Launch Of Osteoporosis Guidelines For GPs In Australia (Medical News Today)
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010Osteoporosis exerts a significant burden on both individuals and the community and is frequently under diagnosed and under treated in Australia . To address this issue, the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) has launched a new osteoporosis guideline to provide clear, evidence based recommendations to assist GPs in managing patients with osteoporosis…
College Of GPs Launches New Tabloid For GPs, Australia (Medical News Today)
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) is launching a new monthly news tabloid for general practice teams in April. Good Practice will be an invaluable resource for GPs and their teams, highlighting the issues that affect general practice in Australia today. It will be delivered to around 30,000 GPs each month with Australian Family Physician, the peer reviewed journal of …
PM flags increase in funding for GPs (Sky News Australia)
Sunday, March 14th, 2010Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has flagged a ‘very significant’ increase in funding for the training of GPs and specialists.
Medical Board Responds To AMA Call For Recognition Of Vocationally Registered GPs As ‘Specialist GPs’, Australia (Medical News Today)
Friday, February 26th, 2010The AMA welcomes the decision by the Medical Board of Australia to include vocationally registered GPs on the Specialist Register of the new national registration scheme that takes effect from 1 July 2010. AMA President, Dr Andrew Pesce, said the AMA last week wrote to the Board recommending that vocationally registered GPs be given Specialist General Practitioner status. “The Board has made the …
AMA Urges Medical Board To Recognise Thousands Of Vocationally Registered GPs As ‘Specialist GPs’, Australia (Medical News Today)
Monday, February 22nd, 2010The AMA is urging the recently established Medical Board of Australia to ensure that the new national registration arrangements for doctors do not discriminate against 11,000 vocationally registered general practitioners. The Board is currently finalising the criteria that will determine which GPs will be included on its specialist register. The AMA has welcomed the decision by the Board to …
« Previous Entries