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AMA National Conference 2000 May 26-28 Hyatt Hotel Canberra

Each year the Australian Medical Association holds a National Conference to coincide with its Annual General Meeting. The National Conference brings together approximately 250 doctors from all over Australia, representing the Branches and various disciplines of medicine. Delegates deliberate on AMA policy and debate a variety of issues which are of significance not only to doctors, but to the general community. The election of Executive Officers for the forthcoming year is also a major component of the meeting. The AMA's National Conference will take place on Friday May 26 to Sunday May 28 at the Hyatt Hotel Conference Centre, Canberra.

CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS

FRIDAY

  • 2:00pm - Opening Address by President of the National Farmers Federation, Mr Ian Donges - Federation Ballroom
  • Doorstop - Dr Brand and Mr Donges will hold a doorstop press conference at the rear entrance to the Hyatt Hotel following Mr Donges address to the conference.

SATURDAY

Policy Discussion Groups - 11:30am to 5:00pm:

Third Millennium Medicine - Insight into what the future holds for Medicine in the new millennium and how medicine will confront the accompanying ethical and clinical challenges.

Unique Health Identifiers - Examines the establishment of unique patient identifiers and adequacy of the proposed Private Sector Privacy Legislation

The Impact of General Practice Corporatisation - In the latter half of the 1990s there has been an accelerated trend to establish large corporate structures. The group will discuss the impact of this development on general practice.

12:30pm Press Conference

    Federal Vice-President, Dr Sandra Hacker and NSW Privacy Commissioner Mr Chris Puplick - Oak Room North (enter via Conference Centre entrance)
Unveiling of AMA/ACOSH Tobacco Scoreboard 2000

SUNDAY

12:45pm - Press conference

    Election of Office Bearers (President, Vice President and Treasurer). Voting takes place during a closed session on Sunday but results will be announced at the press conference at 12:45 - Assembly Room

Key speakers at the Policy Discussion Groups include:

Third Millennium Medicine

Dr Robert Gill Mr Patrick Cregan

General Manager Surgeon

CSIRO Division of Telecommunications First Australian to perform telesurgery

& Industrial Physics

Prof Ronald Trent Professor Michael Kidd

Professor of Molecular Genetics Professor and Head

University of Sydney Department of General Practice

University of Sydney

Unique Health Identifiers

Mr Chris Puplick Mr Philip Hagan

NSW Privacy Commissioner Assistant Secretary

Information and Research Branch

Department of Health and Aged Care

Ms Meridith Carter

Executive Director

Health Issues Centre

The Impact of General Practice Corporatisation

Dr Barry Catchlove Dr Arn Sprogis

Principal Adviser Executive Director

KPMG Hunter Urban Division of General Practice

Dr Joe Kosterich Mr Andrew Tongue

Medical Director Assistant Secretary

Westpoint Healthcare GP Branch

Department of Health and Aged Care

Dr Paul Fitzgerald Ms Donna Kent

Sydney GP CEO

CAREPLUS Group

Matthew Blackmore

Executive Director

Consumer Health Forum

(Please note that some sessions are closed to the media. The policy sessions are open to the media at the discretion of the chairman of each group. Please contact AMA PR staff if you wish to attend any of these sessions. Please note Sunday morning's session - the election of office bearers- will be closed to the media.)

CONFERENCE CONTACTS:

The AMA Public Relations contacts during the conference will be:

Rohan Greenland (0419) 494 761

Karen Warner (0419) 489 891

Jean Reed (0416) 060 259

PROGRAM

The full program is available by calling Jean Reed on (02) 6270 5493.

Media Contacts

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