AMPS - Australian Medical Professionals' Society

Iatrogenic: relating to illness caused by medical examination or treatment. Thanks Kara! amps.redunion.com.au/too-many-dead

When doctors and nurses cannot speak, we don't protect the public. We leave them with a health system that answers to power, not people. AMPS stands for every practitioner who has ever been made to choose between their registration and their conscience. hubs.la/Q04hM6gr0

Purdue Pharma has been sentenced to pay over $5 billion in criminal penalties for its role in fuelling the opioid epidemic — fraud, kickbacks, and deliberate deception of regulators and the public, spanning decades. hubs.la/Q04hrZDW0

Australia's health ministers have formally directed AHPRA to immediately improve the timeliness and quality of its investigation processes. AMPS has been calling for this for years. hubs.la/Q04hrysy0

Health Services Daily has put into words what so many of our members already feel: AHPRA's public defence of its position this week answered the public's questions. It didn't answer the profession's. hubs.la/Q04h3HW70

Another explosive chapter in the COVID-19 story is unfolding. New testimony reported in the US Senate alleges intelligence analysts were pressured to downplay the possibility of a laboratory origin for COVID-19. hubs.la/Q04h3Kf80

115 doctors. One letter. Four failed cultural reviews. And they're still not being heard. 💬 Queensland members, are you seeing this in your workplace? What does "raising concerns without fear of reprisal" actually look like where you are? hubs.la/Q04gbw230

A major human rights case challenging COVID-19 vaccine mandates — Beale v State of Queensland (QCAT ADL014-23) — is now proceeding to trial after the Tribunal rejected the State’s attempt to have the matter dismissed. hubs.la/Q04gc10x0

💬 Have you been through an AHPRA investigation? What support, if any, did you receive during the process? Your experience should be part of this conversation. hubs.la/Q04gbZX_0

💬 We want to hear from you: Have you or a colleague experienced unreasonable delays in an AHPRA investigation? What impact did that have on your practice, your mental health, your career? Tell us below! 🔗hubs.la/Q04gcdQN0

This is what we're up against. If you've been silenced, threatened, or punished for speaking up about patient safety ,contact us. You are not alone and you should not be carrying this by yourself. hubs.la/Q04fB9sP0.

Clinical voice is not a privilege. It's a patient safety requirement. When doctors and nurses are investigated, sanctioned, or silenced for raising legitimate concerns about policy, patients lose. hubs.la/Q04fB7Gz0

🚨 New research is flipping the script on nurse retention and the findings might surprise you. hubs.la/Q04fnlxn0

AHPRA pushes back on bias claims but the debate isn't going away. The Australian has been running a series questioning whether AHPRA can be truly independent on transgender healthcare issues. Drop your thoughts below 👇 hubs.la/Q04fnCyl0

Excess deaths in Australia. The question deserves a serious answer. Australian mortality data from recent years continues to raise questions that the medical and scientific community has an obligation to examine openly and rigorously. hubs.la/Q04d-k440

Dr Andrew Amos, an academic psychiatrist at James Cook University, had his membership suspended without prior warning or any opportunity to respond to the concerns raised against him. hubs.la/Q04dG3GR0

AHPRA Regulatory integrity Calls are growing for AHPRA to cut ties with trans lobby group ACON — and the pressure is now coming from multiple directions. hubs.la/Q04djcXq0

Doctors who have spoken out against gender-affirming treatment for minors are now facing investigations. Those who promote it have had complaints dismissed. Read the article here: hubs.la/Q04dj6jk0

The UN has formally raised concerns with Australia about Dr Jillian Spencer — a psychiatrist fired for publicly questioning gender-affirming treatment for children. hubs.la/Q04djDlT0

Te UN has written formally to the Australian government expressing serious concern about the termination of Queensland child psychiatrist Dr Jillian Spencer — after she raised clinical questions about puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones for minors. hubs.la/Q04djyS80

🚨 When clinicians are too afraid to speak, patients pay the price. In our latest piece, we unpack a growing crisis in healthcare: 👉 Doctors and nurses feel silenced 👉 Debate is being shut down 👉 And patient safety is at risk hubs.la/Q047SbP00