Surgeons again top list of professional high earners: ATO data
Surgeons once again top the list as the highest paid professionals in the nation, at least according to the latest Australian Taxation Office data. Doctors…
Tag: Anaesthesia
Familiarity between anaesthetist and surgeon breeds better outcomes, JAMA Surgery study finds
The odds of a patient undergoing surgery avoiding morbidity after 90 days seem to increase with the amount of time the surgeon and the anaesthetist…
Medical board hits back at specialist college over ‘unprofessional’ conduct accusation
The Medical Board of Australia has hit back hard after being accused of unprofessional behaviour over its fast-track scheme for IMG specialists. This week, the…
College accuses medical board of ‘unprofessional conduct’ over IMG fast track
The Medical Board of Australia is being accused of unprofessional conduct over its alleged silence on the fast-track specialist pathway for IMGs. The claims have…
Coroner alarmed after NHS physician associate misdiagnoses femoral hernia as nosebleed
A UK coroner has issued warnings over physician associates’ scope of practice and supervision requirements after a patient’s fatal misdiagnosis. Patient Pamela Marking, 77, attended…
Medical board’s IMG fast track brings in 42 GPs in first three months
The Medical Board of Australia has approved 42 GPs, eight anaesthetists and three psychiatrists under its new IMG fast track that cuts out medical college…
‘It was emotionally difficult for them’: Emergency doctor treated by friends and colleagues after 10 metre fall
Dr Fraser Bliesner has experienced first hand the miraculous impact of a pain team after a shocking 10m fall onto concrete just weeks before he…
Overseas anaesthetists, psychiatrists offered fast-track specialist registration — four ‘priority’ specialties are next
Overseas psychiatrists and anaesthetists have been added to the Medical Board of Australia’s controversial fast-track pathway allowing them to register as specialists without any assessment…
Anaesthetists demand college reinstates doctor asked to resign over alleged ‘slurs’ of specialty
A group of anaesthetists are demanding their college back down over its “dismissal” of a leading fellow for allegedly slurring the specialty over fraudulent billing…
US specialist jailed for 190 years after ‘surreptitiously’ injecting IV saline bags with bupivacaine
An anaesthetist has been given a 190-year prison sentence after injecting bupivacaine, adrenaline and other drugs to IV saline bags, resulting in cardiac emergencies and…
