14 Dec 2023
See you in 2024!
This is the final edition of AMA Rounds for the year… see you in January.
07 Dec 2023
Hospital funding changes a welcome start as system struggles
Changes to public hospital funding are a welcome start to addressing issues in the system.
07 Dec 2023
Calling all public hospital doctors — please submit your safe hours audit!
There’s still time to take part in the AMA’s 2023 Safe Hours Audit for public hospital doctors.
07 Dec 2023
AMA welcomes stronger tobacco and vaping laws
The law changes follow years of AMA advocacy to step up the fight against non-therapeutic vaping.
07 Dec 2023
How we advocate for you on Ahpra
AMA Chair of Anaesthetists Dr Suzi Nou and AMA Policy Manager Mr Nick Elmitt spoke at length about Ahpra and the AMA’s advocacy for doctors.
07 Dec 2023
AMA urges Attorney-General to amend laws relevant to VAD and telehealth
This week we wrote to Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus about concerns doctors could be committing a crime by engaging in telehealth services to provide voluntary assisted dying services.
07 Dec 2023
Governments must share road data to save lives
The AMA has urged all governments to start sharing road safety data to help stop Australia’s rising road toll.
07 Dec 2023
AMA calls for no new fossil fuel projects, no fossil fuel money in politics
This week we released a position statement calling on Australian governments to do everything possible to mitigate the effects of climate change including an end to the approval of any new fossil fuel projects.
07 Dec 2023
New AMA discussion paper urges rethink on funding models
The AMA has released a new discussion paper that challenges Australia’s current way of funding healthcare, especially for vulnerable populations.
01 Dec 2023
Agenda for the December 2023 PBAC Intracycle meeting
Agenda for the December 2023 PBAC Intracycle meeting