11 Jan 2024
Vaping reforms begin
With the first stage of the federal government’s vaping reforms beginning this month the government is providing information and a webinar for healthcare providers.
11 Jan 2024
AMA/DoH webinar on the scope of practice review
AMA members are invited to take part in the webinar and submit questions ahead of the event.
11 Jan 2024
AMA Indigenous Medical Scholarship: Spotlight on Dr Amy Rosser
Applications for the 2024 Indigenous Medical Scholarship close on 31 January. This week past scholarship recipient Dr Amy Rosser shares her career story.
11 Jan 2024
Expressions of interest sought for the AMA International Medical Graduate Working Group
Nominations for the working group close 25 January.
11 Jan 2024
Nurse disqualified for 12 months for inappropriately touching a colleague
A nurse who inappropriately touched a female colleague on multiple occasions at work has been disqualified from re-applying for registration for 12 months and prohibited from providing any health service.
11 Jan 2024
Tribunal cancels doctor’s registration and disqualifies him from applying for registration for 10 years after he was jailed on child exploitation material charges
A doctor convicted and jailed for accessing and possessing child exploitation materials has had his registration cancelled by a tribunal and been disqualified from applying for registration for 10 years.
11 Jan 2024
Perth pharmacist disqualified for 18 months for dispensing medications to herself and others without prescriptions
A Perth pharmacist has had her registration cancelled and has been disqualified from re-applying for 18 months for dispensing medications to herself and others without valid prescriptions over a six-month period.
11 Jan 2024
In Practice: New digital assignment of benefit form
In Practice: New digital assignment of benefit form
11 Jan 2024
NSW community urged to stay COVID-safe this summer
NSW Health is reminding the community to keep practising COVID-safe behaviours, as COVID-19 remains at high levels across NSW.
10 Jan 2024
Tribunal rules doctor has no case to answer over sexual misconduct allegations
A Melbourne doctor has been cleared of allegations of professional misconduct after having sex with a patient whilst intoxicated in the toilets of a Melbourne bar.