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Advance Care Planning: finding out what patients want
Dr William Silvester How often could we as doctors have greater certainty that patients are receiving treatment that they actually want? Associate Professor William Silvester, Director of the Respecting Patient Choices Program at the Austin Hospital, and...
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Dangerous work: violence in healthcare settings
AMA Victoria Vice President and emergency physician Dr Stephen Parnis was the keynote speaker at the recent Prevention and Risk Controls for Occupational Violence Conference. He also gave evidence at the Parliamentary Inquiry. Recent submissions to a parliamentary...
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Humour me, doctor
Clowns traditionally play the fool, but in a medical setting they can have a powerful influence on the wellbeing of patients and their families, writes Sam Lawry. Two clowns are livening up an adolescent ward in the Royal Children’s Hospital, jesting...
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Opioid replacement therapy: changing lives
Pharmacotherapy is an extremely effective treatment for the management of opioid dependence, and medical practitioners who are active prescribers play a critical role in addressing a significant public health issue. Sam Lawry talks to two GPs about their own...
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Radical rural approach to juvenile diabetes care
A frustration with the challenges faced by rural young people led a Gippsland paediatrician and his team to trial a new private model for diabetes care, with ongoing success. Sam Lawry talks to Dr Peter Goss about their approach. For young rural people with...
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Traumatic choices
AMA Victoria’s Marketing & Communications Coordinator Nicole Saccaro reports on a new hospital education program that graphically shows young people the impact of their choices. An 18-year-old lies on white sheets, unmoving. He took a risk. He chose...