Australian Medical Association

Medical Students, junior doctors, supervisors, policy-makers, medical colleges and societies will find the following resources useful.

Advocacy tools; Career Planning; Doctors' Health; Global Health; Job Share Noticeboard; Medical News; Medical Benefits; Professionalism and the Workplace; Upcoming Events;

The AMA has developed a Privacy Resource handbook to help doctors comply with the Privacy Act 1988.

The Resource handbook is based on the Privacy Act 1988 in force as at 1 July 2010.

The AMA intends to update this Resource Book if the proposed changes become law.

Medical practitioners (doctors involved in patient care) can make a significant contribution to the effective and efficient management of public and private hospitals. Doctors can contribute to better management of health costs while ensuring quality patient care and outcomes by being involved in decisions about resource allocation and the purchasing of services for the provision of patient care.

The management of hospitals works best when doctors are engaged in clinical and corporate governance.

The AMA Survey Report on Junior Doctor Health and Wellbeing presents the findings of the AMA's survey of the health and wellbeing of 914 junior doctors at the postgraduate year 2 level and above across Australia and New Zealand.

To read the full report click here AMA Survey Report on Junior Doctor Health and Wellbeing

AMA Submission to the National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission June 2008

This submission is in response to the ACSQHC July 2007 discussion paper on the National Quality and Safety Accreditation Standards Review which calls for an alternative model and recommends high level strategic reforms together with modest operational reforms. The AMA does not support the direction of the ACSQHC paper, but advocates a single fully resourced and minimally invasive system of safety and accreditation.

Issue 49 - 20 April 2007

This document provides an overview of resources available to AMA members requesting assistance on issues associated with entering private medical practice. It outlines a wide range of resources available through the AMA at a Federal level as well as in each State and Territory.

Report of the Attendance Item Restructure Working Group July 2003

Strategic Planning Group for Private Psychiatric Services (SPGPPS)