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Study finds new fathers feel shut out of health system
A Flinders University study has found that new fathers often feel disengaged from the healthcare system and let down by healthcare professionals.First-time...
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2019 AMSA National Convention: Unlocking our potential at the largest student-run conference in the Southern Hemisphere
BY JESSICA YANG, PRESIDENT, AUSTRALIAN MEDICAL STUDENTS’ ASSOCIATION“Does anyone know why I have seen groups of people wearing capes and animal costumes the...
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AMA Fees List – 1 September 2019 Changes
The 1 September 2019 changes to the AMA Fees List will be available soon from FeesList Online: https://feeslist.ama.com.au/ The...
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Snacking looks good for night workers’ health and performance
There are 1.4 million shiftworkers in Australia and all of them eat at irregular hours.A new research study by the University of South Australia has...
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Recruitment Manoeuvres
BY DR TESSA KENNEDY, CHAIR, AMA COUNCIL OF DOCTORS IN TRAININGIt’s that time of year again. Selection into training, selection into jobs, selection of the...
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Agreement found on stillbirth recommendations
The Federal Government recently accepted the recommendations made by the Senate Select Committee on Stillbirth Research and Education Report, engendering...
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New restraints regulations for residential aged care facilities
BY ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ANDREW C MILLER AM, CHAIR, MEDICAL PRACTICE COMMITTEEYou don’t have to look far to find examples of inappropriate use of restraints on...
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Funding, not penalties, for hospitals, says AMA
The AMA lodged a submission on the Pricing Framework for Australian Public Hospital Services 2020-21, and welcomes Independent Hospital Pricing Authority’s (...
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Artificial intelligence in public health – not the slow to emerge oxymoron you may have imagined
BY DR RODERICK MCRAE, CHAIR, AMA COUNCIL OF PUBLIC HOSPITAL DOCTORSEvery day may appear the same as the last in the public hospital system, but...
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Government agency updates charter on healthcare rights
The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care has launched a revised charter of rights that encourages people to be actively involved in...
