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            Pay increases from 1 October for public hospital doctors
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            Together we can improve the health system
            AMAV secures script win
                  PBV response letter
            Amended Schedule 8 permit and notification requirements
            Subdivision submissions to the Legislative Council's Inquiry into Public Hospital Performance Data
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            Sexual health for young people
            Health plan essential to support population increase
            Teamwork for peace of mind (Herald Sun, letter to the editor)
            The Big Kill: Smoking claims almost 4000 lives every year
                  Dr Travis 'The Big Kill' speech transcript
            Bendigo doctors slam government EBA inaction
            Practice solutions for doctors
            Ballarat doctors slam government EBA inaction
            Alfred doctors slam government EBA inaction
            Doctors welcome tobacco reform plan
            Improving Medical Interactions
            Victoria lagging behind on tobacco regulation
            Conditions worsening, say local doctors
            Nice hospital, sorry you won’t be allowed in
            Brumby blueprint a good start
            Footy a breath of fresh air (Herald Sun, opinion)
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            Frankston Hospital under pressure
            Victorian hospitals performance spiralling down
            Give active gifts this Mothers’ Day
            State Budget – prescriptions, outcomes and prognoses
            State Budget – an opportunity lost, says AMA Victoria
            Hospital IT deathly ill (The Age, opinion)
            Doctors expect a hospital care package in the Budget
            Budget savings needed
            Rural workforce rescue package essential
            Government hiding hospital performance figures?
            Doctors encourage families to walk to school on Friday 2 May
            Bad medicine: regional health services in poor shape (Geelong Advertiser, opinion)
            Better health for young men
            Doctors need better work/life balance
            Prevention better than cure
            Doctors welcome preventative health initiatives
            Support for new doctors needed
            International Women’s Day: a healthy diary date
            One new GP for half a million new Victorians
            MEDICAL MEDIA SNAPSHOTS
            New mental health services welcomed
            Health warning in extreme heat
            The case for bariatric surgery (The Age, opinion)
            Lethal cocktail ready to explode (Herald Sun, letter to the editor)
            World Aids Day: AMA Victoria calls for better sex education in schools
            AMA Victoria welcomes Nicola Roxon as new Health Minister
            We need more beds (The Age, letter to the editor)
            Doctors welcome new beds
            Victoria’s hospitals need more than talk
            Candidates must reveal rural health plans, says AMA Victoria
            Deficits shows poor hospital planning
            Private surgery won’t fix Victoria’s public hospital problems
            Adequate health planning essential to support population increase
            Political gain on tobacco unacceptable, says AMA Victoria & Quit
            Government funds could ease Ballarat’s GP shortage
            All elective surgery matters, says AMA Victoria
            Budget surplus signals perfect time for Victorian health investment
            AMA Victoria President to speak with Gippsland doctors about local issues
            World Mental Health Day: A good day to think about mental health
            Hospitals report shows improvements needed
            Hand washing key to good infection control
            Stronger penalties needed for Victorian healthcare worker assaults
            AMA Victoria supports bonuses for cutting waiting lists
            Doctors encourage Victorians to walk to work on 5 October
            Doctors back car-free day
            Confidentiality of medical records
            Baby boom highlights need for more beds and better planning
            Vigilance required as peak flu season hits
            Doctors condemn inaction
            AMA Victoria welcomes parliamentary review of abortion laws
            Mental health services under pressure
            Overseas trained doctors essential
            Doctors welcome smoking milestone
            Doctors welcome smoking milestone
            Drug prescribing requires safety measures
            Education and regulation needed in fight on obesity
            Patient care the priority
            Expo tackles doctor shortage
            Work Vehicle smoking ban a must – AMA Victoria
            Hospitals doing well today, but no room to move
            Melbourne doctor elected president
            AMA elects new President
            Health professions unite for public safety
            AMA Victoria president speaks out on rural health
            Walk Safely to School Day a good time for family activity audit
            Rural doctor support welcome - State budget
            Promises honoured, no surprises - State budget
            Mandatory notification of infectious diseases
            Expansion of training program offers health support staff new direction
            Village Life closures will spell disaster for health and aged care services
            GP shortage highlights work to be done in regional Victoria
            Bird flu preparedness: AMA Victoria supports proactive approach
            Health professions welcome moves to protect patient safety - joint media release
            Elective surgery funding welcome
            Action plan needed now to keep doctors in Victoria
            Hospital funding cuts target elderly
                  Alzheimer's Australia media release
            Latrobe Regional Hospital specialist meeting welcome
