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Victoria deserves compensation on health reform
16th March, 2010
16 March 2010. The Victorian public hospital system should receive $1.5 billion of infrastructure grants in compensation for state funding inequities under the Prime Minister’s proposed hospital reform plan, says AMA Victoria. Under the Feder...
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Here’s a tip for improving health with a politically popular tax (Croakey, opinion editorial)
15th March, 2010
15 March 2010. It seems increasingly unlikely that the PM’s grand plans for hospital reform will lead to meaningful changes anytime soon. In the meantime, there is plenty the Government could be doing to improve the community’s health, ar...
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Health refrom threatens rural hosptials
12th March, 2010
12 March 2010. The Federal Government’s plan to abandon block-grant funding and introducing activity-based funding for Victoria’s rural hospitals funding would threaten their viability, according to AMA Victoria. AMA Victoria President D...
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AMA Victoria Council - Tuesday 23 February
2nd March, 2010
Council Forum - Alcohol and drugs: preventing harm The guest speakers for the forum were: ...
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Ombudsman needs oversight body
1st March, 2010
28 February 2010. The Victorian Ombudsman must be subject to an oversight body which has the power to make directions to correct errors in process, according to AMA Victoria, in its submission to the independent review of Victoria’s integrity an...
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Time to discuss organ donation
21st February, 2010
21 February 2010. Doctors today urged Victorians to learn more about how they can save lives through organ donation and discuss their decision about becoming an organ donor with their family. "Australian Organ Donation Awareness Week, which begi...
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A proposal for improving casemix funding, Victorian-style (Croakey, opinion editorial)
17th February, 2010
16 February 2010. While we’re on the subject of hospitals, and how to fund and run them, Dr Harry Hemley has some suggestions for improving Victoria’s casemix funding that he believes may have application nationally. Hemley, a GP in Melb...
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Good medicine for the bush (Ballarat Courier, opinion editorial)
12th February, 2010
12 February 2010. By Dr Harry Hemley. Gaining timely access to a GP when you are sick has been problem for the Ballarat and district community for more than a decade and new data suggests it could get a lot worse. In a recent survey, more than one t...
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Country Victoria needs medical workforce rescue plan
8th February, 2010
08 February 2010. Rural Victoria could lose one third of its medical workforce unless the Victorian Government funds a rural medical workforce rescue package in the May budget, says AMA Victoria. A recent AMA Victoria survey found that 37 per cent o...
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Death and taxes (Sunday Herald Sun, letter to the editor)
31st January, 2010
31 January 2010. Conventional wisdom is that a treasurer who raises taxes on beer and smokes is dead meat politically. This may hold for alcohol, but increased taxes on cigarettes is now a political winner. When voters punished governments for increa...
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AMA National Conference 2010
28th January, 2010
Sydney, May 28th-30th. Expressions of interest are invited from members of AMA Victoria who wish to be considered as AMA Victoria delegates to the National Conference. Any financial ordinary member of the Association is able to nominate....
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AMA Victoria Council Elections 2010
28th January, 2010
Nominations are now being called for election as an Independent Member of Council for 2010/2011. Independent Member nomination A member of AMA Victoria who wishes to stand for election as an Independent Member of the 2010/2011 Council of AMA Victoria...
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Doctors welcome new Parliamentary Secretary for Health
20th January, 2010
20 January 2010. AMA Victoria today welcomed the appointment of Ms Janice Munt as Victoria’s new Parliamentary Secretary for Health. Dr Stephen Parnis, AMA Victoria Vice President, said the timing of Ms Munt’s appointment was parti...
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New doctors for Victoria’s public hospitals
13th January, 2010
13 January 2010. AMA Victoria President Dr Harry Hemley today welcomed Victoria’s 557 new doctors to the public hospital system. Dr Hemley congratulated the new interns on the transition from medical school to the public hospital system and sai...
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Cooling subsidies needed to protect elderly in heat
11th January, 2010
11 January 2010. AMA Victoria today called on the Brumby Government to protect the elderly against heat-related illness and death by subsidising the cost of cooling aids such as air conditioners for Victorians aged over 75. The $37 million proposal...
