18 Jan 2024
Partnership to help patients receive palliative care at home
Community pharmacies across Tasmania are joining forces with local GPs and the Department of Health to help support palliative care patients who choose to stay at home receive care and medicine in a comfortable, familiar environment.
18 Jan 2024
Launceston General Hospital unit to be re-named in honour of Alasdair MacDonald
The Launceston General Hospital’s Acute Medical Unit will be re-named as the Alasdair MacDonald Acute Medical Unit in honour of the late Director of Medicine following his recent passing.
18 Jan 2024
Get ready… AMA24 Conference is coming!
Registration and speaker details will be announced over the coming weeks.
18 Jan 2024
AMA President’s podcast is back for 2024
‘Doctorama’ podcast returns this week with a focus on genes and genetic discrimination.
18 Jan 2024
Artificial intelligence has the potential to transform medicine
The MJA this week looks at the future role for AI in Australia’s healthcare.
18 Jan 2024
New vaping laws not expected to lead to millions of GP visits
Reports this week suggesting ‘hundreds of thousands’ of GP visits for prescription vapes are an overestimation, but GPs need support to help nicotine-addicted patients.
18 Jan 2024
Register now for the AMA/DoH scope of practice webinar
AMA members are invited to register for a webinar on the scope of practice review and to submit their questions ahead of the event.
18 Jan 2024
Teens charged with murder after GP’s death
Victoria Police has charged two 16-year-old boys in relation to the death of Melbourne’s Dr Ash Gordon on Saturday.
18 Jan 2024
In Practice: GP input sought for cancer guidelines
GPs are invited to have their say on two new draft clinical guidelines for pancreatic cancer, which will inform a national strategy.
18 Jan 2024
DoHAC targets four areas in new compliance activity
Around 100 GPs will receive letters for high MBS activity in areas including timed professional services and chronic disease management.