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Discover better with the new AusDoc community platform for doctors. AusDoc has just become a whole lot better by evolving to a community platform, allowing doctors to connect with colleagues across the medical profession as well as keeping them informed with the latest news, opinion, clinical updates and education. Given the ever-growing complexity of medicine, a community where doctors can discus

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"It’s been suggested that the current state of many public hospital outpatient departments has led to GPs managing condi...
29/07/2026

"It’s been suggested that the current state of many public hospital outpatient departments has led to GPs managing conditions that they might normally refer on to a non-GP specialist," writes Dr Rachel Glasson.

"I can’t say I think this is a bad situation."

There has been a lot of talk about specialist referrals lately. It’s been suggested that the current state of many public hospital outpatient departments

The national practice management association has labelled criticism of its leadership as unwarranted and inaccurate amid...
29/07/2026

The national practice management association has labelled criticism of its leadership as unwarranted and inaccurate amid a campaign to vote on removing its board and CEO.

Members have raised concerns about alleged governance issues and could vote to remove the AAPM's leaders.

“I didn’t know if his brain was going to blow up or not.” AusDoc speaks with Dr Helen Wheeler, the oncologist who was pa...
29/07/2026

“I didn’t know if his brain was going to blow up or not.”

AusDoc speaks with Dr Helen Wheeler, the oncologist who was part of Professor Richard Scolyer's treatment team.

AusDoc speaks with Dr Helen Wheeler, the oncologist who was part of his treatment team.

A surgeon whose failure to detect a patient’s cancer prompted a recall of 2000 colonoscopy patients — and whose “catastr...
28/07/2026

A surgeon whose failure to detect a patient’s cancer prompted a recall of 2000 colonoscopy patients — and whose “catastrophic error” contributed to another patient’s death — has been suspended for six months.

A 'catastrophic error' by Dr Liu-Ming Schmidt also contributed to a patient death, the tribunal found.

Medical schools will have to prioritise proctored exams and workplace assessments to stop students outsourcing their lea...
28/07/2026

Medical schools will have to prioritise proctored exams and workplace assessments to stop students outsourcing their learning to AI, an Australian expert warns.

The shift would require extra staffing and resourcing, Associate Professor David Kok told the Intelligence26 conference.

28/07/2026

CVD events are 340% more likely in women aged 18-50 if they have polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, with only a third of the increased risk explained by factors such as obesity or diabetes, research suggests.

Hypertension, hyperlipidaemia, type 2 diabetes and obesity accounted for 36% of the association between PMOS and ASCVD, the researchers said.

27/07/2026

After her husband suffered a burst fracture of his 12th thoracic vertebra, GP Dr Meryl Broughton experienced a change in status. "No longer solving patient problems with investigations, diagnosis and management plans, I found myself assisting with toileting, feeding, showering and dressing, dealing with skin wounds, taking care of a spinal brace and doling out medications with copious documentation," she writes for AusDoc

I was more than 400km away when my husband had a fall, sustaining a burst fracture of his 12th thoracic vertebra. Having happily retired from medical

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