ACT Articles
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By Prof Steve Robson*Australia is one of the safest places in the world to have a baby, or to be born. There are certainly some inequalities – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women face higher risks of a preterm birth, for example – but all things considered Australia is a great place to...
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Dr Kieran Barr is a RMO currently working in MAPU at Calvary Hospital. He is a graduate of ANU (Medicine & Surgery - 2015) and University of Melbourne (Biomedicine – 2010). Dr Barr once had the privilege of holding Roger Federer’s sweaty towel when he worked as a ballkid at the Australian Open...
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Garry Walter* and Sarah Foster*What a fabulous article about doctors’ health by Dr Louise Stone (‘A GPs Open Letter to Young Doctors’) in last month’s issue of Canberra Doctor, imploring young doctors to have their own GP. That message resonates with a key piece of advice invariably given by the...
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Health System Reform Needs Medical LeadershipProf Brendan Murphy* is the Chief Medical Officer for the Australian Government One of the reasons I took on the job of Chief Medical Officer and, before that, a Health Service CEO role, was a view that health system reform is critically dependent on...
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Mental Health is EverythingAll of us who provide health care for Canberrans understand the fundamental importance of mental health to our community. In many ways, it underpins the wellbeing of society irrespective of all other issues. Illnesses and injuries – acute and chronic – take their course...
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Prof Nick Glasgow, speaking at the ANUMSS Graduation Ball“To me, the great joy of general practice is getting to know a group of people over time and getting insight into their individual lives,” says Professor Nicholas Glasgow, general practitioner, researcher in the field of family medicine and,...
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We often hear from Doctors in Training (DiTs) that applications for annual leave are often not approved because of insufficient cover OR the amount of leave requested is significantly reduced (again, because of insufficient cover). So the question is: in what circumstances can Canberra and Calvary...
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Once upon a time in workplace not so far away, an administrator told a group of doctors that some of their colleagues were deliberately staying back late in order to “make money”.Did an administrator actually say this? Well, we hope it’s not true or somehow the statement was taken out of context....
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By Dr Angus Finlay*Doctors have a proud history of standing against threats to human health: The medical profession played a key role in highlighting the risks to health posed by smoking and, at the height of the cold war, doctors advocated strongly against nuclear war.The Lancet has identified...
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By Dr Rebeka Stepto*Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to attend the 2017 AMA National Conference in Melbourne. It was three days of panel discussions, political addresses and networking that ultimately came together to be a great weekend.Political leadersThe conference started off with a...
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One of the main reasons Australia has our world class health system is the central role played by Family Doctors in patient care. More than 80% of Australians will see a General Practitioner at least once every year, and GPs are the most common point of contact when Australians become ill. The...
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Dr Rashmi Sharma OAM and family For the second in our series of quick Q&As with doctors in the Canberra region we’ve asked Dr Rashmi Sharma OAM, leading local GP, Clinical Associate Professor at ANU Medical School, principal, along with her sister, of the Isabella Plains Medical Centre and AMA...
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By Dr Louise Stone Dear Young Doctors, We get it. We really do. You know you “should” have your own GP, but we are never free in the 5 minutes you have available between shifts on a Saturday afternoon, and besides which, you can prescribe your own Amoxil for the chest infection you’ve had for a...
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Dr Antonio Di Dio, finding inspiration Yes, well. The less said about inspiring article titles the better, I say. Nevertheless, a big welcome to our special week, a great time to reflect on how we got here in this important and wonderful profession, and what keeps us here!I started work early this...
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Since the results of AMA (ACT)’s enterprise bargaining survey were released in February, the AMA (ACT)’s Council of Doctors in Training developed a ‘log of claims’ that was subsequently presented to ACT Health. Last week, the log of claims formed part of AMA (ACT)’s presentation at the first...
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By David Nott*On 23 February 2008, a ceremony in the cardiac surgery ward at The Canberra Hospital marked the first decade of the cardiac surgery unit under the direction of Dr Peter Bissaker. The unit, while not the largest in Australia, is one of the country's most successful and efficient; this...
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The recent announcement from Federal Health Minister, Greg Hunt, of $47m in funding for suicide prevention is very welcome. Of that amount, $1m has been specifically set aside to support mental health and reduce suicide in the health workforce. Greg Hunt, Federal Health MinisterSuicide and all its...
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For the first in a series of quick Q&As with doctors in the Canberra region we thought we’d ask Dr Andrew Miller, a former AMA (ACT) President and incoming President of the College of Dermatologists, a few questions about his career, his take on current health issues and his favourite comfort...