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08 September 2025
Assessment of capacity
Dr Mark Woodrow, General Manager of the Medical Advisory Service at Avant explains how to assess decision-making capacity in healthcare, outlining key criteria, practical steps, and legal considerations.
07 September 2025
Receiving a complaint from Ahpra
The first you may know of a patient complaint is when you receive a letter from either Ahpra or a health complaints entity. In this 5 minute video Lauren Antonini, Solicitor at Avant, outlines what you should do if you receive a formal complaint and offers advice to help you prepare.
26 August 2025
Training doesn’t have to be fulltime: Members discuss pursuing other interests while completing your training
Are you trying to find ways to carve out time for other interests alongside a full-time career in medicine? We interviewed three Avant members who were able to balance their medical work with additional interests, and pave their own non-traditional career path allowing them flexibility and variety in their work.
25 August 2025
What career pathway will you choose?
Uncertain about your medical path? Avant's doctor-led guide demystifies specialties, revealing rewards, challenges, and insights from experienced practitioners
12 August 2025
Shared debt recovery
Learn how the Shared Debt Recovery Scheme allows Medicare debts to be divided between doctors and practices and key steps to protect yourself.
12 August 2025
Provider numbers
If you have a provider number you’re responsible for ensuring all Medicare claims accurately match the services you provided.
15 July 2025
Prescribing medicinal cannabis: be aware of the medico-legal risks
01 July 2025
Practitioner wellbeing: limiting the impact of notifications
At Avant, we regularly see the significant impact that complaints from patients can have on a medical practitioner. Doctors want to do the best for their patients and receiving a complaint can be confronting and distressing, as well as cause anxiety about loss of reputation, income or career.