17 Oct 2024
President’s update
AMA President Dr Danielle McMullen provides an update on the past week at Federal AMA.
17 Oct 2024
Updated guide on informed financial consent
We have released an updated guide providing patients with information on informed financial consent to empower them to discuss costs with their doctor before undergoing medical procedures.
17 Oct 2024
A warm welcome back to the West
We were delighted to welcome West Australian doctors back into the AMA federation this week.
17 Oct 2024
Veterans’ health week and the AMA DVA survey results
This week marks Veterans’ health week with the theme ‘Keep connected’.
17 Oct 2024
Doctors’ personal journeys: a look into mental health
Drs4Drs invite members to join their next webinar on burnout.
17 Oct 2024
Lung Foundation Australia welcomes world-leading new COPD Clinical Care Standard set to revolutionise COPD patient care
The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (the Commission) today launched the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Clinical Care Standard, a blueprint for patient care welcomed by Lung Foundation Australia who established the COPD-X Guidelines with the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand in 2001.
17 Oct 2024
In Practice: AHPRA to detail registration restrictions
The health regulator is hosting an information session on restrictions placed on the registration of practitioners, and how they work.
17 Oct 2024
Priceline cervical cancer screening plan draws fierce criticism
A pilot program enabling patients to self-test inside the pharmacy giant’s stores has infuriated GPs who said it goes against the core values of the national screening program.
17 Oct 2024
$6 million for research into the causes of brain cancer and new therapies
Applications are open for the 2024 Brain Cancer Discovery and Translation grant opportunity. Funding is from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF)
17 Oct 2024
Provisional psychologist reprimanded for professional misconduct, breaching professional boundaries
A Queensland provisional psychologist has been reprimanded for breaching professional boundaries with a patient, and failing to maintain adequate treatment records, while practising at an adult male prison.