Post teaching session worksheet
>click here for printable version<If you are interested in thinking further about professional boundaries additional reading is available in this MJA article. It is an excellent summary article from a local psychiatrist that consolidates some of the learning that is likely to have been gained from the teaching session.
The Medical Board of South Australia’s “Professional Code of Conduct” is available here and provides the professions’ broader views.
Case scenarios for further discussion, with particular relevance to GP Registrars, can be found here. These cases have been adapted from cases used in an AOGP Supervisor Workshop presented by Dr Hadia Muhktar.
Cases where professional boundaries were crossed leading to appearances before the Victorian Medical Board can be seen here. These cases are in the public domain.
You may consider setting aside some time in one to two months to sit down with a colleague or your Supervisor and review ten or twenty consecutive consultation records for each doctor. The focus could be on trying to identify situations where professional boundary issues may have arisen, and discuss how they were dealt with. This will obviously require some exchange of permission and trust on both sides.