tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-223386422024-03-08T05:01:19.931+10:00The Paper MaskAll about medicine, surgery, and the Australian way of life.Sheepishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14217493023930132326noreply@blogger.comBlogger137125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22338642.post-68136070454374382072015-05-29T08:00:00.000+10:002015-05-29T08:00:00.972+10:00Bully for You, Bully for MeSince the 4 Corners "At Their Mercy" episode this week, there has been some discussion about bullying over at PagingDr Forums, a great source of medical chat for those who are interested. Occasionally I go on a bit of a rant there, and obviously this issue has riled me up somewhat. Interestingly the 4 Corners episode was preceded by a very powerful and relevant episode of Australian Story on Sheepishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14217493023930132326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22338642.post-6667786839035910622015-05-26T08:30:00.000+10:002015-05-26T23:17:35.862+10:00I am a Bully (Yes, you read that correctly)
Not long after I gained my RACS Fellowship and became a
fully-fledged consultant surgeon, I found myself operating at 3am on a bleeding
patient. This young girl’s life was literally slipping through my fingers. I
had tried everything: pressure on the bleeding veins, applying clamps and
pushing with swabs on sticks, suturing the holes that were getting
progressively bigger and bigger, pledgetedSheepishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14217493023930132326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22338642.post-85904990827494163172014-04-21T02:13:00.004+10:002014-04-21T02:13:29.163+10:00AMI Survives Another Heart Attack?The most recent AHPRA newsletter came with a very interesting story:
Referral from New Zealand’s Health and Disability Commissioner
New Zealand’s Health and Disability Commissioner (HDC) completed an investigation into the Advanced Medical Institute (NZ) Ltd. The Commissioner found that the Advanced Medical Institute (NZ) Ltd had breached the New Zealand Code of Health and Disability Sheepishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14217493023930132326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22338642.post-18650059329955838792014-02-28T10:30:00.000+10:002014-02-28T10:30:01.120+10:00Testify, sister!
Astute readers may have noticed that my last post mentioned three areas about which I am incensed enough to rant about. So here is my Number Two (and all of those who are giggling at the incidental scatalogical reference can stop now).
Throughout 2012-3 AHPRA has been conducting consultation in regards to new Guidelines for Social Media.One would think that this would be an area where Sheepishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14217493023930132326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22338642.post-18520244232074413982014-02-24T15:04:00.000+10:002014-02-24T15:04:00.284+10:00That Which Does Not Kill Us Makes Us Stronger
“The report of my death was an exaggeration” - Mark Twain, New York Journal, 2 June 1897.
Firstly an apology to my long time readers – there has been some upheaval in the ranks of the Paper household and so other issues have taken priority over blogging and social commentary. Therefore this blog may have appeared to be dead or semi-comatose, but instead it has just been in hibernation. Sheepishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14217493023930132326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22338642.post-64509929611015548462012-12-30T22:45:00.002+10:002012-12-30T22:48:07.077+10:00My Second Ever Blog AwardI can't say that I am a prolific blogger. Anyone who spends more than 30 seconds on this site can probably tell that I am hard pushed to scrounge up more than one or two posts a year at the moment. This is probably a reflection of how busy my life has become, juggling all the different hats that I wear. Blogging, enjoyable as it is, just is not a priority in my life.
My second ever dodgy blog Sheepishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14217493023930132326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22338642.post-21512863802270565512012-12-03T22:05:00.001+10:002012-12-30T22:47:35.797+10:00Dumb Ways to DieOK, this is just so catchy and well-produced that I have to share it. A lesson in how to do community service announcements successfully.
