Dr Geoff Toogood: How I nearly drowned swimming the Channel
Melbourne cardiologist and doctors' mental health advocate Dr Geoff Toogood is also an ocean swimmer. Here, he recounts the remarkable story of his…
Tag: Doctors are human too
What we can learn from the happiest doctors
Making peace with your surroundings is an important way to avoid burnout, writes Dr Suneel Dhand.
Australian GPs ‘among the world’s happiest’
An international survey of GPs suggests less time spent on admin work and electronic records are contributing to higher levels of job satisfaction.…
Psychiatrists oppose aged care ‘solution’
They say GPs need more resources for antipsychotic prescribing.
1 in 3 junior docs fear errors due to fatigue
Australian survey shows 40% have experienced bullying, but most are reluctant to report it.
‘If a patient asks to see a white doctor, the answer is no’: UK doctors told
Surgeon Dr Radhakrishna Shanbhag questions 20 years with the NHS after racist comment.
Is burnout just a euphemism for depression?
No, but it makes for a tricky diagnosis, says Dr Jan Orman.
4 pitfalls to GP burnout – and how to avoid them
The very skills that make us good at our jobs can be the ones that make us burn out, writes GP Dr Hans Duvefelt.
Obstetrician blasted over comments about female doctors
In emails to colleagues, Professor Hans Peter Dietz said women were unable to "cope with everyday nastiness" in medicine.
Why the OSCE needs a video assistant referee
Based on personal experience, I feel it would help to prevent human fallibility and prejudice in the OSCE and ensure fair play for all, writes Dr P…