            Assessing testamentary capacity
            Expert Witness Reports
            Letter to the Editor - Herald Sun - Nurse on Call
            Hundreds of new doctors hit Victoria’s hospital wards
            Water the key to good health during the festive season
            No outpatient services provided at LRH despite government grant
            Hospital actions force doctors away and hurt patients - Traralgon
            Doctors support smoking ban in cars carrying children
            Cancer screening program a shambles
            Major parties neck and neck on health
            WorkChoices in Medical Practice
            AMA Victoria welcomes hospital bed boost
            $1.4 billion welcome but not without risk
            Victoria safer but not safe enough
            Horsham visit by AMA Victoria President
            AMA Victoria welcomes healthy food in school canteens
            Mental health failures: lessons to be learnt
                  Dr Dennis Gration - Vicdoc story
            Bendigo visit by AMA Victoria President
            Elective surgery waiting list not a true reflection of wait
            More dollars needed to ease pressure on dementia services
            Prompt conclusion welcome in RWH case
            AMA Victoria launches election health priorities list
            MPBV decision on convicted doctor concerning
            The hidden waiting list is hurting Victorians
            Landmark agreement struck on doctors’ pay: 9.3 per cent increase over 12 months
            Family doctors vital in keeping Victorians healthy
            Focus on country Victoria’s doctor shortage welcome
            Donut fundraisers irresponsible
            Nothern Hospital - No spin, the facts - Doctor shortage strikes again
            Latrobe Regional Hospital doctors take action
            Gippsland paediatricians resign
            Doctors to take professional action
            One stop medical career shop open today
            Budget fails to address rural GP shortage
            Yates to serve second term
            Doctors leave Werribee hospital
            Progress slow
            Doctors reject government offer
            One in five patients forgotten - Victorians need real doctors not spin doctors
            Children's services saved
            States set to poach our doctors
            Action needed to reduce elective surgery waiting times
            Mental Health Funding Welcomed
            Medical School Places Campaign
            Smoking Legislation Must Go Further
            The State Government Must Match SA Package or Face Further Doctor Shortages
            AMA Calls For More Bariatric Surgery Places
            Mandatory Police Checks for Aged Care Workers
            Mental Health Services Under Pressure
            AMA Victoria Responds COAG Initiatives
            Complaints Against Medical Practitioners Low
            AMA seeks urgent funding to ease elective surgery cancellations
            Our hospital doctors, nurses, staff, deserve credit
            406 new doctors hit Victoria’s hospital wards
            Chance to address Victoria’s acute doctor shortage
            GP Super Clinics
            2009 Subdivision Meetings Calendar
      Video & Audio
            GP Forum - new issues facing GPs
            AMA Victoria's Doctors in Training subdivision in 2010
            Dr Andrew Pesce talks to Sky News
            AMA Victoria's response to the ALP's YouTube attack on ophthalmologists
            DiT Subdivision President Dr Sarah Mansfield on the 7PM Project
            Victoria wins tobacco control award
            Harry Hemley outlines his priorities for 2009
      Submissions
            AMA Victoria’s submission to the Integrity and Anti-Corruption System Review
            Ombudsman needs oversight body
            AMA Victoria's 2010-11 State Budget Submission - Improving mental health care
            AMA Victoria's 2010-11 State Budget Submission - Improving hospital incentives
            AMA Victoria's 2010-11 State Budget Submission - Improving access for country Victorians
            AMA Victoria's 2010-11 State Budget Submission - Improving health for older people in their homes
            AMA Victoria's 2010-11 State Budget Submission - Improving access to doctors
            AMA Victoria's 2010-11 State Budget Submission - Tobacco Control
            AMA Victoria's 2010-11 State Budget Submission - Improving patients’ access to hospital
            Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Victoria) Bill 2009
                  Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Victoria) Bill 2009
            AMA Victoria's State Budget 2009-2010 submission
                  AMA Victoria's State Budget 2009-2010 submission
            Submission to the Review of the Mental Health Act 1986
                  Submission to the Review of the Mental Health Act 1986
      Objections template
            Conscientious objection template
      News
            Doctors push zone change - Waverley Leader 28 April 2009
            Health refrom threatens rural hosptials
            AMA Victoria Council - Tuesday 23 February
            Ombudsman needs oversight body
            Time to discuss organ donation
            A proposal for improving casemix funding, Victorian-style (Croakey, opinion editorial)
            Good medicine for the bush (Ballarat Courier, opinion editorial)
            Country Victoria needs medical workforce rescue plan
            Death and taxes (Sunday Herald Sun, letter to the editor)
            AMA National Conference 2010
            AMA Victoria Council Elections 2010
                  AMA Victoria Procedural By-Laws
                  Independent nomination for Council 2010 2011
                  Fellows nomination for Council 2010 2011
            Doctors welcome new Parliamentary Secretary for Health
            New doctors for Victoria’s public hospitals
            Cooling subsidies needed to protect elderly in heat
            Health precautions in the heat
            New Award Subscriber Service now available
