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Member Feedback - Review of General Practice Accreditation Arrangements
Aug 19, 2021Members are invited to provide feedback to the College submission to the Review of General Practice Accreditation Arrangements. -
Message from the PBS - Serious Scarcity Substitution Instrument
Aug 19, 2021Where a Serious Scarcity Substitution Instrument (SSSI) has been issued by the TGA, community pharmacists can substitute specific medicines without prior approval from the prescriber so long as the permitted circumstances within the SSSI are met. -
COVID-19 vaccination needs to increase among Aboriginal people in NSW
Aug 19, 2021Rising COVID-19 case numbers in North-Western NSW and Western Sydney among Aboriginal people have increased the urgency for vaccination. -
ACRRM's PESCIs set the standard for patient care in rural communities
Aug 12, 2021In light of recent media stories, the College would like to reiterate its commitment to ensuring quality general practice services in rural and remote communities, as demonstrated by the standards set in Pre-Employment Structured Clinical Interviews (PESCIs). -
Pfizer in General Practice - update from the Department of Health
Aug 12, 2021There are currently over 1,500 practices currently administering Pfizer across the country, and approximately 280 new general practices have been invited to commence administering Pfizer in August. The August rollout has a high proportion of non-metro sites to continue to expand the Pfizer footprint and provide coverage to areas with low access. -
Fellows wanted: Opportunity to contribute to the College Continuing Professional Development Framework
Aug 12, 2021ACRRM is currently recruiting new members for the Professional Development Committee. We are keen to keep improving the framework, activities and supporting resources to make our new CPD framework and systems as user friendly, convenient and relevant to our members’ practice as possible. -
Office of the Australian Information Commissioner to conduct assessments of General Practices
Aug 5, 2021As part of its role in providing primary oversight of the My Health Record system, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has informed the College that it intends to commence assessment of General Practices, starting this month. -
First past the post: Rural health workers must get ahead of the COVID Vaccine field
Jul 28, 2021In the race to protect the population from COVID, peak rural health bodies are united in their call for rural health workers to have priority access to COVID vaccines, as their risk of exposure increases across some states. The Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA), the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) and CRANAplus Inc, are urging state and federal governments to sort out the current access issues. -
Protecting rural and remote communities from COVID-19 is a nationwide responsibility
Jul 23, 2021With the Delta strain of COVID-19 taking hold across Australia’s largest city and urban centres, Australia’s leading General Practitioner (GP) representatives are warning against spreading the virus to our regional, rural and remote communities. ACRRM, Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA) and Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) stress the importance of containing the spread and reducing the risk to vulnerable communities. -
SPONSORED: Register for ASPM's Focused Psychological Strategies Skill Training - Level 2
Jul 22, 2021The Australian Society for Psychological Medicine (ASPM) is launching another Focused Psychological Strategies Skill Training ‘Level 2’ series on 21-22 August 2021, delivered online by GP’s for GP’s. -
NCPCD tackles key issues facing general practice
Jul 13, 2021The National Council of Primary Care Doctors (NCPCD), of which ACRRM is a member, has met to discuss the pivotal issues affecting general practice, while the sector undergoes a period of significant change. -
A NAIDOC Week message from College President, Dr Sarah Chalmers
Jul 8, 2021This week is NAIDOC week, a time for all Australians to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. -
Rural doctors continue their training and exams, despite COVID
Jul 5, 2021Medical practitioners training to become specialist Rural Generalist doctors with the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM)) are progressing with their program and exams, despite COVID-19 restrictions across the country. -
ACRRM congratulates new Minister for Regional Health
Jul 2, 2021The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) congratulates Federal Member for Lyne Dr David Gillespie on his appointment as Minister for Regional Health. -
COVID-19: A message from College President, Dr Sarah Chalmers
Jul 1, 2021This week has been fairly tumultuous for most of us, for many reasons. There remains a significant threat of outbreaks of the pandemic in some of our most vulnerable communities... -
SPONSORED: Nutrition, the gut microbiome and bowel cancer: what should we tell our patients?
Jun 24, 2021Dr Adrian Griscti, ACRRM Fellow, proud rural GP for over 35 years, and South Australian Ambassador for health-promotion charity Doctors For Nutrition, is passionate about the role of whole food plant-based nutrition in disease prevention and care. -
SPONSORED: Virtual Health Monitoring empowers patients at Goondir Health Services
Jun 17, 2021Telstra Health partnered with Goondir Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Corporations for Health Services (Goondir Health Services) to help support patients on their health journey using Telstra Health’s Virtual Health Monitoring solution. -
Consultation on the Pricing Framework for Australian Public Hospital Services 2022-23
Jun 17, 2021The Independent Hospital Pricing Authority (IHPA) has released its Consultation Paper on the Pricing Framework for Australian Public Hospital Services 2022–23 for public consultation. -
PBS Update - June 2021
Jun 17, 2021There are a number of new and amended listings to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme from 1 June 2021. Additional listings and changes to current listings include for short term and long term opioids on the Palliative Care Schedule. -
Revised Implementation Guide - Surveillance of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia
Jun 17, 2021The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care has completed a review and update of the Implementation Guide for the Surveillance of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia.