Join the Australian Medical Association (WA) President Dr Andrew Miller, CEO Dr Bennie Ng and Chair of the Doctors in Training Committee and Board member Dr Megge Beacroft as they present an overview and seek your input to the Association’s current advocacy agenda including: COVID-19, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) PPE and State Enterprise Bargaining Agreement (EBA).

We encourage you to attend in person; alternatively, please join online.

Not a week goes by at the AMA (WA) without one of our Workplace Relations team members receiving a query from a doctor about leave.

“Should I even bother putting in a written application for leave?”

“What about notice periods?”

“And leave cover? Who is going to do my work?”

The questions keep coming and we continue to assist members to achieve the best outcomes possible.

The AMA (WA) joins the Federal AMA, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) and the wider medical community in mourning the sad loss of RACGP President, Dr Harry Nespolon.

AMA (WA) President Dr Andrew Miller said Dr Nespolon was a fearless advocate and will be sorely missed across General Practice.

The AMA (WA) wrote to NMHS following reports that asbestos had been identified at Osborne Park Hospital (OPH).

The AMA (WA) sought confirmation regarding the discovery of asbestos and express assurances in relation to the health and safety of medical practitioners, healthcare workers and patients at OPH.

NMHS Chief Executive Tony Dolan responded to the AMA (WA), confirming that asbestos had been detected and that it was being managed in line with requirements.

HealthPathways WA is a web-based portal with information on assessment, referral and management, helping clinicians to navigate patients through the complex primary, community and acute healthcare system in Western Australia.

HealthPathways is seeking input and feedback from experts in the following fields to verify these pathways: Respiratory, Diabetes, and Child and Youth Health - Dermatology. 

St John of God Subiaco Hospital invites general practitioners, nurse practitioners, nurses and allied health practitioners to attend a series of webinars on all aspects of maternity care, from pre-pregnancy health through to the postnatal period.

Date: Tuesday 11 August 2020
Time: 6.45pm registrations; 7.00pm presentations commence
Venue: Online via Webex
Details: Following your registration, instructions on how to join the webinar will be provided via email

The End of Life Care Program within the WA Department of Health is developing a revised Advance Health Directives (AHD) form following recommendations from the 2018 My Life My Choice Report and the subsequent Ministerial Expert Panel report on AHD. 
Health professionals with an interest or involvement in advance care planning are invited to attend a workshop to have their say on the development of the revised WA AHD form.