Farmer Bob proved that medical jargon can scare patients (almost) to death
We are all familiar with the power of words, whether it be those of kindness or anger, or those intended to harm or to heal.…
As some of you are aware, I recently moved to the UK for a year. Many of my challenges in relocating, albeit temporarily, have led…
Professor Britta Regli-Baronin Ungern-Sternberg von Purkel arrived in Australia with her husband in 2006 for a one-year stay. Almost 20 years later, she is still…
Medicine is about life and death, a fact starkest when doctors advise families to end life support for a loved one. These decisions are routine…
Everyone has a different awareness of the passage of time. There are those who are always late, others who are always early, and some who…
Sometimes we GPs can get quite attached to our patients. It’s probably no accident that many of us, having pursued a career based on helping…
A few years ago, Dr Nic Giummarra felt he could make a real difference in his patients’ lives for the first time. A GP on…
Once upon a time, getting caught in a lie, especially a hand-in-the-cookie-jar one, carried consequences. Shame, maybe a grovelling apology. A promise to do better…
In my twilight years of general practice, I’ve begun to be amused, rather than dismayed, by the patient who refers to a list of medical…
Please confirm you want to block this member.
You will no longer be able to:
Please note: This action will also remove this member from your connections and send a report to the site admin. Please allow a few minutes for this process to complete.