GPs reassured risk of being sued is small.

The article reports that Australian generap practitioners (GPs) are more likely to face regulatory to disciplinary action than civil litigation. Speaking at the 17th annual Medico Legal Congress in Sydney on February 2008, Avant clinical risk management general manager Dr. Paul Nisselle assured GPs that the risk of them being sued is small. He also advised GPs to balance appropriate risk management and inappropriate defensive practice.