09 Nov 2023
Torres Strait Islander student receives AMA Indigenous Medical Scholarship
Torres Strait Islander man and AMA Indigenous Medical Scholarship recipient, T’kido Titasey, hopes to return home following his studies to address widespread health inequalities in his community.
09 Nov 2023
Queensland doctor wins AMA’s Doctor in Training award
AMA President Professor Steve Robson presented the award in Brisbane this week.
08 Nov 2023
Aged Care Registered Nurses’ Payments Program
We will be delivering a payment to registered nurses who work for the same aged care employer for 6 or 12 months.
08 Nov 2023
COPD clinical care standards up for review
GPs are being asked to have their say on the care that people living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease should expect to receive.
08 Nov 2023
WA psychologist disqualified for three years for failing to maintain professional boundaries
A tribunal has reprimanded and disqualified a psychologist from re-registration for three years for professional misconduct.
08 Nov 2023
‘I like to think I’ve made a difference’
For more than two decades, this GP has harnessed a passion for remote health to improve outcomes in disadvantaged communities.
08 Nov 2023
Clinic preparedness key to surviving Optus collapse
Medical centres were among the 10 million victims of the telco’s nationwide outage, but backup systems helped keep the doors open.
08 Nov 2023
Complaints about AHPRA notifications increase by 39%: Ombudsman
While overall complaints about the regulator went down over the past year, its notifications process has come under heavy scrutiny.
07 Nov 2023
Landmark Australian Cancer Plan hailed as ‘a new era’
GPs are expected to play a major role in a new 10-year blueprint Cancer Australia says will transform care across the country.
07 Nov 2023
Senate backs general practice to have larger ADHD role
Allowing GPs to play a greater part in diagnosis and management could reduce harms caused by existing treatment barriers, a bipartisan committee found.