In the media
Children with gender dysphoria no longer have to seek
court approval to undergo surgery
The Family Court has decided it will no longer intervene in cases
where children with gender dysphoria have the permission of their
parents and treating doctors to undergo surgery (16 March 2018).
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Grieving mum wins fight to have coroner look at
son's death
Queensland's coroner agrees to investigate the death of a Gold
Coast teenager who died just days after attempting to seek mental
health help at a local hospital (16 March 2018).
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Doctors allegedly 'turn a blind eye' to illegal
cannabis given to children in hospital
When a Queensland father asked a doctor if he could keep giving
his daughter cannabis in hospital, the consultant replied
"it's fine as long as you get the dosing right", a
recording obtained by the ABC shows (15 March 2018).
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Pharmacist disqualified from reapplying for registration
for professional misconduct
A registered pharmacist has been reprimanded and disqualified from
reapplying for registration for behaving in a way that constitutes
professional misconduct. The Pharmacy Board of Australia (the
Board) referred Mr Adam Christie to the Queensland
Civil and Administrative Tribunal (the Tribunal)
on 26 October 2015 (14 March 2018).
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MBA: Public consultation on proposed changes to sexual
boundaries guidelines
The Medical Board of Australia is inviting feedback on draft
revised guidelines 'Sexual boundaries in the doctor-patient
relationship'. Released: 29 January 2018. Closes: 29 March
2018.
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