What’s happening to our acute care skills? The broken heart of general practice
Dr Ashraf Saleh is a Queensland GP — for now. He is leaving the specialty due to what he sees as its diminished scope, the…
Dr Ashraf Saleh is a Queensland GP — for now. He is leaving the specialty due to what he sees as its diminished scope, the…
ICU registrar Dr Aquib Chowdhury, 31, volunteers to regularly visit a doctor living in aged care as a way of giving back to the profession.…
Patients not showing up at appointments is a growing problem in general practice, according to an AusDoc survey of GPs, as well as Dr Mukesh…
Need to know: Patients with functional conditions are frequently over-investigated and yet still misdiagnosed. But even with the correct diagnosis, a systematic approach to management…
“The doctor didn’t come to speak to me afterwards. They didn’t tell Mum and Dad that the surgery hadn’t worked. “They didn’t visit me in the ICU or on the ward. I never had a follow-up appointment. …
“My most memorable case where I had to put my foot down was an 18-year-old tradie apprentice who had put a circular saw across the…
The nine GPs recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours this year represent the diverse ways in which GPs contribute to Australia. From the cultural leaders…
Need to know: There is increasing evidence that socialising has substantial immediate and long-term benefits for mental health, physical health, wellbeing and quality of life.…
For a number of years I helped teach medical students a module on How to Break Bad News. The students were thrown in the deep…
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