20 Mar 2023

e-DiT Chair’s message – March 2023

It’s been a busy start to 2023, both at the AMA and in my clinical role.

20 Mar 2023

First Federal CDT meeting of 2023

The Federal AMA Council of Doctors in Training met for the first time this year on 4 March over Zoom.

20 Mar 2023

Release of the 2022 Medical Training Survey Results

The results of the 2022 Medical Training Results were released in early February 2023, confirming that the working conditions and culture within health settings urgently need to be improved.

20 Mar 2023

Tell us how transition to GP college-led training is going

On 1 February 2023 the Australian General Practice (AGPT) program completed the transition to College-led training.

20 Mar 2023

Trainee Forum

The first AMA Trainee Forum of 2023 was held on Thursday 23 February via Zoom, bringing together the trainee committee chair of each speciality medical college to discuss flexible training.

20 Mar 2023

A 10-year ban has been imposed on the former medical director of Bacchus Marsh Hospital.

The former director of medical services at Bacchus Marsh Hospital (formerly operated by Djerriwarrh Health Services) is unlikely to ever practise medicine again after a tribunal ordered the cancellation of her registration and banned her from reapplying for registration for 10 years

17 Mar 2023

PBS subsidy arrangements for warfarin SSSI

PBS subsidy arrangements for warfarin SSSI

17 Mar 2023

COVID-19 update 17 March 2023

WA Health is reporting a total of 2,625 new cases in the past week to 4pm yesterday (16 March 2023). As of 4pm yesterday, there were 1,568 active cases in Western Australia

17 Mar 2023

COVID Cases in SA

There have been 2,347 new cases of COVID-19 reported in South Australia in the past week

17 Mar 2023

Victorian woman found guilty of defrauding Medicare

A Victorian medical receptionist has been sentenced today to 2 years imprisonment, with a minimum term of 12 months by the Melbourne County Court after pleading guilty to charging more than $181,000 in fraudulent Medicare payments.