The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) welcomes the formal announcement of Fellow Dr Raymond Lewandowski as President of Rural Doctors Association of Queensland (RDAQ).

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ACRRM, in partnership with the Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA) will be managing a project to provide rural and remote prescribers about the changes to the opioid prescribing protocols and associated issues such as the implications for rural and remote prescribers and communities; and pain and addiction management. The project has commenced and is scheduled for completion in June 2021.

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While COVID-19 has brought significant upheaval, it has also shown that Australia’s federal and state governments can work together to make significant healthcare reforms in double-quick time. Peak rural medical bodies, ACRRM and Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA), say this spirit of reform should continue to drive change in the way healthcare is delivered in future years.

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The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care will shortly commence the development of a Low Back Pain Clinical Care Standard and has invited the College to nominate a representative to the Topic Working Group advising this work. Please contact Jenny Johnson (j.johnson@acrrm.org.au) by Monday 8 June, if you are interested in nominating for this position.

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ACRRM has provided a detailed submission to the Senate Select Committee Inquiry into the Australian Government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The College submission covered a range of issues including the responses that were effective, and suggestions for improvements where these are required. Consideration was also given to the policy initiatives which should be retained in some form into the future and the longer-term implications for the rural health workforce recruitment, training and retention.

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The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) welcomes the introduction of a new Bill which will allow it to focus on the important role of providing contextualised contemporary professional development opportunities for its members.

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With National Reconciliation Week 2020 set against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, the importance of ensuring our First Nations people have access to the healthcare they need and deserve has never been clearer.

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The Australian Government, through the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), is implementing a number of regulatory changes in order to minimise the harms caused by opioid prescription medicines to Australians each year. The changes will ensure the safe and effective prescribing and use of opioids while maintaining access for patients who need them.

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ACRRM supports National Reconciliation Week and continues its commitment to working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to advance their health status This week (27 May – 3 June) marks 20 years of Reconciliation Australia influencing Australia’s journey towards a more just, equitable and reconciled nation, and the theme of In this together is particularly pertinent as we experience the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the ACRRM, training and assessment program is operating ‘as usual’ with more than 60 registrars sitting assessments last weekend.

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The Australian Government is developing a National Injury Prevention Strategy in recognition of the ongoing and substantial burden of injury and following expiration of the previous National Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion Action Plan (2004-2014).

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The critical role general practice plays in the health of the community has been highlighted during the nation-wide response to COVID-19. Rural peak bodies, ACRRM and RDAA are calling for the inclusion of general practice in all disaster response planning.

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On the eve of World Family Doctor Day, ACRRM says it’s a timely opportunity to highlight the role Rural Generalists (RGs) are playing in providing excellent health care to families in rural and remote communities.

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Rural peak bodies have welcomed the additional $48.1 million in funding for mental health supports announced by the Federal Government following the COVID-19 pandemic.

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With more state governments talking about opening up travel within and between borders, travellers to rural communities are being urged to be super careful in not becoming super spreaders of coronavirus. ACRRM and RDAA said today that while many Australians will want to resume travel to rural towns, taking small steps will be the key to keeping coronavirus contained.

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Today, on International Nurses Day ACRRM gives a shout out to nurses for the integral role they play in health care teams and in providing medical services in outback communities.

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Uncertainty and fear about what lies ahead with COVID-19 is not only impacting rural and remote Australians, but their health practitioners too, ACRRM and RDAA say.

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Dr Teena Downton is a FACRRM and current Medical Educator with the College. We caught up with her to discuss why the program is important for rural doctors…

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Joining the College at a pivotal time for GP training, Kyra will oversee the delivery of the College’s robust education, training and assessment programs, while working with the Executive Leadership Team, Board and Council on transition to College-led training and establishing the new National Rural Generalist Training Program.

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With social distancing restrictions being wound back in some states, rural Australians could be forgiven for thinking that the COVID-19 crisis is over – but don’t let your guard down yet, ACRRM and RDAA warned today.

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