The number and type of incentives available within PIP will change from 1 August 2019 when five of the existing incentives will cease and a new incentive, the PIP Quality Improvement (QI) Incentive will commence.
The College has identified aged care as an area of policy focus for 2019. This will include a submission to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety and developing updated policy positions and statements.
Dr Alice Fitzgerald grew up and went to medical school in Adelaide before she decided she needed a change of scenery and moved across to Perth to complete her internship at the Royal Perth Hospital. She is now based in the far northern Western Australia town of in Kununurra, located at the eastern extremity of the Kimberley Region.
The College continues its advocacy and involvement in consultations regarding rural and remote maternity services. In a recent press release, College President Dr Ewen McPhee urged the Commonwealth and State governments to prioritise the needs of rural women and their families and act to improve access to rural and remote maternity service.
From a childhood of moving from one small town to another, FACRRM Dr Antoinette Mowbray experienced life in rural and remote towns from an early age. She now works in Bairnsdale, Victoria where she works as a VMO GP with procedural obstetrics
There is no better time to start your journey to Fellowship on the Independent Pathway. With ACRRM allocating non-VR support of $15,000 towards the education program fee, there is now just a $9,955 balance for registrars. You can pay up front or in instalments. The choice is yours.
The College has responded to the announcement from Health Minister the Hon Greg Hunt MP, that from 1 April a new MBS item for heart health checks will support General Practitioners and patients in assessing cardiovascular risk.
From now until 30 June 2019, patients in Queensland flood affected areas can access Medicare rebated video consultations with a GP or non-specialist medical practitioner.
Medicare-registered GP providers of Focussed Psychological Strategies (FPS) can now claim for the provision of mental health services via videoconference to patients in MMM areas 4-7.
Tele-Derm users have exclusive access to the upcoming ACRRM skin cancer webinar presented by Ophthalmologist Prof Tim Sullivan and Plastic Surgeon Dr Dan Kennedy.
The College supports initiatives to assist doctors impacted by flooding in North Queensland and encourages members to provide assistance where they can.
Are you working in a drought declared area? Six new Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) items have been introduced to enable GPs and non-specialist medical practitioners to provide general mental health and well-being support services by video conference to patients in drought-affected areas.
ACRRM President Dr Ewen McPhee and CEO Marita Cowie have presented the College’s priority issues to key stakeholders in Canberra in the first week of Federal Parliament.
ACRRM is convening a respectful workplaces working group to provide advice on College operations and activities as part of our continuous quality improvement toward promoting and upholding respectful workplaces.
Phase 3 of the Childhood Immunisation Education Campaign – ‘Get the Facts’ has launched to encourage Australian parents and carers to get their kids vaccinated.
The College has joined the National Children’s Digital Health Collaborative, a transformative, national partnership established on behalf of the Australian Digital Health Agency.