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An outback doctor who suggested sex with a patient after examining his genitals, and had sex with a different patient soon after treating his wife and step-daughter has been suspended for three months.
General practitioner Dr Biljana Nikolova-Trask, from Broken Hill in NSW, has had her medical registration suspended for three months from January 1 and ordered to study medical ethics, having also provided medical advice and blood test results via Facebook.
The Health Care Complaints Commission (HCCC) heard that Dr Nikolova-Trask, who started working in Broken Hill in 2004, had a "close personal relationship" with a man, known as Patient D, and often sent him text messages early in the morning or late at night.
In August 2009, Dr Nikolova-Trask conducted a genital examination on Patient D and, after the appointment, suggested that he transfer to another doctor because there was a possibility they would start a sexual relationship.
Despite some evidence that Dr Nikolova-Trask stayed over at Patient D's house and told friends they had sex, both denied their relationship turned sexual.
A year earlier, the doctor struck up a friendship with a woman known as Patient B and started treating her husband and daughter in late 2009.
The doctor often shared personal details of her life with Patient B through private messaging on Facebook and was a regular customer at her local business.
While on a beach holiday in early 2010, Dr Nikolova-Trask socialised a few times with Patient B and her husband, Patient A.
By April 2010, the doctor was in "regular and frequent" contact with Patient A, shortly before he told his wife their marriage was over.
Dr Nikolova-Trask and Patient A said they began a sexual relationship in June 2010, and began living together in September. She continued to treat him and issue prescriptions until February 2011.
The doctor conceded her conduct with Patient A was "unsatisfactory professional conduct" and "professional misconduct" from June 2010.
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/female-doctor-suspended-for-having-sex-with-patient-using-facebook-to-share-blood-test-results-20150111-12lv6d.html
An outback doctor who suggested sex with a patient after examining his genitals, and had sex with a different patient soon after treating his wife and step-daughter has been suspended for three months.
General practitioner Dr Biljana Nikolova-Trask, from Broken Hill in NSW, has had her medical registration suspended for three months from January 1 and ordered to study medical ethics, having also provided medical advice and blood test results via Facebook.
The Health Care Complaints Commission (HCCC) heard that Dr Nikolova-Trask, who started working in Broken Hill in 2004, had a "close personal relationship" with a man, known as Patient D, and often sent him text messages early in the morning or late at night.
In August 2009, Dr Nikolova-Trask conducted a genital examination on Patient D and, after the appointment, suggested that he transfer to another doctor because there was a possibility they would start a sexual relationship.
Despite some evidence that Dr Nikolova-Trask stayed over at Patient D's house and told friends they had sex, both denied their relationship turned sexual.
A year earlier, the doctor struck up a friendship with a woman known as Patient B and started treating her husband and daughter in late 2009.
The doctor often shared personal details of her life with Patient B through private messaging on Facebook and was a regular customer at her local business.
While on a beach holiday in early 2010, Dr Nikolova-Trask socialised a few times with Patient B and her husband, Patient A.
By April 2010, the doctor was in "regular and frequent" contact with Patient A, shortly before he told his wife their marriage was over.
Dr Nikolova-Trask and Patient A said they began a sexual relationship in June 2010, and began living together in September. She continued to treat him and issue prescriptions until February 2011.
The doctor conceded her conduct with Patient A was "unsatisfactory professional conduct" and "professional misconduct" from June 2010.
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/female-doctor-suspended-for-having-sex-with-patient-using-facebook-to-share-blood-test-results-20150111-12lv6d.html
