19 Sep 2024
World Lung Day
In the lead-up to World Lung Day on 25 September, the Global Asthma and Airways Patient Platform (GAAPP) is promoting ‘The Global State of COPD’,
19 Sep 2024
Save the Date - National Palliative Care Week 2025
For thirty years, National Palliative Care Week has been the nation's largest annual discussion about 'matters of life and death'.
19 Sep 2024
"Learn how to embrace the inevitable with Drs4Drs"
The collaborative webinars between Drs4Drs and the Australian Medical Students’ Association continue next week with a webinar helping doctors deal with death in medicine.
19 Sep 2024
National Medicines Symposium
This year’s National Medicines Symposium is exploring appropriate use of medicines in an ageing population.
19 Sep 2024
DVA survey to assist AMA’s support of veterans’ health
AMA non-GP specialists are invited to take part in a brief survey to help inform the AMA’s policy positions and advocacy to support veterans access to medical care.
19 Sep 2024
Anti-racism statement calls for improved accountability and trusted reporting systems
This week we released our anti-racism position statement which calls for everyone in the healthcare system to take responsibility for tackling racism and ensuring systems are in place to deal with racism in a culturally safe way.
19 Sep 2024
AMA calls for swift action on commercial foods for infants and young children
Many commercial foods for infants and young children fail to support optimal health, growth and development. We’re calling on government to adopt best practice standards and put a stop to coercive and deceptive marketing of products.
19 Sep 2024
Ahpra fee increase
Ahpra and the National Boards announced the 2024–25 registration fee increase on Wednesday. The Medical Board has set the registration fee for medical practitioners at $1027, an increase of $32 or 3.2 per cent. The fee in New South Wales will be $956.
18 Sep 2024
New National Sustainable Asthma Care Roadmap
A report that aims to improve the lives of people living with asthma, while at the same time reducing greenhouse gas emissions from respiratory inhalers, was launched today by the Hon. Ged Kearney, Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care.
18 Sep 2024
Enhanced support for Gold Coast neurodivergent youth
Young neurodivergent Gold Coasters now have greater access to health support, thanks to the relocation and expansion of key Child Development Services clinics to the Gold Coast Health and Knowledge Precinct (GCHKP).