A rare bird

From Australian Rural Doctor magazine, June 2008:Under any other circumstances, Wudinna District Council might well be accused of stalking. Since Dr Scott Lewis first set foot in the remote SA town more than a decade ago, he has been a marked man.They have waited in the shadows, following their target’s every move, carefully laying the … Continue reading A rare bird

Patients peeved by sharing, caring GPs

From Australian Doctor, 6 July 2007:SHARING personal information with a patient during a consultation might seem like a nice way to build a good doctor-patient relationship, but a study has found such disclosure has the opposite effect.Bringing up personal tidbits interrupted the flow of information between the doctor and patient and used up valuable patient … Continue reading Patients peeved by sharing, caring GPs