First Responders and PTSD
Our emergency service workers are often put into physical and mental danger in the course of their working day and it is costing lives. Read More...
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National watch on adverse immunisation events
Before the rise of pyrexia and seizures associated with one brand of flu vaccination in April 2010, Australia had a passive event surveillance system. This has changed. Read More...
Research in the hot north
Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is an autoimmune disease triggered by group A Streptococcus (GAS) infection, with adolescents and young people most at risk. Recurrent episodes of ARF lead to cumulative heart valve damage and the development of rheumatic heart disease (RHD). Read More...
Doctor in the Arts
With splitting his time between GP practices here and the UK, and comedy gigs in between, life is never dull for Dr Ahmed Kazmi. Read More...
Riding the White Line
How the boy from Roleystone became one of the world’s elite road cyclists and lived to tell the tale. Read More...
Conflicts of Interest – Who’s to Judge?
The saying ‘no harm comes from shining light on workplace practices’ may leave some doctors uncomfortable. Read More...
Healthy Start, Healthy Future
The Origins Project at Joondalup Health Campus seeks to find answers to some of the most worrying health problems facing children today. Read More...
Doctors Drum: Transparency – Clear as Mud?
Trust is the magical ingredient in the complex doctor-patient relationship, but where does transparency sit in this? The latest Doctors Drum breakfast turned the spotlight on, well, turning the spotlight on – the profession, the patients and the system of institutions and commercial businesses that surround them as they go about the task of restoring health. Read More...