Karaoke version here. Wikipedia info here.Sheepishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14217493023930132326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22338642.post-48622211753663830212011-01-05T13:28:00.000+10:002011-01-05T13:28:17.971+10:00Grand Rounds: Bettor’s Guide to the Key Bowl Games in Health CareThe latest edition of Grand Rounds is up at Pizaazz, and we get a mention!Sheepishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14217493023930132326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22338642.post-41208274157820234942010-12-31T15:39:00.092+10:002010-12-31T15:50:11.744+10:00Zippity Zappity, Powerbands and AMI
I thought that I would make my last post for 2010 a recap of the fight against quackery and shonky medicine in Australia. The ACCC and TGA seem to be finally growing some balls because we have seen public action against Fatzap, Power Balance Bands, and now AMI. So far, AMI has filed for liquidation, Power Balance's Tom O'Dowd has admitted that his claims are rubbish, but FatZap is still standingSheepishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14217493023930132326noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22338642.post-85099588433398705482010-09-01T23:39:00.005+10:002010-09-01T23:47:07.106+10:00Who needs a stethoscope?I posted an entry some time ago about the move to digital stethoscopes under "Listen to me..."
Now I see that we can dispose of the stethoscope and just use our iPhones.
This is one app that I am definitely not purchasing.
I used to have a consultant physician who taught me that "The most important part of a stethoscope is the bit between the earpieces."
Sage advice.
iPhone set to replace Sheepishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14217493023930132326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22338642.post-1971955340228268242010-08-17T07:30:00.001+10:002010-08-17T23:48:04.246+10:00e-Health, Telemedicine, and Elections
HP and Dreamworks' Halo Videoconferencing Solution.
Completely unnecessary for doctors, but it sure looks cool.
I love e-things. I am a gadgety sort of person – and yes, I do have a fancy super-duper iPaddy kind of thing. I consider myself to be techno-savvy, and run my private practice with an almost paperless electronic records system. I am an early adopter of many technologies, and will Sheepishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14217493023930132326noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22338642.post-1141136151623915282010-07-09T14:23:00.008+10:002010-07-09T14:23:00.246+10:00Why are foreign bodies foreign?Unfortunately, like most other doctors, I have retrieved my share of foreign bodies. I obviously appreciate that there are some people who get a thrill out of putting objects inside themselves (and for some others, that thrill extends to having it removed). But as a person who abstains from wearing a watch, ring, necklace, bracelet, getting pierced, tattooed or otherwise mutilated in any way, I Sheepishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14217493023930132326noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22338642.post-81601076333666659322010-06-16T19:51:00.002+10:002010-06-16T19:57:37.525+10:00My First Blog Award(Originally Posted 12/6/2010, Updated 16/6/2010)
To be honest, I am not big on Blog Awards. I don't blog to receive an award, and I don't pay much attention if someone else has an award. Mainly I think it is because most of the time I think they are some junky thing made up by someone in order to drum up links back to themselves and raise their search ranking.
Call me a cynic, but I think the Sheepishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14217493023930132326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22338642.post-71569819373433133292010-06-15T21:32:00.003+10:002010-09-01T23:43:54.284+10:00nhsblogdoc retires from bloggingIt is with great sadness that I note that Dr John Crippen aka nhsblogdoc has decided to stop blogging, and furthermore remove all of his previous posts.
He has been a major force in medical blogging, and inspired me to begin blogging in the first place. Numerous posts by me have been stimulated by his lead.
I don't understand this
Hospitals Behaving Badly
Sister, I'm Speechless
It is Sheepishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14217493023930132326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22338642.post-63259149324616592222010-06-10T20:57:00.000+10:002010-06-10T20:57:09.696+10:00On Jurisevic, Ross, Knight and AnonymousI must say that I really have no idea what it is about my posts on this topic, or perhaps this whole issue in general, that has caused such a heated response.
I thought this was just an innocent comment on the activities of the ACCC and my own conjecture as to what might or might not have happened, and the wider implications of the ACCC's actions. I must make clear that I do not know Craig Sheepishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14217493023930132326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22338642.post-11360429567707541872010-03-09T23:26:00.007+10:002010-05-21T23:36:24.048+10:00Reform for Reform's Sake?It has been a big week in healthcare news. One cannot have missed all the talk about Kevin Rudd's bold new plan, to take health care where health care has never been before (except in Victoria). Much of these reforms derive from the previously published NHHRC report which I will not expand upon. I will, however, give some of my mind on efficiency in the medical sector.
