Smart Practice

How to approach a colleague who seems to be in cognitive decline

14th July 2021
Dr T is in his late 60s. He has been finding the demands of work more and more difficult since cardiac surgery last year.  …
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4 minutes to read
Talking to an elderly doctor
Smart Practice

How to support your colleague when they've made a clinical blunder

15th June 2021
Even the non-believers among us will at some point, having been told of a bad outcome resulting from a colleague’s clinical…
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3 minutes to read
Joan of Arc burnt at the stake
6minutes News

Call to end mandatory reporting as CrazySocks4Docs kicks off

3rd June 2021
On the day that's dedicated to shining the spotlight on doctors’ psychological wellbeing, the RACGP is making fresh calls to…
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1 minute to read
Australian Doctor News

GP corporate boss warns of 'general practice morale crisis'

20th May 2021
General practice faces a fresh recruitment crisis as medical graduates remain wary of the pay and conditions in the…
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3 minutes to read
Dr Ged Foley
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Addressing the problem of uncontrolled asthma: an expert approach

20th July 2021

Evidence suggests triple therapy is a step forward in treatment
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2 minutes to read
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6minutes News

GPs resign from hospital over long, unsafe hours

6th May 2021
At least four GPs have resigned from Singleton Hospital in the NSW Hunter Valley after their concerns over unsafe hours fell…
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3 minutes to read
Dr Bob Vickers
Australian Doctor News

'I don't care about your f***ing surgeries': Life as an unaccredited registrar

21st April 2021
Dr Yumiko Kadota's resignation as an unaccredited registrar in 2018 turned the exploitation of junior doctors from a dirty…
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5 minutes to read
Dr Yumiko Kadota
Medical Observer Opinion

Free lunches ... a simple way to combat doctor burnout?

29th March 2021
I’ve been working in a New Zealand hospital these last few months, and it’s very different. It’s not the accents, or that…
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2 minutes to read