Newsletters
Newsletters
The Medical Council publishes newsletters that are distributed to doctors across NSW:
March 2021:
In this issue:
- President's message
- Do you know the three W's when it comes to compound medicine?
- Podcast: Setting the record straight on medical records
- Informed consent: make it meaningful
- Does your diagnosis get lost in translation?
- Annual report 2019/20
December 2020:
In this issue:
- President's message
- Why are systems struggles impacting doctors and aged care patients?
- New podcast: two-part series on prescribing
- Leaving medicine? What you need to know about patient records before you do
- Spotlight on 'no further action' outcomes
July 2020
In this issue:
- President's message
- Meet Dr John Sammut - Incoming Medical Council President
- Circumstances change, good practice remains the same (Dr Charlotte Hespe, RACGP)
- How does Council address impairment in practitioners
April 2020
In this issue:
- President's message
- Are you guilty of making these vaccine errors?
- If the Medical Council calls, will I end up suspended?
- Complaints, communications, clinical care and more: take-away messages from the annual report
December 2019
In this issue:
- President's message
- Why do I need a doctor when I am one?
- Is poor peer communication putting your patient at risk?
- Iron infusions - 5 things you can do to avoid complaints
- What are your colleagues doing to manage their health and well-being?
November 2019
In this issue:
- President's message
- Healthier doctors = healthier patients
- Groundbreaking staff culture program supports patient outcomes
- Recording of consults is complex - proceed with caution
June 2019
In this issue:
- Stay between 2 and 8 to (safely) vaccinate
- Friend request or patient at best?
- Cryotherapy - are you getting it right?
- Meet our Council members: Maria Cosmidis and Dr Geoffrey Brieger
- Clinical images - don't let diagnostic snaps be your downfall
April 2019
In this issue:
- Ensure you're equipped to write that script
- Patient safety depends on timely, quality clinical handovers
- Who's who in medical regulation?
- An interview with Council President Associate Professor Richard Walsh
- Data safety all a hack?
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