Zen and the art of emergency medicine
In the high tech, fast paced world of the emergency department, how do we ensure we hold onto our humanity?
In the high tech, fast paced world of the emergency department, how do we ensure we hold onto our humanity?
The National Heart Foundation released a practical guide for treating obesity and cardiovascular disease, and GLP-1 therapies are key.
Advance care planning provides peace of mind for patients and families facing unexpected health challenges.
Around one in eight Australian women live with PMOS. Clearer diagnosis and multidisciplinary care are key to supporting their reproductive, metabolic and psychological health across the lifespan.
In Australia our long life expectancy is both a major public health achievement and a challenge, as the complexity in the care of older adults increases.
The old is making way for the new on InSight+
Over the last decade, I have worked with a team of editors and authors on an international book on sexual harassment in medicine, which has been published by Cambridge University Press. It has been a long, sometimes surprising and deeply disturbing analysis of a complex problem with world-wide ramifications.
A psychologist colleague recently described a session with a new patient. When she asked why the person had been referred to her, the patient replied: “My GP said you were such a lovely person.” I’m sure she is. But it raises a clinical question: is “lovely” really a sufficient basis for referral, given the range and complexity of presentations seen in general practice?
In times of strain, the quiet work of care — for patients, colleagues, and ourselves — becomes both more difficult and more essential.