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New eligibility guidelines - access to PPE through PHNs
Dec 16, 2021The Australian Government has updated the criteria for access to PPE for general practices supporting COVID-positive patients. In addition to the current arrangements, eligibility for PPE bundles has been expanded to additional settings. -
Telehealth now a permanent primary healthcare tool
Dec 16, 2021ACRRM welcomes the Federal Government’s announcement this week to invest in telehealth as a permanent primary healthcare tool. -
Image-based prescribing extended to 31 March 2022
Dec 15, 2021Due to cease 31 December the Commonwealth has announced that image-based prescribing arrangements will continue to 31 March 2022. -
EOI for College representative role on the Conjoint Committee for Pre-Hospital and Retrieval Medicine
Dec 15, 2021ACRRM is seeking to fill one of the two representative positions for the College on the Conjoint Committee for Pre-Hospital and Retrieval Medicine (CCPHRM), the group responsible for broader governance of the Diploma of Pre-hospital and Retrieval Medicine (DipPHRM). -
COVID-19 booster dose now available
Dec 9, 2021A booster dose is now available to anyone in Australia aged 18 years and over who has completed their primary course of vaccination at least six-months ago. ATAGI has advised that in special circumstances, the six-month interval may be shortened to five months when needed for logistical reasons. -
Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine now available for 5 to 11-year-olds
Dec 9, 2021The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has provisionally approved the Pfizer vaccine as safe and effective for use for 5 to 11-year-old children in Australia. -
College representative sought for Project Ambassador role - National Asthma Research Agenda
Dec 9, 2021Asthma Australia has invited the College to participate as a project ambassador to develop national research priorities for asthma as determined by people with lived experience, their carers, treating health professionals and policy makers. -
ACRRM Tele-Derm - a unique service for rural and remote Australia
Dec 9, 2021A few words from Dermatologist Dr Jim Muir on the benefits of the Tele-Derm service, free for ACRRM members, and non-members who are doctors working in rural and remote locations. -
Legality of Image Based Prescribing - approaching end date
Dec 9, 2021The Commonwealth Department of Health is reminding prescribers and dispensers of the approaching end date for the final extension of the image-based prescribing arrangements on 31 December 2021. -
ACRRM Welcomes new incentives to recruit and retain rural GPs
Dec 8, 2021The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) welcomes new incentives to support the recruitment and retention of rural General Practitioners (GPs) and Rural Generalists (RGs), announced by the Federal Government today. -
ACRRM’s Emergency Medicine Week brings rural doctors together
Dec 8, 2021More than 110 Rural Generalists (RGs) gathered in Brisbane last week to participate in seven courses as part of the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine’s (ACRRM) Emergency Week. -
ACRRM seeking representative to the National Initial Assessment and Referral Project - Older Persons Working Group
Dec 2, 2021The College has been invited to nominate a representative to this Working Group, which will provide advice to Stage 6 of the National IAR project, with a focus on adjustments to the National IAR Guidance and IAR Decision Support Tool with a focus on Older Persons. -
ACRRM seeking nominees for Queensland Sexual Health Strategy Advisory Committee
Dec 2, 2021The College has been invited to nominate candidates for consideration for membership of this Committee, which was established in 2017 to support implementation of the Queensland Sexual Health Strategy 2016-2021. -
The Intergenerational Health and Mental Health Study
Dec 2, 2021The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has been commissioned by the Australian Government Department of Health to conduct a multi-year Intergenerational Health and Mental Health Study (IHMHS) between 2020 and 2023. -
Rural health funding boost in NSW a good start
Dec 2, 2021ACRRM welcomes the NSW Government’s recent announcement of $500 million investment in health that will benefit rural communities and help fund rural hospitals across the state. -
Statement: RACGP and GP Synergy announcement
Dec 2, 2021The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) is surprised and disappointed to learn that GP Synergy has forged an agreement with RACGP proposing to amend their ownership structure to allow RACGP to take over their organisation, including training registrars, and all assets. -
Further refinements to the regulation of personalised medical devices
Nov 25, 2021Further refinements have been made to the regulation of personalised medical devices with the introduction of the Therapeutic Goods Legislation Amendment (2021 Measures No. 3) Regulations 2021. -
ACRRM international partner Rocketship seeks new CEO
Nov 25, 2021One of the College’s partners, Rocketship Pacific Limited, is currently seeking a Chief Executive Officer... -
SPONSORED: Fundamentals in Spirometry online training
Nov 25, 2021In the past, face-to-face spirometry training was harder to access, particularly for those health professionals living and working in rural and remote communities. -
WA members: help shape the guide to the revised WA Advance Health Directive
Nov 25, 2021The End-of-Life Care Program is seeking input into the development of a guide to accompany the revised WA Advance Health Directive (AHD).