Calls for fatigue policy review after 'loved' Tasmanian doctor dies in car crash

According to ABC News Australia, Artyom Avetisyan, a cardiothoracic surgery registrar at the Royal Hobart Hospital in Tasmania, died in a car crash. Colleagues described him as a compassionate and kind physician who will be greatly missed. His death has prompted doctors to call for the Department of Health to review its fatigue management policies—raising questions about the impact of demanding work schedules on healthcare workers' safety and wellbeing.

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