Mandatory reporting of doctors : what changes are proposed in 2017?
The Australian Health Ministers’ Advisory Council has come up with several new options. via Mandatory reporting of health professionals: 4 options — Doctor’s bag Advertisements
If health professionals treat Indigenous colleagues like this what must it be like for Indigenous patients?
If health professionals treat Indigenous colleagues like this what must it be like for Indigenous patients?https://t.co/tHaLGDgjBw — #hellomynameis DrTim (@timsenior) August 16, 2017
Views on mandatory reporting of impaired health practitioners by their treating practitioners
Views on mandatory reporting of impaired health practitioners by their treating practitioners: https://t.co/gAI7KGO1yQ Well done @mbismark — Helen Schultz (@drHelenschultz) March 15, 2017
Clinician Self Care : Wheelbarrows, Batteries & Tents — KI Doc
It’s good to see the topics of clinician self care being more commonly discussed, both in FOAMed circles and at regular conferences. At the recent RDASA Masterclass in SA, Thinkwell psychologist Hugh Kearns and myself delivered a short session on self care, and I was thrilled to hear Dr Roger Sexton of Doctors Health SA talk……
Being a Doctor’s Doctor
Treating your fellow GP or other medical colleagues can be a real challenge. The simple stuff can leave your guessing if you are doing it right – and for the tricky stuff: mental health, substance abuse, impairment etc it can be an extremely stressful experience. Dr Penny Wilson has interviewed Dr Geoff Riley – he…
Battling Locum Burn-out
Originally posted on Nomadic GP:
This morning I was sitting in the coffee-shop in the Perth domestic airport, filling in time before my Sunday morning flight. I’m getting to be a bit of a regular there now, almost at the stage where I can ask the barista for “the usual” with some degree of confidence.…
“I want you to be my friend, not my patient” – social dilemmas for rural GPs.
Originally posted on Genevieve's anthology:
I’ve just read a brilliant column by Dr Mel Clothier in this month’s Rural Doctor… Making friends is hard to do | Rural Doctor http://www.ruraldr.com.au/opinion/last-yarn/making-friends-is-hard-to-do She talks about how hard it is for rural doctors to separate their professional and social lives. This is such an important, difficult and…
