Medical treatment

• The re-opening of Christmas Island: Two steps back

  28th Mar 2019

  Following the Senate's passing of the Medevac Bill – which will provide clinical pathways for detainees requiring medical care and ensure that authorities are compelled to determine whether a patient may be transferred to Australia for treatment within 72 hours – the Australian government has announced its intention to re-open the detention centre on Christmas Island. 

  Kathryn Schmidt discusses the human rights implications of these political actions.

• Personal injury claims assisted by disruptive technology

  4th Oct 2018

  An exploration of an innovative new software – now available to personal injury lawyers in Australia – that converts 2D MRI scans to accurate 3D models. 

• The Urogynaecological Mesh scandal

  7th Sep 2017

  Approximately 50% of women who have had children will suffer some degree of pelvic organ prolapse. For thousands of those women, urogynaecological surgical mesh has been presented as a viable option. It is only recently that public has been made aware of the associated physical and psychological complications. 

• Orthopaedic eponyms

  31st Aug 2017

  This glossary explains some of the more commonly used eponyms to help those outside the medical profession better understand medical reports.

• Medical Treatment Planning And Decisions Act 2016 (Vic)

  29th Jun 2017

  New legislation will come into effect on 12 March 2018 that will repeal the Medical Treatment Act 1988, and amend the Mental Health Act 2014.