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AusDoc comments: AHPRA sanctions, dispensing danger and pastoral prisons

4th August 2022
The AusDoc comments section has evolved into a core part of our community. Here, we republish a selection of your views…
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Pharmacy cartoon
Australian Doctor News

Patient who claimed GP attacked her during consult convicted of assault

29th July 2022
A patient who told police she had been attacked by her GP, following a bust-up during a consultation, has been convicted of…
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gavel and stethoscope
6minutes News

'Free speech' no defence for bullying on social media, warns AHPRA

26th July 2022
AHPRA has issued a fresh warning to doctors that using social media to bully, harass or intimidate cannot be defended on the…
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Australian Doctor News

Does the AMA have a GP problem? We ask the three presidential candidates

26th July 2022
As the AMA presidential election continues to draw closer, we ask the three candidates for their stances on patient…
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4 minutes to read
Dr Rod McRae, Professor Steve Robson and Associate Professor Gino Pecoraro
Australian Doctor News

The next AMA president: AusDoc questions the candidates

25th July 2022
The AMA, the medical profession's main lobby group, will elect its new president this weekend. Below, Australian Doctor…
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Dr Rod McRae, Professor Steve Robson and Associate Professor Gino Pecoraro.
Australian Doctor News

Why payroll tax is an idiot's attack on general practice

21st July 2022
Of all the threats to the viability of GP practices, perhaps the most pointless are the demands by various states for…
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Professor Max Kamien
Australian Doctor News

Pharmacist UTI prescribing and the scandalous silence of the regulators

19th July 2022
The ability of pharmacists to both prescribe and dispense S4 antibiotics for UTIs is now mainstream Australian healthcare.  …
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