25 Jul 2024

AMA submission calls for social media reform to protect Australians

The AMA is urging the federal government to pursue reforms that hold social media giants accountable for exposing users to harmful content.

25 Jul 2024

AMA meets with Ahpra and Medical Board

The AMA met with Ahpra and the Medical Board earlier this week to discuss important issues including notifications, changes to registration pathways and workforce issues.

25 Jul 2024

CrowdStrike outage

Australia’s health system was greatly impacted by the global IT outage last Friday caused by a flawed Microsoft security update.

18 Jul 2024

Time for toddler milk myths to be busted

The AMA is calling for the scrapping of a voluntary code allowing unhealthy toddler milks to be deceptively marketed.

18 Jul 2024

AI has great ‘co-pilot’ potential, but doctors remain in the driver’s seat

This week we told a Senate committee hearing that artificial intelligence will be transformative in healthcare but its role must be as a co-pilot only.

18 Jul 2024

AMA’s Vision for Australia’s health to be unveiled at AMA24

The countdown until AMA24 is well and truly on. Only two weeks to go! Register now to attend the launch of the AMA’s Vision for Australia’s Health.

18 Jul 2024

President’s podcast back with some big topics

The latest episodes of Doctorama feature some big names in Australia’s health and health advocacy.

18 Jul 2024

Take part in the Private Hospital Sector Financial Health Check survey

The survey is seeking the views and experiences of medical specialists and general practitioners.

18 Jul 2024

Take part in the Private Hospital Sector Financial Health Check survey

The survey is seeking the views and experiences of medical specialists and general practitioners.

11 Jul 2024

AMA scope of practice submission takes a stronger stand

The AMA’s submission takes a stronger stance against key issues in the scope of practice review, however undertakes to work constructively ahead of the release of the draft final report later this year.