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Dial-a-doctor?
BY AMA VICE PRESIDENT DR CHRIS ZAPPALA I’ve been attending many meetings recently and listening to government, professional and consumer group...
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Pharmacy Guild stunt dangerous and distracting
The AMA has reacted strongly to a Pharmacy Guild policy paper that proposes pharmacists move way beyond their scope of practice to perform some specialised...
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Safety over convenience
BY DR RICHARD KIDD, CHAIR, AMA COUNCIL OF GENERAL PRACTICEThe Queensland Government has agreed to run pharmacy prescribing trials following its pharmacy...
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Scene and Heard
Psychiatrist and leading mental health advocate Professor Patrick McGorry AO, and Health Department Secretary Glenys Beauchamp PSM with Dr Bartone at the...
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AMR threat to Australia
The global rise of antimicrobial resistance presents unique threats to Australia, and a black hole in surveillance, according to research published in the...
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Fifty years of the Public Health Association of Australia
BY PROFESSOR STEPHEN LEEDER, EMERITUS PROFESSOR, PUBLIC HEALTH, UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEYThe 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 refreshes and amazes us with its boldness...
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Deputy Co-Chair sought for AMA Council of Doctors in Training
Interested AMA Doctor in Training members are invited to submit a nomination to fill the casual vacancy for the position of: Deputy Co-Chair, AMA Council of...
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Artificial intelligence and aneurysm diagnosis
Macquarie University is collaborating on a research program aimed at improving brain aneurysm diagnoses. The project is focused on developing a solution that...
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Myths and misinformation about rural internships
BY JACOBA VAN WEES, CHAIR OF AMSA RURAL HEALTH This month I have invited Ms Jacoba van Wees, Chair of AMSA Rural Health, to write a guest column on rural...
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Seeking members for TGA’s statutory advisory committees
Would you like to contribute to the regulation of therapeutic goods in Australia? Have you considered becoming a member of a TGA statutory advisory committee?...