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Health precautions in the heat
9th January, 2010
09 January 2010. Temperatures across the state are expected to soar over the next few days and doctors are urging Victorians to take precautions to avoid heat exhaustion and dehydration. AMA Victoria President Dr Harry Hemley said Victorians may nee...
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New Award Subscriber Service now available
4th January, 2010
4 January 2010. To assist medical practitioners, AMA Victoria has completely rewritten the “Award Subscriber Service” to provide information on the application of the two new modern awards covering medical practice staff:
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Summer water safety precautions
31st December, 2009
31 December 2009. Doctors today urged Victorians to be vigilant while enjoying the state’s beaches, lakes, pools and rivers this summer and to take particular care while swimming in unknown waterways. AMA Victoria President Dr Harry Hemley sai...
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Put better health on resolutions list
31st December, 2009
30 December 2009. AMA Victoria President Dr Harry Hemley is urging Victorians to improve their health in 2010 and stick to new year’s resolutions to stay healthier for longer. "The new year is a good time to evaluate your health and stop ...
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Doctors call for new tobacco levy
28th December, 2009
28 December 2009. AMA Victoria today called on the State Government to introduce a new tobacco transaction levy which could see the price of cigarettes rise to $20 a pack and reduce the availability of tobacco for children and people wanting to quit....
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Drink safely this Christmas
23rd December, 2009
23 December 2009. Doctors today urged Victorians to consume alcohol responsibly this festive season to avoid the risk of becoming another statistic of alcohol-related injury or disease. "It is going to be a long, hot summer and we just want to r...
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Drive safely this festive season
22nd December, 2009
22 December 2009. AMA Victoria President Dr Harry Hemley today urged Victorians to drive safely this holiday season and take extra care on highways and country roads. "Victoria’s road accident death toll is currently five per cent lower t...
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Urgent notice for medical practices that employ staff
18th December, 2009
18 December 2009. New conditions in the Modern Awards (Nurses and Health Professionals and Support staff Awards) and the National Employment Standards come into effect from 1 January 2010.
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Doctors welcome Box Hill Hospital bed increase
9th December, 2009
09 December 2009. AMA Victoria welcomed the Brumby Government’s announcement today to ease waits for emergency care and elective surgery at Box Hill Hospital by adding more than one hundred extra hospital beds as part of a five year redevelopme...
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Patients' long wait for care must end (The Age online, opinion editorial)
4th December, 2009
4 December 2009. About 3000 of the Victorians currently on elective surgery waiting lists will still be waiting for their surgery in 12 months when Victorians go to the polls. For these patients, the long wait to reduce their pain and disability will...
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Stay up-to-date with AMA Victoria's RSS news feeds
1st December, 2009
1 December 2009. You can now subscribe to have all the latest AMA Victoria news, media releases, videos and information delivered instantly to your favourite feed reader.
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Premier flags parliamentary oversight for Ombudsman
25th November, 2009
25 November 2009. Two months after AMA Victoria raised concerns to the Premier about the Victorian Ombudsman’s lack of accountability, the Victorian Government has announced a review of the state’s leading integrity bodies. &nbs...
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ACCC warns alternative healer following AMA Victoria complaints
24th November, 2009
23 November 2009. The ACCC has put alternative therapies company Indu Alternative Healing on notice after AMA Victoria raised concerns about the company’s misleading claims it could provide protection from all flu viruses using vibration therap...
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AMA welcomes amendment to Health Legislation (Midwives and Nurse Practitioners) Bill 2009
24th November, 2009
5 November 2009. AMA Federal President, Dr Andrew Pesce, said today that the AMA welcomes the Government’s decision to amend the Health Legislation Amendment (Midwives and Nurse Practitioners) Bill 2009 to specify a formal requirement that midwi...
