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: https://t.co/gAI7KGO1yQ Well done @mbismark — Helen Schultz (@drHelenschultz) March 15, 2017
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……
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…
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.…
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…
Originally posted on Genevieve's anthology:
As GPs we really should be setting a good example to our patients regarding our health. GPs know all too well what we should be doing – we preach it every day to our patients. We sometimes get frustrated when patients don’t follow our advice, perhaps not reflecting on whether we…
