A medical defence organisation has urged members to “stop and think” before posting on social media, after three doctors were suspended over inappropriate online comments in the space of a year.

In each of the cases, the doctors were sanctioned over comments that were found to have undermined the medical profession.  

All three remain suspended under emergency powers held by the Medical Board of Australia or following orders from a tribunal.

MIGA’s advocacy and legal manager Tim Bowen stressed each case involved comments seen as “really virulent” by regulators.