Recently we did a callout looking for health professionals to comment on their experience of burnout. We received a response from Brisbane based physiotherapist Nick…
Read More Overcoming burnout as a physiotherapy practice owner – Q&A with Nick Schuster>
“Looking back, I now know that I was burnt out when I started medical school, let alone what happened within the first few months of…
Read More Doctor burnout begins younger than we think – by Dr Maxine Szramka>
“I have been nursing for 21 years and in the last 4 years I have enjoyed my work more than ever. I look forward to…
Read More Registered Nurse Jennifer Smith on recovering from burnout>
“I was 29 years old and had been graduated from dental school for 7 years, I was in the prime of my life or at…
Q. What’s it’s like to be a psychologist experiencing burnout? A. Speaking personally, initially it was quite a struggle experiencing burnout as a psychologist, because…
Obviously as an optometrist I have played a role in the management of many diabetic patients over the years. If you think this is just…
“How many people do you know who have had a lower limb amputation? Your response may likely be “none”. It may surprise you to learn…
The third and final step in your journey into an undergraduate medical degree is the medical interview. This step is paramount and just as important…
It is estimated that more than 28,000 Australians ceased statin treatment after the airing of a Catalyst series in 2013, according to a study published…
Read More Catalyst statin broadcast proven to have impacted drug dispensing rates>
It’s been about a month since Minister for Health Sussan Ley announced the members of the Federal Government’s Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) Review Taskforce and…
In a win for Australian dentists, The Federal Government has removed the professions of “dentist” and “dental specialists” from the Skilled Occupations List from today,…
If you regularly read our articles, you may recall that I went on a rant recently about the things that I see happen at careers…
Read More The potential downside of careers expos – perspectives from careers advisors>
“The #WhyWeDoResearch campaign was conceived and launched via Twitter by Claire Gibbs, Senior Clinical Research Nurse (@ClaireGibbsUK) and Abby Greaves, Research Administrator, (@JPUHResearch) at the…
Read More #WhyWeDoResearch campaign – by Cheryl Prescott and Claire Gibbs>
Data from the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia’s Registration Data Tables from September 2012 and December 2014 show a sharp increase in the number of…
The American College of Surgeons (ACS) has published a series of questions designed to help medical students to identify whether a career in surgery might…
Read More Should I become a surgeon? Traits for aspiring surgeons>
Part 2: Factors that Contribute to Burnout Burnout. It’s a serious subject when you’re in the business of helping everyone else deal with their challenges,…
Read More Psychologists are Human, Too – Burnout – Part 2 – by Dr Rebecca Ray>
At My Health Career, we couldn’t help but notice when Dietitians for Professional Progress came onto the scene via social media recently. So we thought…
The Medical Board of Australia has commissioned international research into revalidation of doctors to make sure doctors in Australia maintain the skills to provide safe…
“Our health truly is our wealth, and the Australian College of Nursing (ACN) firmly believes that access to good health is the right of every…
Federal Minister for Health Sussan Ley this week revealed that the government had signed 5 year agreements with the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, that is,…
Read More 6th CPA finally signed – what are the Guild, the PSA, the CHF and the AMA’s views?>
