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Challenging the Covid-19 Narrative
A colleague Professor Robert Clancy AM DSc FRACP FRS(N) provided me with a short essay on: Challenging the COVID-19 Narrative: An Australian Perspective on Science, Strategies, and the WHO In the evocative words of Professor Robert Clancy, the question echoes: "Where has all the science gone?...
Presentation on Gender Dysphoria at PRCP Congress Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia October 2023
Navigating the Controversy: Understanding and Managing Gender Dysphoria in Young People Dr Philip Morris AM Introduction: Gender dysphoria is a complex and controversial area within medical practice, particularly in Western countries. The intersection of biological sex and gender identity presents...
Cognitive testing of older doctors – A balanced approach
Dr Philip Morris AM June 2023 The Inappropriateness of Mandatory Cognitive Testing of All Doctors Age 70 Introduction The proposal to introduce mandatory cognitive testing for doctors at the age of seventy has raised concerns about its appropriateness, fairness, and effectiveness. This article...
Religious Freedom
Religious Freedom in Australia: Addressing Threats and Embracing Opportunities June 2023Introduction Religious freedom, a fundamental human right, encompasses the belief in and worship of a higher power without constraint or inhibition. While countries like the United States and Canada have...
Cognitive testing of older doctors
Cognitive Testing of Senior Doctors by Prof Philip Morris AM www.drphilipmorris.com Summary Professor Philip Morris, an Australian psychiatrist, has suggested that medical registration authorities are being ageist for proposing cognitive testing of doctors at 70. Morris claims there is no...
Repurposed drugs to treat Covid-19: Ivermectin
Ivermectin Statement Introduction This statement provides the justification for our request for the drug ivermectin to be used for the prevention and treatment of Covid-19 infections. We are a group of senior physicians, academics and researchers who have joined together to advocate for the...
Legal restrictions to cross-sex hormone treatment for under 18s
BEFORE the 2017 decision of the Full Court of the Family Court in Re Kelvin, court approval was required for the prescription of hormone treatment to masculinise or feminise a young person’s features consistent with his or her gender identity. Re Kelvin decided that court approval was not needed...
The Australian Mental Health Crisis – an Update
The Australian Mental Health Crisis: A system failure in need of treatment Australia has a mental health crisis. Despite a number of national mental health plans and a decade of changes to public mental health services, individuals, patients, families, carers and support groups from all...
2021 Australian Commonwealth Budget – Suicide Prevention Initiatives
The federal government has put a substantial amount of money into mental health in its recent budget. $2.3bn in all! While additional money is helpful, the bigger question is whether it is used effectively and wisely. It is not a given that more money will really make a...
Managing Gender Dysphoria/Incongruence in Young People: A Guide for Health Practitioners
by Philip Morris | Mar 18, 2022 Gender dysphoria/incongruence in young people is a contested area of medical practice. This approach avoids political, social, religious and ideological positions. This approach to developing guidelines for managing gender dysphoria [1] or gender...