President's Message
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AMA – time for a 50th Anniversary check-up
03 Jun 2012
The activities and discussions and formalities of our very successful 50th Anniversary National Conference are covered in detail elsewhere in this edition of Australian Medicine.... -
Hospital statistics – who do we blame now?
17 Jun 2012
As reported in this edition of Australian Medicine, the COAG Reform Council last week released its latest report on the state of the National Healthcare Agreement. Rather than... -
Better, cheaper way to manage chronic disease
05 Aug 2012
The AMA has proposed an overhaul of the way care is provided for patients with chronic ailments to improve coordination of health services, simplify access for patients and cut... -
Is the health reform landscape a barren plain?
16 Sep 2012
From the AMA perspective, the dream of the Kevin Rudd-led attempt at ‘big bang’ health reform that began in 2007 has not been realised. Where has the dream gone, and what is... -
Sparking public health policy discussions
30 Sep 2012
One of the busiest and most important areas of policy and advocacy for the AMA is public health. There are many players in this field, including specialist sector organisations... -
The elephant in the consulting room
19 Nov 2012
I was recently asked to speak at the ACTU Work Health Rights Summit in Melbourne. It is not often that an AMA President gets to address ACTU gatherings, but the rights of workers... -
Fighting the good fight
17 Dec 2012
In a year of Federal politics that will perhaps be best remembered for the negativity and bitter personal attacks among our elected officials on Capital Hill, your AMA has been... -
Health reform at last?
21 Feb 2011
AMA President Dr Andrew Pesce Over the past week or so we have had both a COAG meeting and a meeting of Health Ministers, and out of both we have seen something very rare –... -
Going in to bat for IMGs
07 Mar 2011
By AMA President Dr Andrew PesceI recently had the opportunity to represent the AMA before the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Health and Ageing to talk up our... -
Medical leadership
01 May 2011
By AMA President Dr Andrew PesceMy term as your President ends later this month. It has been a very interesting two years. The AMA’s profile remains high in the national...