Finished working with WA Health?

If you have recently finished working in the WA Health System and you are not taking up employment with another WA Health System employer, then you are legally entitled to receive all monies due to you on the payday following your last day of employment.  Anything beyond this is a breach of your former employer’s legal obligations under the WA Health System – Medical Practitioners – AMA Industrial Agreement 2016.

A number of members have contacted the AMA (WA), advising that they have not received payments in accordance with the Agreement.  To date the AMA (WA) has so far secured prompt payment for all members who have experienced a delay in payment and subsequently contacted the AMA (WA).

If you are currently waiting on any outstanding payments from your former WA Health System employer, please contact the AMA (WA) Industrial Team, who will support you securing a timely payment of your outstanding monies.

WA health experts disturbed by Philip Morris policy interference

WA's leading health agencies are appalled tobacco giant Philip Morris Limited will this morning testify before the WA Parliament's Select Committee on Personal Choice and Community Safety that is investigating whether WA should relax its laws on e-cigarettes and other similar products.

AMA (WA) along with Cancer Council WA and the Australian Council on Smoking and Health have joined forces to call out the clear conflict of interest of the multinational participating in an Inquiry that will have a public health outcome.

To continue reading, please visit the Cancer Council WA website. 

New rules for doctors prescribing alternative therapies

Doctors who prescribe alternative therapies would need to tell patients to seek a second opinion and provide written information about risks associated with the therapy under new guidelines from the Medical Board of Australia.

Dr Omar Khorshid joined Oliver Peterson on 6PR to discuss the Board's plan. Listen to the full radio segment online now. 

No link between measles vaccine and autism, major study confirms

A major study has ruled out any link between the mumps, measles, and rubella vaccine and autism.

The decade-long study analysed all children born in Denmark to Danish-born mothers between 1999 and 2010 - a cohort of well over 650,000 children.

Published in the Annals of Internal Medicine journal, the study reveals the MMR vaccine does not increase the risk of autism, even for high-risk children.

AMA (WA) Vice President, Dr Mark Duncan-Smith joined Oliver Peterson on 6PR to discuss. Listen the radio segment online now.

Nominations for the Junior Doctor of the Year 2019 now OPEN

The Junior Doctor of the Year Award was inaugurated in 2010 and acknowledges the outstanding contributions of Junior Doctors in areas such as:

• Teaching and Education
• Leadership and Advocacy
• Doctors' Wellbeing
• Community Service

The Award has been developed in recognition of the significant contribution to the Medical Profession and the Community that was made by Dr Camille Michener. Camille was an exceptional practitioner and achieved more in her 30 short years than many would in a life much longer. Camille will be remembered as an outstanding doctor, a staunch advocate, dedicated AMA (WA) member and benevolent friend, well-liked and respected by all who knew her.

Find out more about the criteria for the Award, the nomination process and online nomination form at http://camille.amawa.com.au/ alternatively download the entry/nomination form.

Nominations close at 4:30pm, Monday 15 April 2019.

AMA Recruit welcomes new Practice Support Consultant

Welcome to Kristel Maltese, our new Practice Support Consultant who has joined the team to focus on delivering a specialised, timely, cost-effective recruitment service to specialist and general practice.

Kristel brings to AMA Recruit extensive recruitment and administration experience. With over 8 years' experience in executing end-to-end recruitment campaigns for small and medium-sized enterprises and large government based organisations, Kristel can assist you with recruiting the right candidate for your practice.

To find out about the new services you can access, continue reading online. 

AMA Financial Services – 3 Generation Testamentary Trust bundle for AMA (WA) members for $ 1990

The 3-Generation Testamentary Trust offered by one of AMA Financial Services’ Estate Planning partners, Legal Consolidated Barristers and Solicitors offers additional advantages over a testamentary trust, which include:

• 3-Generation Testamentary Trust 

• Superannuation Testamentary Trust 

• Divorce Protection Trust 

• Maintenance Trust 

• Enduring Power of Attorney

• Enduring Power of Attorney - Medical Treatment

If you would like to discuss your personal situation and need help reviewing or establishing your will, please contact our Financial Advisers Venus Wong or Jyothi Sarac on 1800 262 287 or email us at advice@amafp.com.au

Department of Health survey: strengthening immunisation requirements for WA children

The Department of Health is seeking feedback from the early education and care industry, schools, government, parents and other stakeholders to determine the most effective option for achieving improved childhood immunisation rates in WA.

For further information, and to complete the online survey, please visit the Department of Health website. 

'16 Cancers'

On Sunday 17 February 2019, Make Smoking History aired the state-wide campaign ‘16 Cancers’. This powerful WA-made campaign highlights both the common and lesser known cancers that can be caused by smoking and emphasises the immediate and long-term consequences these cancers can have on a person’s life.

The campaign illustrates that cancer from smoking can have a devastating and debilitating impact on smoker’s lives. The advertisements finish with the line ‘There are 16 different types of cancer caused by smoking... and you have one clear way to reduce your risk’. Smokers will be encouraged to visit the 16cancers.org.au or call the Quitline (13 78 48) to kick the habit.

‘16 Cancers’ will run from 17 February to 13 April 2019 in both metropolitan and regional areas.

To view the television advertisement, visit the Make Smoking History YouTube channel.

For more information about the Make Smoking History campaign, please contact Sarah Beasley at Cancer Council WA on (08) 9388 4370 or email sbeasley@cancerwa.asn.au.

It's an emergency | How medical research helps doctors make life and death decisions

Thursday 14 March | 1.00pm - 2.00pm 

Join Professor Daniel Fatovich as he reveals the latest clinical research to emerge from Royal Perth Hospital’s Emergency Department.

Broken bones, brain trauma, blood poisoning, heart attacks, asthma attacks and drug overdoses are just some of the reasons why we can be rushed to hospital at any time of the day or night – and when your world comes crashing down, Professor Daniel Fatovich is the person you want by your side.

This a free event and is being held at City of Perth Library Auditorium, 573 Hay Street, Perth. 

To register your attendance, please visit the Eventbrite website. 

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