Siobhan Calafiore

Siobhan Calafiore

Siobhan is a reporter with Australian Doctor Group.

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6Minutes News

GPs may be underdosing penicillin-based drugs in kids

2nd June 2020
GPs might be underdosing children when prescribing penicillin-based antibiotics because of outdated recommendations, some…
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Australian Doctor News

AHPRA looks to 'humanise' complaint process for low-risk doctors

2nd June 2020
AHPRA says it is attempting to soften the complaints process for ‘low-risk’ doctors when they are first notified of…
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Australian Doctor News

When a volcano erupts: GP tells her disaster medicine story

1st June 2020
Dr Alison Lyon was just three days into a volunteer position at a medical clinic on Vanuatu’s biggest island, Espiritu Santo…
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Australian Doctor News

Paying tribute to the doctors who died on the coronavirus front line

29th May 2020
Tributes are flowing around the world honouring the healthcare workers who have died after putting themselves at risk on the…
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Medical Observer Opinion

App forces teens to face the future of sun damage

29th May 2020
Can teenagers be scared — or perhaps scarred — into sun-smart behaviour? That was the question asked by dermatologists…
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6Minutes News

More money for mental health research

28th May 2020
Research aimed at reducing suicide rates and improving mental health care in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic is set to…
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Australian Doctor News

'During a crisis, it is difficult to think': Why GP disaster training is important

27th May 2020
As the bushfires raged across great swathes of Australia in January, many GPs in the communities under threat were asking…
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