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    Tag: Indigenous health

    ‘I hadn’t worked in emergency for 40 years’: GP leaves his practice to work as a locum 3000km from home

    March 14, 2024

    Ready to retire from solo practice in Geelong, but not wanting to hang up his stethoscope, Dr Frank Scheelings headed 3000km north to work as…

    Doctor says ‘cognitive bias’ behind failed diagnosis of Indigenous patient’s perforated ulcers

    February 29, 2024

    An ED doctor has admitted “cognitive bias” led to an Indigenous man being wrongly diagnosed with a drug-related condition, rather than ruptured duodenal ulcers that…

    ‘What’s wrong with you?’: The CPD activity that bombed

    January 29, 2024

    Years ago, the need to identify Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients in general practice was recognised as an important step in helping to improve…

    Doctor appeals damning inquest findings over prison death of Veronica Nelson

    November 3, 2023

    A doctor is appealing findings against him over the death of an Aboriginal woman in custody, saying the coroner ignored key evidence and unfairly sullied…

    GP who called Indigenous doctor a ‘fake Aboriginal’ struck off after landmark case

    November 2, 2023

    A GP who called Australia’s first Indigenous ophthalmologist “a fake Aboriginal”, comparing him to “a watered-down bottle of Grange”, has been struck off after what AHPRA…

    ‘A teacher said I’d be a streetsweeper if I was lucky — now I’m an RACGP fellow’

    September 15, 2023

    Everybody wants a piece of Dr Justin Hunter.   One of the first Indigenous doctors in the Royal Australian Navy, he is now a fully fledged…

    MJA backs ‘yes’ vote in Voice to Parliament referendum

    September 4, 2023

    The Medical Journal of Australia has pledged its support for the Voice to Parliament, saying current healthcare structures do not meet the needs of the…

    Why I want every GP to vote yes to the Voice

    August 16, 2023

    As a former flying doctor and remote area locum, I was fortunate to experience Indigenous-controlled initiatives that are really helping to close the gap. Starting…

    Doctor tells college to ‘focus on core business’ and stop Voice to Parliament support 

    July 19, 2023

    An emergency doctor has accused the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine of straying beyond its remit by supporting the Voice to Parliament — in an…

    Govt pledges to do better after damning inquest into rheumatic heart disease deaths

    July 18, 2023

    The day 18-year-old Betty died from rheumatic heart disease complications, the two locum doctors providing care in her final hours had no time for a handover.…

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