The expression applies as much to events happening in our lives, as it does to health practitioners who seek to avoid the dreaded notice from AHPRA advising of a notification or investigation about them. Practitioners do not have the luxury of selecting their patients...
The background The complaint alleged that throughout March 2017 to August 2017, the practitioner failed to maintain proper professional boundaries by entering into a romantic and personal relationship with the patient, which included: calling her approximately 85...
The background Dr Dean, a well-known periodontist in Melbourne, commenced proceedings against Ms Puleio alleging that she defamed her in four publications on Google reviews of Dr Dean’s business, Kew Periodontics and Dental Implants (Kew Periodontics). Ms Puleio was a...
Background On 19 September 2010, Ms Makaroff (the Plaintiff) suffered a dislocated shoulder and a bite wound on her from one of her horses. She was taken to Hawesbury District Hospital (Hospital) for plastic surgery and later discharged. Her general practitioner (the...
The key issue Whether EEB’s conduct could be considered unprofessional conduct or professional misconduct under the National Law, and the most appropriate penalty. The background On 20 January 2017, the Board decided to take immediate action against EEB by way...
The key issue The Tribunal was required to determine the appropriate disciplinary sanction to be imposed. The background The Health Care Complaints Commission (HCCC) commenced disciplinary proceedings against the respondent alleging unsatisfactory professional...
The key issue Whether the agreed position between the parties with respect to the penalty was appropriate. The background Between March 2010 and April 2018, the pharmacist initiated an intimate personal relationship with Patient 1, who was also an employee at...
Since March 2020 (and, at the time of writing, continuing at least until the end of the year) temporary telehealth items have been made available on the Medicare Benefits Schedule in response to COVID-19. Whether due to pandemics or as a product of new and evolving...
The key issues Whether the respondent had breached his duty of care in failing to remove all hardware from the appellant’s ankle in or around 2010. Whether the alleged breach of duty was causative of the appellant’s subsequent ankle infection in 2017. The background...
The key issue Whether the risk to the public and the public interest were such that Dr Rizwan Sami (Dr Sami) should be suspended from practice until the disciplinary proceedings were concluded. The background Dr Sami was a general practitioner who consulted the...