More questions than answers | AMA WA23Feb2020No doubt they would all be consulted by a national CDC, and no criticism of any individual or department, but there is some appeal in having a central decision-making body to streamline things.
Medical Training Survey reveals many positives for trainees but major stresses must be addressed10Feb2020Australia’s first-ever national medical training survey (MTS) has revealed that most trainees rate their training very highly, but many are still unacceptably experiencing excessive hours, heavy workload, bullying, harassment, or discrimination.The survey was conducted by the Medical Board of Aust...
February is #OvarianCancerAwarenessMonth31Jan2020 February is #OvarianCancerAwarenessMonth. Each day, four women will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer and three will die from the disease. The overall five-year survival rate sits at just 46%. There is no early detection test for ovarian cancer, so the best way of detecting the disease is to know and recognise the signs and symptoms:
AMA Members Acknowledged with Australian of the Year and Australia Day Honours25Jan2020The AMA and the medical profession today pay tribute to two outstanding doctors – Dr James Muecke AM and Professor John Newnham AM – who have been named Australian of the Year 2020 and Senior Australian of the Year 2020 respectively.South Australian Dr Muecke has spent his medical career fightin...
Patients forced to sit in ambulances because emergency departments are full21Jan2020The controversial practice known as ramping is on the rise, with patients left in the back of an ambulances because the emergency department is full, as the nation's hospitals buckle under the strain of an average 23,000 presentations each day.
9 News Perth09Jan2020Authorities are again bracing for more potential measles outbreaks in Perth.