Ditch ‘VAD tourism’ ban, urges palliative care specialist
Bans on patients accessing voluntary euthanasia if they have recently moved states are “irrelevant” and should be ditched, says an adviser to Victoria’s landmark legislation. When…
Tag: Medical ethics
Religion and medicine: Keeping the faith or violating boundaries?
I feel I must respond to the recent article by Dr Arthur Lazarus, ‘Keeping the faith: religion and medicine can make good bedfellows’. I know…
Keeping the faith: Religion and medicine can make good bedfellows
Religious and spiritual experiences have shaped my worldview since I was a teenager. At age 13, I celebrated my bar mitzvah. Later that year, I underwent…
How to deal with challenging patients
Dealing with challenging patients can be difficult and stressful. It is helpful to remember that they can be difficult for various reasons, such as being…
Ban on doctors raising VAD with patients could be scrapped
The legal ban on Victorian doctors initiating conversations about voluntary euthanasia will be reviewed amid concerns the so-called ‘gag law’ is creating a two-tier system. Victoria was the first state to legalise voluntary…
Modern medicine has lost its meaning
From the halls of ancient Greece to the heights of television screens, the myth that the physician is more god than mortal has stood the…
Quiz — Are you guilty of assisting your patient’s suicide?
Your patient is a 76-year-old man who lives in hostel accommodation. He is blind, has controlled cardiac failure and peripheral vascular disease. He has lost…
The year that was: Insidious words ethicists are telling doctors not to use
Healthcare terminology that belittles or blames patients is outdated and needs to change, say researchers.
Fly-in doctors to visit VAD patients as telehealth ban drags on
Authorised voluntary assisted dying doctors will fly to regional and rural towns across Queensland to assist patients wanting to access the scheme, the state government…
Doctors begin alerting AHPRA about dodgy cosmetic surgeons despite legal threats
Doctors have started alerting regulators about dodgy cosmetic surgeons in response to a medical board call to action — despite threats by the surgeons involved,…