            Summer water safety precautions
            Put better health on resolutions list
            Doctors call for new tobacco levy
            Drink safely this Christmas
            Drive safely this festive season
            Urgent notice for medical practices that employ staff
                  Fair Work Information Statement
                  Award Subscriber Service order form
            Doctors welcome Box Hill Hospital bed increase
            Patients' long wait for care must end (The Age online, opinion editorial)
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            Premier flags parliamentary oversight for Ombudsman
            ACCC warns alternative healer following AMA Victoria complaints
            AMA welcomes amendment to Health Legislation (Midwives and Nurse Practitioners) Bill 2009
            Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Victoria) Bill 2009
                  Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Victoria) Bill 2009
            Rural VMO Survey - your assistance is essential
            AMA Victoria Council
            AMA Victoria questions Ombudsman's processes
            WorkHealth checks for AMA Victoria staff
            Clinicians Health Channel changes
                  Letter to Minister re Clinicians Health Channel
            Be inspired at the next Women in Medicine event on 12 November
            Swine flu vaccination doesn't hurt a bit - Hartland
            AMA GP meeting reported on front page of the Sunday Age
            AMA Victoria to hear Mallee doctors' concerns
            Victorian hospitals show slight improvement - more needed
            Hidden waiting lists must be uncovered
            Response to the ALP's attack on Ophthalmologists
            Template letter to podiatrists regarding prescribing schedule drugs
            Facts on cataract surgery in Victoria
            Podiatrist prescribing is a dangerous step (Medical Observer, opinion editorial)
            Health plan vital to support population increase
            Eye clinic waiting times list hidden (Herald Sun, letter to the editor)
            Simplified multi purpose taxi forms online from 2011
            National blood donor week: Save up to three lives
            AMA Victoria joins nurse practitioner legislation fight
            Doctors call for tobacco vendor licenses
            Concerns raised about Ombudsman’s TAC and Workcover billing report
            Vic doctors not found guilty of fraud (Australian Financial Review, letter to the editor)
            Doctors welcome new Department of Health
            Brumby must shed light on hidden waiting lists
            Ombudsman's Report into TAC/WorkSafe: system at fault, not doctors
            Time for healthy debate (The Age, opinion)
            Vital figures missing from Your Hospitals report
            TAC payment system overhaul
            EBA Update
            H1N1 clinical resource for doctors
                  H1N1 clinical resource for doctors
            Get active to prevent diabetes
            Australian Fair Pay Commission - outcomes of wage decision
            H1N1 Influenza 09 (Human Swine Flu) Information for GPs
            Melbourne GP elected president
            Workplace hygiene promotion
            Swine flu update
            Rural general practice spared the knife
            Win for GPs on RRMA
            Victoria denied fair share of health infrastructure funds
            Compensation scheme needed for Victorian hospitals
            Doctors welcome new cancer centre plans
            AMA Victoria underwhelmed by Budget
            Swine Influenza: Chief Medical Officer's Update
                  Chief Medical Officer's letter, 5 May 2009
            All employers must take responsibility for flu prevention
            Urgent information for medical practitioners on Swine Influenza
            General Practitioner Alert Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Swine flu
            Workplace hygiene
            Specialist training investing in the future of health care
            DHS issues alert on swine flu
            Doctors call for tobacco price rise
            Roxon must protect general practice in country Victoria
            AMAV secures script win
                  PBV response letter
            Nothing but the truth (The Age, opinion)
            Scrapped performance payments a bonus for the system
            Notice of Annual General Meeting
            A call to arms against war on red tape (Medical Observer, opinion)
            Doctors welcome mental health reform plan
            Doctors call for online emergency department wait times
            Amended Schedule 8 permit and notification requirements
            Doctors recommend flu vaccine for ‘at risk’ groups
            Unhealthy situation developing in Ballarat (Ballarat Courier, opinion editorial)
            Rescue package for rural medical workforce
            Organ and tissue donation – questions your patients might ask you
            Time to discuss organ donation options
            'Birthday' comes early for Reservoir East students
            Message from the President on Bushfire Tragedy
            Doctors accept pay offer
            Rural funding in unhealthy state (Herald Sun, letter to the editor)
            It’s still hot – keeping healthy
            Doctors welcome Gippsland bed boost
            Health precautions in heat wave
            AMA Victoria Submission on Podiatry Prescribing
                  Submission for access to Schedule 2, 3 & 4 drugs for endorsed podiatrists
            Doctors welcome Southern Health bed boost
            Health warning in extreme heat
            Sexual health for young people
            New doctors for Victoria’s public hospitals
            Public hospital doctors offered new pay deal
            Doctors welcome end to tobacco displays
            Albury Wodonga health service amalgamation welcomed
            Victorian Medical Directory: making referrals easy
            Where does the buck stop in health?
