14 December Revised Guidelines around the Doctor-Patient Relationship December 14, 2018 By Miranda Grace Medical Board of Australia doctor, patient, relationship 0 Revised guidelines on "Sexual Boundaries in the Doctor-Patient Relationship" come into effect yesterday, 12 December 2018. The guidelines are based on ‘never using your professional relationship to establish or pursue a sexual, exploitative or other inappropriate relationship with anybody under your care. This includes those close to the patient such as their carer, guardian or spouse or the parent of a child patient’. Click here for further information about the Revised Guidelines Related Articles Coalition says new autism guidelines won't affect NDIS access New national guidelines for diagnosing autism announced by the federal government on Tuesday will have no impact on those with autism previously deemed eligible for funding under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), the minister for social services, Paul Fletcher, has said. New guidelines for myopia management The Brien Holden Vision Institute (BHVI) has released an online tool designed to help eyecare professionals manage patients with myopia. NSW regulator, SIRA, updates amendments to their NSW workers compensation guidelines post-COVID Revised opioids PBS listings from 01 October 2020 Department of Veterans’ Affairs Rehabilitation Appliance Program updates AAPM Advocacy with Tasmanian Department of Health Comments are closed.