Inside Aesthetics Ep 126 How Should We Regulate Injectables in Australia? | Dr Steven Liew, Dr Davin Lim, Dr Michael Molton & Jacinta King
Episode 126 hosts our first ever panel discussion on the podcast. We were joined by four Australian-based guests:
- Dr Steven Liew (Plastic Surgeon and internationally-recognised injectable KOL)
- Dr Davin Lim (Cosmetic Dermatologist)
- Dr Michael Molton (Cosmetic Physician & President of the Cosmetic Physicians College of Australasia)
- Jacinta King (Registered Nurse & President of the Cosmetic Nurses Association)
This open and very frank discussion was planned to provide an open forum to discuss the main and contentious issues that we experience in the Australian injectables space including:
- Which professionals are permitted to inject and whether there is a need for tighter regulations?
- Injectables in non-medical clinics, is appropriate?
- Teleconsulting and remote prescribing for nurse injectors
- The death of Jean Huang in 2017 in Sydney, what came of this and what, if anything, came of this?
- The underlying 'turf war' between injectors of different professions
- What we can do as a collective to improve the state of our industry?
00:00 Introduction 02:00 Meet Our Guests: Dr Steven Liew, Dr Davin Lim, Dr Michael Molton & Jacinta King 05:30 Who Should Inject 08:50 Scope And Training 15:40 Dentists And Definitions 23:15 Where Injectables Happen 30:25 Nurse Collaboration Debate 33:15 Telehealth Prescribing 40:55 Prescribing Accountability 41:30 Telehealth Safety Debate 43:05 Complications and Blindness Cases 46:30 Telehealth Here to Stay 48:40 Who Is Liable 53:15 Collaboration in Practice 55:00 Industry Turf War 01:06:25 Complaints and Mandatory Reporting 01:14:40 Regulation Changes and Nurse Voice 01:17:05 Stakeholders Unite 01:19:50 Logbooks and Accountability 01:23:40 Credentialing and Qualifications 01:26:05 Emergency Support Services 01:32:50 Training Paths Compared 01:37:55 Who Should Train Injectors 01:42:10 What to Teach First 01:47:45 Wrap Up and Contacts