            Fair go from the feds needed to rescue Victorian hospital performance
            AMA Victoria comment on the Ombudsman’s Report of an Investigation into issues at Bayside Health
            Individual hospitals data: What the Your Hospitals Report doesn't say
                  Hospital Performance list by hospital 0607 to 0708
            Record numbers of Victorians missing out on care
            Victorian Tobacco Control Strategy AMA Victoria response
            GP Super Clinics
            Stateline report on Junior doctor conditions
      Media Releases
            2010
                  Health refrom threatens rural hosptials
                  Time to discuss organ donation
                  A proposal for improving casemix funding, Victorian-style (Croakey, opinion editorial)
                  Jennings warns men to be vigilant about their health - from the Minister for Environment & Climate Change
                  GP sick parade getting longer (Geelong Advertiser, opinion editorial)
                  Good medicine for the bush (Ballarat Courier, opinion editorial)
                  Rural GPs sick and tired (Shepparton News, opinion editorial)
                  Country Victoria needs medical workforce rescue plan
                  A popular tax?
                  Death and taxes (Sunday Herald Sun, letter to the editor)
                  Doctors welcome new Parliamentary Secretary for Health
                  New doctors for Victoria’s public hospitals
                  Cooling subsidies needed to protect elderly in heat
                  Health precautions in the heat
            2009
                  Summer water safety precautions
                  Put better health on resolutions list
                  Doctors call for new tobacco levy
                  Drink safely this Christmas
                  Drive safely this festive season
                  Doctors welcome Box Hill Hospital bed increase
                  Cure needed (Geelong Advertiser, opinion editorial)
                  Why are we waiting? (Bendigo Advertiser, opinion editorial)
                  Playing the waiting game (Ballarat Courier, opinion editoral)
                  Patients' long wait for care must end (The Age online, opinion editorial)
                  Premier flags parliamentary oversight for Ombudsman
                  ACCC warns alternative healer following AMA Victoria complaints
                  AMA welcomes amendment to Health Legislation (Midwives and Nurse Practitioners) Bill 2009
                  AMA Victoria questions Ombudsman's processes
                  WorkHealth checks for AMA Victoria staff
                  Swine flu vaccination doesn't hurt a bit - Hartland
                  AMA Victoria to hear Mallee doctors' concerns
                  Victorian hospitals show slight improvement - more needed
                  Hidden waiting lists must be uncovered
                  Facts on cataract surgery in Victoria
                  Podiatrist prescribing is a dangerous step (Medical Observer, opinion editorial)
                  Health plan vital to support population increase
                  Eye clinic waiting times list hidden (Herald Sun, letter to the editor)
                  Simplified multi purpose taxi forms online from 2011
                  National blood donor week: Save up to three lives
                  AMA Victoria joins nurse practitioner legislation fight
                  Doctors call for tobacco vendor licenses
                  Concerns raised about Ombudsman’s TAC and Workcover billing report
                  Vic doctors not found guilty of fraud (Australian Financial Review, letter to the editor)
                  Doctors welcome new Department of Health
                  Brumby must shed light on hidden waiting lists
                  Time for healthy debate (The Age, opinion)
                  Vital figures missing from Your Hospitals report
                  Get active to prevent diabetes
                  Melbourne GP elected president
                  Workplace hygiene promotion
                  Mislead and manipulated (Australian Doctor, opinion)
                  Rural general practice spared the knife
                  Victoria denied fair share of health infrastructure funds
                  Compensation scheme needed for Victorian hospitals
                  Doctors welcome new cancer centre plans
                  AMA Victoria underwhelmed by Budget
                  All employers must take responsibility for flu prevention
                  Workplace hygiene
                  Specialist training investing in the future of health care
                  Doctors call for tobacco price rise
                  Roxon must protect general practice in country Victoria
                  Nothing but the truth (The Age, opinion)
                  Scrapped performance payments a bonus for the system
                  A call to arms against war on red tape (Medical Observer, opinion)
                  Doctors welcome mental health reform plan
                  Doctors call for online emergency department wait times
                  Doctors recommend flu vaccine for ‘at risk’ groups
                  Unhealthy situation developing in Ballarat (Ballarat Courier, opinion editorial)
                  Rescue package for rural medical workforce
                  No place if you need a GP (Sunraysia Daily, opinion editorial)
                  Time to discuss organ donation options
                  'Birthday' comes early for Reservoir East students
                  Doctors accept pay offer
                  Pay offer for public hospital doctors
                  Rural funding in unhealthy state (Herald Sun, letter to the editor)
                  Health misses out in economic stimulus package
                  It’s still hot – keeping healthy
                  Doctors welcome Western Health bed boost
                  Doctors welcome Alfred bed boost
                  Doctors welcome Bendigo Health bed boost
                  Doctors welcome Gippsland bed boost
                  Health precautions in heat wave
                  Doctors welcome Southern Health bed boost
                  Health warning in extreme heat
                  New doctors for Victoria’s public hospitals
            2008
                  Public hospital doctors offered new pay deal
                  Doctors welcome end to tobacco displays
                  Albury Wodonga health service amalgamation welcomed
                  Victorian Medical Directory: making referrals easy
                  Every buck counts (The Age, letter to the editor)
                  Where does the buck stop in health?
