AMA facing backlash over its constitutional revamp
A vote on AMA Tasmania’s future is two days away. It wants to become a branch of the federal AMA to stay sustainable. × Welcome…
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A dark agenda? Why members are in turmoil over federal AMA’s constitutional revamp
To ensure balance, we have also published a response to this article by AMA president Professor Steve Robson. You can read it here. News emerged…
Pharmacy academic Prof Lisa Nissen leading scope of practice review’s $1.2 million research team
Professor Lisa Nissen, whose controversial work opened the door for pharmacy UTI prescribing, is leading the expert research team behind the Federal Government’s Scope of…
‘A nightmare’: Doctors react after govt promises patients immediate access to test results
“A patient with a large uterine fibroid read and misunderstood the radiologist’s report. “She believed her condition was terminal. × Welcome to AusDoc. Enabling and…
AMA members to vote on state AMA’s viability lifeline
A vote at the AMA’s AGM later this month will determine whether Tasmania becomes a branch of the Federal AMA rather than an independent entity.…
AHPRA will publish all serious sexual misconduct findings on public register: health ministers
Health ministers have backed publishing criminal sex offences or professional misconduct involving sexual boundaries “in perpetuity” on doctors’ AHPRA listings. The plan is one part…
AMA rubbishes claim that pharmacist prescribing will ‘ease burden on GPs’
The Federal Government’s Scope of Practice Review is pushing a wrongheaded idea that pharmacists and nurses will protect GPs from burnout by taking over the…
How this ‘boring’ GP was embraced as a politician after refusing COVID-19 vax
Dr Julie Sladden says she used to be an uncontroversial GP and possibly one of the most “boring” people she knew. But then she refused…
AMA WA accused of leadership failures as its vice-president quits over stoush with federal AMA
AMA WA vice-president Dr Simon Torvaldsen has quit the board saying he is frustrated by the “glacial” actions of the state organisation to settle its…
The AMA’s million-dollar bust-up — whose cash is it anyway?
The public row rupturing the AMA is, on the surface, about the family finances. AMA WA is in revolt over the cash it is handing…
