Silicosis update
Commonwealth, State and Territory work health and safety ministers met on 1 March 2023 to discuss the urgent action needed to combat the growing number of Australians impacted by silicosis. Read More...
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Psychedelics approved
While much noise has been made in the media about the TGA’s decision, there are currently no approved products containing psilocybin or MDMA that the TGA has evaluated for quality, safety, and efficacy. Read More...
WA GP banned for 25 years
A WA GP has been banned from practising for 25 years for sexual misconduct and poor performance. Read More...
Sexually harassed GPs
The RACGP has called on medical colleges, health organisations and government to work together to better protect GPs from experiencing sexual harassment and demeaning behaviour from patients. Read More...
Clinician burnout and patient safety
Results from an international study of clinicians have revealed that doctors experiencing burnout are twice as likely to be involved in patient safety incidents. Read More...
Student safety statement
Western Australia’s five Vice Chancellors have committed to supporting institutional change in a collective response to findings by the 2021 National Student Safety Survey (NSSS), that one in six students have been sexually harassed since starting at university and one in twelve have been sexually harassed in the past 12 months. Read More...
GP guidelines: learn about the risks of working online
Providing medical services through the web can be very convenient, but not without risks. Here are some tips from MDA National on how to be safe while doing business online… Read More...
Practice guidelines: is your practice ready for COVID-19?
As more and more people get infected with COVID-19, GPs need to ensure their practice is ready to treat COVID-19 cases safely. Are you up to date with current RACGP guidelines? Read More...