Further to my article – “Privacy of Medical Records – What does a recent AAT decision mean for patients and doctors?”, I have written a further article on this subject which reflects on my experiences with objections to release of medical files to insurers. See link below Peter Sharman 10 September 2019
Support for OEM trainees sought from employers
WorkFit Tasmania, Gilbert Consulting Tasmania & Hobart Occupational Medicine, the Tasmanian specialist physician practices of Dr Andreas Ernst, Dr Barry Gilbert & Dr Peter Sharman are supporting the training of local doctors in occupational & environmental medicine within their practices to enable those doctors to achieve their Fellowship of the Australasian Faculty of Occupational and […]
OMIT Newsletter – Wednesday 04 September 2019
Mandatory Reporting The AMA held a successful forum last Saturday in Hobart that included a presentation by Dr Andrew Mulcahy about AHPRA’s processes relating to Mandatory Reporting of Medical Practitioners. There was assurance that medical practitioners should not avoid seeking help for mental health issues because of concerns about being reported. I will circulate a […]
OMIT Newsletter – Wednesday 28 August 2019
AMA Forum – Mandatory Reporting & Insurer Access to Medical Files – Saturday 31 August – Hobart The AMA is running a forum this weekend, that would be of interest to doctors practicing in the field of occupational medicine. See details below. Occupational Medicine Meeting – Friday 08 November – Launceston Dr Barry Gilbert has […]
OMIT Newsletter – Wednesday 21 August 2019
Diagnosing and managing work-related mental health conditions in general practice: new Australian clinical practice guidelines I would like to bring to the attention of readers the new clinical practice guidelines on mental health conditions published in the MJA. There are recommendations about diagnosis and management, but perhaps most interestingly the recommendations about relationship to employment […]
OMIT Newsletter – Tuesday 13 August 2019
Hi everyone, A couple of matters that might be of interest: Workers Compensation Certificates WorkCover Tasmania is interested feedback about medical certificates. They are undertaking a review of the medical certificate that is used for workers compensation in Tasmania. A recent email from Damian Davidson states: ” As part of this project, Tasmanian has joined […]
Welcome to the O.M.I.T. Newsletter
Dear Doctor I am pleased to be able to host a newsletter that I hope will be of interest to all doctors with an interest in the interface between health and work – the world of occupational medicine. I would be pleased to publish anything submitted of general interest that is within that scope, particularly […]
Privacy of Medical Records – What does a recent AAT decision mean for patients and doctors?
Hobart Occupational Medicine and Comcare were recently parties before the Commonwealth Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) in relation to a dispute over Comcare’s access to a practice medical file. The return of summons hearing in February 2018 resulted in an unpublished decision to withhold consultation notes from Comcare. The published decision Carver and Comcare (Compensation) [2019] […]
Upper Limb Overuse in Computer Employment – a Literature Review – Seeking Funding
Dr Sharman has commenced a comprehensive Literature Review entitled: “UPPER LIMB OVERUSE & PAIN SYNDROMES IN THE CONTEXT OF COMPUTER WORK” The review will focus on the cause and relationship of these disorders to computer usage with emphasis on the prognosis and potential for progression of computer-related pain disorders to chronic pain disorders. There has […]
Tasmania’s Workers Compensation System on the national stage!
On Thursday last week I attended the Return to Work (RTW) Forum conducted by the Insurance Work and Health Group at Monash University. Prof Alex Collie was the principle presenter. The research presented included two studies about Tasmania’s workers compensation system. Most interestedly the evaluation of what is known as the Return to Work & […]
