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8 new patient information brochures released
We are pleased to announce that we have released 8 new brochures. The new brochures we have released are as follows: B12 Breast Reconstruction with an Implant or Tissue Expander DP01 Reducing your risk of developing a blood clot GS23 Laparoscopic Incisional Hernia Repair MF05 Mandibular Sagittal Split Osteotomy NS03 Cervical Laminectomy OS32 Trapeziectomy OS36 ...
Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy patient information brochure released
We have released a brochure on Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy. Please contact us for more information.
61 new Day Case patient information brochures released
We have released 61 new Day Case brochures bringing our total number of Day Case brochures to 101. Our new list of Day Case brochures is as follows: DC_B02 Day Case – Mastectomy DC_B03 Day Case – Wide Local Excision DC_B04 Day Case – Imaging-Assisted Wide Local Excision DC_B05 Day Case – Microdochectomy DC_B06 Day ...
External Cardioversion patient information brochure released
We have released a new brochure on External Cardioversion. Please contact us for more information.
Getting the Message
No Australian doctor is fluent in only one language, regardless of their cultural heritage. “Medical English” has been said to have a vocabulary the same size as some European languages and the latest edition of that famous medical dictionary, Dorland’s, runs to 2,175 pages (i), compared to the Macquarie’s 1,940 (ii). Medical English is a ...
In Other Words
It’s an interesting emotion that goes through us as we read the Medical Board’s regular bulletins of hearings into our colleagues’ conduct, or newspaper reports of medicolegal court cases. A curious mix of disdain that such things should happen, and relief that we are not involved. Most medical practitioners will be familiar with the general ...
Family Affairs
One of the aspects that attracts many of us to medical practice is the uniqueness of the doctor-patient relationship; just you and your patient working together in the privacy of your consulting room. In reality, however, the consulting room is pretty crowded. Although it might just be the two of you sitting in there, you ...
Just Read This…
I cursed a medical colleague last week when a notoriously anxious staff member burst into my office brandishing a sheaf of information sheets. Her surgeon had referred her to a haematologist to investigate an unexpectedly low platelet count. In the process, a low titre of antinuclear antibodies had also shown up. The haematologist had muttered ...
Patient Communication and Consent
One quarter of complaints by hospital patients cite problems with communication as a cause (source: Office of the Health Services Commissioner, Victoria, Annual Report 2010). A significant number of all complaint and litigation cases specifically cite ‘lack of informed consent / failure to warn’, and this figure is significantly higher as a contributory factor. If ...
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