Trampoline torture, a vodka-toting Russian and drunk elves: Revisiting my Christmas past
“And a Merry Christmas to you Guv.” The words sounded familiar but were out of context and dripping with sarcasm. × Welcome to AusDoc. Enabling…
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My long-time GP is retiring. It’s tough to lose my ally in life
My GP is retiring. I found this news incredibly distressing. × Welcome to AusDoc. Enabling and empowering the medical community to come together. Sign in…
Pain as a rite of passage: Why does the sadomasochism of medicine continue?
My grandfather was a GP in country NSW in the 1930s and ’40s, back when a GP was the Swiss Army knife of doctors: the…
Trump’s great public health experiment: What happens when you give the car keys to the medically deluded?
The US, despite its vast resources, has long struggled to provide all of its citizens with healthcare in times of need. Vested medical and insurance…
Her son gave his Mother’s Day card to the nanny: When work pressures lead doctors to lose touch with family life
Bring me flowers now while I’m living.I don’t need your love when I’m gone.Don’t spend time, tears and money on my old breathless body.If your…
My fit and active patient woke up to find an NFR on her hospital record: The scourge of ageism
My patient presented to a private hospital, haemorrhaging, and was assessed as too unstable to be managed there. She was transferred to the ED of…
Replacing Medicare fee-for-service with GP salaries is the fix our sick health system needs
It’s time for salaried general practice to become the norm. Access to timely, equitable, comprehensive healthcare is a human right — a right that our fee-for-service…
My most memorable day? The sudden thud, the loud cry and looking down to see the baby lying at my feet
As part of AusDoc’s 40th anniversary celebrations, we asked readers to describe their most memorable day in medicine. Here, you can read about Dr Geoffrey…
The new court ruling that makes me wary of using AI
As a part-time scribe, medico-legal adviser and confirmed luddite, the following brings a warm glow to the cockles of my heart. Whither AI? The Supreme…
I’m a GP who’s worked in one of Mark Butler’s urgent care clinics
I am a GP fellow who has worked at one of the urgent care clinics in Morayfield in Queensland. I’d like to give you an…
