02 Nov 2023
GlucaGen HypoKit shortage now resolved
The TGA has advised that pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk has resolved the shortage of GlucaGen HypoKit.
02 Nov 2023
How to be a ‘doctor’s doctor’
Doctors are invited to complete a training course, run by Drs4Drs, on how to best treat colleagues and medical students.
26 Oct 2023
AMA and private healthcare sector leaders agree on need for reform
Leaders from across the private health sector met in Canberra last week at an AMA workshop to discuss what reforms are needed to ensure the sustainability of the sector into the future.
26 Oct 2023
Calls for clearer labels on health risks of alcohol
The AMA has joined the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education for stronger labels on alcohol products to warn consumers of health risks associated with excessive consumption.
26 Oct 2023
Submission to National Housing and Homelessness Plan
The AMA’s submission to the federal government’s housing and homelessness plan says the plan must clearly reflect the direct link between housing and health.
26 Oct 2023
Workforce agency needed to end medical students’ boom-bust
The AMA says although the number of medical students has increased markedly, Australia’s medical workforce is unevenly distributed with oversupply in some specialities and locations and undersupply in others.
19 Oct 2023
Leaders in private health converge in an AMA workshop
The AMA is bringing together leaders from across the private health sector today to discuss reform.
19 Oct 2023
The AMA urges caution in scope of practice review
Workforce ‘experiments’ being conducted in some states and territories put Australia on a slippery slope towards a more costly and fragmented health system and poorer outcomes for patients.
19 Oct 2023
ACT urgent care centres a ‘kick in the guts’
The AMA and AMA (ACT) have raised serious concerns about the ACT government’s new plan for nurse-run urgent care centres.
19 Oct 2023
Equity, inclusion and diversity plan updated by the AMA
The AMA is committed to promoting equity, inclusion and diversity in the medical profession and to working collaboratively with our members and other organisations.
