The indemnity premiums of bariatric surgeons now average $69,900 a year, a survey shows, triggering claims that the surgery’s future is unsustainable. Researchers questioned 115…
A solo GP has been suspended for three months after a patient’s family reported him to AHPRA for refusing to prescribe her regular medications and…
Doctors prescribing medicinal cannabis are being urged to think about differential diagnoses, monitoring and exit plans after revelations that 441,000 patients started high-THC cannabis over…
A GP says he had no information about potential signs of a psychotic relapse in his patient who ended up killing half a dozen people…
Doctors accused of minor professional misconduct would not be sent to a tribunal under a proposal to fast-track cases and avoid doctors spending months or…
A psychiatrist has denied any clinical failings when weaning Joel Cauchi off antipsychotics years before he fatally stabbed six strangers, but she has retracted her…
Bill Madden’s recent AusDoc article about the use of expert medical opinion is spot on. Bill is one of the best plaintiff lawyers in Australia.…
A junior doctor has been sanctioned for accessing the medical records of a female colleague after she asked him not to contact her. The ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal…
A psychiatrist who stopped Joel Cauchi’s medication four years before he killed six shoppers has made a tearful apology to the victims and their families.…
The humble GP is often seen as the first port of call and rarely as the last hope. But this could not be further from…
Please confirm you want to block this member.
You will no longer be able to:
Please note: This action will also remove this member from your connections and send a report to the site admin. Please allow a few minutes for this process to complete.
