Medical Indemnity Protection Society - MIPS

10/09/2025

Since August 2024, most Australian healthcare professionals have gained new workplace rights under the Fair Work Act amendments. The right to disconnect allows employees to refuse unreasonable contact outside working hours, but what does this mean for medical practice?

Key considerations for healthcare professionals:
→ On-call and recall work arrangements remain protected
→ Compensation structures affect your right to refuse contact
→ Your role and personal circumstances matter in determining reasonableness
→ Open dialogue between employers and employees prevents disputes

Understanding these provisions helps create healthier work environments whilst maintaining quality patient care. Knowledge is your best protection.

Read our guide: https://qr.mips.com.au/disconnectFB

02/09/2025

⏰ Still time to register!

Our medico-legal workshop series kicks off in South Australia on 14 September at the historic Mount Lofty House.

✅ Exclusive to MIPS members - no additional cost
✅ Up to 10 CPD hours - RACGP & ACRRM accredited
✅ Practical strategies to manage medico-legal risks
✅ Optional complimentary CPR course

Hear from experts including our CMO, Dr Owen Bradfield, and connect with peers and medico-legal specialists.

👉 Limited spots left — secure your place today: https://qr.mips.com.au/riskworkshop25FB

29/08/2025

We’re at the International Medicine in Addiction Conference at ICC Sydney today, connecting with clinicians across addiction care and mental health.

Visit us at Stand 10 to meet Barry Leung, Executive GM – Performance (here today only), along with our Relationship & Development Specialists Madhuri Rebello and Abdullah “Obi” Al-Eisawi.

They’re here to chat about how MIPS supports members in addiction medicine through guidance, protection and education.

28/08/2025

We’re excited to be a Platinum Sponsor of The Australian and New Zealand Association of Oral Surgeons Conference for the third year running!

MIPS is here to support oral surgeons with expert medico-legal guidance, risk management advice, and CPD-focused education to help you practice with confidence.

📍 Visit our stand and meet Maddie Rebello to learn how we can support you throughout your career.

https://cpd.anzaos.org/

25/08/2025

We’re proud to be a Silver Sponsor of the HREM Conference at the Shangri-La Sydney on 1-2 September.

Emma Monger, MIPS Claims Specialist, will join the panel Private Emergency Medicine – Where Are the Risks?, discussing medicolegal challenges in high-risk emergency care, including:
• Delayed or missed diagnoses and the consequences for clinicians
• Consent and involuntary treatment
• End-of-life challenges
• The rise of private emergency medicine, telehealth and novel therapies
📅 Tuesday 2 September
⏰ 9:10 am

Stop by the exhibition area to meet Maddie Rebello and learn how we provide medico-legal guidance and support for clinicians in high-risk practice.

https://hremaustralia.com.au/

21/08/2025

🚗💡 Missed it live? Watch on demand

Over 1,000 people tuned in to our latest webinar to explore a critical question: when should a patient stop driving, and what role do you play in that decision?

🎥 Now available on demand for MIPS members, the session unpacks the clinical, legal, and professional issues every practitioner should understand when assessing fitness to drive.

🎓 Eligible for up to 7 CPD hours
👉 Access it now: qr.mips.com.au/augwebLI

20/08/2025

Don't miss our medico-legal workshops happening across Australia this spring, available exclusively to MIPS members at no charge.

🚀 First stop: South Australia on 14 September at the historic Mount Lofty House! Secure your place in our launch workshop and be at the forefront of medico-legal best practice.

🔍Why attend?
In today's complex healthcare environment, understanding regulatory changes and litigation risks is essential for protecting your patients and practice. Hosted by our CMO, Dr Owen Bradfield and Member Education, Knowledge and Research Manager, Pamela Ferrada, these workshops will equip you with the latest insights and practical strategies to safeguard your practice.

✅ What's included:
• Up to 10 CPD hours including EA, RP and MO activities (RACGP & ACRRM accredited)
• Latest medico-legal risks insights – AI scribes, prescribing, Medicare billing, advocacy update
• Expert answers to your pressing medico-legal concerns
• Practical risk mitigation strategies
• Expert insights from medico-legal specialists
• Networking with healthcare peers and medical defence specialists
• Full catering provided

➕Added value: Optional complimentary CPR course (HLTAID009) available at each location.

