Professor Al Muderis threatens to sue for defamation over ‘bizarre and hurtful’ media allegations
The orthopaedic surgeon accused of abandoning patients in a series of news reports earlier this week says he is weighing up whether to sue for…
Tag: Patients
Medicine is full of paradoxes, but there are also glimmers of hope
What happens when you combine a global pandemic with unprecedented access to instant mass communication in a culture that is suspicious of expertise and authority?…
20 questions is a fun game – but not during a consult
I often get calls requesting a medication for a recurrent problem, like a sinus infection or UTI. And sometimes, after I send something in and…
Sharing burial plots to swabbing dogs: The strangest things patients have asked of GPs
After Dr Pam Rachootin told of her brief time as an Uber GP — when a patient asked her to pick up Woodroofe’s lemonade en…
My big problem with outcome-based funding
I recently read an article in which the author suggested health reform through a shift to outcome-based funding of general practice (as opposed to fee-for-service)…
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Some patients’ expectations are just too great
My grandson Nathan, aged two and a half, had a recent interaction with a medico — in this case, a vet. This interaction has helped me…
The bad words doctors use – and what we should say instead
I was in love with my teacher Ms H. And when I told her not to be a bitch, all hell broke loose, and there…
What sort of doctor have I become?
Many years ago, while hosting the annual dinner of the Medico-Legal Society of NSW, the guest speaker, who was a professional comedian, asked me what…
Doctors don’t know everything – sometimes we need help
Ages ago, following an election, I had a call from a staffer in the new Minister for Health’s office. He was breathless with excitement. “I’m…
