The Productivity Commission is conducting an inquiry into Caring for Older Australians.
The AMA submission to the inquiry is based on existing AMA policy and general themes discussed at a consultation convened by the AMA between the Productivity Commission and AMA member geriatricians, old age psychiatrists, general practitioners, and rehabilitation and palliative care specialists on 2 July 2010.
AMA Position Statement on the Role of the Medical Practitioner in End of Life Care - 2007