Don’t we all hate the paperwork and the hassle of insurance claims – workers compensation, CTP or similar. And to have to chase after the unpaid invoices months after the case have closed. Since, January this year (I think), there have been some positive changes to the whole NSW Workcover system. Is it just me? I don’t recall being notified about the changes.…
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Supporting GPs in looking after their patients
A smart vaccine fridge is no match against the bean counters
June 1, 2018, Dr Chee L Khoo
Imagine if your vaccine fridge sends you a message if the fridge temperature veered outside its set range of 2-8 degrees Celsius. You would say “now that’s technology”. And imagine you could do all that for a little more than A$100. Well, that’s exactly how my vaccine fridge at the practice is “wired” up to do.…
Hepatitis C treatment in general practice – my first case
May 15, 2018, Dr Chee L Khoo
Kylie was known to have chronic hepatitis c infection for many years. She had been busy for the last 2-3 years being pregnant. We talked about anti-viral treatment as soon as she finished with breast feeding her last baby. She had heard about these wonder drugs curing her hepatitis C infection.
When Kylie was ready, we went through the motions:
Pre-treatment Asssessment – the 6 Cs
- Complications of liver disease
- Co-factors for liver disease progression
- Signs of liver disease
- Presence of cirrhosis -consider Fibroscan for any patient with hepatitis C.
“Health, performance and conduct concerns among older doctors” – A set up in progress?
April 15, 2018, Dr Chee L Khoo
If it was a headline conclusion in any other medical publication, we would be combing the study looking for holes, validity, statistical significance and clinical relevance. We would be checking that the conclusions drawn were correct and valid conclusions that arose from the data. But when it was the Medical Board which released the headline, most of us, kind of, accepted the conclusions of the study without questions.…
Complementary vs Conventional Medicine – it doesn’t have to be like that!
April 2018, Dr Chee L Khoo
The term complementary medicine refers to a group of diagnostic and therapeutic disciplines that exist largely outside the institutions where conventional health care is provided and taught. The wide range of disciplines classified as complementary medicine makes it difficult to find defining criteria that are common to all.
In Germany, a significant proportion of doctors have additional qualifications in chiropractic, homeopathy and naturopathy.…
How to get lounge access when flying economy
March 2018, Dr Chee L Khoo
If you earn more than $76,000 per annum and you would like lounge access when flying economy overseas on the cheap, read on. I don’t know about you but I can only afford economy class when flying overseas. I can’t really justify spending 4 times the economy fare to be pampered. Really, I just need lounge access.…
GP Drug & Alcohol Advice & Support Service
We all have patients troubled by alcohol or drugs. We are either approached by the patient or more often than not, family members who are lost in the maze of services out there. Despite being a GP in the area for more than 25 years, I still don’t know what is out there, who needs what, let alone who or where to get help for these patients.…
Chronic Hep B Mx- Fairfield GPs do it better
January 2018, Dr Chee L Khoo
GPs from the Fairfield area did us all proud in south west Sydney. They were part of the B Positive Program which demonstrated that with training, increased community awareness and coordination, primary care patients with chronic hepatitis B received anti-viral treatment which was 3X higher than the average uptake in Australia. The pilot program also increased GP and community awareness of Chronic B Hepatitis (CHB). …