Practising Under Adversity Workshop

The personal effect on health practitioners who are involved in civil litigation or who are investigated by AHPRA, Medicare, Drugs & Poisons authorities, their training provider or hospital can be immense and life changing.

Feelings of anger, denial,  regret and  loss of self worth  are just some of the common ramifications.

There is increasing  research regarding  these widely recognised  consequences and an increasing wealth of practical advice on how to manage these often difficult times.

The workshop will discuss some of the frequent professional and personal consequences that practitioners experience at such times and the mitigating strategies that  can be adopted to minimise adverse impact.

In addition it will become clear  how MIPS can advise, assist, support and represent you as your medical defence organisation.

Total lecture hours:

2.00

Total contact hours:

2.00

Learning objective

• Describe the potential effects of a claim, complaint or investigation on practitioners.
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  Identify resources who can assist and advise you negotiate this often difficult time.
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  Develop a strategy to manage and cope with criticism of your practice.

Assessment info

General practice is a large portion of MIPS membership and feature highly in the complaints and litigation sectors. As primary care givers at the coalface, this is to be expected.   Certainly this statement is verified by the AHPRA annual report general practice complaint statistics as well the medical indemnity industry and various research