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Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Victoria) Bill 2009
24th November, 2009
This legislation is due to be debated in the Parliament of Victoria's Legislative Assembly in the sitting week commencing 10 November 2009. AMA Victoria says: National registration of medical practitioners and other health professions is overdu...
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Rural VMO Survey - your assistance is essential
24th November, 2009
AMA Victoria recently applied successfully to the ACCC for the ability to negotiate a Statewide Collective Rural VMO Agreement and are now asking for your participation in a survey so that we accurately reflect the VMO fee-for-service independent contractor market rates in rural Victoria and to gain a better understanding of your view on this initiative.
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AMA Victoria Council
24th November, 2009
AMA Victoria members were invited to attend the AMA Victoria Council Meeting in November to discuss the Future of Medical Training.
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AMA Victoria questions Ombudsman's processes
13th November, 2009
13 November 2009. Misunderstandings of surgeons' billing practices in the Victorian Ombudsman's Bayside Health and TAC/Worksafe billing reports have raised concerns among the medical profession and beyond about the Ombudsman's processes around acco...
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WorkHealth checks for AMA Victoria staff
12th November, 2009
12 November 2009. AMA Victoria is the latest workplace to sign up to the Victorian Government’s WorkHealth initiative and is offering free preventative health checks to its staff today. The simple health check aims to increase individuals&rsquo...
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Clinicians Health Channel changes
6th November, 2009
AMA Victoria has received a number of complaints about the changes made recently to the Clinicians Health Channel. See more and have your say here.
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Be inspired at the next Women in Medicine event on 12 November
4th November, 2009
Book your place now to hear from Professor Sharon Lewin and Dr Heather Cleland as they share their stories of managing a successful career while you enjoy drinks and finger food. This is also a great opportunity to enjoy a social networking evening with friends and colleagues.
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Swine flu vaccination doesn't hurt a bit - Hartland
4th November, 2009
4 November 2009. AMA Victoria President Dr Harry Hemley has vaccinated Greens MLC Colleen Hartland against Swine Flu, to encourage all Victorian adults to contact their GP to arrange a vaccination for themselves and their children aged 11 and older. ...
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AMA GP meeting reported on front page of the Sunday Age
26th October, 2009
AMA Victoria's GP forum meeting on the national reform agenda and patient registration was reported on the front page of the Sunday Age, 25 October 2009. Read the story here. Read the feature on family general practice here and the editorial ...
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AMA Victoria to hear Mallee doctors' concerns
23rd October, 2009
23 October 2009. AMA Victoria’s President Dr Harry Hemley will meet with local doctors in Mildura on Monday evening (26 October) to hear their concerns about healthcare in the region and discuss the Federal Government's heathcare reform agenda....
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Victorian hospitals show slight improvement - more needed
14th October, 2009
14 October 2009. The latest Your Hospitals report provides little comfort to thousands of Victorians waiting for care, AMA Victoria President Dr Harry Hemley said today. “The 400 extra beds that the Victorian Government introduced last financ...
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Hidden waiting lists must be uncovered
14th October, 2009
14 October 2009. The Victorian Government must reveal the full waiting times for elective surgery in Victorian public hospitals, AMA Victoria’s President Dr Harry Hemley said today, following the release of the AMA Public Hospital...
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Response to the ALP's attack on Ophthalmologists
1st October, 2009
View our response to the ALP's ill-informed video attacking the profession.
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Template letter to podiatrists regarding prescribing schedule drugs
30th September, 2009
Template letter: Response from doctor in receipt of a letter from a podiatrist informing of prescribing drugs to a mutual patient
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Facts on cataract surgery in Victoria
29th September, 2009
29 September 2009. The Australian Labor Party’s YouTube video attempt to gain support for cuts to the cataract surgery Medicare rebate overlooks a number of key facts, AMA Victoria President Dr Harry Hemley said today. “Patients in Victo...
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Podiatrist prescribing is a dangerous step (Medical Observer, opinion editorial)
25th September, 2009
25 September 2009. By Dr Harry Hemley. Victorian podiatrists are the latest group of allied health providers to be granted greater prescribing rights, adding to doctors’ concerns about patient safety and fragmentation of care. I’m not ...
