05 Oct 2023

Diabetes policies should reflect GPs’ ‘central role’: RACGP

The college has put forward 17 recommendations which it says ‘would greatly contribute’ to better diabetes care.

05 Oct 2023

Long COVID plagued by ‘confusion and undereducation’

Patients are ‘falling through the cracks’ due to a lack of treatment, according to researchers calling for a diagnosis overhaul.

05 Oct 2023

Doctors in training have until this Sunday to complete the Medical Training Survey.

Doctors in training have until this Sunday to complete the Medical Training Survey.

05 Oct 2023

AMA opposes record uploads in colonoscopy item requirements

The proposed requirements in their present form could see patients denied MBS rebates.

05 Oct 2023

AMA acts on telehealth red tape

The AMA has been actively advocating to minimise disruptions following fresh advice.

05 Oct 2023

Tribunal suspends medical practitioner convicted of assault

A Victorian general practitioner convicted of unlawfully assaulting two patients has been reprimanded by a tribunal for professional misconduct and suspended from practising for nine months.

05 Oct 2023

Wastewater confirms high level of antimicrobial resistance in aged care

More than 90 resistant E. coli isolates were identified from just three facilities, suggesting concerning rates among one of Australia’s most vulnerable groups.

05 Oct 2023

AMA Awards season kicks off with AMA Victoria President admitted to Roll of Fellows

The first of the 2023 AMA Awards has been presented to Dr Jill Tomlinson who was admitted to the AMA Roll of Fellows.

05 Oct 2023

AMA standing in the corner of IMGs

AMA President Professor Steve Robson addressed the Federation of Bangladesh Medical Societies of Australia’s annual conference, telling attendees the AMA would continue standing up for IMGs.

05 Oct 2023

AMA shares insights into role of private health insurance

The AMA has detailed its views on private health insurance’s key role in helping to ease the burden on public hospitals at a webinar on private health reform.