Blogs by tag - Australian Medical Association

Locum Opportunities in Tasmania

Locum jobs enable junior doctors to travel and discover new places while practising their profession. The flexibility of work schedules allows them to attend to both their personal and professio...

GPs in rural communities need fewer barriers - AMA

The AMA Council of Rural Doctors reports that an investigation uncovered scenarios where rural GPs are denied access to work opportunities with local hospitals, while locums are hired. Worse sti...

GPs Must Update Registration to Continue Receiving Medicare Benefits

The Commonwealth Department of Health introduced legislation that changes how GPs access Medicare benefits earlier this year. As a result, GPs previously registered as specialists need to update...

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Australia’s vaccine roll-out is currently behind developing countries like Rwanda and Bangladesh

GPs all over Australia are distressed by the country’s slow vaccination roll-out. Since the roll-out began, the operation has been slowed by importation restrictions, floods, and poor delivery....

AMA demands new action as two new hotel quarantine cases are discovered

The Holiday Inn at the Melbourne airport has drawn the attention of the AMA and other health organizations after two new cases were discovered in quarantine — one patient and one quarantine wor...

AMA welcomes appointment of Professor Paul Kelly as new Chief Medical Officer

AMA President, Dr Omar Khorshid, today welcomed the appointment of Professor Paul Kelly as the new Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for the Australian Government.“The role of CMO is critical, particula...