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Health plan vital to support population increase
25th September, 2009
25 September 2009. Population projections should serve as a wake-up call for the Victorian Government to develop a long-term healthcare plan to care for the state’s growing and ageing population, AMA Victoria President Dr Harry Hemley said tod...
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Eye clinic waiting times list hidden (Herald Sun, letter to the editor)
24th September, 2009
24 September 2009. Lengthy waits for cataract surgery in Victorian public hospitals will blow out unless the Federal Government reverses its plan to halve the Medicare rebate for these operations. Visually impaired patients wait more than 100 days fo...
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Simplified multi purpose taxi forms online from 2011
15th September, 2009
15 September 2009. The Department of Transport will simplify the multi purpose program taxi form and make it available online from early 2011, following AMA Victoria's War on Red Tape calls for the 16 page form to be streamlined. The changes are expe...
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National blood donor week: Save up to three lives
8th September, 2009
8 September 2009. Doctors have called on eligible Victorians to save up to three lives by donating blood during National Blood Donor Week, which runs from 7 to 13 September. “Blood donations are used every day in our health system...
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AMA Victoria joins nurse practitioner legislation fight
2nd September, 2009
2 September 2009. AMA Victoria’s President Dr Harry Hemley joined more than 300 Australian doctors today when he signed Australian Doctor magazine ’s open letter to Health Minister Nicola Roxon, outlining concerns over increased rights fo...
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Doctors call for tobacco vendor licenses
2nd September, 2009
02 September 2009. AMA Victoria today called on the Brumby Government to implement the Preventative Health Strategy’s recommendation to introduce licensing fees for tobacco vendors. The Taskforce’s report, released yesterday, urged Stat...
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Concerns raised about Ombudsman’s TAC and Workcover billing report
1st September, 2009
Excerpt of letter from AMA Victoria CEO Jane Stephens to the Victorian Ombudsman. 12 August 2009. The Ombudsman Mr George Brouwer 9/459 Collins Street MELBOURNE VIC 3000 Dear Dr Brouwer Re: An Investigation into the Transport Accident Commiss...
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Vic doctors not found guilty of fraud (Australian Financial Review, letter to the editor)
14th August, 2009
14 August 2009. Your reporting of the Ombudsman’s report on TAC and Worksafe billing practices (Doctors accused of compo fraud July 30) fails to make it clear that the report confirms there is no evidence of fraudulent billing practice by doctor...
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Doctors welcome new Department of Health
13th August, 2009
13 August 2009. AMA Victoria President Dr Harry Hemley has welcomed the Victorian Government’s plans to establish a new Department of Health and split the Department of Human Services. “Victoria’s health system is under signi...
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Brumby must shed light on hidden waiting lists
7th August, 2009
7 August 2009. AMA Victoria today called on the Brumby Government to begin publishing the state’s hidden waiting lists and implement the National Health and Hospital Reform Commission’s (NHHRC) recommendation to cut hospital outpatient wai...
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Ombudsman's Report into TAC/WorkSafe: system at fault, not doctors
30th July, 2009
On Wednesday 29 July the Victorian Government tabled a Report by the state Ombudsman into TAC and WorkSafe's administrative processes in relation to medical practitioner billing. Unsurprisingly, the Report found that WorkSafe had "inadequate cont...
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Time for healthy debate (The Age, opinion)
28th July, 2009
By Dr Harry Hemley. 28 July 2009. Building on strengths in our health care - such as the work of GPs - is the first step to a better system. The National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission report released yesterday contains 123 recommendations r...
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Vital figures missing from Your Hospitals report
17th July, 2009
17 July 2009. The latest Your Hospitals report reveals nearly 200,000 Victorians missed out on clinically appropriate care last winter, AMA Victoria President Dr Harry Hemley said today. Yet the published figures only show part of the story. On the...
