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WA members: Voluntary assisted dying update
Aug 25, 2022A range of information and resources, including the ‘Voluntary Assisted Dying: Essential information for health professionals’ eLearning program is now available on the WA Department of Health website. -
FACRRMs: Represent the College on the ACSQHC Emergency Triage Education Kit Project Advisory Group
Aug 25, 2022The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care is seeking a nomination from the College for a senior representative to join the ACSQHC Emergency Triage Education Kit (ETEK) Project Advisory Group. -
Digital Health Agency seeking clinical advisors
Aug 25, 2022The Australian Digital Health Agency is seeking applications, through a Request for Tender process, for suitably qualified, experienced, and interested individuals to join a group of expert advisors who will support the Agency’s program of work. -
Dr Dan Halliday elected as incoming ACRRM President
Aug 23, 2022The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) announces Dr Dan Halliday will lead the College as President from October 2022. Dr Halliday will succeed Dr Sarah Chalmers whose presidency ends at the College’s 2022 Annual General Meeting. -
Policy position statement on Urgent Care Centres
Aug 18, 2022The ACRRM College Council has endorsed a policy position statement on Rural and Remote Urgent Care Centres (UCCs). -
Medical students Lucinda Colbert and Lisa Altmann take out prestigious ACRRM 2022 President’s Prize
Aug 18, 2022ACRRM is pleased to announce the winners of the 2022 ACRRM President’s Prize, Lucinda Colbert and Lisa Altmann. Lucinda and Lisa are fourth-year medical students with a passion for rural generalism and improving the healthcare needs for rural and remote communities. -
GPTT and ACRRM transition registrars early to the ACRRM Fellowship Program
Aug 9, 2022In a move to support Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) registrars, supervisors and training posts in Tasmania, the College and General Practice Training Tasmania (GPTT) have agreed to an early transition to the ACRRM Fellowship program. The date for transition of GPTT training delivery to ACRRM has been brought forward from February 2023 to 30 September 2022. -
JOINT RELEASE: First transition to college-led training a success
Aug 8, 2022Today marks the first successful transition of the Australian General Practice Training (AGPT) program to the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) with AGPT registrars in NSW and ACT transferring from Regional Training Organisation (RTO) GP Synergy to the College. -
Australian iRefer pilot: Recruiting GPs to test medical imaging guidelines
Aug 4, 2022ACRRM members are invited to take part in a short trial to review the iRefer imaging guidelines developed in the UK by the Royal College of Radiologists. The trial will collect data to indicate how these guidelines can support health care practice in Australia. -
Monkeypox update
Aug 4, 2022The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) has published guidance on the use of smallpox vaccine for protection against Monkeypox (MPX) virus infection. -
ACRRM representative sought for RhD testing project
Aug 4, 2022ACRRM is seeking a representative for a steering committee for the Quality use of non-invasive prenatal RhD testing Project. -
ACRRM and Rocketship formalise partnership with signing of MOU
Aug 4, 2022The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) and international health non-profit organisation Rocketship have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), formalising a partnership that will see the organisations work together to improve health in Pacific Island countries. -
ACRRM President joins Strengthening Medicare Taskforce
Jul 28, 2022ACRRM President Dr Sarah Chalmers recently joined the first meeting of the newly established Strengthening Medicare Taskforce, which replaces the previous Primary Health Care Reform Steering Group convened by past Minister Greg Hunt. -
ACRRM members: Representatives wanted to participate in Better Access evaluation
Jul 28, 2022The College has been invited to nominate two representatives to participate in stakeholder consultations for an evaluation of the Better Access initiative. -
ACRRM calls for further DPA reforms to protect rural and remote communities
Jul 21, 2022Minister for Health and Aged Care Mark Butler’s announcement today to update the Distribution Priority Areas (DPA) classification system to automatically include all MM2 and even some MM1 areas is met with disappointment and concern by the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM). -
ACRRM contributes to ANAO audit of telehealth expansion during the COVID-19 pandemic
Jul 21, 2022The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) is conducting an audit to assess whether the Department of Health effectively managed the expansion of telehealth services during and post the COVID-19 pandemic. -
ACRRM responds to Queensland extension of pharmacist prescribing
Jul 21, 2022ACRRM President Dr Sarah Chalmers joined other peak medical stakeholders in Cairns on 19 July to highlight concerns about the State government’s extension of pharmacist authority to sell and supply specified medicines for the treatment of urinary tract infections as a model of usual care. -
ACRRM welcomes new board director Brynnie Goodwill
Jul 21, 2022ACRRM is pleased to welcome Brynnie Goodwill as a director on the ACRRM board. -
Expanded eligibility criteria for COVID-19 oral antiviral treatments
Jul 14, 2022The Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee has recommended changes to the PBS eligibility criteria for both molnupiravir (Lagevrio®), and nirmatrelvir and ritonavir (Paxlovid®) effective Monday, 11 July 2022. -
Calling for expressions of interest: RRH Australasian associate editor
Jul 14, 2022Rural and Remote Health (RRH) is seeking expressions of interest for the position of Australasian associate editor.