Congratulations to the very deserving winners of ACRRM and RDAA Awards Week who have been recognised for their dedication and commitment to rural and remote medicine.

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Rural Generalist (RG) Dr Jeff Robinson is the recipient of the prestigious Peter Graham ‘Cohuna’ Award 2020 for his commitment to protecting the health and safety of his local community in Mt Beauty, Victoria.

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MedicalDirector has made Active Ingredient Prescribing available in its Helix and Clinical 4.0 packages, from November, 2020, to support changes to prescribing legislation in Australia.

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The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) welcomes the Government’s extension to the Rural Procedural Grants Program (RPGP), asserting its importance in supporting Rural Generalists (RGs) to undertake compulsory skills training and continue to provide safe procedural services in rural and remote communities.

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Felicity Gemmell-Smith is the recipient of the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) Honorary Membership Award for her exceptional service to the College and her fierce dedication to improving the healthcare needs for rural and remote communities.

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Tasmanian Rural Generalist (RG) Dr Aaron Hawkins is the recipient of the 2020 Rural Registrar of the Year Award, presented by the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) and the Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA), for demonstrating outstanding leadership and advocacy in the field of rural and remote medicine.

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ACRRM is pleased to introduce 2020 President’s Prize winners Mikaela Borgas and Jasmyn Lloyd. Selected from a large number of high calibre applications by Immediate Past President Dr Ewen McPhee, the President’s Prize recognises a medical student’s commitment to continuing a career in rural generalism.

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ACRRM congratulates Veeraja Uppal who is one of the recipients of the 2020 Distinguished Service Award for his significant contribution to rural and remote medicine over the past two decades. As Special Projects Development Officer at the Remote Vocational Training Scheme (RVTS), Veeraja manages the operation and delivery of the Targeted Recruitment strategy to recruit doctors and improve access to medical services to rural, remote and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across Australia.

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Dr Deborah Simmons from Proserpine, Queensland, has been presented with an Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) 2020 Distinguished Service Award for her significant contribution to rural and remote medicine and general service to the community. Dr Simmons' notable contribution spans from developing ACRRM’s Rural Anaesthetic Crisis Management course to her recent response efforts at the Moranbah mine.

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Dr Jim Thurley of the Northern Territory (NT) has been recognised by the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) with a 2020 Distinguished Service Award for his considerable contribution to Rural Emergency Skills Training (REST). Dr Thurley’s passion to ensure the next generation of Rural Generalists has access to high quality training was a crucial factor leading to the REST course being established in the Northern Territory and South Africa. His work on the REST Standards and Development Committee is also a notable contribution to general practice training standards.

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Please be advised that a system upgrade will occur on ACRRM servers from 6.00pm on Friday 11 December until 5.00pm on Sunday 13 December 2020 which will result in downtime of the College website, My College and ACRRM Online Learning, as well as Connect@ACRRM.

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Please be advised that a system upgrade will occur on ACRRM servers from 6.00pm on Friday 11 December until 8.00am on Monday 14 December 2020 which will result in downtime of the College website, My College and ACRRM Online Learning, as well as Connect@ACRRM.

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The National Cervical Screening Program’s content formally hosted on Cancerscreening.gov.au has been moved to www.health.gov.au/NCSP and the content of the pages has been reviewed and adapted.

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Exercise is the best, cheapest, and most accessible medicine available, and in order to improve chronic disease mortality rates, people need to move more. Exercise Right is partnering with Exercise is Medicine® (EIM) Australia to help empower doctors around Australia to prescribe exercise as medicine with FREE online education accredited by ACRRM.

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Last week’s surprise outbreak of a COVID cluster in Adelaide – combined with the re-opening of more state borders – makes it critical that Australians do not let their guard down on coronavirus. ACRRM and RDAA​ warned today that, as restrictions are eased, there is potential for coronavirus to spread quickly again if Australians simply think the crisis is over and don’t take the necessary precautions.

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The College has been invited to provide its feedback to the Department of Health on its Discussion Paper outlining a range of proposed reform opportunities for general practice training employment arrangements. The GPRA have also provided a Statement on these issues.

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Country South Australians should ensure they are doing everything they can to be COVID safe – and avoid unnecessary travel to Adelaide – following the jump in cases in the city, the RDAA and ACRRM warned today.

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The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) congratulates National Rural Health Commissioner Professor Ruth Stewart on her maiden speech at the National Rural Press Club today, where she raised awareness of the need to act quickly to improve maternity services in rural and remote communities.

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The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) proudly acknowledges the strong and effective leadership, guidance and advocacy Dr Ewen McPhee demonstrated during his term as President.

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College members have been invited to participate in the Stakeholder Forum for the post-market review of medicines for smoking cessation. The Forum will be held via webinar from 11:00 to 12:30 pm (AEDT) on 3 December 2020.

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