In defence of the new CPD — it’s not that bad!
“Mirror, mirror on the wall — who’s the best reflector of all?” Recent comments on various AusDoc articles about CPD show that we’ve all been…
Tag: Medical Board of Australia
GP fined $7500 for trying to persuade patient to drop AHPRA complaint
A tribunal has fined a GP $7500 for trying to persuade a patient to drop an AHPRA complaint, despite clearing him of the allegation that…
I’ve been ‘self-reflecting’ on how I became a good doctor — the answer isn’t CPD
If formal education is a substitute for practical experience, I’ve been a slow learner. I am quite certain I did not learn to be a…
GP struck off for ‘abhorrent’ Facebook posts after four-year emergency suspension
A GP suspended for years under emergency powers after posting that vaccines were a guise for “re-engineering humans” and likening his former practice’s receptionists to…
Medical board plan to fast-track specialist IMGs an ‘attack on medical colleges’
The Medical Board of Australia has revealed plans for an expedited specialist pathway for IMGs from certain countries that would cut specialist colleges out of…
Third GP loses appeal to keep specialist status following historical paperwork blunder
A GP who was stripped of her specialist registration when a decade-old paperwork bungle was discovered has lost her legal appeal. Dr Tracey Rush is…
Medical colleges pushed aside as ministers demand more specialist IMGs to fix workforce crisis
Something of both symbolic and real-world importance was announced by the Medical Board of Australia yesterday. It came in a media release that talked of a plan…
GP accused of racism secures legal win over $364,000 supervision order
A GP accused of making racist and homophobic comments to patients has won his case to have supervision requirements lifted, with a tribunal finding they…
Relax everyone, the draconian CPD regime is really a secret plot to protect doctors
Much has been written of late, and all of it negative, about the arduous, time-consuming, unproven and unprovable accreditation process being forced upon the medical…
GP defends prescribing vapes for $40 based on online questionnaires
A GP offering $40 email consultations to prescribe nicotine vapes has defended her telehealth website, arguing that the alternative is more deaths from smoking. Melbourne…
