Australian Doctor News

Long working hours linked with mental illness in junior docs

22nd January 2020
There are fresh calls for an end to the culture of demanding extremely long working weeks from junior doctors, amid new…
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Burnout
6Minutes News

Dr Jana Pittman jumps into career as junior doctor

21st January 2020
One of Australia’s newest junior doctors is also one of its finest athletes, as Dr Jana Pittman starts her hospital training…
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Dr Jana Pittman
6Minutes News

Link between C. diff and livestock farms

21st January 2020
Patients living near livestock farms are more likely to arrive at hospital colonised with toxigenic C. difficile than those…
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C. diff
Specialist Updates Gastroenterology

1500 patients to have repeat scopes amid fears of missed diagnoses

21st January 2020
Signs of disease could potentially have been missed in up to 1500 patients undergoing bowel cancer and upper GI screenings…
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Colonoscopy
6Minutes News

Doctors spend 16 mins in each patient's e-health record

17th January 2020
Doctors spend an average of about 16 minutes in every patient's e-health record to review charts, document diagnoses and…
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Electronic medical records
Medical Observer Opinion

Dr Pam's fight to help her teen patient with an eating disorder

14th January 2020
So, let me tell you about my day trying to help a young adult with an eating disorder. She was ineligible for follow-up…
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Anorexia
Australian Doctor News

Coroner warns of the mortality menace of the hospital toilet

13th January 2020
Too many people are dying in hospital waiting room toilets because no one is noticing when they collapse inside the cubicles…
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Toilet door