Death threats, drugs and cannabidiol: Professor John Skerritt on a decade leading the TGA
Six months without a day off, 24 death threats and a COVID-19 pandemic — the past three years of leading the TGA have been a…
Tag: Retirement
Ten hours of CPD to become a ‘medical reservist’: Retiring doctors want new registration category
AMA Queensland has presented its plan to the state Minister for Health, Yvette D'Ath.
What I tell patients about retirement – be like the Queen and don’t
When a patient asks what I think about them retiring, I usually say, like the Queen: “Don’t.” Even if they’re aged 79, I have been…
The criminal life of a retired doctor
I have to admit, I have probably been a bit illegal in activity after I registered as a non-practising doctor. I didn’t really read the…
‘Non-standard’ GP practices could soon get PIP cash
The RACGP says it is looking to expand its definition of general practice to allow more GPs to gain accreditation.
Retired doctors offered $127 an hour to work in COVID-19 vaccine hubs
Queensland Health wants the doctors to work in its vaccine hubs on short-term contracts.
No chance of ‘step-down’ medical registration for senior doctors: AMA
It says the idea has been rejected many times by health ministers because of concerns over potential patient safety issues.
Ageing GPs face a dangerous disease only AHPRA diagnoses
If the pandemic isn’t bad enough, there is another dreadful disease that now afflicts doctors, specifically targeting senior GPs as its host. AHPRA has discovered…
Are senior doctors being thrown on the scrapheap? The Medical Board responds
'There are lots of opportunities to keep contributing to the medical profession,' says chair Dr Anne Tonkin.
How to approach a colleague who seems to be in cognitive decline
It isn't always clear whether impaired practice is caused by irreversible deterioration or acute fatigue-related error.
