Rural medical organisations are warning that hospitals, particularly the smaller rural ones, need to gear up now, to prepare for COVID-19 emergencies. ACRRM and RDAA have said that good preparation will save lives.

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Thinking of travelling to your holiday home or a rural destination for Easter or the school holidays? Think again. That’s the warning today from ACRRM and the Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA), as they urge all Australians to stay put at their usual place of residence and maintain strict social distancing practices.

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The advent of COVID-19 has reinforced the importance for ACRRM to deliver Australia’s first government-funded Rural Generalist (RG)Training Program this year.

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While there are very early signs that the curve is beginning to flatten on COVID-19, there is an extraordinarily long way to go - and rural and remote Australians must not become complacent in slowing its spread, or more people will die.

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ACRRM President Dr Ewen McPhee is at the forefront of COVID-19 preparation, opening Australia’s first rural COVID-19 respiratory clinic in Emerald today.

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ACRRM welcomes the expansion of telehealth services and bulk-billing incentives announced by the Australian Government today. ACRRM President Dr Ewen McPhee says these changes will significantly increase the capacity of the rural health system, particularly in general practice. ​

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If rural and remote Australians think their town is too isolated to be impacted by COVID-19, they should think again, the Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA) and Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) warned today.

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Australia’s peak rural medical organisations have welcomed an announcement by the Prime Minister that most elective surgery in public and private hospitals will be suspended, as the nation’s health sector increases its preparedness for COVID-19. All elective surgery, other than category 1 and urgent category 2 cases, will be suspended from midnight tonight.

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The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) welcomes today’s announcement of the Remote Community Preparedness and Retrieval Package to help protect Indigenous communities against COVID-19.

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Peak rural medical organisations are calling for an urgent allocation of resources to ensure their communities are COVID-19 ready. The Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA) and the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) have said that the window of opportunity to supply rural, regional and remote Australia was rapidly closing.

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The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) supports the extension of telehealth item numbers to ensure all doctors are equipped to protect their communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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With the seasonal flu vaccines for 2020 starting to become available, now is the time to book in for your annual jab – and given the current COVID-19 emergency, there has never been a more important year in which to get it done.

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RDAA and ACRRM welcome the Government’s expansion of bulk-billed telehealth consultations by additional health professionals, in response to the COVID-19 emergency

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New COVID-19 telehealth items announced today will immediately support rural and remote doctors to provide quality care throughout the pandemic, according to the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM).

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With the World Health Organisation (WHO) declaration of the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic, the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) says the government’s $2.4 billion health package becomes even more timely.

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The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) says regular, clear and consistent messaging for health professionals and the general public is vital to managing the outbreak of COVID-19.

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Minister for Regional Health the Hon Mark Coulton today announced the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) will deliver Australia’s first government-funded specialist Rural Generalist (RG) training program.

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The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) training program is being rated positively by registrars, according to the most recent Medical Board of Australia (MBA) Medical Training Survey.

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The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) training program is being rated positively by registrars, according to the most recent Medical Board of Australia (MBA) Medical Training Survey.

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Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) Chief Executive Officer Dr Marita Cowie has been appointed as a Member of the Order of Australia (General Division) for significant service to community health in rural and remote medicine areas.

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