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Dr Helen Wilcox – Master Juggler
Written by Mr Peter McClelland   
Friday, 30 March 2012

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Helen Wilcox is a very busy medico. She teaches at UWA, practises as a GP in Mt Lawley and is the WA Censor for the RACGP. Add to the mix twins, Claudia and James crawling towards their first birthday and...

 
Dr Kingsley Faulkner – Professional Pride
Written by Mr Peter McClelland   
Thursday, 01 March 2012

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A renown Perth surgeon casts a compassionate eye on professional ethics, generational changes, personal values and climate change.

 
Not Everyone’s Baby but…
Written by MF   
Thursday, 01 March 2012

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GP Obstetricians are pivotal to Armadale Hospital’s comprehensive obstetrical services. This is one GP’s story as the service seeks out two more specialists.

 
Dr Graham Jacobs - Mixing Medicine and Politics
Written by Dr Rob McEvoy   
Friday, 03 February 2012

Jacobs-Graham-Dr-Dec11_2Member for Eyre Dr Graham Jacobs says the practicality of political representation has similarities to general practice, with some major differences.

 
Dr Kevin Yuen: Palliative Care
Written by Mr Peter McClelland   
Thursday, 01 December 2011

Yuen-Kevin-Dr-Dec11The son of illegal immigrants, Dr Kevin Yuen’s demeanour and personal philosophy has earned him respect in palliative care, his focus for the relief of suffering.

 

 
Dr Denis Cherry - Men's Special Business
Written by Dr Rob McEvoy   
Friday, 01 July 2011

Cherry_Denis_Dr_TN_Jul11Dr Denis Cherry’s knowledge from 22 years working in men’s sexual health will be passed to other doctors at his clinic when he retires soon. We take a look at his professional journey as a pioneer who came from left field in this area and the things that have impacted on his work and men's health over the years.

 
A/Prof Anne Bourke RN - Childhood Nursing
Written by Mr Jake Millar   
Monday, 25 April 2011

Bourke-Anne-AProf150A registered nurse of 42 years' experience, Anne Bourke discusses with Medical Forum magazine the changing role of the nursing profession and paediatric care in WA.

 
Dr Anne Karczub – Rebuilding at KEMH
Written by Marcia Devenney   
Tuesday, 01 February 2011

Karczub-Anne-DrDr Anne Karczub holds the twin pillars of training and retention very dear and this quietly resolute Director of Obstetrics is very clear on the direction she wants for the professionals working around her. Anne’s original thoughts were to follow her father into general practice in regional WA, as she grew up in Kalgoorlie and her father worked there for thirty years. But a stint overseas in Zimbabwe in the eighties saw a shift in her plan – Anne worked more and more with...

 
Dr Belinda Wozencroft, Registrar of the Year
Written by MF   
Wednesday, 01 December 2010

Wozencroft-Belinda-Dr-Dec10As GPs go, Dr Belinda Wozencroft is fairly new to the game. She graduated from medicine just this year, but has already attracted attention as a talented and enthusiastic doctor; a reputation that saw her win the 2010 RACGP General Practice Registrar of the Year Award. Before that, she took out the 2009 Edward Gawthorn Prize for the highest college exam score. When Medical Forum delved deeper we found Belinda’s story goes back further than her recent accolades....

 
Dr Rod Petersen – Obstetrics & the Army Reserve
Written by MF   
Sunday, 01 August 2010
Dr Rod PetersenWhat started as a personal profile of Rod Petersen and his military life, ended up as a philosophical discussion on the deployment of limited resources in health care. Rod learnt about limited resources when he joined the Army Reserve in 1985 soon after graduating – during bush treks, all creature comforts were carried. The stark reality of limited resources hit him when he....
 
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