📍 Register now for South Australia (14 Sept) or any of our other upcoming locations!

⚠️ Limited places available. Head to our events page for all locations and dates: qr.mips.com.au/riskworkshop25FB

The informed choice for indemnity insurance for doctors, dentists and oral health professionals. Superior legal defence and 24-hour support and advice.

13/08/2025

Stay ahead with our in-person medico-legal workshops this spring, exclusive to MIPS members and offered at no cost.

🔍Why attend?
In today's complex healthcare environment, understanding regulatory changes and litigation risks is essential for protecting your patients and practice. Hosted by our CMO, Dr Owen Bradfield and Member Education, Knowledge and Research Manager, Dr Pamela Ferrada, these workshops will equip you with the latest insights and practical strategies to safeguard your practice.

✅ What's included:
• Up to 10 CPD hours including EA, RP and MO activities (RACGP & ACRRM accredited)
• Latest medicolegal risks insights – AI scribes, prescribing, Medicare billing, advocacy update
• Expert answers to your pressing medico-legal concerns
• Practical risk mitigation strategies
• Expert insights from medico-legal specialists
• Networking with healthcare peers and medical defence specialists
• Full catering provided

➕Added value: Optional complimentary CPR course (HLTAID009) available at each location – strictly limited to 25 participants per session.

⚠️ Limited places available. Head to our events page for locations and dates: qr.mips.com.au/riskworkshop25FB

12/08/2025

Join us at the International Medicine in Addiction Conference in Sydney from 29-31 August 2025.

Visit us at Stand 10 to connect with Barry Leung, Executive General Manager – Performance, along with Maddie Rebello and Obi Al-Eisawi. They’ll be available to discuss how MIPS supports professionals in addiction medicine through expert medico-legal advice, protection, and education.

We’re looking forward to meaningful conversations with professionals dedicated to improving outcomes in this vital area of care.

https://imia2025.com.au/

07/08/2025

When is a patient unfit to drive - and what are your obligations as a healthcare practitioner?

Driving requires the seamless coordination of sensory, motor, and cognitive function - and when something’s not quite right, it’s often up to a medical practitioner to assess and act.

Join our expert panel as they unpack the clinical, professional, and medicolegal considerations involved in assessing fitness to drive.

What you’ll learn:
✔️ Key medical standards for private, commercial, and heavy vehicle licenses
✔️ Common conditions that impact fitness to drive
✔️ Your medicolegal responsibilities and reporting obligations
✔️ Practical strategies to mitigate risk

Our CMO, Dr Owen Bradfield, will be joined by:
• Ms Marianne Nicolle, Principal, Meridian Lawyers
• Dr Andrew Lingwood, Occupational & Environmental Medicine Physician

🎓 MIPS members can earn up to 7 hours of CPD
👉 Register now: qr.mips.com.au/augwebFB

07/08/2025

How can we make healthcare workplaces safer — now and into the future?

Our CMO, Dr Owen Bradfield, brings his experience as both a medical practitioner and health lawyer - and his deep commitment to practitioner wellbeing - to two panel discussions at the upcoming Healthcare Workplace Safety Conference in Melbourne:

🗓️ 18 August – Creating safe workplaces: Combating occupational violence
🗓️ 19 August – Managing safety in homes and community care settings

From early warning systems to legal risk in remote care, these sessions will explore practical ways to support and safeguard the healthcare workforce.

👉 Learn more and register: https://www.informa.com.au/event/conference/healthcare-life-sciences/healthcare-workplace-safety-conference/

05/08/2025

MIPS is proud to be part of the 73rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand, being held at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre from 14-17 August 2025.

Visit us at Stand 58 to chat with Mary Garner and Jan Thomas about how MIPS helps cardiologists manage risk through medico-legal guidance and ongoing education.

We look forward to engaging with the cardiac care community at this important event.

https://www.csanzasm.com/