What makes somebody the best surgeon for you?
My colleagues and I have been working on our website with primary aim of being a portal for information about our practice as well as a source of documents relevant for patients of the practice. We...
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Paying to have surgery performed in a public hospital? What’s the spin on this?
When a non-insured patient undergoes surgery in the public hospital system, the costs of treatment are worn by the public hospital system. As a public or non-insured or Medicare patient, it is accepted...
View ArticleAbuse of "Self Pay" Surgery in Public Hospitals
This entry is more of an update rather than a new opinion piece. I have held off from posting additional blog entries on unrelated subjects to enable the current topic to headline the blog for a little...
View ArticleTransitioning to Robotic Assisted Surgery
I am a relatively late comer in adopting the robotic assisted surgical approach to radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer. If you look at this piece from the New York Times, you will understand why...
View ArticleA Hypothetical Introduction to Research
Trainee: Hi Prof, I am interested in doing a research project now that I have my final exams out of the way. Prof: No problem. Why don't you go talk to Doctor who has been working on a personal series...
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Successful Crowdsourcing on Twitter
This weekend I was writing a manuscript that was due weeks ago. This involved researching what had already been published on the subject and through my academic appointment at the University of Sydney,...
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Doctors Tweeting for Entertainment at the Expense of Public Confidence?
As health professionals participating in social media, we do come across things that we see as inappropriate for a member of our profession in terms of behaviour or content. The temptation is to leave...
View ArticleSometimes It is Okay to Not to be Tolerant
Below is the email sent to the following email addresses. If you wish, you may cut and paste these addresses into your email programme. We cannot touch Alan Jones through the broadcasting regulator...
View ArticleResponse From 2GB Advertiser
I have received one response from Harris Partners who were on the list of advertisers with 2GB. It is pasted here immediately below.On 30/09/2012, at 17:40, Harris Partners Info...
View ArticleSaving Urological Face – this has nothing to do with Zachary’s Disease
Urology is a great specialty that provides many opportunities to make a contribution to our field. At times we encounter moments for which we are never prepared; these are not always strictly of a...
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OMICS Publishing - pseudo-academia? predatory?
Is the Hyderabad based OMICS publishing group a pseudo-academic and predatory organisation? I have done a little bit of digging around and have made up my own mind. I am interested to know what you...
View ArticleDoctors on Twitter
This blog piece is on my thoughts about Australian doctors on Twitter using their real names or pseudonyms. Those of you who follow me on twitter may have observed how I rant and rave on this issue. I...
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Addendum for Blog Post September 2012
Addendum 31 March 2013 to September 2012 Blog PieceThe main reason I have decided to put this up on my blog is that the issue of anonymous tweeting is running riot in doctor circles over recent GMC-UK...
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Twitter Wars on Anonymity of Doctors on Public Social Media Networks
The discussion on the GMC-UK guidelines on doctor behavior on social media has proved to be most controversial and divisive. I think that the vast majority of doctors really could not care less but...
View ArticleCreating One's Own Luck
I’ve been inspired to write this blog piece after seeing the wonderful Prezi presentation constructed by Dr Marni Basto on Urology Social Media 101. It really is a fantastic presentation that has gone...
View ArticleMaintaining Composure During A Consultation
Doctors are human. Some things we see will make us laugh when for the circumstances it is totally inappropriate. I was recently reminded of an episode when I came close to losing all sense of...
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Keys to a Successful International Journal Club on Twitter
The concept of an international twitter journal club in urology arose subsequent to urologist Dr Mike Leveridge tweeting from his local real time Journal Club meeting at Queen’s University in Canada...
View ArticleHow to Make Yourself Unpopular With the Pharmaceutical Industry
There are two drugs used for prostate treatments where potentially huge cost savings could be achieved. Such savings will work unfavorably for the drug companies responsible for these medications in a...
View ArticleUpdate on Transitioning From Open to Robotic Assisted Radical Prostatectomy
Since I first blogged on robotic surgery in July last year, it has become the predominant manner by which I perform prostate cancer surgery. I continue to offer open surgery and particularly for those...
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A Personal Perspective on Testing for Prostate Cancer - 2013
As an urologist who has subspecialized in just the area of prostate disease, I see men with prostate cancer every working day. Every single consulting session I will see a number of men with advanced...
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