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The AMA (WA) is pleased to announce the results of its first ever Board election.

The newly elected Board members for 2020-23 are:

- Dr Megge Beacroft
- Dr Michael Gannon
- Dr Katharine Noonan 
- Dr Michael Page
- Dr Marcus Tan

Doctors at Western Australia’s only state-run rape and sexual violence support service, the Sexual Assault Resource Centre (SARC), are facing significant pay cuts following a decision by the Department of Health (DoH).

National Pain Week is back again in 2020 with new resources to help Australians understand and manage pain.

Running from 27 July to 2 August, National Pain Week provides the 3.2 million Australians living with chronic pain a platform to share their experiences and highlight the issues they face.

Organisers of National Pain Chronic Pain Australia will be launching a suite of new resources on Monday 27 July that will explain what pain is, how best to manage it and understand what it is like for someone living with chronic pain.

The Heart Foundation has announced two new research grants worth $100,000 each are available to investigate COVID-19 and its impact on cardiovascular disease.

Evidence to date suggests that people with heart disease were more likely to develop serious complications from COVID-19, and are more likely to become a severely ill, require intensive care and dying if infected by the disease.

The organisation has identified that more evidence is required about the link between coronavirus and cardiovascular health, why complications occur and the best way to treat patients to increase the chance of surviving and recovering.

The grants have been partly funded with support from Sanofi Australia and Pfizer Australia.

Applications for the new grants open 20 July.