No surprises in the recent Budget, with a huge deficit and not surprisingly significant cuts to be made across the board. Given the ever-increasing cost in health, some deductions have been announced, including – an increase in the Medicare safety net to $2ooo payable by patients before the Govt provides assistance – freezing of Medicare […]
Anxiety disorder makes up a fair part of my caseload in primary care and ED. Help is out there. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpRo1Gb1FOg&feature=player_detailpage
An anxious moment… Read More »
Amidst all the trumpeting about the National broadband Network and the benefits of TeleHealth, I learned at the SMACC2013 conference from ACRRM that the hugely successful and useful TeleDerm service may be axed. For those who don’t know, TeleDerm is an initiative from ACRRM that has been around for a few years. It allows
Regular readers of this blog will be in no doubt that I love the work of a rural doctor – but am not shy to express my frustration with some of the systems within which we are constrained. Not least is the never-ending onslaught of safety directives from Country Health SA – kind of ironic
First they came for my stapler… Read More »
It’s on! This latest from SAPMEA… Dates Confirmed for Masterclass in Rural Practice Friday 15th & Saturday 16th November 2013 on Kangaroo Island sapmea is holding a Masterclass in Rural Practice on Kangaroo Island, with a focus on teamwork, hospital based equipment, checklists, protocols and a higher level of management of psychiatric, medical, airway, trauma and obstetric
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