We are not being gagged: Doctors, free speech and the tribulations of Dr Jereth Kok
A great divide between doctors resurfaced last month, when GP Dr Jereth Kok faced a tribunal over 85 of his social media posts, including one…
Tag: AHPRA
Are doctors and illicit drugs an innately dangerous mix? This GP says no
Should regularly using illicit drugs away from work automatically disqualify you from practising medicine? Some argue that doctors using recreational drugs hurts the medical profession’s…
My poetic response to AHPRA’s ageism
It is national poetry month, and AHPRA has generously provided the inspiration for my contribution to this worthy cause. There is increasing evidence that poetry…
Uber driver, refugee, surgeon and now aspiring GP — meet Dr Karim Amani
“I was operating on a militia person when his colleagues came inside the operating theatre with guns and rocket-propelled grenades. “They did not respect anything…
RACGP election: Presidential candidate Dr Monirul Haque answers AusDoc’s big questions
RACGP members will vote for a new president this month and AusDoc has asked the five candidates to respond to our burning questions about the…
AHPRA urged to give more guidance on doctors’ crimes and their medical board punishments
The RACGP is calling for doctors to be given more detailed case studies on the sort of criminal behaviour which would lead the Medical Board…
Another radical health experiment? The mystery of Queensland’s physician assistants plan
It’s taken a week and more twists and backflips than Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, but Queensland Health’s plans for employing physician assistants — a role…
State health officials are reporting between 10 and 30 doctors a month to AHPRA — here’s why
Health department officials in Victoria say they are routinely reporting between 10 and 30 doctors a month to AHPRA. Not all of them end up…
MDOs not ‘currently’ planning to restrict medicinal cannabis prescribing cover
Three of Australia’s MDOs report no plans to restrict cover for medicinal cannabis prescribing despite MDA National deeming it an “unusual practice”. Last month, AusDoc reported that…
Junior doctor challenges AHPRA over registration fees and parental leave
When third-year oncology registrar Dr Belle Sasse took maternity leave last year, she took non-practising status to cut her registration fees to around $200 a…
