JULY / AUGUST ISSUE 2018
This month, The NSW Doctor welcomes the new AMA (NSW) leadership team – President, Dr Kean-Seng Lim, and Vice President, Dr Danielle McMullen; Dr Eliza Milliken writes her last DIT Diary column and signs off with a piece on bullying; our Student View is written by Jumaana Abdu and tackles balancing empathy for patients with one’s own mental health; a new resource for GPs to help patients experiencing domestic violence; remembering Dr Bruce Shepherd; and more.
FEATURES
Building a better system
PRESIDENT'S WORD [block_title style="column_title" inner_style="inline_border" title="Building a better system"] [/block_title] AMA (NSW) welcomes President, Dr Kean-Seng Lim, who argues an engaged and satisfied workforce is necessary to the success of […]
On the shoulders of giants
FROM THE CEO [block_title style="column_title" inner_style="inline_border" title="On the shoulders of giants"] [/block_title] Our organisation was advanced by motivated, intelligent, forward-thinking medical professionals, who maintained their passion and commitment to medicine […]
Incompetence in communication
DIT DIARY [block_title style="column_title" inner_style="inline_border" title="Incompetence in communication"] [/block_title] As Dr Eliza Milliken notes in her final column, bullying behaviour is no longer acceptable and will one day be as […]
Compassion and compartmentalisation
STUDENT VIEW [block_title style="column_title" inner_style="inline_border" title="Compassion and compartmentalisation"] [/block_title] Second-year medical student Jumaana Abdu weighs in on the balance doctors must make between empathy for patients and the protection of […]
Top GP takes top job
PROFILE [block_title style="column_title" inner_style="inline_border" title="Top GP takes top job"] [/block_title] One of the nation’s most recognised general practitioners, Dr Kean-Seng Lim, has taken over as President of AMA (NSW). WHEN […]
Home Free
FEATURE [block_title style="column_title" inner_style="inline_border" title="Home Free"] [/block_title] A powerful book featuring women’s first-hand accounts of living with domestic violence and their escape to safety is now available as a resource […]
Vale Bruce Shepherd AM: Visionary
OBITUARY [block_title style="column_title" inner_style="inline_border" title="Vale Bruce Shepherd AM: Visionary"] [/block_title] AMA mourns the loss of one of its most well-known leaders, Dr Bruce Shepherd AM – a pioneer for services […]
A balanced resolution
INDUSTRY NEWS [block_title style="column_title" inner_style="inline_border" title="A balanced resolution"] [/block_title] AMA (NSW) successfully resolved potential billing headaches for VMOs, following recent changes to the CTP insurance scheme. HISTORICALLY in NSW, the […]
Remuneration on the rise
FEATURE [block_title style="column_title" inner_style="inline_border" title="Remuneration on the rise"] [/block_title] AMA (NSW) has successfully negotiated 2.5% year-on-year increases for fee-for-service VMOs from 1 January 2017 to 30 June 2021. THE 2013 […]
AMA National Conference
EVENTS [block_title style="column_title" inner_style="inline_border" title="AMA National Conference"] [/block_title] AMA (NSW) was recognised for its outstanding advocacy efforts at the AMA National Conference. AMA (NSW) picked up two State Media Awards […]
2018 Autumn Cup
GOLF [block_title style="column_title" inner_style="inline_border" title="2018 Autumn Cup"] [/block_title] AMA (NSW)’s Golf Society ventured north to the Central Coast’s Magenta Shores for their annual Autumn Cup. Voted among the top 30 […]
What makes a ‘Good Doctor’?
EVENTS [block_title style="column_title" inner_style="inline_border" title="What makes a ‘Good Doctor’?"] [/block_title] The NSW Junior Doctors’ Conference, held in June, challenged doctors-in-training to examine what it takes to succeed in medicine. DOCTORS-IN-TRAINING […]
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