Opinion

Medical Observer Opinion

When litigation fails why do some patients avoid paying your costs?

23rd January 2020
I am often asked why MDOs sometimes resolve medical negligence claims in favour of their doctors but on the basis that each…
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medicolegal
Medical Observer Opinion

A true story this doctor wants other clinicians to know about

22nd January 2020
Doctors, as a whole, are not known for being the most down-to-earth or humble individuals. Ask most people out there who…
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Advice
Medical Observer Opinion

Why medical researchers should be shamed into behaving acceptably

22nd January 2020
Some creatures take a long time to gestate their offspring: camels, for example, carry their pregnancies for 410 days. The…
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Researchers
Medical Observer Opinion

How this GP missed an obvious diagnosis for 10 years

21st January 2020
Since medicine is such a relationship-based vocation, I find myself very often looking at my patients as people and not as…
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Magnifying glass
Medical Observer Opinion

10 steps for GPs in handling a social media crisis

21st January 2020
The success, or failure, of managing social media is predicated on one factor: communication skills. Engaging in social…
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Social media
Medical Observer Opinion

Why overweight GPs like me need to self-reflect

20th January 2020
Last year, a few of my regular patients, with whom I am happy to have a little banter, took a prod at me, as they’d noticed…
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icecream doctor's desk
Medical Observer Opinion

We can't wait for bush firefighters to 'reach out' for mental health care, we need to 'reach in'

20th January 2020
Many firefighters will by now be exhausted, having been on the front line of Australia’s bushfire crisis for weeks or months…
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Firefighters