Bush communities farewell renowned RFDS doctor Don Bowley OAM as he reflects on nearly 30 years of service – ABC News

Whether he was delivering babies in the middle of the bush or performing a procedure atop a pool table in a pub, Dr Don’s medical career has been nothing short of epic.  — Read on http://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-22/doctor-don-bowley-rfds-outback/101858776

Dr Don Bowley – A Flying Doctor legend hangs up his wings after 3 decades of dedicated service to Outback

Today marks the end of a 3 decade long aeromedical career for Dr Don Bowley , my mentor in Royal Flying Doctor Service . He finally retires after a long distinguished career providing prehospital & retrieval medicine as well as remote GP service to the folks of Outback Queensland . It was an honour servingContinue reading “Dr Don Bowley – A Flying Doctor legend hangs up his wings after 3 decades of dedicated service to Outback”

Extreme medicine: What it’s like being a medic in the world’s most dangerous places

Extreme medicine: What it’s like being a medic in the world’s most dangerous places — Read on http://www.readersdigest.co.uk/inspire/life/what-its-like-being-a-medic-in-the-worlds-most-extreme-places

Mental health and well‐being of anaesthetists during the COVID‐19 pandemic: a scoping review – Paterson – Anaesthesia – Wiley Online Library

Mental health and well‐being of anaesthetists during the COVID‐19 pandemic: a scoping review – Paterson – Anaesthesia – Wiley Online Library — Read on associationofanaesthetists-publications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/anae.15879

On the trajectory to a life-changing diagnosis, one story tells so many more – Croakey Health Media

On the trajectory to a life-changing diagnosis, one story tells so many more – Croakey Health Media — Read on http://www.croakey.org/on-the-trajectory-to-a-life-changing-diagnosis-one-story-tells-so-many-more/

Quarantine Down Under — Adventure Medic

Dr Millie Wood / Foundation Year 3 / Perth, Western Australia How does one survive without fresh air for 14 days? Dr Wood recounts her experiences of quarantine between the four walls of her hotel room in Perth, Australia back in the summer of 2020. The year is 2020. To obtain the luxury of a… QuarantineContinue reading “Quarantine Down Under — Adventure Medic”

Pacific Island Playlist 5: Mental Health | Coda Change

From #SMACC2019, the incredible Jess Morton speaks candidly about her own mental health journey. Eliminating the stigma that surrounds mental health starts with us as healthcare professionals. — Read on codachange.org/coda-change/pacific-island-playlist-5-mental-health/

Joint Statement – COVID vaccination only pathway to more normal life | Australian Medical Association

The AMA and members of the Council of Presidents of Medical Colleges (CPMC) have said getting the COVID vaccination is the only pathway back to a more normal life.   — Read on ama.com.au/media/joint-statement-covid-vaccination-only-pathway-more-normal-life

How a doctor’s suicide broke the silence – Conversations – ABC Radio

Gastroenterologist Andrew Bryant’s active, social and positive exterior gave no hint of the depression he was suffering. Days after his tragic death his wife Susan wrote an email making it clear she and her adult children were not ashamed of the way he died. It went viral (CW: suicide) — Read on http://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/conversations/doctors-suicide-susan-bryant-andrew-bryant/13335414

“Contradictory to the Anzac spirit”: Perth anaesthetist Dr Divya Sharma hits out at “small-minded thinking” in India travel ban – Mornings – ABC Radio

Dr Divya Sharma, an anaesthetist, has penned a withering open letter, describing the threat of penalties for Australians trying to return from India as “racist and inhumane” and accusing the Government of “woeful inadequacies”. — Read on http://www.abc.net.au/radio/perth/programs/mornings/dr-divya-sharma-india-travel-ban/13330500