The College is proud to be represented on hundreds of policy and health service forums across the country, providing a vital voice for our members.

Representative roles are filled by the College President, members of the Board and Council, senior staff, and members as appropriate to the nature of the appointment and include state, territory, and national bodies such as clinical advisory groups; project advisory committees and consultative committees.

We also participate in a range of stakeholder liaison groups with organisations such as the Department of Veterans’ Affairs and the Migrant and Refugee Health Partnership. This enables us to contribute a rural and remote perspective and ensure we can communicate relevant and timely information to our members.

To implement the National Lung Cancer Screening Program (NLCSP) the National Cancer Screening Register (NCSR) is being expanded to incorporate Lung Cancer Screening.

To assist Telstra Health (NCSR operators) and the Department of Health and Aged Care in the NCSR expansion, the Lung Cancer Screening and Cancer Infrastructure Branch are seeking nominations from ACRRM to be involved in the following activities which will be delivered with several other key clinicians along the NLCSP screening and assessment pathway.

Representatives would attend the following sessions/review documentation to inform the NLCSP NCSR build:

  • Introductory Telstra Health NCSR and Department NLCSP briefings
  • Contextual inquiry sessions, for example user journey validation
  • Design workshops, user experience testing
  • training user guides and collateral (education materials).

Please email policy@acrrm.org.au by 28 May 2024 if you are interested in this position, including a recent CV or a short outline of any relevant skills or experience.

The TC-RGA is a collaboration between ACRRM, the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA), and the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP). The TC-RGA governs the Advanced Certificate of Rural Generalist Anaesthesia (AC-RGA) by overseeing its development and ensuring a consistent curriculum, a standardised set of assessment methods and a minimum level of anaesthesia competence as set against prescribed educational standards. The AC-RGA (formerly known as DipRGA) was successfully launched in February 2023. 

        

We are seeking expressions of interest from a recent JCCA/RGA graduate to become a member of the TC-RGA to assist the delivery and ongoing governance of the AC-RGA. Membership is on a voluntary basis and is not remunerated. 

The term of appointment would be for 12 months with a view to extend this for a further 12 months. Required and desired characteristics are: 

Required 

  • A JCCA holder who graduated within the last two years and has grandparented into the DipRGA OR a recent graduate from the DipRGA as of February 2024. 
  • Currently practising as an RGA in rural or remote Australia. 

Desired 

  • Knowledge of, and experience in, governance processes. 
  • Medical education delivery at any level i.e. at an undergraduate or postgraduate level. 
  • Experience in the assessment of medical trainees at any level i.e. at an undergraduate or postgraduate level. 


Application process 

TC-RGA chair and members will consider applications and select the appropriate representative. 

If you are interested, please complete this application form, and send it along with your CV and cover letter to rga@anzca.edu.au by COB 31 May 2024

The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) is a not-for-profit organisation responsible for the training of emergency physicians, and for the advancement of professional standards in emergency medicine in Australia and New Zealand.

The National Program is an initiative funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care (DoHAC) and facilitated by ACEM. The development and delivery of activities associated with the National Program is overseen by the NPSC, a committee of the ACEM Board.

Such activities include the Specialist Training Program (STP) and a range of associated projects designed for the improvement of training in emergency medicine across Australia. This includes expanded settings outside traditional metropolitan teaching hospitals to improve the quality and distribution of the future emergency medicine workforce, particularly in regional, rural and remote areas.

ACEM have invited the College to nominate an appropriate representative to be a valued member of, and contributor to the National Program Steering Committee (NPSC), who oversee the governance and ongoing success of the National Program.

If you are interested in representing the College on the NSPC, please submit a statement of interest briefly outlining your experience to policy@acrrm.org.au by Friday 31 May 2024. Please include a short outline of any relevant information, background, and qualifications.

The Quality Use of Medicine Alliance is seeking a GP working in a rural and/or remote setting, to join an Expert Working Group, focussing on antidepressants in older people.

The Quality Use of Medicine Alliance is a consortium of eight health professional, research and consumer organisations, with funding from the Australian Government’s Quality Use of Diagnostics, Therapeutics and Pathology (QUDTP) Program. Through these grants, free educational activities and resources are being developed for a national audience of health professionals and consumers to promote the quality use of medicine and support consumer health literacy.

The Expert Working Group will shape the scope and direction of the antidepressant's education program. The group will meet via teleconference for two 3-hour workshops between mid-July and late August 2024. Attendance will be renumerated via sitting fees.

If you are interested, please submit a brief expression of interest outlining your experience and interest in this area, to Sue Brown at info@qumconnect.com.au by Friday 7 June 2024.