Poll

Should there be a change to how internships are allocated in Australia?
  • Yes - Australian students first (54%, 145 Votes)
  • Yes - national merit-based system (41%, 109 Votes)
  • No (5%, 13 Votes)

Total Voters: 267

Start Date: March 11, 2013 @ 1:00 pm
End Date: No Expiry

Poll

Is there enough publicly available information in Australia about the competence and performance of surgeons?
  • No (49%, 45 Votes)
  • More needed (35%, 32 Votes)
  • Yes (16%, 15 Votes)

Total Voters: 92

Start Date: March 4, 2013 @ 1:00 pm
End Date: No Expiry

Poll

Should there be more constraints on the availability of benzodiazepines?
  • Yes - some should be S8 (53%, 80 Votes)
  • Yes - all should be S8 (35%, 53 Votes)
  • No (12%, 19 Votes)

Total Voters: 152

Start Date: March 4, 2013 @ 1:00 pm
End Date: No Expiry

Poll

Should all doctors be better educated about complementary and alternative medicine so they can discuss it with patients?
  • Yes - essential (64%, 101 Votes)
  • Yes - to a small degree (28%, 45 Votes)
  • No - not necessary (8%, 12 Votes)

Total Voters: 158

Start Date: February 25, 2013 @ 1:00 pm
End Date: No Expiry

Poll

Should cooking and lifestyle skills be added to medical education and training?
  • Yes - fabulous idea (46%, 73 Votes)
  • No - silly idea (39%, 61 Votes)
  • Maybe (15%, 24 Votes)

Total Voters: 158

Start Date: February 25, 2013 @ 1:00 pm
End Date: No Expiry

Poll

Should the government impose compulsory standards for electronic health records?
  • Yes - national approach needed (51%, 61 Votes)
  • Yes - in consultation (32%, 38 Votes)
  • No (17%, 20 Votes)

Total Voters: 119

Start Date: February 18, 2013 @ 1:00 pm
End Date: No Expiry

Poll

Does the fear of being sued influence the way you practise medicine?
  • Yes - slightly (45%, 66 Votes)
  • Yes - strongly (36%, 52 Votes)
  • No (19%, 28 Votes)

Total Voters: 146

Start Date: February 18, 2013 @ 1:00 pm
End Date: No Expiry

Poll

Should medical centres be allowed to own the medical records of doctors working in those centres?
  • No (61%, 81 Votes)
  • Yes (30%, 40 Votes)
  • Don't know (9%, 11 Votes)

Total Voters: 132

Start Date: February 11, 2013 @ 1:00 pm
End Date: No Expiry

Poll

Should actively involving patients in their care become a formal principle in medical care?
  • Yes (92%, 131 Votes)
  • No (4%, 6 Votes)
  • Not sure (4%, 6 Votes)

Total Voters: 143

Start Date: February 11, 2013 @ 1:00 pm
End Date: No Expiry

Poll

Would you support rationing of neonatal intensive care treatment for babies with a poor prognosis?
  • Yes - with explicit criteria (82%, 159 Votes)
  • No - too much variation (12%, 23 Votes)
  • No - never (6%, 11 Votes)

Total Voters: 193

Start Date: February 4, 2013 @ 1:00 pm
End Date: No Expiry