                  Young doctors out in the cold (Shepparton News, letter to the editor)
                  State gets mean on country practice (Bendigo Advertiser, opinion editorial)
                  Fair go from the feds needed to rescue Victorian hospital performance
                  Doctors call for end to EBA uncertainty
                  Doctors’ plea for action to keep surgeons
                  Statement from Dr Mukesh Haikerwal
                  AMA Victoria comment on the Ombudsman’s Report of an Investigation into issues at Bayside Health
                  Baby boom renews calls for more hospital beds
                  Junior medical staff threaten action
                  100 comments highlight hospital inequities
                  We need to keep our doctors
                  Victorian Doctors in Training worried about their future
                  More Box Hill patients missing out on care
                  More Alfred Hospital patients missing out on care
                  More Monash patients missing out on care
                  More Latrobe Regional Hospital patients missing out on care
                  More Royal Melbourne Hospital patients missing out on care
                  More St Vincent’s Hospital patients missing out on care
                  More Austin Hospital patients missing out on care
                  More Maroondah Hospital patients missing out on care
                  More Goulburn Valley Hospital patients missing out on care
                  More Bendigo patients missing out on care
                  More Ballarat Hospital patients missing out on care
                  Individual hospitals data: What the Your Hospitals Report doesn't say
                        Hospital Performance list by hospital 0607 to 0708
                  Record numbers of Victorians missing out on care
                  Victorian doctor recruitment falls further behind
                  Dr Mukesh Haikerwal recovering following attack
                  Geelong doctors slam government EBA inaction
                  Peter Mac doctors slam government EBA inaction
                  Health plan essential to support population increase
                  Teamwork for peace of mind (Herald Sun, letter to the editor)
                  RMH doctors concerned over government EBA inaction
                  The Big Kill: Smoking claims almost 4000 lives every year
                        Dr Travis 'The Big Kill' speech transcript
                  Bendigo doctors slam government EBA inaction
                  Trend to bigger clinics (Progress Leader, letter to the editor)
                  Practice solutions for doctors
                  Ballarat doctors slam government EBA inaction
                  Medical services on demand. It's not so (The Age, letter to the editor)
                  Alfred doctors slam government EBA inaction
                  Doctors welcome tobacco reform plan
                  AMA Victoria to hear Mallee doctors’ concerns
                  AMA Victoria to hear local doctors’ concerns
                  Doctor receives medical prize medal, 49 years on
                  Pathology prize awarded to local doctor
                  More beds, please (The Age, letter to the editor)
                  Medical community celebrates AMA Victoria achievements
                  Victoria lagging behind on tobacco regulation
                  Conditions worsening, say local doctors
                  Real incentives needed to keep doctors (Bendigo Weekly, opinion)
                  AMA to meet with Gippsland doctors
                  AMA to meet with Ballarat doctors
                  AMA Victoria position on Medical Treatment (Physician Assisted Dying) Bill 2008
                  Just another boozy night (Herald Sun, opinion)
                  Nice hospital, sorry you won’t be allowed in
                  Brumby blueprint a good start
                  Unnecessary red tape affects time with patients
                  Doctors welcome Castlemaine fluoridation
                  Reform MBS for patient benefits
                  Utilising general practice nurses better
                  GP supply must keep pace with need
                  Protecting GPs and their patients
                  General practice week 2008
                  Overweight and obesity in Australia (MJA, letter to the editor)
                  Peer support for troubled doctors
                  Footy a breath of fresh air (Herald Sun, opinion)
                  MEDICAL MEDIA SNAPSHOTS
                  AMA Victoria can make practice perfect
                  AMA Victoria to meet with Warrnambool doctors
                  St Vincent’s Hospital under pressure
                  Northern Hospital under pressure
                  Monash Medical Centre Hospital under pressure
                  Latrobe Regional Hospital under pressure
                  Goulburn Valley Health under pressure
                  Box Hill Hospital under pressure
                  Austin Hospital under pressure
                  The Alfred Hospital under pressure
                  Frankston Hospital under pressure
                  Victorian hospitals performance spiralling down
                  New candidate school for medical admin
                  Give active gifts this Mothers’ Day
                  State Budget – prescriptions, outcomes and prognoses
                  State Budget – an opportunity lost, says AMA Victoria
                  Hospital IT deathly ill (The Age, opinion)
                  Doctors expect a hospital care package in the Budget
                  Budget savings needed
                  AMA welcomes regional capital works upgrades
                  Rural workforce rescue package essential
                  AMA Victoria & Victoria police: protecting local doctors
                  Government hiding hospital performance figures?
