Australian Medicine

The Federal AMA member publication, Australian Medicine, has been discontinued. Thank you for your support of Australian Medicine over many years. News of AMA advocacy, policy, and campaigns will continue to be shared via @ama_media

EMR discourse must remain front and centre during these tenuous years of implementation and complete integration into our healthcare system. @amacdt @ama_media ama.com.au/ausmed/emr-fri…

New public hospitals data shows the median wait time for elective surgery in all categories in 2018-19 rose to 41 days, which is the worst performance against this measure since 2001-02 #auspol abc.net.au/news/2019-12-1…

Doctors can have their own beliefs & values but should take whatever steps are necessary to ensure a patient’s access to care is not impeded. The AMA will make a submission on #ReligiousDiscriminationBill that reflects our policy on conscientious objection ama.com.au/position-state…

Medical schools who ignore the financial demands on medical students are only perpetuating finances as a barrier to studying medicine. @JessHYang @yourAMSA @ama_media ama.com.au/ausmed/money-m…

Technological innovations are necessary to enable the sustainability of the aged care system. @amapresident @ama_media #agedcareRC #agedcare #auspol ama.com.au/ausmed/technol…

Pick a measure, any measure, and evidence of the stretched system is apparent. @ama_media #auspol ama.com.au/ausmed/system-…

My message to the Minister is to get real. @amapresident @ama_media #auspol ama.com.au/ausmed/governm…

.@amapresident tells the #AgedCareRC that MBS should immediately fund Telehealth in nursing homes. Dr Bartone said Medicare rebates for aged care visits must cover all GP costs, including all non-face-to-face aspects of quality primary care #carecantwait #agedcare

Govt is pivotal in the health insurance equation, having adjusted policy levers to improve their bottom line – with means testing of the PHI rebate and freezing the MBS @amapresident #NPC #auspol #medtwitter

The Government’s indexation of Medicare rebates has never kept pace with the rising cost of medical practice. Check out the AMA Gap poster here: feeslist.ama.com.au/file/download/… #NPC #auspol

Not only is access to safe drinking water a human rights issue, it is also an important public health issue. @amapresident @ama_media #auspol ama.com.au/ausmed/improve…

The process of litigation can make a public elective surgery waiting list look trivial. @stephenleeder ama.com.au/ausmed/difficu…

The new AMA Indigenous Health Report recommends better access to affordable care and boosting the Indigenous dental workforce #CloseTheGap ama.com.au/article/no-mor…

General practice has embraced team-based care and moving forward means that policy settings need to keep pace with change. @richardkidd56 @ama_media #health ama.com.au/ausmed/practic…

Maintaining good psychological hygiene will be a topic of continued learning. @drtessak @ama_media #health ama.com.au/ausmed/vulnera…

We need to work together because our rural communities are suffering. @drshirowatari @ama_media #health ama.com.au/ausmed/working…

Having a good training program is one thing, but ... #auspol @ama_media ama.com.au/ausmed/nationa…

If the inquiries, taskforces, and reviews are a priority for the Government, work should be underway now to make provision for new spending in next May's Federal Budget. #auspol @ama_media ama.com.au/ausmed/commitm…

Let's see how serious the Government is about fixing this problem, says @amapresident about private health insurance. #auspol @ama_media ama.com.au/ausmed/keeping…