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REST Course: Gold Coast and Dubbo
Submitted June 14th 2013Fellows yet to meet their triennium commitments in emergency medicine, advanced life support (ALS) and anaesthetics can do so, on the Gold Coast and in Dubbo.
- Gold Coast: 13-14 July, Twin Towns, Tweed.
- Dubbo: 3-4 August, University of Sydney, Dubbo.
This comprehensive, two day course, covers many of the common emergencies in rural practice, relevant to the pre-hospital, small rural hospital and private rural practice environment. The ACRRM REST course is conducted by trained emergency medicine instructors experienced in rural general practice. The $2,000 per day rural procedural grant is available for eligible doctors. Register online now on the College's REST: Rural Emergency Skills Training webpage. (Points for PRPD, MOPS and QI&CPD are also outlined on the REST webpage)
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus
Submitted June 7th 2013As of 5 June 2013, a novel coronavirus, termed Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus has been identified in 54 patients in or from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), UK, France, Italy, Germany and Tunisia, associated in most cases with a severe acute pneumonia and 56% of cases have died. The source of infections is unknown, but limited person-to-person transmission has occurred.
Research Week mines ideas from around the world
Submitted June 7th 2013Research Week has drawn to a close, after an exciting series of virtual classroom sessions, discussions and of course fierce competition over this year’s online game: DataMine. We have had workshops on remediation, evaluation and epidemiology, as well as our Postgraduate Showcase of online postgraduate courses for medical educators and registrars. For those who have not yet accessed these events, we have them recorded, and they are available for viewing at www.researchweek.com.au
Register now for RMA 2013
Submitted June 7th 2013Save up to $100! Register now at early bird rates for the peak national event for rural doctors. You can also register for one-day and two-day procedural workshops and the inaugural World Summit on Rural Generalist Medicine ...
Renew your membership - and win!
Submitted June 3rd 2013Renew your membership by 30 June and you not only continue your participation in the college that leads the world in rural practice, you could win one of five copies of 'How to Treat 2012'...
Apply now: BSP conferences
Submitted June 2nd 2013The BSP Conference program sponsors doctors and students who hold a Bonded Medical Place or a Medical Rural Bonded Scholarship to attend accredited conferences. Applications close 23 June 2013. Apply now...
College's national leadership in improving rural Australians' access to specialist medical services
Submitted May 31st 2013People in many rural and remote communities can be assured of easier, cost-efficient and timely access to medical specialist services following yesterday’s announcement that funding for vital telehealth services would continue. In her announcement of continued support for expanded telehealth services, Minister for Health, Tanya Plibersek, nominated the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) as the only national program manager.
ACRRM President, Professor Richard Murray, who attended the announcement in Canberra, said the College has taken a lead role in developing, proving and rolling out telehealth services.
Two weeks in East Timor: ACRRM Fellow's highs and lows at inspirational clinic
Submitted May 24th 2013The value of a broad scope of medical practice, exemplified by rural generalism, is evident in manyrural and remote communities. ACRRM Fellow, Dr Dan Manahan, a consumate generalist with credentials in obstetrics, anaesthetics, surgery and medical sonography, takes his impresive range of medical skills (and his inquisitive mind) to a small East Timor clinic for a fortnight.
All creatures (and people) great and small, the doctor loves them all
Submitted May 24th 2013
Treating a small girl, then her puppy in the one consultation, didn’t faze Dr Meg McKeown, who has had a remarkable journey to her current position as ACRRM registrar working with the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD).
The $2,000 self-education cap will 'stunt' rural and remote medical services
Submitted May 17th 2013The Commonwealth expects to save $514.3 million over the next four years by capping annual tax deductions for self-education expenses at $2000. When the Budget measure was flagged last month, ACRRM President Professor Richard Murray said the restriction would 'hit rural medical services hardest'.
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