Australian Medical Association

In this Issue for doctors in training: In this Issue for doctors-in-training: From the Chair; Introducing Dr Ross Roberts-Thomson as Deputy Chair in 2012; New registration standard for internship; Ongoing concerns about the Bonded Medical Places (BMP) Scheme; 2012 AMA Trainee Forum; Just started a new job? Looking for health and wellbeing advice?; Did you graduate from medical school in 2010?; Have you spent time training and working in resource poor settings?; Medical leaders for the future; 16th Australasian Prevocational Medical Education Forum; AMA (NSW)/Investec Doctors-In-Training Ball; AMA National Conference 2012; PowerBuy - best possible I.T. deals on popular brands!; Email the AMA; Post new comment

Government’s partial restore of mental health services disappointing; Non VR GPs; AMA congratulates doctors on Australia Day 2012 Honours List; Submission - Regionally Tailored PHC Initiatives through Medicare Locals Fund; Pick up a free day on Hertz*; Email the AMA; Post new comment to the website

Misguided attack on doctors; AMA Practice nurse survey; Reducing Red Tape; Medical Board of Australia (MBA) Guidelines on Technology-based Consultations; Powerbuy: Great Savings on Popular I.T. Brands!; Email the AMA; Post new comment to the website

Misguided attack on doctors; AMA Practice nurse survey; Reducing Red Tape; Medical Board of Australia (MBA) Guidelines on Technology-based Consultations; Powerbuy: Great Savings on Popular I.T. Brands!; Email the AMA; Post new comment to the website

Privacy decision on health family history; Submission: Inquiry on Factors Affecting the Supply of Health Services and Medical Professionals in Rural Areas; Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record Survey; AMA Position Statement on Funding of Residential Aged Care; New online version of Forum—register now!; Powerbuy: Great Savings on Popular I.T. Brands!; Email the AMA; Post new comment to the website

AMA welcomes new Health Minister; Mental Health Minister into Cabinet; Food Minister’s decisions hard to swallow; The role of financial incentives in Preventive Health - Background paper; 2011 in Review; AMA resources for medical fees; Merry Christmas; Pick up a free day on Hertz; Email the AMA; Post new comment to the website

Welcome to the second quarterly update on public health, child and youth health, and Indigenous health policy and advocacy at the Australian Medical Association (AMA).

The AMA Public Health team can be contacted via email publichealth@ama.com.au.

President Visits NSW; Climate Change Report; AMA Urges changes to the National Health Amendment (Fifth Community Pharmacy Agreement Initiatives) Bill; Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) Hospital Statistics 2010-11; DVA launches in-home telemonitoring pilot; Pick up a free day on Hertz; Email the AMA; Post new comment to the website

In this Issue for doctors-in-training: From the Chair; Introducing Dr Rob Mitchell as Chair in 2012; Interested in taking on a leadership role with AMACDT?; 2012 AMA Trainee Forum: put it in your diary!; Can simulation complement clinical education for doctors-in-training?; DITs and the Personally Controlled Electronic Health Record; A national intern allocation system; Changes to RACGP vocational training standards; Rural and Remote Health Workforce Innovation and Reform Strategy; And the winner of the Apple iPad2 from the 2011 AMA Safe Hours survey is…; The AMA Gold Credit Card from American Express; PowerBuy - best possible I.T. deals on popular brands!; Email the AMA; Post new comment

President Visits NSW; Climate Change Report; AMA Urges changes to the National Health Amendment (Fifth Community Pharmacy Agreement Initiatives) Bill; Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) Hospital Statistics 2010-11; DVA launches in-home telemonitoring pilot; Pick up a free day on Hertz; Email the AMA; Post new comment to the website