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  1. The Dr Nichola Davis Scholarship

    Last Updated: 22/01/2024
    In March 2022, the medical community mourned the loss of Dr Nichola Davis, a skilled general practitioner, and a compassionate medico-legal advisor who once served as the Chair of Claims at the Medical Indemnity Protection Society (MIPS). Beyo...

  2. What to Look for in an Employment Contract

    Last Updated: 18/01/2024
    The age-old handshake agreement, surprisingly, is often still used between a doctor and their workplace. If you do not have a contract and are simply working off a handshake agreement, where does this leave&n...

  3. GP Successfully Appeals Negligence in Failing to Follow Up on Electronic Referral

    Last Updated: 18/01/2024
    The ACT Supreme Court of Appeal has overturned a decision in which a GP was initially found to have breached his duty of care to the patient by failing to follow up on referrals to a surgeon at a public ...

  4. ► Regulatory Change – Telehealth

    Last Updated: 18/01/2024 in Advice and Support Telehealth
    Regulation in the field of telehealth has undergone recent reform. This is primarily because of concerns raised about the use of asynchronous telehealth where there is no real-time interaction with patients. There are certainly a range of benefits ...

  5. ► Key practice challenges - 2020 and beyond

    Last Updated: 18/01/2024 in Professional Development Communication
    Learn about personal wellbeing, telehealth, opioid prescribing, and aged care.

  6. ► Telehealth - The Road Ahead

    Last Updated: 18/01/2024 in Professional Development Communication
    How to deliver telehealth services to patients

  7. ► Career development and telehealth in the aftermath of COVID-19 Dr Mark Carswell

    Last Updated: 18/01/2024 in Advice and Support Telehealth
    Get fresh insights into COVID-19’s effect on the rise of telehealth and career prospects for practitioners in years PGY2-10.

  8. Updates in Telehealth Guidelines: What You Need to Know

    Last Updated: 17/01/2024 in Advice and Support Telehealth
    As a GP and a patient, I know how crucial, convenient, and commonplace telehealth has become over the last three years. However, in recent years, concerns have also been raised about the use of telehealth where there is no real-time interaction with patients. Therefore, I want you to know that the Medical Board of Australia has just released updated "Guidelines for telehealth consultations with patients”. They clarify the Board’s general requirements for when and how medical practitioners should use telehealth, particularly in light of new and emerging technologies and modes of delivery

  9. Telehealth: Injecting risk into cosmetic practice

    Last Updated: 17/01/2024 in Professional Development Code of conduct and regulatory
    Good telehealth habits to ensure you provide appropriate care in cosmetic practice

  10. Telehealth FAQs

    Last Updated: 16/01/2024 in Advice and Support Telehealth
    Check your rights, legal obligations, and what is expected of you when delivering telehealth consultations.
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