The Christmas season is once again upon us. Most of us are finishing up work for the year, going on holidays, getting some Christmas shopping done and organising Christmas catch ups with family and friends. During this busy time I’d like you to take a moment, take a moment to think of those who have…
I recently came across a group of surgeons at a local hospital and spent a day with them observing bariatric surgery which included Lap Band insertion and Gastric Bypasses. This made me realise something important about the stigma attached to obesity, willpower and people’s perceptions. Obesity is all around us and it is on the…
As a Doctor, it is important to take some time out for self care, of which is not always easy to achieve. Read on for further insights into the rewards and challenges that come with being a Doctor. Herein, Dr. Justine Crowley reflects on 2014 and her first year as a natural medical practitioner in…
FEARS the $7 GP fee could be implemented without parliamentary approval have been heightened with the government telling medical software companies to incorporate the fee in their products. Health Minister Peter Dutton has previously refused to rule out bringing in the charge via regulation, bypassing parliament in the same way the government reintroduced indexation of petrol…
We have been very busy at the General Practitioner Conference & Exhibition (GPCE) which is on over this weekend 14/11/14 – 16/11/14. It has been great to be able to communicate the great benefits that doctors.com.au has to offer to Australian GP’s. The GP’s have been very welcoming and excited to join doctors.com.au – enhancing…
Did you know sports injuries cause around 36,000 Australians a year to have a hospital stay? But whether it’s football, wheeled motor sports or cycling that’s most dangerous depends on how you look at it. When it comes to injuries sustained from sport that are bad enough to have you hospitalised, which sports are the…
For the very first time doctors.com.au will be attending the GPCE in Melbourne, held at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre from Friday 14 to Sunday 16 November, 2014. Come and join us at stand D35, and learn how a doctors.com.au profile benefits you – and while you’re there participate to go in the draw…
‘Fifty per cent of Australian workers said they would be enticed to ride to work if a financial incentive was available, such as those currently offered in the UK, Europe and North America.’ This is according to the “Financial incentives to ride to work survey 2014″ data released today by the Cycling Promotion Fund and…
One of my passions in this world is looking after the elderly. I find them so full of knowledge and insight – I think it’s an honor to be able to help them in there time of need. At the end of the day that’s someone’s parent, grandparent, aunty, uncle, and we need to treat…
Mental Health Week raises community awareness about mental health issues and is held every October each year to coincide with World Mental Health Day that is held on 10 October. The aim of Mental Health Week is to promote social and emotional wellbeing to the community, encouraging people to maximise their health potential, enhancing the…