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AIHW Report highlights need for budget action toward equitable rural and remote health services
Apr 27, 2023With the Federal Budget on its way, ACRRM calls on the Commonwealth Government to look to its own Australian Institute of Health Welfare report released this month, to recognise the urgent need to restore equitable healthcare services to rural and remote people. -
ACRRM welcomes Dr Peter Keppel as National Lead Medical Educator - Assessment
Apr 27, 2023The College earlier this month welcomed Dr Peter Keppel into the role of National Lead Medical Educator - Assessment. -
PBS update: Changes to item codes for medicines for Alzheimer’s disease
Apr 26, 2023From 1 May 2023, the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) item codes for donepezil, galantamine, memantine and rivastigmine, for the treatment of mild to moderately severe Alzheimer’s disease, will be updated to combine the ‘Initial 1’ and ‘Initial 2’ treatment phases. -
Expression of interest - QLD Rural Generalist Obstetric Clinical Training Support role
Apr 26, 2023The Queensland Rural Generalist Pathway (QRGP) is considering trialling a Rural Generalist Obstetric Clinical Training Support role for DRANZCOG Advanced trainees during their advanced skills training year. -
Last chance - only 20 free places left for Telehealth Clinical Skills Program
Apr 26, 2023Do you want to boost your telehealth clinical skills and provide better care to your patients? Then look no further than the ACRRM Telehealth Clinical Skills Program 2023, a unique and FREE opportunity designed specifically for clinicians in Australia. -
ACRRM says this Budget must kickstart return to strong rural services
Apr 26, 2023With the 2023-2024 Budget announcement looming, the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) urgently calls on the Federal Government to commit to addressing the gross underfunding of primary healthcare in rural, remote, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. -
ACSQHC consultation - draft Psychotropic Medicines in Cognitive Disability or Impairment Clinical Care Standard
Apr 20, 2023The Australian Commission on Quality and Safety in Health Care (ACSQHC) has released a draft Psychotropic Medicines in Cognitive Disability or Impairment Clinical Care Standard for consultation. -
Expression of Interest - ACRRM representative on DVA GP Advisory Group
Apr 20, 2023The Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) is seeking a College representative to join the DVA General Practitioner Advisory Group (GPAG) which will commence operations in June 2023. -
Dual labelled medicine ingredient names transition ends soon
Apr 20, 2023The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has sent a reminder that the dual labelling period for most dual labelled medicines will end on Thursday 20 April 2023. -
Climate change and health - join the discussion
Apr 20, 2023The College recognises that climate change can have a significant impact on the health and wellbeing of rural and remote communities, and a personal impact on our members and on rural practice more broadly. -
New app for patients to access their health information
Apr 20, 2023Now it is easier for patients to keep track of their health information and share it with their healthcare providers, using the new my health app. -
How to access hearing services for your patients
Apr 20, 2023Do you have patients who may have a hearing problem, but forget to raise the issue with you? Or do they find it hard to hear you in consultations? -
ACRRM welcomes $220m grants program to improve rural and remote general practice infrastructure
Apr 20, 2023ACRRM welcomes today’s Commonwealth Government announcement of a $220 million Strengthening Medicare – General Practice Grants Program, acknowledging it will help boost general practice and lead to greater healthcare outcomes for rural and remote communities. -
Two director roles available on the College board
Apr 13, 2023Help shape the future of the College and nominate for a director role on the College board. -
Medicare cards now accessible to the myGov app
Apr 13, 2023Services Australia has announced that Australians can add their Medicare card to their digital wallet in the myGov app. -
ACRRM says safety and wellbeing must be a priority for rural and remote General Practitioners
Apr 12, 2023The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine is calling for a renewed commitment by all governments to keep rural and remote hospitals and clinics safe for all staff, following an attack on a senior doctor at Tasmania’s North West Regional Hospital over the Easter holiday weekend. -
New clinical conditions to the COVID-19 Vaccine Claims Scheme
Apr 6, 2023The Australian Government has announced the addition of new claimable conditions to the Scheme based on advice from the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). The changes to clinical conditions and vaccines accepted under the scheme can be claimed retrospectively in respect of eligible conditions arising from vaccines administered from the start of the vaccine roll-out on 22 February 2021. -
Vale Yunupingu 30 June 1948 – 3 April 2023
Apr 5, 2023The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine mourns the passing of Gumatj leader Yunupingu, a leader and defender of his Yolŋu people and for Aboriginal people throughout Australia. -
SPONSORED: What’s their risk of Heart Failure?
Mar 30, 2023Heart failure (HF) is common in Australia, with an estimated 61,000 individuals diagnosed annually. Only 20% of those hospitalised subsequently enrol in hospital-based disease management programs, with access especially limited in regional and remote communities. -
Notification of Cessation of COVID-19 Supply of Pharmaceutical Benefits Special Arrangements
Mar 23, 2023The Department of Health and Aged Care has advised that the National Health (COVID-19 Supply of Pharmaceutical Benefits) Special Arrangement 2020 which allows image-based prescribing in hospitals and signature exemptions for prescription record forms, will end on Friday 31 March 2023.