03 Aug 2023

Doctorama’ podcast — a new listen with some big names in health

The AMA President’s ‘Doctorama’ podcast launched this week with the first of many episodes interviewing interesting Australians with a wide range of careers, all with health backgrounds.

03 Aug 2023

Careful discussion needed on AI in healthcare

The AMA has told a government consultation on artificial intelligence that better regulation and governance is needed on the application of AI in the healthcare sector.

03 Aug 2023

A message from Drs4Drs for our rural doctors

A new program for rural doctors is coming and you can play a part in its pilot stages.

03 Aug 2023

GPs ‘underutilised’ for hepatitis B care

Australia’s treatment targets are lagging behind, but GPs can help by playing a larger part in managing care, referral pathways and prescribing.

03 Aug 2023

Canberra CareersXpo – 9 August 2023

Visit the us the Careers in Mental Health booth and explore different pathways into a rewarding career in mental health.

03 Aug 2023

People living with metastatic breast cancer call to be counted

Not many people know that people living with metastatic breast cancer in Australia are not consistently counted on our cancer registries.

03 Aug 2023

Nurse who worked at different aged care services during COVID-19 found to have engaged in professional misconduct

A tribunal has found that an enrolled nurse engaged in professional misconduct when she practised at two regional health services. Australian government principles were in place that prevented her from working at multiple sites.

03 Aug 2023

Have your say on the criminal history standard for registered health practitioners

Australia’s health practitioner regulator wants to hear from the community as it begins to review the national standard that sets the bar for criminal history for our registered health practitioners.

03 Aug 2023

MyMedicare webinar less than a week away

AMA members can put questions about MyMedicare, the government’s voluntary patient enrolment model to AMA and Department of Health representatives at a webinar next Thursday.

02 Aug 2023

$10 million for research to address areas of unmet health need using existing data infrastructure in news ways

Apply for funding under the 2023 Research Data Infrastructure grant opportunity from 29 August 2023. Funding is from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).