What does society expect of today’s doctor? More importantly, what does today’s doctor expect of themselves? How can we become better doctors? An overview with Tane Eunson The expectations modern society places on doctors are explored in the ‘good samaritan’ case of Dekker vs Medical Board of WA, where a doctor was called to account for ‘improper conduct in a professional … [Read more...] about Better people make better doctors
Arcanum Veritas
The Wilyman PhD
Our first child took a cruel week in dyin’ I’ve pulled three through, and buried two Since then- and I’m past carin’ Henry Lawson 1899 I would like to make an a priori apology: I am about to make a good number of you feel very old. I am currently one rotation away from becoming an emergency physician, yet in all my years of training I have never shepherded a drooling, … [Read more...] about The Wilyman PhD
Nightland – a tribute
Had I the heavens’ embroided cloths, Enwrought with golden and silver light, The blue and the dim and the dark cloths, Of night and light and the half-light William Butler Yeats I have reached a milestone. I am able to count upon the digits of a single hand the number of times remaining I will climb aboard the night train. For almost ten years I have napped … [Read more...] about Nightland – a tribute
The Uncertainty of Truth
An excerpt from The Uncertainty of Truth: We live in a world where uncertainty has been eliminated. The publication of the Doctrine of Certitude meant that uncertainty was officially forbidden for the first time in history. The passage of this law rendered the phrases ‘I don't know’, ‘I'm not sure’ and even ‘Huh …’ illegal and punishable by life imprisonment. … [Read more...] about The Uncertainty of Truth
The Broken Doctors Hotel
After a particularly bad winter, with trolley bound patients waiting hours for a bed and colleagues calling in sick as they became increasingly physically and mentally run down...I close my eyes and dream of a new life running a bar, restaurant and hotel... The Broken Doctors Hotel Concierge General Practitioner/Primary Care Physician: Responsible for taking the bookings … [Read more...] about The Broken Doctors Hotel