Doctors disciplined for professional misconduct in Australia and New Zealand, 2000-2009.

The article analyzes the disciplinary cases for doctors charged with professional misconduct in Australia and New Zealand from 2000 to 2009. More male doctors were disciplined for misconduct than their female colleagues at 91 versus 22 cases per 100,000 doctor-years. Highest rates of disciplinary cases were noted in the specialties of psychiatry, obstetrics and gynaecology. About 24% of the cases involved sexual misconduct followed by unethical prescribing at 21%.