‘It’s normal to feel guilty’: How to survive a patient complaint
The surgeon says he wishes he had 'catastrophised' less and focused on the likely positive outcome.
Tag: Culture of medicine
When will we tire of overworking doctors?
Sleep deprivation among doctors - particularly younger ones - should matter greatly to everyone, writes Professor Stephen Leeder.
‘I felt tainted’: GP shares story of AHPRA complaint to help other doctors
The regulator says practitioners should not be going through the notification process alone.
WHO declares burnout an ‘occupational syndrome’
It coincides with a plan to develop guidelines on wellbeing in the workplace.
Old-school lessons: In honour of a wonderful doctor I worked with
'Those genuine qualities of yesteryear are what today's doctors should be striving to emulate.'
This is why medicine is dumber than aviation
Doctors foolishly operate on the essential oil of resilience rather than the vaccine of sleep.
‘I have nothing left to give’: surgical registrar reveals why she gave up on her dreams
COMMENT: Dr Yumiko Kadota shares her story of how unsafe working hours have forced her to quit the specialty.
