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  1. Reflecting on privacy obligations and electronic communications - Pre webinar activity

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  2. A reminder about your CPD requirements for 2025

    Medical practitioners  In 2025, the Medical Board of Australia introduced key regulatory changes to Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements, aimed at enhancing quality of care and patient outcomes. What stays the same? ...
  3. Using generative AI to respond to patient complaints

    As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more accessible and sophisticated, healthcare practitioners are relying on it to streamline administrative tasks. MIPS is increasingly seeing members use generative AI to assist them respond to patient compl...
  4. Medico-legal considerations when prescribing medicinal cannabis products

    The cannabis plant contains hundreds of bioactive molecules, of which tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) are the most studied. THC and CBD have distinct but overlapping therapeutic applications, including in modulating pain, sleep, a...
  5. Fitness to drive: Navigating clinical and medico-legal complexities

    A practical guide for medical practitioners on assessing fitness to drive while managing professional risk Determining a patient's fitness to drive can be challenging. It requires careful patient assessment, understanding of Australian clinical...
  6. No Pain, No Stain: Ironing Out the Details of Iron Staining Litigation

    Author: Emma Monger - MIPS Claims Specialist Most practitioners know that skin staining is a potential complication of iron infusions. While staining can occur when there's extravasation into surrounding tissues, the good news is that with the righ...
  7. The Australian Digital Health Agency on Digital-Centric Careers

    Imagine this:   As you examine your patient, an AI tool transcribes your conversation, captures their vitals, and downloads pathology and imaging results. Seconds later and ping! – a provisional diagnosis and treatment plan appear on your screen...
  8. Regulatory and Litigation update in Brisbane: Reviewing Performance - Post Workshop Activity

    This CPD activity is divided in two sections. Section A – (Reviewing Performance - 3 hours) invites you to reflect on the MIPS medicolegal risk education workshop you attended on Sunday 21 September 2025. In your response, you may consider ...
  9. Regulatory and Litigation update in Brisbane: Measuring Outcomes in Clinical Practice - Post Workshop activity

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  10. How We Help Postgraduates

    Starting your career as a doctor comes with plenty of challenges – some you can plan for, and others that might take you by surprise. In this short video, you’ll hear from our Head of Claims Experience, Fiona Bounias, about the types of notificati...
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