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TAC payment system overhaul
17th July, 2009
17 July 2009. The TAC Board is considering a proposal to overhaul the manner by which they will pay for medical expenses incurred in the public hospital trauma setting. The proposal is to pay for medical services by block funding the Department ...
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EBA Update
17th July, 2009
17 July 2009. The vast majority of hospitals have implemented the new wage rates and backpay. We are pursuing further issues which are subject to unacceptable delays such as translation of Medical Directors to the specialist stream and translati...
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H1N1 clinical resource for doctors
14th July, 2009
The Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing have prepared an updated clinical resource document for clinicians on the clinical management of Pandemic (H1N1) 2009. This document was released on 10 July 2009 and has been developed in line with the c...
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Get active to prevent diabetes
13th July, 2009
13 July 2009. Doctors are urging Victorians to increase their daily physical activity levels to reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes and other chronic health conditions. The call comes at the beginning of National Diabetes Week, which runs...
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Australian Fair Pay Commission - outcomes of wage decision
7th July, 2009
7 July 2009. The Australian Fair Pay Commission today released its General Wage Setting Decision for 2009. The Commission determined not make any increase to “award’ pay scales but to retain them at their current levels. Medical...
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H1N1 Influenza 09 (Human Swine Flu) Information for GPs
29th May, 2009
For the most up-to-date health alert, click here.
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Melbourne GP elected president
27th May, 2009
27 May 2009. Northcote-based General Practitioner Dr Harry Hemley is the new President of AMA Victoria. Dr Hemley, who was elected unopposed at the association’s annual general meeting last night, takes over from Melbourne urologist Dr Doug Tr...
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Workplace hygiene promotion
21st May, 2009
21 May 2009. Doctors have again urged Victorian employers to promote good personal hygiene practices in their workplaces to protect staff against the spread of all influenza viruses. AMA Victoria President Dr Doug Travis said while Victoria was w...
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Swine flu update
21st May, 2009
21 May 2009. For the latest information on swine flu, visit the Victorian Government Health Information website: http://www.health.vic.gov.au/ideas/diseases/swine-influenza
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Rural general practice spared the knife
14th May, 2009
14 May 2009. AMA Victoria has welcomed Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon’s assurance that country Victorian GP clinics will not be worse off under a new rural classification system which determines funding for services and grants for doctors...
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Win for GPs on RRMA
14th May, 2009
13 May 2009. I am pleased to announce that after significant lobbying, Minister Roxon announced last night that no general practitioner in regional Victoria will be worse off under changes to rural incentives. This pledge comes after an extensive l...
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Victoria denied fair share of health infrastructure funds
13th May, 2009
13 May 2009. The Federal Budget missed an opportunity to improve Victoria’s health care infrastructure, according to AMA Victoria, with the State of Victoria missing out on a fair share of federal health infrastructure funds. AMA Victoria Pre...
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Compensation scheme needed for Victorian hospitals
12th May, 2009
12 May 2009. Any reduction in privately insured Victorians due to Federal Budget changes must result in compensation for Victoria’s public hospitals, according to AMA Victoria. AMA Victoria today called on the Premier, John Brumby, to seek as...
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Doctors welcome new cancer centre plans
7th May, 2009
7 May 2009. AMA Victoria has welcomed the announcement today that a world-class comprehensive cancer centre would be developed in Melbourne by 2015. AMA Victoria President Dr Doug Travis congratulated the state and federal governments on the i...
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AMA Victoria underwhelmed by Budget
5th May, 2009
5 May 2009. AMA Victoria has labelled the Victorian Budget “underwhelming”, saying it misses an opportunity for real action. “We do not have the capacity in our hospitals to care for enough patients,” said AMA Victoria P...
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Swine Influenza: Chief Medical Officer's Update
5th May, 2009
5 May. The Chief Medical Officer has written to GPs and emergency departments with an update on further developments globally and actions undertaken by the Department of Health and Ageing with respect to this outbreak and suggested public health and clinical management.
