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ACRRM submission registers strong concerns - proposed antipsychotic prescribing reforms in aged care
Nov 11, 2021The College has registered strong concerns about a proposal to amend the Pharmaceutical Benefits Schedule so that only a psychiatrist or a geriatrician can initially prescribe antipsychotics as a pharmaceutical benefit for people in residential aged care... -
Introducing the new ACRRM Council
Nov 11, 2021ACRRM is pleased to announce two new appointments and two re-appointments to the College Council, endorsed at the Annual General Meeting on 27 October. -
JOINT RELEASE: We know the answers! Peak rural GP groups address Senate Inquiry
Nov 5, 2021Peak rural general practice groups today addressed the Senate Inquiry looking into issues affecting GP services in rural and remote Australia, with ready-to-go solutions for addressing the chronic shortage of rural General Practitioners (GPs) and Rural Generalist doctors. -
Introducing the new ACRRM Board
Nov 4, 2021ACRRM is pleased to announce a new appointment, and a re-nominated member to the College Board, after the Board's endorsement at the Annual General Meeting on 27 October. -
Representative opportunity - Lung Learning Consortium
Nov 4, 2021The College has been invited to nominate a representative to a Lung Learning Consortium which has been established by the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand and the Lung Foundation Australia... -
ACRRM gives evidence at Senate Inquiry
Nov 4, 2021President Dr Sarah Chalmers and immediate past President Dr Ewen McPhee joined their RDAA counterparts to give evidence at a hearing of the Senate Inquiry into the provision of General Practitioner and Related Primary Health Services to Outer Metropolitan, Rural, and Regional Australians. -
Vaccine Clinic Finder - what’s new?
Nov 4, 2021The Department of Health and Healthdirect Australia are continuing to simplify the Vaccine Clinic Finder to help consumers access COVID-19 vaccines. On 28 October, following the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) recommendations, Healthdirect updated the Vaccine Clinic Finder to include... -
Clinical practice guidelines for diagnosis and management of endometriosis
Oct 28, 2021The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has released the first Australian clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of endometriosis. -
Expression of Interest for Non-Executive Director For AGPAL
Oct 28, 2021The College has been invited to nominate a Non-Executive Director for Australian General Practice Accreditation Limited (AGPAL). -
Update on Vaccine Clinic Finder enhancements
Oct 28, 2021Healthdirect Australia is working alongside ACRRM and other peak bodies, healthcare organisations and the Department of Health to further improve the quality and completeness of vaccine clinic and appointment data in the Vaccine Clinic Finder. Here is the latest update on recent enhancements. -
ACRRM launches new Reconciliation Action Plan
Oct 28, 2021ACRRM President Sarah Chalmers launched our second Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) at the Annual General Meeting held on October 27. She was joined by Board member Dr Danni Dries and College Council member Dr Regina Philip, both of whom are members of the College Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Members Group. -
ACRRM 2021 Distinguished Service Award presented to Goondiwindi’s Dr Anna Carswell
Oct 25, 2021Dr Anna Carswell from Goondiwindi, Queensland, is a recipient of the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) 2021 Distinguished Service Award for her significant contribution to rural and remote medicine and general service to her community. -
ACRRM 2021 Distinguished Service Award presented to Ravensthorpe’s Dr Michael Livingston
Oct 25, 2021Dr Michael Livingston from Ravensthorpe, Western Australia, is a recipient of an Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) 2021 Distinguished Service Award for his significant contribution to rural and remote medicine and general service to the community. -
ACRRM 2021 Distinguished Service Award presented to Narromine’s Dr Neil McCarthy
Oct 25, 2021Dr Neil McCarthy from Narromine, NSW, is a recipient of an Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) 2021 Distinguished Service Award for his significant contribution to rural and remote medicine and general service to the community. -
ACRRM 2021 Distinguished Service Award presented to Mt Beauty’s Dr Mark Zagorski
Oct 25, 2021Dr Mark Zagorski, from Mt Beauty and the Upper Kiewa Valley in Victoria, is a recipient of an Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) 2021 Distinguished Service Award for his significant contribution to rural and remote medicine and general service to his community. -
ACRRM 2021 Distinguished Service Award presented to Nhulunbuy’s Dr Greer Weaver
Oct 25, 2021Dr Greer Weaver, from Nhulunbuy in the Northern Territory (NT), is a recipient of an Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) 2021 Distinguished Service Award for her significant contribution to rural and remote medicine and general service to the community. -
Mt Gambier rural GP awarded prestigious Peter Graham ‘Cohuna’ Award 2021
Oct 25, 2021Rural Generalist (RG) doctor, Dr Diana Cross, is the recipient of the prestigious ACRRM-RDAA Peter Graham ‘Cohuna’ Award 2021 for her dedication to providing exemplary care to the community of Mt Gambier, South Australia, for more than 37 years. -
Inspiring South Australian doctor named Rural Registrar of the Year 2021
Oct 25, 2021A Rural Generalist doctor who works with the Royal Flying Doctor Service at Port Augusta in South Australia, and is known for his compassionate mentoring of medical students and junior doctors, is the recipient of the ACRRM-RDAA Rural Registrar of the Year Award for 2021. -
2021 ACRRM President’s Prize awarded to medical students Laura Beaumont and Tia Gordon
Oct 25, 2021Each year, the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) President’s Prize is awarded to two budding medical students who are passionate about a career in rural generalism. The 2021 recipients of this award are Laura Baumont and Tia Gordon who were hand selected by ACRRM President, Dr Sarah Chalmers, from a large pool of impressive applicants. -
ACRRM Life Fellowship awarded to Queensland Rural Generalist Dr Louis Peachey
Oct 25, 2021The 2021 recipient of the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine’s (ACRRM) Life Fellowship award is Dr Louis Peachey whose service to the College and the profession of rural generalism has extended well over 30 years.