Popular Articles

  1. Why should I insure my clinic?

    Last Updated: 05/02/2021 in Advice and support
    Although your individual MIPS membership includes indemnity insurance that can respond to your direct treatment of a patient, and supervision of others, here's why you also need to cover your practice

  2. ✔ Working as an intern

    Last Updated: 20/11/2020 in Professionalism and ethics
    Tips to help you avoid fatigue, maintain control and reduce clinico-legal and regulatory risks.

  3. Does your membership classification reflect your practice?

    Last Updated: 02/03/2021 in Membership
    Does your membership classification cover your practice?

  4. 🗒 Ethical negotiation of consent: Supporting decision-making in everyday practice

    Last Updated: 25/01/2021 in Professionalism and ethics
    As a healthcare practitioner, you may think of your role as one in which your main accountabilities are to assess an individual’s health and to deliver appropriate care interventions. However, after landmark clinico-legal disputes in Austra...

  5. PBS legislation: Active ingredient now mandatory

    Last Updated: 01/03/2021 in Membership
    From 1 Feb 2021 Active Ingredient legislation, it is mandatory for the prescription of medicines to be listed by their active ingredient.

  6. 22% of all cyber security breaches within healthcare

    Last Updated: 15/01/2021 in Privacy and confidentiality
    How to respond to cyber-attacks according to standards of best practice.

  7. Graduating with hope

    Last Updated: 02/02/2021 in Advice and support General advice and support
    COVID-19 has challeneged medical students and 2020 brought more digital work and change than anticipated

  8. Navigating the ‘fitness to drive’ assessment

    Last Updated: 18/01/2021 in Advice and support
    Guide for healthcare practitioners to assess an older patient’s fitness to drive with a brief outline of differing laws in each state.

  9. 🗒 COVID-19 - Telehealth and quality of care

    Last Updated: 23/11/2020 in Communication
    Effective tips for conducting successful and quality telehealth consultations.

  10. 🗒 "Do I need to self-report to AHPRA?"

    Last Updated: 03/12/2020 in Code of conduct and regulatory
    Understand your reporting obligations and when you should make a notification.
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