Australian Medical Association
Australia can learn from NGOs about improving Indigenous health
AMA Federal Councillor and AMA NT President, Dr Paul Bauert, said today that the Australian Government could learn a lot from the experiences of non-government organisations (NGOs) internationally about how best to make real improvements in Indigenous health.
Dr Bauert is this week attending the United Nations Advance Global Health Conference in Melbourne.
AMA to host summit on Medical Intern training crisis
The AMA will next month host a summit of key medical training stakeholders to discuss and develop solutions to the crisis around the shortage of prevocational and vocational training positions for medical school graduates.
AMA President, Dr Andrew Pesce, said today that Australia faces the loss of hundreds of locally produced, highly trained medical graduates to other countries or other professions.
Transcript: Dr Andrew Pesce, with Leon Delaney, 2SM Radio
Transcript: AMA President, Dr Andrew Pesce, with Leon Delaney, 2SM Radio, Thursday 26 August 2010
Subject: Medical internships shortage
Powerbuy
PowerBuy and the AMA have partnered to give Members savings on popular IT products and services. PowerBuy offers discounted deals on brands including Dell, Lenovo, HP, Fuji Xerox and NETGEAR.
GP Network News Issue 10, Number 30 - 27 August 2010
Seasonal influenza vaccines for children - withdrawal of Panvax Junior; medical internship shortage at crisis point; AMA position statement on primary health care; PIP Indigenous health incentive and PBS co-payment measure; Support family doctors petition
Corporatisation of General Practice - Decision Support Kit for Doctors
This information package will assist a General Practitioner to make a decision about moving into a corporate practice.
This covers many of the issues you need to consider when making the decision. This tells you what a corporate is, what matters you need to think about in closing your existing practice, what will life be like working for a corporate and maybe afterwards.
Medical internship shortage at crisis point - AMA
The AMA shares the concerns of Australia’s biggest medical schools that the national shortage of medical internships has severe implications for the future medical workforce and its ability to meet the health care needs of a growing and ageing population, with more people suffering chronic and complex conditions.
Dr Pesce said the internship shortage has reached crisis point and all Australian governments, including the next Commonwealth Government, must work together to find solutions.
Dr Pesce, Speech to CHA National Conference
Supporting the medical workforce
The topic of the Conference – ‘10 Years From Now’ – is very appropriate given the era of health reform in which we are all operating at the moment.
We do need to plan for the future.
This session is titled ‘Medical Practitioner Registration and Training – issues for CHA facilities in 2010 and beyond’.
An important part of the future of our health system is the medical workforce.
Primary Health Care - 2010
This Position Statement examines the role of general practice in the delivery of primary care services in Australia.
Dr Steve Hambleton, Speech to the PHAA National Immunisation Conference
The National Immunisation Strategy and General Practice
The AMA is a strong advocate for immunisation and it welcomes the review of the National Immunisation Strategy.
It will provide an opportunity to develop a planning framework that will enable us to build on and enhance initiatives in immunisation and vaccine-preventable disease now and for the future.
Support Family Doctors campaign
We've had a Great response to the 'Support Family Doctors campaign' and the more signatures we have to present to the government, the bigger the impact. If you have not yet signed the petition or would like to print out a copy for your patients to sign please visit our 'Support Family Doctors Website'.
GP Network News Issue 10, Number 29 - 20 August 2010
Seasonal influenza vaccines for children; Support Family Doctors petition; Telemedicine an important component of a modern health system; Online resources on doctors’ health and wellbeing
Transcript: Dr Andrew Pesce, with Richard Aedy, ABC Radio National
Transcript: AMA President, Dr Andrew Pesce, with Richard Aedy, Life Matters, ABC Radio National, Tuesday 17 August 2010
Subject: Election health policy; Collaboration between obstetricians and midwives
Transcript: Dr Andrew Pesce, with Richard Aedy, ABC Radio National
Transcript: AMA President, Dr Andrew Pesce, with Richard Aedy, Life Matters, ABC Radio National, Tuesday 17 August 2010
Subject: Election health policy; Collaboration between obstetricians and midwives
Time-based national access targets for public hospital emergency departments - 2010
This position statement sets out the principles the AMA considers should underpin the national introduction of time-based targets for public hospital emergency departments (EDs) in order that patient safety and outcomes, quality of care and the training of doctors are not compromised.
Dr Andrew Pesce, Keynote Opening Address, AFR National Health Conference
The National Health and Hospitals Network
Good morning.
My subject today is the Government’s National Health and Hospitals Network.
If this speech was being delivered next week, it could possibly be a very different speech depending on the election result.
Labor and the Coalition have different views on the future of the National Health and Hospitals Network.
It is our job at the AMA to make sure both sides are serious about health reform.
Dr Andrew Pesce, Keynote Opening Address, AFR National Health Conference
The National Health and Hospitals Network
Good morning.
My subject today is the Government’s National Health and Hospitals Network.
If this speech was being delivered next week, it could possibly be a very different speech depending on the election result.
Labor and the Coalition have different views on the future of the National Health and Hospitals Network.
It is our job at the AMA to make sure both sides are serious about health reform.
Telemedicine an important component of a modern health system
The AMA welcomes today’s commitment from Labor that, if elected, it would invest heavily in telemedicine to support and enhance health services as a part of a modern health system.
AMA President, Dr Andrew Pesce, said the investment would assist doctors to better use communications technology to provide services to patients who would otherwise have limited or no access to these services.
“This is a recognition of the need to embrace communications technology to modernise our health system,” Dr Pesce said.
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