01 Aug 2024
AMA submission — consultation on the review of the criminal history registration standard
The AMA’s submission calls for a firm but fair standard.
01 Aug 2024
What bigger donation could you ever give than the chance of life?
This week is DonateLife Week, an awareness week aimed at fostering conversations about organ donation.
25 Jul 2024
Congratulations Dr Danielle McMullen on your election as next AMA President
Dr McMullen has been declared the next AMA President by the returning officer.
25 Jul 2024
Pack your bags and get set… AMA24 is only one week away!
Days of informative sessions, nights of socialising and reconnecting, and more than a few awards to be presented. You don’t want to miss this!
25 Jul 2024
Your AMA Vice President candidates
Dr Xavier Yu and A/Prof Julian Rait have nominated as candidates for the role of Vice President.
25 Jul 2024
Health economists agree — putting general practice at the heart of healthcare makes economic sense
The AMA President and CMO of Avant Mutual discuss underfunding of general practice in an MJA article and in the President’s Doctorama podcast this week.
25 Jul 2024
AMA submission calls for social media reform to protect Australians
The AMA is urging the federal government to pursue reforms that hold social media giants accountable for exposing users to harmful content.
25 Jul 2024
AMA meets with Ahpra and Medical Board
The AMA met with Ahpra and the Medical Board earlier this week to discuss important issues including notifications, changes to registration pathways and workforce issues.
25 Jul 2024
CrowdStrike outage
Australia’s health system was greatly impacted by the global IT outage last Friday caused by a flawed Microsoft security update.
18 Jul 2024
Time for toddler milk myths to be busted
The AMA is calling for the scrapping of a voluntary code allowing unhealthy toddler milks to be deceptively marketed.