About Dr Richard
Dr Richard is a practising Australian clinician with over 21 years of experience across surgical and general practice, holding fellowships with the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. Alongside clinical work, he completed a Master of Laws focused on healthcare law and ethics at the University of Melbourne.
That combination shapes everything published here. Regulatory content is only useful to a worried practitioner if it is both clinically real and legally accurate, so each course and article is written to reflect how the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme actually works in practice, not in theory. The aim is calm, honest guidance that helps a practitioner understand a notification and respond to it well.
Dr Richard leads the course facilitation at AHPRA Courses and reviews the blog content for accuracy against current Australian regulatory guidance.
Areas of focus
How this content is reviewed
- Every article is checked against official Australian sources, including Ahpra, the relevant National Board, and the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law.
- Guidance is written in plain terms for the practitioner who has to respond, and is framed as general information, not legal advice.
- Articles are reviewed and updated as regulatory guidance changes, with the last reviewed date shown on each page.
- Courses are described as independent, structured CPD that a practitioner can use as evidence of remediation. They are not endorsed by any regulator.
Explore the courses
The course library covers ethics and professionalism CPD written for the Australian regulatory context, with catalogues mapped to each profession. Browse the range for doctors, nurses and midwives, dentists, pharmacists, and allied health and care professionals.
AHPRA Courses is an independent training provider. Our courses are structured CPD that practitioners can use as evidence of remediation. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or acting on behalf of Ahpra, any National Board, or any other regulator. Information on this site is general in nature and is not legal advice. If you have received a notification, seek advice from your professional indemnity insurer or a health law solicitor.