An emergency medicine specialist at the Canberra Hospital admitted he had "slightly misled" the jury to protect a colleague from criticism. The doctor had previously said the patient was medically dead when he asked an emergency registrar to perform an emergency thoracotomy, which is an incision of the chest cavity to allow access to organs like the heart. This is amidst a fatal stabbing trial with the defence lawyer arguing the victim may have died as a result of the surgery and not the stab wounds. (ABC)
Whilst this is most disconcerting and should raise questions of ethics, it is prudent that we recognise this is being played out right now and there maybe more unknowns. I appreciate the fact that the doctor is in a very undesirable position and I hope he can navigate through this with integrity.
Meanwhile, Captain we have visual...on whistleblower Dr Julian Fidge from defence doctor: toxic culture
Yet another meanwhile, more than 200 medical students from Otago Uni have signed a petition urging the government to remove GST from milk and legislate to require Fonterra, which controls 90% of Kiwi's raw milk, to sell milk "at prices considered affordable" back home. They cite a recent study saying high domestic milk prices may be contributing to rising rates of obesity and chronic illness. In Australia, milk is GST free, for which I'm grateful. (Otago Daily Times)
P.S. Homage to Randy Pausch. Can anyone spot it?
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