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Name: MIPS (Medical Indemnity Protection Society)-Melbourne
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MPS member report 2021 6 Dec 2021: MIPS is proud to continue to protect, support and advise our members as they care for the community during an uncertain and challenging time. Over 2020/21, we focussed on evolving our services and processes to meet members’ needs.
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Ensure your internship survival 4 Dec 2021: The skills you actually need to survive and thrive as an intern are the soft skills…the ones that you don’t get taught at medical school. Communication, negotiation, conflict-resolution, and time-management are all essential and if you can maste ...
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Continuous learning for your mind, your body, your soul and your career 4 Dec 2021: Medical and dental healthcare practitioners often find themselves shouldering a towering workload with demanding responsibilities2, which can often lead to lethargy, lack of enthusiasm to invest in their professional development, and little time ...
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AHPRA reports drop in notifications 4 Dec 2021: 5,516 notifications were lodged with AHPRA last year, a decrease of 229 from 2019/20. Medical practitioners made up 15.6% of all registered health practitioners with 129,066 now in the profession. An increase of 2.7% from 2019/2020.
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Independent Medical Exams - Conducting assessments for third parties 30 Nov 2021: Independent Medical Examinations (IMEs) play a crucial role in ensuring individuals receive a fair and unbiased health assessment in cases of injury or illness. As registered healthcare practitioners, examiners are bound to AHPRA’s Code of C ...
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PSR identifies instant prescriptions as a concern 30 Nov 2021: The PSR observed that prescriptions of expensive medications that usually require a detailed patient history... were being prescribed after only brief interactions and a series of text messages.
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Safety, Quality, and improvements in Diagnosis 30 Nov 2021: Key functions of the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare include: developing national safety and quality standards, developing clinical care standards to improve the implementation of evidence-based health care, coordinatin ...
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Practitioner wellbeing during Coronageddon 30 Nov 2021: A reflection on the current challenges that this second year of the COVID-19 outbreak has brought for your practice and exploration of strategies to help you care for self while caring for others, to ensure you minimise any clinico-legal risks a ...
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Advice for GPs: Regulatory changes for nicotine vaping products 30 Nov 2021: Nicotine Vaping Products as Prescription only Medicine for Smoking Cessation. From 1 October 2021, changes were introduced to nicotine prescribing in Australia. The Poison Standard clarifies the regulation of Schedule 4 medicine. nicotine vaping ...
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Am I an employee or an independent contractor? 30 Nov 2021: When starting a new job, you can be engaged to perform work in a number of capacities. It is important you understand the nature of the engagement that you are entering into with the other party. It is not uncommon for healthcare practitioners ...
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The information on this page is a summary and of a general nature and it does not constitute legal, health or professional advice. You should seek your own professional advice before relying on it. It does not take into account your healthcare practice or needs. You should consider the appropriateness of the information and read the Member Handbook Combined PDS and FSG before making a decision on whether to join MIPS.