The College recognises that climate change can have a significant impact on the health and wellbeing of rural and remote communities, and a personal impact on our members and on rural practice more broadly.

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Now it is easier for patients to keep track of their health information and share it with their healthcare providers, using the new my health app.

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Do you have patients who may have a hearing problem, but forget to raise the issue with you? Or do they find it hard to hear you in consultations?

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Help shape the future of the College and nominate for a director role on the College board.

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Services Australia has announced that Australians can add their Medicare card to their digital wallet in the myGov app.

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The Australian Government has announced the addition of new claimable conditions to the Scheme based on advice from the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). The changes to clinical conditions and vaccines accepted under the scheme can be claimed retrospectively in respect of eligible conditions arising from vaccines administered from the start of the vaccine roll-out on 22 February 2021.

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The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine mourns the passing of Gumatj leader Yunupingu, a leader and defender of his Yolŋu people and for Aboriginal people throughout Australia.

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Heart failure (HF) is common in Australia, with an estimated 61,000 individuals diagnosed annually. Only 20% of those hospitalised subsequently enrol in hospital-based disease management programs, with access especially limited in regional and remote communities.

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The Department of Health and Aged Care has advised that the National Health (COVID-19 Supply of Pharmaceutical Benefits) Special Arrangement 2020 which allows image-based prescribing in hospitals and signature exemptions for prescription record forms, will end on Friday 31 March 2023.

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, local public health units (LPHUs) were established to manage local cases and outbreaks of COVID-19. Since July 2022, the nine LPHUs (3 metropolitan, 6 regional) have broadened their responsibilities to include disease prevention, population health, and investigation and response to notifiable conditions.

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my health is an Australian Digital Health Agency (ADHA) owned and managed app, and is the latest digital tool developed by the Agency to help consumers and their carers engage with and be proactive in managing their health.

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If you are preparing for your CBD assessment or thinking of enrolling, here are some important tips to consider.

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This month, the College submitted its feedback to Ahpra on its consultation regarding the proposed draft revised registration standard granting general registration to Australian and New Zealand medical graduates on completion of Internship.

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This month the College provided advice to the Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care (DOHA) regarding its consultation to consider options for streamlining or expanding the Rural Procedural Grants Program (RPGP).

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The College has lodged a Submission in response to the CRIS into general practice data and eCDS, noting that the current processes for sharing and accessing data are complex, disjointed, and inconsistent, include multiple stakeholder groups with competing interests.

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ACRRM has provided feedback to the recent public consultation, noting that in places the consultation goes beyond the scope of the healthcare sector and makes a number of suggestions which should be viewed with caution. The College has voiced concerns over proposals to amend the definition of “health service” under the Privacy Act.

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Expressions of interest are open for Steering Committee membership on the Queensland Rural and Remote Clinical Network (QRRCN) for the following roles.

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The Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care has issued the following COVID vaccine updates.

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Gail Carmody aims to help healthcare professionals develop strategies to bridge gaps in their career or personal life. With over three decades of experience, she advocates for their wellbeing to urge the medical industry to put more emphasis on their physical, emotional, and mental state.

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A new Rural Generalist model servicing four communities in Central NSW is providing operational and network support for doctors, ensuring they have the autonomy to focus purely on practicing quality whole-of-health care.

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