                  Doctors encourage families to walk to school on Friday 2 May
                  Remember to drive safely this ANZAC Day weekend
                  Bad medicine: regional health services in poor shape (Geelong Advertiser, opinion)
                  Better health for young men
                  AMA Victoria to meet with Mallee doctors
                  Smoking is biggest killer (Bendigo Advertiser, letter to the editor)
                  Doctors need better work/life balance
                  Calls to ban fruit and confectionery flavoured cigarettes
                  Presentation skills training for medical practitioners
                  Finally getting teeth into it (Herald Sun, letter to the editor)
                  Prevention better than cure
                  Sick system needs surgery (Herald Sun, opinion)
                  Doctors welcome preventative health initiatives
                  Support for new doctors needed
                  International Women’s Day: a healthy diary date
                  One new GP for half a million new Victorians
                  The weighting game (Herald Sun, letter to the editor)
                  AMA to meet with local doctors
                  Doctors need help (Shepparton News, letter to the editor)
                  Hospitals can be fixed, says AMA
                  Regions also deserve top quality healthcare (Ballarat Courier, opinion)
                  Solarium regulations welcomed
                  MEDICAL MEDIA SNAPSHOTS
                  The doctor needs help (Herald Sun, opinion)
                  New mental health services welcomed
                  Health warning in extreme heat
                  The case for bariatric surgery (The Age, opinion)
                  A to Z guide to staying healthy (Sunraysia Daily, opinion)
            2007
                  Woeful road statistics must stop (Herald Sun, letter to the editor)
                  Drink safely this festive season
                  Stay healthy this festive season
                  Sex education should be a class act (Border Mail, opinion)
                  Hot water best for bluebottle stings
                  Fine line between happiness and heartbreak
                  Act now on violence (The Age, letter to the editor)
                  Lethal cocktail ready to explode (Herald Sun, letter to the editor)
                  World Aids Day: AMA Victoria calls for better sex education in schools
                  AMA Victoria welcomes Nicola Roxon as new Health Minister
                  We need more beds (The Age, letter to the editor)
                  Doctors welcome new beds
                  Victoria’s hospitals need more than talk
                  Smoke in cars stinks (The Age, letter to the editor)
                  Men can live longer
                  Candidates must reveal rural health plans, says AMA Victoria
                  Deficits shows poor hospital planning
                  Private surgery won’t fix Victoria’s public hospital problems
                  Adequate health planning essential to support population increase
                  Obesity is not a moral issue (Herald Sun, letter to the editor)
                  Political gain on tobacco unacceptable, says AMA Victoria & Quit
                  Government funds could ease Ballarat’s GP shortage
                  All elective surgery matters, says AMA Victoria
                  Budget surplus signals perfect time for Victorian health investment
                  AMA Victoria President to speak with Gippsland doctors about local issues
                  Christine Nixon to lead media skills conference
                  World Mental Health Day: A good day to think about mental health
                  GPs in need helpful in deed (The Age, letter to the editor)
                  Hospitals report shows improvements needed
                  Hand washing key to good infection control
                  Stronger penalties needed for Victorian healthcare worker assaults
                  Funding key issue in Victorian hospitals
                  International medical graduates integral to provision of Victorian healthcare
                  AMA Victoria supports bonuses for cutting waiting lists
                  Doctors encourage Victorians to walk to work on 5 October
                  Doctors back car-free day
                  Confidentiality of medical records
                  Baby boom highlights need for more beds and better planning
                  Vigilance required as peak flu season hits
                  Doctors condemn inaction
                  AMA Victoria welcomes parliamentary review of abortion laws
                  Mental health services under pressure
                  Overseas trained doctors essential
                  Doctors welcome smoking milestone
                  Doctors welcome smoking milestone
                  Meeting planned to get merger back on track
                  Drug prescribing requires safety measures
                  Education and regulation needed in fight on obesity
                  Patient care the priority
                  Shepparton first country stop for new AMA Victoria President
                  Expo tackles doctor shortage
                  Limiting mothers’ choice not the answer
                  Work Vehicle smoking ban a must – AMA Victoria
                  Hospitals doing well today, but no room to move
                  Melbourne doctor elected president
                  Health professions unite for public safety