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All employers must take responsibility for flu prevention
3rd May, 2009
3 May 2009. Businesses across Victoria must take responsibility for the health of their staff by having hand washing protocols in place, according to AMA Victoria. AMA Victoria President Dr Doug Travis said, "My message to all businesses - priv...
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Urgent information for medical practitioners on Swine Influenza
1st May, 2009
On behalf of medical practitioners, the Australian Medical Association has sought specific advice from the Chief Medical Officer on a number of important questions that doctors have been asking us in relation to Swine Influenza. I am pleased to provide the information below which sets out clear, formal advice from the Chief Medical Officer in response to the AMA’s questions as well as other related useful information.
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General Practitioner Alert Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Swine flu
1st May, 2009
This alert from the DHS is to update General Practitioners that a new strain of H1N1 influenza has been identified in an outbreak.
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Workplace hygiene
29th April, 2009
29 April 2009. Doctors have today urged Victorian employers to promote good personal hygiene practices in their workplaces to protect staff against the spread of all influenza viruses. AMA Victoria President Dr Doug Travis said while Victoria ...
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Specialist training investing in the future of health care
28th April, 2009
28 April 2009. AMA Victoria welcomed today’s announcement of additional medical training positions in Victoria’s hospitals, in advance of next week’s Budget. “Investing now in specialist training will pay future health...
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DHS issues alert on swine flu
27th April, 2009
DHS has issued an alert on swine flu. Read the alert here.
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Doctors call for tobacco price rise
15th April, 2009
15 April 2009. AMA Victoria has called on the State Government to raise cigarette taxes following the release today of a Cancer Council Victoria study which found many smokers would quit if the price of tobacco rose. Almost three quarters of the Can...
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Roxon must protect general practice in country Victoria
14th April, 2009
14 April 2009. AMA Victoria today has urged Health Minister Nicola Roxon not to penalise Victorian country GPs through loss of funding from a restructure of Commonwealth rural health programs. The Federal Government is reviewing rural...
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AMAV secures script win
3rd April, 2009
The Australian Medical Association (Victoria) Limited (AMAV) secured a win for patients earlier this month in relation to the emerging pharmacy practice of "companion sales". A concerned member informed us that a pharmacy local to...
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Nothing but the truth (The Age, opinion)
1st April, 2009
By Dr Doug Travis. 1 April 2009. The Victorian community has been dismayed to learn that a trusted institution, the Royal Women's Hospital, has been falsifying and manipulating reporting data. Yet, as the Victorian Government acts to stamp out th...
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Scrapped performance payments a bonus for the system
30th March, 2009
30 March 2009. AMA Victoria today welcomed the State Government’s abolition of a $40 million bonus funding pool used to reward public hospitals for meeting performance targets. AMA Victoria President Dr Doug Travis said the government’s...
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Notice of Annual General Meeting
24th March, 2009
Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meetings of the Company and Society will be held at AMA House, 293 Royal Parade Parkville, on Tuesday 26 May 2009 commencing at 8pm.
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A call to arms against war on red tape (Medical Observer, opinion)
13th March, 2009
By Dr Harry Hemley. 13 March 2009. Australian GPs are drowning in bureaucratic red tape, resulting in countless hours of extra unpaid paperwork and hundreds of patients missing out on care every day. Doctors around the country are constantly ...
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Doctors welcome mental health reform plan
13th March, 2009
13 March 2009. AMA Victoria welcomed the release today of the State Government’s Mental Health Reform Strategy, Because Mental Health Matters, saying it accurately identified the problems affecting Victoria’s mental healt...
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Doctors call for online emergency department wait times
12th March, 2009
12 March 2009. AMA Victoria has called on the state government to follow the lead of Western Australia and publish up-to-date emergency department waiting times online. AMA Victoria President Dr Doug Travis said online public hospital performance re...
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Amended Schedule 8 permit and notification requirements
4th March, 2009
This information covers amendments to the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Act 1981 (“the Act”) which relate to: (a) the treatment of patients with Schedule 8 poisons, and (c) notification of drug-dependent persons to the Department of Human Services (“DHS”).
