Doctors accused of family violence are in AHPRA’s sights: Here’s what GPs need to know
GPs are often on the front line when it comes to treating and counselling the victims of family violence. But what happens when another doctor…
Tag: Domestic and family violence
Murder of aspiring doctor a disturbing case study in non-lethal strangulation
“There is no joy, no laughter, only suffering and pain. My tears are never-ending and the deep ache in my heart never stops.” These are…
GPs want to do more for family violence patients but lack support, experts say
GPs want to help patients who are victims of family violence but can struggle with uncertainty about what to do, a GP expert says. Dr…
She returned home to sleep a few floors above her abuser — I hoped she wouldn’t become a dreaded statistic
Thinking back to my time as a final-year medical student in the emergency department, there was always a nagging sense of being in the way…
The one question GPs can ask which might save a life
Dr Magdalena Simonis was again reminded of the power of a simple question when a patient sought help for diffuse back pain. The Melbourne GP…
GP raised in religious sect says her experience helped her understand family violence and control
“I was in a very controlling religious sect in my adolescence and early adulthood where every decision had to go through a male. “After I…
Another emergency suspension overturned at tribunal — ‘not in the public interest’
A tribunal has overturned another doctor’s emergency suspension, saying it is in the public interest for competent doctors to keep practising if appropriate. The doctor,…
Doctor says the trauma of dealing with domestic violence cases is driving his ED staff away
The emotional toll of dealing with domestic violence presentations in the NT is driving healthcare staff away from their jobs, the director of Alice Springs…
Domestic violence: Resources for doctors faced with one of the most confronting issues in medicine
In the past few weeks, we have covered a series of domestic violence cases. The fact that they have involved doctors as victims and, in…
CTE found in two women who endured decades of violence in first Australian case report
Two women who endured decades of intimate partner abuse have become the first in Australia to be diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy in the context…
