The Department of Health and Healthdirect Australia are continuing to simplify the Vaccine Clinic Finder to help consumers access COVID-19 vaccines. On 28 October, following the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) recommendations, Healthdirect updated the Vaccine Clinic Finder to include...
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has released the first Australian clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of endometriosis.
Healthdirect Australia is working alongside ACRRM and other peak bodies, healthcare organisations and the Department of Health to further improve the quality and completeness of vaccine clinic and appointment data in the Vaccine Clinic Finder. Here is the latest update on recent enhancements.
ACRRM President Sarah Chalmers launched our second Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) at the Annual General Meeting held on October 27. She was joined by Board member Dr Danni Dries and College Council member Dr Regina Philip, both of whom are members of the College Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Members Group.
With the broadening of vaccination eligibility criteria, there is an urgent need to vaccinate the remainder of the Australian population and facilitate booster shots in the future, via a robust online booking system for vaccine appointments.
The College has been invited to nominate a representative to a Lung Learning Consortium which has been established by the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand and the Lung Foundation Australia.
The College has provided its submission to the Commonwealth Senate Inquiry into general practice and related primary health services in outer metropolitan, rural and remote areas.
The NASH certificate is being enhanced to provide improved security protection for healthcare information and reduce the need for healthcare organisations to manage multiple certificates.
Following the increases in Pfizer supply, the National COVID-19 Vaccine Taskforce has fast-tracked the remaining eligible and interested general practices to the Pfizer vaccine.
As part of the continued expansion of the vaccination rollout program, businesses are now able to team up with vaccination providers to administer jabs to staff at their workplace.
The National Prescribing Service has invited the College to nominate a representative to the Psychotropic Medicines for Young People Stakeholder Reference Group.
The National Medical Workforce Strategy is currently being finalised and expected to be published by the Commonwealth Department of Health in the next few months. The College has been a key contributor to the Strategy’s development over several years...
The Department of Health is conducting a post-market review of the medicines listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) Opiate Dependence Treatment Program.
The Australian Digital Health Agency has announced, on behalf of the Department of Health, a further extension to the subsidy applied to the sending of electronic prescription tokens by SMS. The SMS subsidy will remain in place until 30 June 2022.
The Commonwealth is developing a claims scheme to reimburse people who suffer a moderate to significant impact following an adverse reaction to an approved COVID-19 vaccine.
The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (ACSQHC) will be working in consultation with the Australian Government Department of Health to review and update a National Quality Use of Medicines (QUM) publication...