Call to Suspend Medical CPD
All Medical Continuing Professional Development requirements should be immediately suspended in order to free up doctors’ time to meet the challenges imposed by COVID-19. The Chief Medical Officer should direct the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency...
Facts Coronavirus / COVID-19
COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease – 19 caused by SARS-CoV-2) Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses known to cause respiratory infections. These can range from the common cold to more serious diseases such as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Middle East...
Doctors call for “no holds barred” attack on COVID-19
An emergency meeting of the ADF management committee has called for “no holds barred” attack on COVID-19 and has recommended the following actions to minimise deaths and ENSURE THAT THE RESPONSE OF OUR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IS NOT SWAMPED BY AN UNMANAGEABLE SURGE ON...
Book Review – I’m not Crazy, I’m Just a Little Unwell
I’m not Crazy, I’m Just a Little Unwell. By Leigh Hatcher, Strand Publishing 2005 Here speaks a patient, not a consumer Leigh Hatcher is one of Australia’s most experienced radio and television journalists. A high achiever who embraced journalism as a young...