Nicola Roxon loves bangingSheepishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14217493023930132326noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22338642.post-13829667204549713872009-09-08T17:35:00.001+10:002009-09-08T17:36:53.987+10:00Grand Rounds v5(51) is upGrand Rounds is up at Medic 999. Help! I'm being flooded with links!!!Sheepishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14217493023930132326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22338642.post-9716352395823079992009-09-07T08:00:00.003+10:002009-09-07T08:02:18.931+10:00SurgeXperiences 305 at AmanzimtotiThe next SurgeXperiences 305 is up at Amanzimtoti. Go, now!Sheepishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14217493023930132326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22338642.post-68407752696430657762009-09-01T15:35:00.005+10:002009-09-06T00:28:47.268+10:00Botox? Bollocks!I had a little chuckle when I saw the Cosmetic Physicians getting upset at what they perceive to be the underhanded tactics of some Cosmetic Nurses.For the benefit of those who have been living under a rock, there is a movement called Cosmetic Medicine. It is championed by the Cosmetic Physicians Society of Australasia the Australasian Society of Cosmetic Medicine and the so-called Australasian Sheepishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14217493023930132326noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22338642.post-89750951875686244652009-08-24T08:10:00.002+10:002009-08-25T15:36:25.035+10:00Clubs and CartelsThe big news this week has been that the ACCC is on the prowl again. Medical work practices are not new ground here - the ACCC has previously stoushed with the RACS over surgical training, as well as Queensland obstetricians and more recently Adelaide heart surgeons (my previous posts ACCC Strikes Again and Bleeding Hearts in Private Hospitals). In fact the ACCC has so much interest in the Sheepishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14217493023930132326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22338642.post-3449558883935026542009-08-18T22:59:00.003+10:002009-08-18T23:18:51.583+10:0010 Year ChallengeSeasoned readers may recall my previous post "10 Years in Limbo" about the 10 year moratorium placed on overseas-graduated doctors.The 10 Year Moratorium applies to New Zealanders as well, as despite their special visa status they are not considered permanent residents even when enrolled in Australian Medical Schools, and the only way around this is to obtain permanent residency prior to Sheepishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14217493023930132326noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22338642.post-17174352571058566782009-05-07T21:01:00.005+10:002009-05-07T21:44:36.739+10:00A Considered Response to Swine Flu?We all know the swine flu jokes..."When will there be a mass outbreak of human/avian swine flu? When pigs fly.""I think I have the swine flu. I'm coming out in rashers.""The only known cure for Swine Flu has been found to be the liberal application of oinkment.""Apparently my mate's got Swine Flu, I think he's just telling porkies, though.""How do you know you've got swine flu? The thermometer Sheepishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14217493023930132326noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22338642.post-66091795451482918552009-04-28T11:43:00.003+10:002009-04-28T11:50:01.225+10:00Surgical Principles of BongiThis is a series of entertaining and very true posts from Bongi over at Other Things Amanzi:to swear does in fact help.fear nothing but fear itself.all bleeding stops.enjoy.it is in fact always the surgeon's fault.take a moment.break the tension, don't add to it.we do it to impress the chicks.Clearly Bongi is more successful at impressing chicks because when I did what he did they all went off Sheepishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14217493023930132326noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22338642.post-11169577057915415042009-04-24T03:07:00.003+10:002009-04-24T03:11:39.703+10:00Grand Rounds v5(31) is upThe Birthday Edition of Grand Rounds is up at Diabetes Mine. This blog scores an entry yet again - woohoo!Next edition will be at SixUntilMe. Just don't try saying it with a New Zealand accent. Because it would be weird telling you to go check out "Sex 'n Tell Me".Sheepishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14217493023930132326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22338642.post-30735078892761119782009-04-22T06:58:00.000+10:002009-04-22T06:58:00.145+10:00Wellsphere / Healthblogger Doesn't Like Me?Along with many other health-related bloggers, I have received numerous invitations to join the Healthblogger / Wellsphere network from a Dr Geoffrey Rutledge.Here is an example (copies of Dr Rutledge's mail-merged posts are commonplace on the Internet, so I do not think I am betraying any trust by reproducing his email here):Hi ,Congratulations again for being invited to join the HealthBlogger Sheepishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14217493023930132326noreply@blogger.com6