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Doctor impairment

WebAccording to the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency's (AHPRA's) mandatory notification guidelines, all registered health practitioners have a legal obligation to report …

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My Health Record – are you prepared

WebIt is a collection of patient health information accessible online by authorised users. It’s not a ‘complete’ health record and doesn’t replace a doctor’s own medical …

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Three Models for Shared Healthcare Decisions

WebMDA National outlines three models of shared decision making – a consultation process where both the doctor and patient make a health decision together …

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Shared Access to Medical Records

WebShared Access to Medical Records. 27 Feb 2015. In hospitals, all treating health professionals share the patient’s medical record. But in private practice, allied …

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Honesty is always the best policy

WebIn this case, the doctor received a more serious sanction than he would have, had he been open and honest with the patient in the first instance. An adverse …

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MDA National Online Services Login

WebCall our Member Services team on 1800 011 255 anytime Monday to Friday between 8:30am and 8:00pm (AEST) or email [email protected].

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Stigma is the Enemy, Not Depression or Anxiety

Web13.2% of students surveyed (1,800) were taking antidepressants and 8.2% were on medication for anxiety. Half of the respondents believe that depression or …

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Think Before You Click

WebDigital cameras, particularly smartphones, enable practitioners and medical students to capture clinical images which are used by clinicians to assist in diagnosis and …

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Upstream or Downstream

WebVictoria Smith, winner of the 2015 MJA, MDA National, Nossal Global Health Prize (medical student category), uses the analogy of a river to describe the health …

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Supporting Doctors' Mental Health With Beyondblue

Webbeyondblue beyondblue.org.au. (1300 22 4636) A national organisation that provides information about depression to consumers, carers and health professionals. …

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Practice challenges in a rural town

WebAccording to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, around seven million people live outside of metropolitan centres – and they are more likely to smoke, drink dangerous …

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Facilitating access to care in a COVID-19 environment

WebAustralian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency National Boards Box 9958 Melbourne VIC 3001 Ahpra.gov.au 1300 419 495 Ahpra and the National Boards regulate these …

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Ahpra notifications

WebAhpra released some helpful resources 1 in 2018 to explain the notification process and link practitioners to the support services available to them. While this information helps to normalise the process, each individual doctor will deal with the situation differently. Below is a first-hand account written by one of our longstanding Members.

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Confidentiality and consent

Web2 The doctor in training (DIT) was asked to attend the morgue to certify a patient as deceased. On arrival, the DIT was given the patient’s medical records.

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Writing Medico-legal Reports and Giving Evidence in Court

WebCommon pitfalls 4 Do Don’t • know the purpose of the report • always use the medical records to assist in the preparation of the report • ensure the report is well organised, in …

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Responding to Complaints in Your Practice

WebYour responsibilities • Your Professional Indemnity Insurance Policy obliges you to notify us of complaints received by a health complaints entity, Medical Board

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Delegation of Cosmetic Schedule 4 Injections

Web03 Jun 2014. Recently, MDA National has had several Members contact us regarding the appropriateness of delegating cosmetic Schedule 4 (S4) injections to nurses, after …

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Supporting the Wellbeing of Doctors in Training

WebThe objectives of the JMO Wellbeing & Support Plan are to: improve the ways in which NSW Health works to better support the health and wellbeing of the junior …

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