The background In February 2017, Mr Hamlyn was diagnosed with Gleason Grade 7 prostate cancer. He was advised by his urologist, Dr Stanton, that he required active treatment. Relevantly, Dr Stanton discussed with Mr Hamlyn the merits of both surgery and radiation...
The background A complaint was made to the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) by a former female employee (the Complainant) of the practitioner, Dr Freeman. The Complainant alleged that between January 2017 and September 2018, Dr Freeman engaged...
The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority imposed the ban because of Mr Dank’s possession, trafficking and prescription of Performance and Image Enhancing Drugs (PIEDs). The Health Care Complaints Commission (HCCC) prosecuted a complaint against Dr Meneghetti before...
Background In April 2015, Mr Jones received treatment from Dr Braund for the removal of all of his maxillary teeth (on the upper jaw) and the administration of the ‘All-on-4’ implant procedure to replace those teeth. Mr Jones had a history of problems with his teeth,...
The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (“Tribunal”) found that the Practitioner behaved in a way that constitutes professional misconduct after he: declared on five occasions when applying to renew his registration that he had met the Continuing Professional...
The complaint in respect of each patient was separated into two issues: the medical treatment provided to the patient; and the failure to maintain adequate medical records for that patient. The matters that were the subject of each complaint which related to the...
The Plaintiff experienced a sudden onset of excruciating pain to her chest radiating to her left arm and was taken to the Hospital’s Accident and Emergency Department for assessment. While the Hospital’s assessment of the Plaintiff involved a number of aspects, it did...
Background On 19 March 2018, Mr Cowie (‘the patient’) underwent a cryotherapy procedure, being the use of liquid nitrogen, to remove some keratosis on his bottom lip (‘the procedure’). The procedure was performed by Dr Quinn. On 6 April 2018, more than 17 days after...
On 31 January 2017 the State Administrative Tribunal handed down its initial decision finding that the Doctor’s conduct in relation to a Patient constituted a serious breach of professional boundaries and sexual misconduct. In addition, the Tribunal found that the...