The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has been commissioned by the Australian Government Department of Health to conduct a multi-year Intergenerational Health and Mental Health Study (IHMHS) between 2020 and 2023.
ACRRM welcomes the NSW Government’s recent announcement of $500 million investment in health that will benefit rural communities and help fund rural hospitals across the state.
The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) is surprised and disappointed to learn that GP Synergy has forged an agreement with RACGP proposing to amend their ownership structure to allow RACGP to take over their organisation, including training registrars, and all assets.
Further refinements have been made to the regulation of personalised medical devices with the introduction of the Therapeutic Goods Legislation Amendment (2021 Measures No. 3) Regulations 2021.
In the past, face-to-face spirometry training was harder to access, particularly for those health professionals living and working in rural and remote communities.
A number of international and domestic health factors suggest that 2022 will see increased prevalence of influenza than has been observed in the most recent COVID-19 impacted seasons.
There are important changes to the National Cervical Screening Program (NCSP) Clinical Guidelines when a woman has an intermediate risk result. Revised clinical guidelines recommend a second follow-up HPV test for women at intermediate risk...
Dr Paddy Glackin worked as an inner-city GP in London for 20 years before he decided to take the plunge and relocate to Esperance in the Goldfields region of Western Australia to work for WA Country Health Service (WACHS).
The Department of Health and the National COVID Vaccine Taskforce (NCVTF) take allegations of Medicare non-compliance very seriously. The NCVTF is actively monitoring all COVID-19 data, including exemptions...
Qld Health's Workers in a Healthcare Setting (COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements) Direction came into effect at 7.30pm AEST, 10 November. The Direction gives effect to the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee’s (AHPPC) recommendation for mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for all workers in healthcare settings...
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has advised of an update to the list of medicines that can be accessed under the Authorised Prescriber ‘Established history of use’ pathway.
The revised 2021 curriculum for Family Medicine residency in India includes dedicated Rural Generalist training components related to theory, practice, residency rotation, and career pathways...
The College has now completed its scheduled Australian Medical Council (AMC) Comprehensive Accreditation Assessment and awaits advice on outcomes. Over the next few months, the assessment reports will be tabled through the AMC’s committees structures, then to the Medical Board of Australia for final endorsement...
The College has registered strong concerns about a proposal to amend the Pharmaceutical Benefits Schedule so that only a psychiatrist or a geriatrician can initially prescribe antipsychotics as a pharmaceutical benefit for people in residential aged care...
ACRRM is pleased to announce two new appointments and two re-appointments to the College Council, endorsed at the Annual General Meeting on 27 October.
ACRRM is pleased to announce a new appointment, and a re-nominated member to the College Board, after the Board's endorsement at the Annual General Meeting on 27 October.