practices to bill more on the MBS, according to a new report. The technology…
Card surcharge ban starts Thursday: What practices need to know
Experts say practices will need to keep track of payments, fee structures and patient-facing information after Australia’s card surcharge ban goes live this Thursday. Under…
