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  1. Assessing Fitness to Drive: Medicolegal Considerations for Healthcare Practitioners

    Driving safely requires integration of sensory, motor, and cognitive functions, while also responding to external factors in rapidly changing circumstances. Patients, regulatory authorities, and the public rely on medical practitioners to ...
  2. Reflecting on fitness to drive assessments and guidelines - Pre Webinar Activity

    Part A – Critical reading section (0.5-hour Educational Activity) Critical reading is an instructional tool that develops healthcare professionals’ literacy and competence by enhancing their metacognitive skills, self-efficacy and culturall...
  3. Mitigating Emerging Risks in Dentistry

    Join us for an insightful panel discussion exploring the latest legal and regulatory developments impacting dental practitioners. We'll cover key topics including continuity of care and contractual obligations, superannuation, non-surgical co...
  4. MyMIPS: A Smarter, Safer Member Experience

    We’re excited to introduce MyMIPS – our redesigned and enhanced member portal, now live and ready for you to explore! With this update, we’ve focused on making it easier, faster, and more secure to manage your membership. Your experience matters t...
  5. Changes to Firearms Licensing Requirements in Western Australia

    Background  On 31 March 2025, various changes to the Firearms Act 2024 (WA) came into effect in Western Australia. For an individual to own and operate a firearm, they must be a fit and proper person. Determining whether an individual is fit and ...
  6. Overseas Medicare Billing – Increased Compliance Monitoring

    For medical practitioners to claim benefits under Medicare, they must comply with the provisions of the Health Insurance Act 1973 (Cth) and the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS). These obligations include:  only claiming for clinically relevant s...
  7. Notice to Dental Practitioners – Non-Surgical Cosmetic Procedure Guidelines to Commence in September 2025

    Background  Ahpra has now released guidelines that set out clear expectations of health practitioners (including dental practitioners ) who perform and advertise non-surgical cosmetic procedures. They commence on 2 September 2025 . These ...
  8. Cosmetic Procedures and Early Release of Superannuation – A Word of Caution

    Background  In September 2024, MIPS provided a word of caution to dental practitioners who rely upon the early release of superannuation to fund dental treatments. MIPS now extends that word of caution to all practitioners performing cosmetic p...
  9. Medico-legal Trends for FY25

    Join us for an engaging panel discussion where we dive into the most important medico-legal developments and trends from the first half of 2025. We’ll explore legal cases, trends and regulatory reforms across the industry, including in use ...
  10. A guide to navigating medicinal cannabis

    In line with the expanding use of medicinal cannabis in Australia, MIPS has seen a rise in claims and complaints related to medicinal cannabis prescribing, particularly in vertically integrated asynchronous telehealth settings. In this session, ...
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