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SPONSORED: Free CPD-accredited training - Recognising and Responding to Sexual Violence in Adults
Sep 22, 2022Intimate partner violence is the leading preventable contributor to death, disability and illness in women of reproductive age. -
Update: Coalition of Peaks - National Agreement on Closing the Gap
Sep 22, 2022The Coalition of Peaks met in August to progress its work in actioning the National Agreement on Closing the Gap. The Coalition is a representative body of over 80 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community controlled peak organisations and members... -
SPONSORED: Free CPD-accredited training - Recognising and Responding to Sexual Violence in Adults
Sep 15, 2022Sexual violence affects all people, but it does not impact all people equally. Women living in rural areas are more likely to experience interpersonal violence, including sexual violence, than those living in urban settings. Find out more... -
Report issued following independent review of medical practitioners who perform cosmetic surgery
Sep 8, 2022Ahpra and the Medical Board of Australia (MBA) have accepted all 16 recommendations made by the independent review of medical practitioners who perform cosmetic surgery. Read more... -
SPONSORED: Take a break from your everyday, and experience something truly rewarding, one day a week
Aug 31, 2022The hunt is on for GPs and nurses who want to make the change, one-day-a-week at a local high school. Victoria has 100 government secondary schools that benefit from the Doctors in Secondary Schools program... -
Seeking members for TGA Statutory Advisory Committees
Aug 25, 2022The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is seeking applications from experts in medicine, science, and consumer perspectives and issues, to fill upcoming vacancies across seven statutory advisory committees. -
SPONSORED: MedicMall - the smart marketplace
Aug 25, 2022MedicMall does all the hard work for you by bringing all the products and services you need to run your busy healthcare business, together, in one convenient, intuitive and easy to use marketplace. -
SPONSORED: Are you ready to change one day out of your everyday? Apply now for the Doctors in Secondary Schools program
Aug 25, 2022The hunt is on for GPs and nurses who want to make the change, one-day-a-week at a local high school. Victoria has 100 government secondary schools which benefit from the Doctors in Secondary Schools program where students can access safe, quality health services. -
WA members: Voluntary assisted dying update
Aug 25, 2022A range of information and resources, including the ‘Voluntary Assisted Dying: Essential information for health professionals’ eLearning program is now available on the WA Department of Health website. -
FACRRMs: Represent the College on the ACSQHC Emergency Triage Education Kit Project Advisory Group
Aug 25, 2022The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care is seeking a nomination from the College for a senior representative to join the ACSQHC Emergency Triage Education Kit (ETEK) Project Advisory Group. -
Digital Health Agency seeking clinical advisors
Aug 25, 2022The Australian Digital Health Agency is seeking applications, through a Request for Tender process, for suitably qualified, experienced, and interested individuals to join a group of expert advisors who will support the Agency’s program of work. -
Policy position statement on Urgent Care Centres
Aug 18, 2022The ACRRM College Council has endorsed a policy position statement on Rural and Remote Urgent Care Centres (UCCs). -
Australian iRefer pilot: Recruiting GPs to test medical imaging guidelines
Aug 4, 2022ACRRM members are invited to take part in a short trial to review the iRefer imaging guidelines developed in the UK by the Royal College of Radiologists. The trial will collect data to indicate how these guidelines can support health care practice in Australia. -
Monkeypox update
Aug 4, 2022The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) has published guidance on the use of smallpox vaccine for protection against Monkeypox (MPX) virus infection. -
ACRRM representative sought for RhD testing project
Aug 4, 2022ACRRM is seeking a representative for a steering committee for the Quality use of non-invasive prenatal RhD testing Project. -
ACRRM President joins Strengthening Medicare Taskforce
Jul 28, 2022ACRRM President Dr Sarah Chalmers recently joined the first meeting of the newly established Strengthening Medicare Taskforce, which replaces the previous Primary Health Care Reform Steering Group convened by past Minister Greg Hunt. -
ACRRM members: Representatives wanted to participate in Better Access evaluation
Jul 28, 2022The College has been invited to nominate two representatives to participate in stakeholder consultations for an evaluation of the Better Access initiative. -
ACRRM contributes to ANAO audit of telehealth expansion during the COVID-19 pandemic
Jul 21, 2022The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) is conducting an audit to assess whether the Department of Health effectively managed the expansion of telehealth services during and post the COVID-19 pandemic. -
ACRRM responds to Queensland extension of pharmacist prescribing
Jul 21, 2022ACRRM President Dr Sarah Chalmers joined other peak medical stakeholders in Cairns on 19 July to highlight concerns about the State government’s extension of pharmacist authority to sell and supply specified medicines for the treatment of urinary tract infections as a model of usual care. -
Expanded eligibility criteria for COVID-19 oral antiviral treatments
Jul 14, 2022The Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee has recommended changes to the PBS eligibility criteria for both molnupiravir (Lagevrio®), and nirmatrelvir and ritonavir (Paxlovid®) effective Monday, 11 July 2022.