The College is seeking representatives to attend discussions Roundtables which have been convened by the Department of Health as part of the development of a national roadmap for improving the health of Australians with intellectual disability. The roadmap will be implemented from 2020 as part of the 10 Year Primary Health Care Plan.

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To support health practitioners in their delivery of generalist palliative care, Palliative Care Australia (PCA) is developing a Generalist Supplement to the National Palliative Care Standards. This work will be assisted by a consultancy firm, Aspex Consulting; the work is due to be completed by November 2021.

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The College has been invited to nominate a representative to join Cancer Australia’s Intercollegiate Advisory Group (ICAG).

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The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) and the Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA) today formalised a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the aim of strengthening healthcare teams across rural and remote Australia.

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From Monday 1 February 2021 the Australian Government is mandating that prescribers must include the active ingredient names when preparing PBS and RPBS prescriptions. A software upgrade will be required so that only compliant scripts are printed from February. We recommend getting in contact with your software provider.

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The Queensland Rural Generalist Pathway, Darling Downs Health are running a Rural Generalist Advanced Skills Training introductory workshop for registrars who are starting their AST in internal medicine, mental health or paediatrics in 2021.

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ACRRM is playing an important role in the new Transition to College-Led Training Advisory Committee (TCLTAC), formed by the Department of Health and co-chaired by Deputy Chief Medical Officer and Principal Medical Advisor Professor Michael Kidd AM, and Rural Health Commissioner Professor Ruth Stewart.

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Congratulations to the very deserving winners of ACRRM and RDAA Awards Week who have been recognised for their dedication and commitment to rural and remote medicine.

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Rural Generalist (RG) Dr Jeff Robinson is the recipient of the prestigious Peter Graham ‘Cohuna’ Award 2020 for his commitment to protecting the health and safety of his local community in Mt Beauty, Victoria.

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MedicalDirector has made Active Ingredient Prescribing available in its Helix and Clinical 4.0 packages, from November, 2020, to support changes to prescribing legislation in Australia.

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The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) welcomes the Government’s extension to the Rural Procedural Grants Program (RPGP), asserting its importance in supporting Rural Generalists (RGs) to undertake compulsory skills training and continue to provide safe procedural services in rural and remote communities.

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Felicity Gemmell-Smith is the recipient of the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) Honorary Membership Award for her exceptional service to the College and her fierce dedication to improving the healthcare needs for rural and remote communities.

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Tasmanian Rural Generalist (RG) Dr Aaron Hawkins is the recipient of the 2020 Rural Registrar of the Year Award, presented by the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) and the Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA), for demonstrating outstanding leadership and advocacy in the field of rural and remote medicine.

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ACRRM is pleased to introduce 2020 President’s Prize winners Mikaela Borgas and Jasmyn Lloyd. Selected from a large number of high calibre applications by Immediate Past President Dr Ewen McPhee, the President’s Prize recognises a medical student’s commitment to continuing a career in rural generalism.

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ACRRM congratulates Veeraja Uppal who is one of the recipients of the 2020 Distinguished Service Award for his significant contribution to rural and remote medicine over the past two decades. As Special Projects Development Officer at the Remote Vocational Training Scheme (RVTS), Veeraja manages the operation and delivery of the Targeted Recruitment strategy to recruit doctors and improve access to medical services to rural, remote and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across Australia.

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Dr Deborah Simmons from Proserpine, Queensland, has been presented with an Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) 2020 Distinguished Service Award for her significant contribution to rural and remote medicine and general service to the community. Dr Simmons' notable contribution spans from developing ACRRM’s Rural Anaesthetic Crisis Management course to her recent response efforts at the Moranbah mine.

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Dr Jim Thurley of the Northern Territory (NT) has been recognised by the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) with a 2020 Distinguished Service Award for his considerable contribution to Rural Emergency Skills Training (REST). Dr Thurley’s passion to ensure the next generation of Rural Generalists has access to high quality training was a crucial factor leading to the REST course being established in the Northern Territory and South Africa. His work on the REST Standards and Development Committee is also a notable contribution to general practice training standards.

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Please be advised that a system upgrade will occur on ACRRM servers from 6.00pm on Friday 11 December until 5.00pm on Sunday 13 December 2020 which will result in downtime of the College website, My College and ACRRM Online Learning, as well as Connect@ACRRM.

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Please be advised that a system upgrade will occur on ACRRM servers from 6.00pm on Friday 11 December until 8.00am on Monday 14 December 2020 which will result in downtime of the College website, My College and ACRRM Online Learning, as well as Connect@ACRRM.

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The National Cervical Screening Program’s content formally hosted on Cancerscreening.gov.au has been moved to www.health.gov.au/NCSP and the content of the pages has been reviewed and adapted.

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