                  AMA Victoria president speaks out on rural health
                  Walk Safely to School Day a good time for family activity audit
                  Rural doctor support welcome - State budget
                  Promises honoured, no surprises - State budget
                  Expansion of training program offers health support staff new direction
                  Village Life closures will spell disaster for health and aged care services
                  GP shortage highlights work to be done in regional Victoria
                  Bird flu preparedness: AMA Victoria supports proactive approach
                  Doctor’s death a lesson for all hospitals
                  Focus on elective surgery welcome, but new model a concern
                  Health professions welcome moves to protect patient safety - joint media release
                  Elective surgery funding welcome
                  Action plan needed now to keep doctors in Victoria
                  Hospital funding cuts target elderly
                        Alzheimer's Australia media release
                  Confidentiality essential to doctors’ good health
                  Latrobe Regional Hospital specialist meeting welcome
                  Letter to the Editor - Herald Sun - Nurse on Call
                  Hundreds of new doctors hit Victoria’s hospital wards
            2006
                  Mental illness in prisons - The Facts
                  Water the key to good health during the festive season
                  No outpatient services provided at LRH despite government grant
                  Hospital actions force doctors away and hurt patients - Traralgon
                  Doctors support smoking ban in cars carrying children
                  Cancer screening program a shambles
                  Major parties neck and neck on health
                  Equipment shortfall highlighted: Bendigo patients put at risk
                  WorkChoices in Medical Practice
                  AMA Victoria welcomes hospital bed boost
                  $1.4 billion welcome but not without risk
                  Victoria safer but not safe enough
                  Horsham visit by AMA Victoria President
                  AMA Victoria welcomes healthy food in school canteens
                  Mental health failures: lessons to be learnt
                        Dr Dennis Gration - Vicdoc story
                  Bendigo visit by AMA Victoria President
                  Elective surgery waiting list not a true reflection of wait
                  More dollars needed to ease pressure on dementia services
                  Prompt conclusion welcome in RWH case
                  AMA Victoria launches election health priorities list
                  MPBV decision on convicted doctor concerning
                  The hidden waiting list is hurting Victorians
                  Landmark agreement struck on doctors’ pay: 9.3 per cent increase over 12 months
                  Family doctors vital in keeping Victorians healthy
                  Focus on country Victoria’s doctor shortage welcome
                  Donut fundraisers irresponsible
                  Nothern Hospital - No spin, the facts - Doctor shortage strikes again
                  Victorian mental health experts meet today
                  Latrobe Regional Hospital doctors take action
                  Gippsland paediatricians resign
                  Doctors to take professional action
                  One stop medical career shop open today
                  Budget fails to address rural GP shortage
                  Yates to serve second term
                  Doctors leave Werribee hospital
                  Progress slow
                  Doctors reject government offer
                  One in five patients forgotten - Victorians need real doctors not spin doctors
                  Children's services saved
                  States set to poach our doctors
                  Action needed to reduce elective surgery waiting times
                  Mental Health Funding Welcomed
                  Medical School Places Campaign
                  Smoking Legislation Must Go Further
                  The State Government Must Match SA Package or Face Further Doctor Shortages
                  AMA Calls For More Bariatric Surgery Places
                  Mandatory Police Checks for Aged Care Workers
                  Mental Health Services Under Pressure
                  AMA Victoria Responds COAG Initiatives
                  Complaints Against Medical Practitioners Low
                  AMA seeks urgent funding to ease elective surgery cancellations
                  Our hospital doctors, nurses, staff, deserve credit
                  406 new doctors hit Victoria’s hospital wards
            2005
                  Think To Drink This Christmas - in partnership with South East Water
                  AMA Victoria says go drink for drink
                  Chance to address Victoria’s acute doctor shortage
                  Health Professions Registration Bill – Premier asked to intervene
                  Health Professions Registrations Bill is a mess – needs more work
                  Rural plan a good starting point
                  Doctors welcome Sentinel Report
                  Doctors cry foul over government’s registration plans
                  Make canteens fat free - doctors
                  AMA Victoria pushes for warning labels on alcohol products
                  Short term fixes don't work, we need a plan!