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Doctors recommend flu vaccine for ‘at risk’ groups
4th March, 2009
4 March 2009. Doctors are urging older Victorians and people with chronic diseases to protect themselves against new strains of influenza by visiting their general practitioner for an annual flu vaccination. AMA Victoria Vice President Dr Harry Hemle...
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Unhealthy situation developing in Ballarat (Ballarat Courier, opinion editorial)
3rd March, 2009
By Dr Doug Travis. 3 March 2009. The state government is constantly telling us that Victoria is the place to be. It may be the place to be for many, but it is not if you’re new to Ballarat and need to see a GP. It is certainty not the ...
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Rescue package for rural medical workforce
2nd March, 2009
2 March 2009. AMA Victoria has presented the Brumby Government with a Rural workforce rescue package aimed at increasing state government support for Victoria’s worsening rural and regional doctor shortages. The proposed $94.6 million Rescue ...
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Organ and tissue donation – questions your patients might ask you
26th February, 2009
Why should I donate my organs and tissues? For a person with a serious or life-threatening illness, an organ or tissue transplant can mean a second chance at life. There are currently more than 1800 people on the transplant waiting list. Sadly, ...
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Time to discuss organ donation options
24th February, 2009
24 February 2009. AMA Victoria is this week urging Victorians to learn more about how they might save a life through organ donation and discuss their options with their family members and GP. AMA Victoria President Dr Doug Travis said Australian Or...
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'Birthday' comes early for Reservoir East students
18th February, 2009
18 February 2009 A few months shy of its second ‘birthday’, a breakfast club for students at Reservoir East Primary School today received an unexpected gift from AMA Victoria. AMA Victoria President Dr Doug Travis tucked into a bowl of c...
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Message from the President on Bushfire Tragedy
11th February, 2009
11 February 2009 The tragic events of the weekend bushfires has left our community in shock. On behalf of AMA Victoria, I express sincere condolences to the families and friends who have lost loved ones. Several doctors are among those feared to ...
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Doctors accept pay offer
10th February, 2009
10 February 2009 AMA Victoria today accepted the State Government’s enterprise bargaining offer for public hospital doctors. The four year agreement – to be backdated from December 2008 when the offer was made – provides an initia...
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Rural funding in unhealthy state (Herald Sun, letter to the editor)
5th February, 2009
5 February 2009 It’s disappointing to see health care miss out in the Federal Government's $42 billion economic stimulus package. Demand for health care is growing at a rapid rate, and more and more patients are being treated in ho...
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It’s still hot – keeping healthy
31st January, 2009
31 January 2009 While the extreme temperatures have abated in Melbourne, it’s still going to be hot for several days. Also, many parts of the state will still be experiencing extreme heat. AMA Victoria President Dr Doug Travis said Victorians...
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Doctors welcome Gippsland bed boost
27th January, 2009
27 January 2009 Victorian doctors have welcomed the State Government’s announcement to increase capacity at Latrobe Regional Hospital with an additional nine hospital beds. AMA Victoria President Dr Doug Travis said the ...
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Health precautions in heat wave
27th January, 2009
27 January 2009 Temperatures across the state are expected to soar this week with four consecutive days into the 40s and doctors are urging Victorians to take precautions to avoid heat exhaustion and dehydration. AMA Vic...
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AMA Victoria Submission on Podiatry Prescribing
27th January, 2009
27 January 2009 Read AMA Victoria's response to the Podiatrists Registration Board of Victoria's submission to the Victorian Minister for Health entitled "Submission for access to Schedule 2, 3 & 4 drugs for endorsed podiatrists" (Janua...
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Doctors welcome Southern Health bed boost
20th January, 2009 A
20 January 2009 Victorian doctors have welcomed today’s State Government announcement of an increase in capacity at Southern Health with an additional 50 beds and one neo-natal intensive care cot. AMA Victoria President Dr Doug Travis said th...
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Health warning in extreme heat
13th January, 2009
12 January 2009 Tomorrow’s temperature is set to spike and doctors are urging Victorians to take precautions to avoid heat exhaustion and dehydration over the next few days. AMA Victoria President Dr Doug Travis says Victorians may need...
