Australian Doctor

Australian Doctor sees general practice as the foundation of the Australian healthcare system and understands that high-quality primary care significantly impacts the health of the community. We recognize the difficulties that general practitioners encounter within the intricate Australian healthcare landscape and strive to support GPs and their patients. Our goal is to educate, inform, and connect Australian GPs on various aspects of their profession, strengthen the GP community, promote discussions, and advocate for robust general practice.

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Two chiropractors ordered to repay $300,000 in Medicare claims, including unnecessary X-rays: PSR

3 days ago | ausdoc.com.au | Heather Saxena

Two chiropractors who were “unacceptably incentivised” to order X-rays will each repay Medicare over $300,000, the Professional Service Review says. In some cases, the chiropractors did not even see the patients, the Professional Service Review (PSR) said. × If this is your first visit to the new AusDoc website, reset your password here.
Coroner blames ‘cumbersome’ software for doctor’s insulin prescribing error before patient death

4 days ago | ausdoc.com.au | Heather Saxena

A coroner has avoided criticising a doctor over a patient’s accidental extra insulin dose, saying “cumbersome” hospital software shouldered more of the blame. Veronica Roberts, 75, died in 2020 after receiving a 20-unit dose of insulin glargine six hours after her usual daily dose of 15 units. × If this is your first visit to the new AusDoc website, reset your password here.
Don’t promote yourself as ‘the doll-maker’ or ‘magic hands’: AHPRA

4 days ago | ausdoc.com.au | Antony Scholefield

New AHPRA guidelines warn cosmetic doctors to stop advertising with terms such as “doll-maker”, “sculptor”, “artist” or “magic hands”. Two new guidelines on non-surgical cosmetic procedures will take effect in September: one regarding advertising and one setting standards for all health practitioners similar to those already in place for doctors.
My patient demanded a 2am telehealth consult: She thought her request was reasonable

5 days ago | ausdoc.com.au | Heather Saxena

Over the years, I have seen how people expect doctors to remain reasonable no matter how unreasonable they themselves are. For example, a mother with a febrile child has just got him off to sleep. × If this is your first visit to the new AusDoc website, reset your password here.
A win for patients or medicalising 'normal'? Why I'm uneasy about GPs diagnosing ADHD

5 days ago | ausdoc.com.au | Heather Saxena

The recent announcement that NSW GPs will be allowed to diagnose and treat ADHD raises concerns for this old silver fox. Over the past few decades, I have witnessed all fields of medicine increasing their range of influence, by stepping across the previously recognised boundaries delineating the ‘normal’. × If this is your first visit to the new AusDoc website, reset your password here.
Fewer than 10% of final-year medical students want to be GPs as a first choice

5 days ago | ausdoc.com.au | Antony Scholefield

Only 9.4% of final-year medical students have nominated general practice as their preferred specialty, down from 10.6% last year, with rural generalism falling too. Internal medicine and surgery are increasing in popularity, while paediatrics and even anaesthesia are falling, according to a yearly survey by Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand, released last week.
‘I knew the answer to the problem … but I simply froze’: When doctors’ minds go blank

5 days 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?
Familiarity between anaesthetist and surgeon breeds better outcomes, JAMA Surgery study finds

6 days ago | ausdoc.com.au | Carmel Sparke

The odds of a patient undergoing surgery avoiding morbidity after90 days seem to increase with the amount of time the surgeon and the anaesthetist had previously worked together – but it depends on the procedure. According to Canadian researchers, familiarity between the two was associated with better outcomes in spinal, gynaecological oncology, and low- and high-risk gastrointestinal surgeries.
GPs want more info on surge in algae-linked illnesses

6 days ago | ausdoc.com.au | Carmel Sparke

GPs have reported an increase in patients with a range of health issues related to an unusual source: toxic algae. Over the past couple of months, doctors along the SA coast say they have seen a rise in respiratory symptoms, conjunctivitis, asthma, rashes and gastrointestinal problems among patients. × If this is your first visit to the new AusDoc website, reset your password here.
Nurses will need 5000 hours' experience, postgraduate training and six months of mentoring to prescribe S8 drugs

6 days ago | ausdoc.com.au | Heather Saxena

RNs with three years’ full-time experience and a postgraduate qualification will be able to apply to prescribe S8 drugs with medical supervision under the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia’s plan. Australia’s health ministers approved the plan to let RNs apply for ‘endorsement for scheduled medicines’ — prescribing rights for S2, S3, S4 and S8 drugs — in December 2024.