AHPRA (Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency) recently announced a number of revised guidelines/codes/policies for health practitioners, which came into effect on 17 March 2014. The new social media policy, and more specifically, how a part of Section 133 of the National Law (relating to the use of testimonials for advertising) has been interpreted in the Guidelines …
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Mar 14 2014
Mediterranean diets in type 2 diabetes
This article was published in Medical Observer. The article is also available on the Medical Observer website (may need registration).
Dec 01 2013
Comment: Empirical evidence, not eminence, and certainly not dogma
The following is a comment/letter to the editor to the online article, “Some catalysts for debate on statins“, published in Medical Observer. This article covered two somewhat opposing perspectives by Prof Kerryn Phelps, and Prof James Tatoulis to the controversial ABC Catalyst program on the role of lipids and statins on health. The shorter online …
Nov 15 2013
Interview for body+soul Magazine
I gave a phone interview today to Fiona Baker, a journalist from body+soul Magazine, on the topic of alcohol hangovers.
Nov 15 2013
Comment: Scaphoid fractures. Thumbing through the research
The following is a comment to the online article “Scaphoid fractures. Thumbing through the research“, written by Dr Robin Park on the FOAM4GP website. This was a very readable summary of some of the evidence behind the management of scaphoid fracture assessment in the general practice context. Dear Rob, Another fantastic post and summary! Before …
Feb 23 2014
Comment: GP co-payments? Don’t save on primary care
The following is a comment to the online article, “GP co-payments? Don’t save on primary care” written by GP blogger, Dr Edwin Kruys. Dear Edwin, Great article. I agree with your premise. Regarding individuals valuing the services they receive from the GP more with co-payment, we should recognise that this is a complex question. We …
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