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Companion of the Order (AC) Officer of the Order (AO) Member of the Order (AM) Medal of the Order (OAM) Nominations for awards in the General Division of the Order … Read more…

In the UK, where pill testing data is slowly being adopted, data shows an increase in the supply of illicit drugs as well as an increase in the number of … Read more…

Medicare Plus for Other Medical Practitioners Program (MOMPs), and the Outer Metropolitan Other Medical Practitioners (OMOMPs) program. Changes to Medicare benefits introduced on the 1st July 2018 mean vocationally recognised … Read more…

The website allows users to take a “life check” in order to support people live longer and healthier lives. The aim of the Life Checks website is to encourage people … Read more…

A new data tool, developed by the Australian Institute for Health and Welfare (AIHW), compares the health of Australians with 36 other member countries of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation … Read more…

new study has specifically looked at the role of General Practitioners in providing care for patients following a heart attack. A report, released earlier this month by the Australian Institute … Read more…

Consultant – A consultant surgeon in Australia has specialist registration, they are fully qualified to perform surgery without supervision and are in charge of a patient’s surgery. Complex cases may … Read more…

Compassion fatigue may also be called vicarious trauma or secondary trauma. It is something that develops over time as a result of the accumulation of dealing with patient trauma and … Read more…

The draft revisions around touching without informed consent initially caused some issues among doctor advocacy groups who argued that the wording needed to be changed because doctors are not able … Read more…

PACU nurses assist with post-op pain management, nausea and vomiting, observations and occasional airway emergencies. Surgeons may order follow-up pathology to be done on a patient in recovery so it … Read more…