Journal article
Sexual misconduct by health professionals in Australia, 2011–2016: a retrospective analysis of notifications to health regulators
MM Bismark, DM Studdert, K Morton, R Paterson, MJ Spittal, Y Taouk
Medical Journal of Australia | WILEY | Published : 2020
DOI: 10.5694/mja2.50706
Abstract
Objectives: To assess the numbers of notifications to health regulators alleging sexual misconduct by registered health practitioners in Australia, by health care profession. Design, setting: Retrospective cohort study; analysis of Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency and NSW Health Professional Councils Authority data on notifications of sexual misconduct during 2011–2016. Participants: All registered practitioners in 15 health professions. Main outcome measures: Notification rates (per 10 000 practitioner-years) and adjusted rate ratios (aRRs) by age, sex, profession, medical specialty, and practice location. Results: Regulators received 1507 sexual misconduct notifications for..
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
Our investigation was funded by a National Health and Medical Research Council Partnership Grant (1092933), a National Health and Medical Research Council Early Career Fellowship, and an Avant Patient Safety Foundation Grant to Marie Bismark. The Australian Health Practitioner Research Agency (Ahpra) and the Health Professional Councils Authority provided data for the study.