Rachel Carter

3 weeks ago | ausdoc.com.au | Rachel Carter

The Queensland review of puberty blockers and cross-sex hormone prescribing has no medical experts in gender-affirming care on its panel, drawing criticism from Australia’s main transgender health body. The panel, revealed last week, is led by consultant psychiatrist Professor Ruth Vine and includes a child psychiatrist, an endocrinologist, three academics and a former judge.

3 weeks ago | ausdoc.com.au | Rachel Carter

The day Dr Rudi Prasad froze on the job remains etched in his memory. “This elderly woman came in with asthma and bronchospasm. She was deteriorating right in front of me. × If this is your first visit to the new AusDoc website, reset your password here. Remember MeForgot Password?

1 month ago | ausdoc.com.au | Rachel Carter

Medicinal cannabis prescribers are failing to acknowledge concerned correspondence from patients’ regular doctors, a leading psychiatrist says. Professor Richard Harvey has routinely written to the doctors prescribing cannabis to his vulnerable patients but has never heard back. × If this is your first visit to the new AusDoc website, reset your password here.

1 month ago | ausdoc.com.au | Rachel Carter

Payments tied to practice-wide universal bulk-billing risk setting GPs “at one another’s throats”, a prominent GP warns. The upcoming 12.5% loading payment if GPs at a practice universally bulk-bill key MBS items could tear practices apart, according to former RACGP vice-president Dr Bruce Willett. × If this is your first visit to the new AusDoc website, reset your password here.

1 month ago | ausdoc.com.au | Rachel Carter

The Federal Government has finally unveiled its new Medicare rebates for chronic disease care plans: From July, writing or reviewing a care plan will both attract $156.55, replacing the rebates of $164.35 for a care plan and $82.10 for a review. × If this is your first visit to the new AusDoc website, reset your password here.