'A doctor in Victoria has admitted she breached the medical board’s code of conduct by asking her patients for $150,000 so she could start a prescription vaping clinic for teenagers and write a book, among other things.' https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/26/carolyn-beaumont-doctor-medical-code-of-conduct-teenage-vape-solutions-funding-ntwnfb #vaping #codeofconduct #ethics #doctors #healthlaw
Speaking generally, the president of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, Dr Nicole Higgins, said: “It goes without saying that GPs should act in their patients’ interests at all times, and that the best care comes from a GP who knows their patients and their histories well … Clinical decisions must not be influenced by commercial interests.”
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