HIV and hepatitis B warning after investigators raid cosmetic clinic
Patients are at risk of HIV and hepatitis B due to poor hygiene practices at a cosmetic clinic where unregistered staff allegedly performed cosmetic surgeries,…
Tag: Medicolegal
Hospital authority punished for 208 labour law breaches in unpaid overtime case
The hospital authority that lost a landmark class action on junior doctors’ unpaid overtime must pay $316,260 for breaching labour laws 208 times, the Federal…
Toddler developed mercury toxicity after GP prescribed his homemade merbromin cream: tribunal
A GP who prescribed homemade merbromin-based eczema cream to thousands of patients, including a toddler who developed mercury toxicity, has been found guilty of professional…
The Willy Wonka of death: Why Dr Philip Nitschke is making an implantable kill switch
Dr Philip Nitschke, the long-time euthanasia campaigner and one-time Aussie GP, was back in international headlines last month. The media’s interest had been stirred by…
Paramedic who performed episiotomy on woman says he made ‘wrong’ clinical decision
A paramedic has been found guilty of professional misconduct after performing an episiotomy on a woman in labour. Roy Vanderberg said he attempted the procedure…
‘Lacking evidence and probably ageist’: RACGP hits out at medical board’s mandatory health checks for older doctors
The RACGP says the Medical Board of Australia’s push on mandatory health checks for older doctors is backed by no evidence and is probably ageist.…
AI producing medical notes for more than 10,000 consults a day, says Lyrebird boss
Doctors are using AI scribes to draft medical notes in more than 10,000 consult a day, claims Lyrebird co-founder Kai Van Lieshout. While the numbers…
Owner of after-hours service used GP’s provider number in $465,000 Medicare fraud
A would-be after-hours entrepreneur who defrauded nearly $465,000 from Medicare using the provider number of a GP who turned down his job offer has been…
Banning doctors using emergency powers — when regulators go too far
AusDoc recently reported on yet another case where a tribunal has overturned the medical board’s use of its immediate action powers to suspend a doctor.…
TGA targets websites listing medicinal cannabis prescribers
Two websites that list medicinal cannabis prescribers say the TGA has accused them of illegally advertising prescription medicines. The TGA has sent warning letters to…