                  AMA urges bipartisan support for schools smoking ban
                  Call for Board to get hospital back on track
                  Resuscitation of taxi program welcomed
                  Smoking in Schools
                  Supreme Court order to release records
                  Smoking in Cars
                  New President for AMA Victoria
                  Fad diets are bad diets
                  Another one bites the dust: hospital closures
                  AMA Victoria calls on Minister to intervene on surgery closure
            2004
                  Queue jumping claim rejected by AMA
                  Choice is not an option for smokers
                  Labor’s Medicare Gold – a Grand Plan, but not the Right Perscription
                  Labor Hospital Policy Welcomed but Lacks Coordination
                  AMA Victoria Welcomes New CEO
                  Budget offers hope in key areas for health
                  AMA Says Taxi Backflip Not Good Enough
                  AMA Victoria Calls for a Response to Neonatal Emergency
                  Country Victoria the Big Loser in Hospital Board Appointments
                  New Doctors Hit the Wards
            2003
                  Disabled and elderly the victims of rethink on taxi subsidies
                  AMA Victoria pans State Government ideology over Hospital Board appointments
                  AMA criticises inadequacy of tort law reform
                  Health Ministers indifference jeopardises public health in Victoria
                  AMA Victoria warns of public hospital strife over medical indemnity
                  GP Survey reveals worrying trends in public hospital communication
                  AMA Victoria slams bonded medical places initiative
                  Future of Medical Services in Victoria hangs in the balance
                  Dr Mukesh Haikerwal appointed as Federal AMA Vice-President
                  Rural GP to lead AMA Victoria
                  AMA Victoria responds to State Government pledge to Tort Law Reform
                  State Government must stop dodging the Indemnity issue
                  Premier Bracks turns his back on Ballarat
                  Government doesn’t get it: No fix for Indemnity Crisis
                  AMA Victoria takes drastic steps to warn State Government of impending health disaster
                  Victorian Doctors join forces to send a clear message on Medical Indemnity
                  AMA Victoria tells State Government that now is the time to act on Indemnity Crisis
                  Medical Indemnity Crisis reaches boiling point
                  Victorian Public Hospitals hit trouble
                  New doctors hit the wards
            2002
                  AMA Victoria welcomes announcement of new Health Minister
                  Mental Health Policy: A positive beginning in Helping to solve a State-wide problem
                  AMA Victoria Council calls for open disclosure policy on safe drinking water
                  Tort Law Reform must be political priority as Victorians head to polls
                  Victorian doctors vote to accept government package
                  AMA Victoria calls on Government to fix insurance crisis
                  General Meeting of Medical Staff – A Huge Success
                  AMA Victoria calls for urgent action on Public hospital working conditions
                  AMA Victoria calls for urgent action on Goulburn Valley working conditions
                  Government Action Required to Ensure Victorians have Access to Essential Medical Services
                  We must protect DITs
                  Victorian's hit hard as bulk billing plunges
                  AMA presents tobacco prize to Victoria
                  AMA Victoria elections
                  Budget addresses key health issues
                  Gambling ban the right decision
                  Doctors begin hospital negotiations
                  Existing antibiotics still help most patients
                  AMA turns green
                  Equipment problems in Victorian hospitals
            2001
                  Call for action on hospital access
                  Private Hospital access fears confirmed
                  Public hospital strain set to continue
                  ALP policy will increase public hospital budget by 1%
                  Aged care bed numbers: electorate by electorate
                  More drugs funding must be well targeted
                  Waiting lists only half the story
                  Victorians mourn passing of Puggy Hunter
                  Smoking bans good, but let's go further
                  Government red tape restricts young doctors
                  Medical experts debate life and death issues
                  Western Suburbs GP New AMA Victoria President
                  AMA calls for $600 million injection
                  Doctors help even more quitters
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                  September 2009
                        NHHRC foreshadows 'reform' for general practice
                        Reports preface a poor prognosis for general practice
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                  July 2009
                        Who should prescribe?
                        We win – no butts about it
                        New Termination of Employment laws from 1 July 2009
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            DiT Forum #1
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            DiT Networking Briefings - Ballarat
            Mythbusters: Internship - perceptions and balance
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      February 2010
            When doctors marry doctors
            Welcome from the President MUMUS
            Welcome from new President UMMSA
            AMSA - A year in review
      December 2009
            When patients turn: violence against GPs
            Council emphasises importance of training
      November 2009
            Working nine to five... and beyond
            National Accreditation: compromising standards of medical student education?
      October 2009
            National Registration: How will it affect me?
            AMSA Bids 2010: Let the games begin
      August 2009
            Share your passion
            Positive Ageing
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                  Solutions for Ageing
                  Key issues in aged care
      June 2009
            From the President: Innovation and reform
            AMSA ThinkTank sets agenda
      May 2009
            MSCV: Working to ensure quality clinical education
            Hospital Preferences
            What does AMA Victoria's EBA mean for medical students?
            Will the doctors of the future meet the standards of the doctors of today?
      April 2009
            Get ready for Brisbane
            UMMSS set for changes
            If I could turn back time
            O'week at Deakin
      February 2009
            The start of a new beginning: reflections on 2008
            Reflecting in Deakin's first year
            Students to tackle issues head on
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                  AMA Victoria lobbying on smoking pays off
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                  AMA Victoria meets Deakin students
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