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Sexual health for young people
12th January, 2009
12 January 2009 Victorian State Budget 2009-10, AMA Victoria submission AMA Victoria recommends $19.45 million over four years to improve sexual health for young people. Introduction Sexual health in young people is poor and several indicators sug...
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New doctors for Victoria’s public hospitals
7th January, 2009
7 January 2009 AMA Victoria this week welcomed the 508 new doctors who have begun work as interns in public hospitals across the state. AMA Victoria Vice President Dr Harry Hemley congratulated the new interns on the transition and said the i...
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Public hospital doctors offered new pay deal
22nd December, 2008
22 December 2008 Victoria’s public hospital doctors have been offered pay increases of between 6 and 28 per cent in a new enterprise bargaining deal offered by the Victorian Government today. AMA Victoria President Dr Doug Travis said t...
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Doctors welcome end to tobacco displays
22nd December, 2008
22 December 2008 AMA Victoria welcomes the State Government’s announcement today to ban retail tobacco display and point of sale advertising as part of its Tobacco Control Strategy. Other welcome measures include banning smoking in cars w...
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Albury Wodonga health service amalgamation welcomed
19th December, 2008
19 December 2008 AMA Victoria has welcomed the Victorian and New South Wales governments’ announcement today to set up a single health service for the Albury Wodonga community in July 2009. AMA Victoria President Dr Doug Travis said...
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Victorian Medical Directory: making referrals easy
5th December, 2008
5 December 2008 Doctors will now be able to access referral information with ease following today’s launch of AMA Victoria’s online doctor search database, the Victorian Medical Directory. The Victorian Medical Directory (VMD) is an onli...
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Where does the buck stop in health?
27th November, 2008
27 November 2008 The Prime Minister must deliver a fairer share of public hospital funding at Saturday’s Council of Australian Government (COAG) meeting to allow Victorian public hospitals to make crucial improvements to capacity an...
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Stateline report on Junior doctor conditions
17th November, 2008
17 November 2008 ABC's Stateline program aired a report on Junior doctor conditions on Friday 14 November. AMA Victoria members can view the clip in the Members' Area.
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Fair go from the feds needed to rescue Victorian hospital performance
12th November, 2008
12 November 2008 An increased Commonwealth contribution to public hospital funding would dramatically improve patient care and declining performance at Victoria’s public hospitals, AMA Victoria President Dr Doug Travis said today. The call ca...
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AMA Victoria comment on the Ombudsman’s Report of an Investigation into issues at Bayside Health
29th October, 2008
29 October 2008 The report details a number of specific concerns including wholesale failures of administrative arrangements at the TAC and Bayside Health. We note the Ombudsman has begun a separate investigation into TAC and WorkSafe insurance arra...
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Individual hospitals data: What the Your Hospitals Report doesn't say
3rd October, 2008
03 October 2008 The latest Your Hospitals report reveals more Victorians are missing out on clinically appropriate care than ever before. More than 363,000 Victorians did not receive access to medical care within clinically appropriate timeframes &m...
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Record numbers of Victorians missing out on care
2nd October, 2008
02 October 2008 The latest Your Hospitals report reveals more Victorians are missing out on clinically appropriate care than ever before, AMA Victoria President Dr Doug Travis said today. More than 363,000 Victorians did not receive access to medic...
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Victorian Tobacco Control Strategy AMA Victoria response
22nd September, 2008 A
Victoria stands at a crossroads in tobacco control. We are a state that has gained fame and admiration around the world for the leading stance we used to have on tobacco control. Quit Victoria is a world leading organisation of its type. The legisl...
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GP Super Clinics
21st August, 2008 A
The Commonwealth Government has allocated $16.5 million over four years to establish five GP Super Clinics in Victoria. They will be located in Bendigo ($5 million) Geelong ($7 million) Ballan ($1million) Berwick ($2.5 million) and Wallan ($1 million)....