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Dr Pesce discusses medical training on ABC2 News Breakfast

pjean — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:43:51 +1100

AMA President, Dr Andrew Pesce, discusses the Federal Government's medical training announcement on ABC 2 News Breakfast with Joe O'Brien and Virginia Trioli

Transcript: AMA President, Dr Andrew Pesce, Doorstop Press Conference - Government health funding announcement

smorrison — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:33:41 +1100

AMA President Dr Andrew Pesce discusses the Government's health reform plans at a Press Conference in Canberra.

Transcript: AMA President Dr Andrew Pesce discusses health funding with Fran Kelly, Radio National Breakfast

pjean — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:25:38 +1100

Dr Pesce discusses the Government's health funding reform plan with Fran Kelly on Radio National Breakfast.

Dr Pesce dicusses the Coalition plan for public hospital management boards on Radio 2SM

pjean — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:47:19 +1100

Transcript: AMA President, Dr Andrew Pesce, with Leon Delaney, Radio 2SM

Monday 15 February 2010

Subjects: Coalition plan for public hospital management boards

Transcript: AMA President, Climate Change and Health, COAG

smorrison — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:46:19 +1100

AMA President, Dr Andrew Pesce
Parliament House, Canberra, Wednesday 9 December 2009

TRANSCRIPT: Launch of AMA Public Hospital Report Card 2009

smorrison — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:49:13 +1100

Sydney Wednesday 14 October 2009

DR PESCE: Well, thanks for coming. Well, here we go again. This is the first time I'm delivering this report card as the AMA President. But every year the AMA President gets here, delivers the Public Hospital Report Card, and every year the message is the same: things are getting worse.

The governments aren't up to the task of improving the ability of our public hospitals to meet the demands. And our report card shows that once again things are slowly getting worse. Every year governments meet, they have their agreements, but every year things get worse.

Our report card shows objectively that slowly things are deteriorating. Access in emergency departments is worse. Waiting times for elective surgery are worse. On all measures, public hospitals are gradually getting worse.

Transcript: Dr Andrew Pesce, Canberra Hospital, Wednesday 16 September 2009

smorrison — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:31:39 +1000

Subjects: AMA Priority Investment Plan for Australia’s Health System, GP Super Clinics, NSW Health Minister

Transcript: Dr Andrew Pesce doorstop on Preventative Health Taskforce

smorrison — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:18:38 +1000

Transcript of doorstop: AMA President, Dr Andrew Pesce
Druitt St, Sydney, Thurday 27 August 2009
E&OE
Subjects: Media reports of Preventative Health Taskforce report, cash payments for nurses.

Dr Capolingua's farewell Presidential Address

smorrison — Fri, 29 May 2009 16:41:04 +1000

Dr Capolingua's farewell Presidential Address

Dr Rosanna Capolingua discusses private health insurance figures and increasing the income threshold on ABC 720 Perth - Mornings

kbutler — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:44:12 +1000

JAMES LUSH: The first round of public hearings into the Federal Government's proposed changes to Medicare begins in Perth today. The Government plans to lift the income threshold for paying the Medicare surcharge to $100,000 for singles and $150,000 for couples.

Dr Rosanna Capolingua is the president of the Australian Medical Association, and joins us.

You're not very happy about this change at all, are you?

Dr Rosanna Capolingua on 3AW mornings - Doctors' survey in the Herald Sun

kbutler — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:03:13 +1000

ROSS STEVENSON: Here are some of the - just adding to the occupations list, that we've got four new occupations from this morning's news alone. There is 'classy cat', 'alleged black widow', 'sex industry stalwart', and now add to the list 'stressed doctors'. That is the thrust of the front page story in the Herald Sun, that our medical system is at breaking point and that doctors are working too many hours and under too much stress.

Dr Rosanna Capolingua is the national president of the Australian Medical Association. Good morning, Doctor.

Dr Gary Speck, AMA Vice President on 2CC Canberra - State of Public Hospitals

kbutler — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:32:55 +1000

Dr Speck, good morning and thanks for your time.

Dr Rosanna Capolingua on ABC Mornings Re the Proposal for A National Database of Violent Patients

kbutler — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:59:18 +1000

JOHN BARON: Some more health news for you now on NewsRadio - a national database of violent patients has been proposed in an effort to better protect doctors from attack. This push comes after a Melbourne doctor was stabbed to death by a mentally ill patient a couple of years ago.

A friend of that victim - it was Dr Leanne Rowe - has proposed this database. Let's get some reaction for you. The President of the Australian Medical Association, Dr Rosanna Capolingua joins us. Doctor, good morning.

DR. CAPOLINGUA: Good morning.

AMA Vice President, Dr Gary Speck at the AMA's National Conference - Health Under Labor: Reform or Nationalisation

kbutler — Sat, 31 May 2008 15:32:57 +1000

Good afternoon everyone.

I would like to thank the Minister for Health and Ageing for her presentation this morning. I want to assure the Minister that as much as the AMA might appear to be a constant objector to her Government's health policies, the AMA, and the medical profession always have our patients and the best interests of all Australians at the forefront of our minds.

I am very pleased that Dr Bennett could attend our National Conference today and I would like to thank her for her contribution to this session.

AMA National Conference - President's Address - Hobart

kbutler — Sat, 31 May 2008 08:51:40 +1000

Good afternoon colleagues, special guests, ladies and gentlemen.

The President's report is meant to capture the last 12 months and deliver the current setting.... difficult in some 10 minutes.

It has been a busy and crucial year from an internal perspective with restructuring the AMA, building better communications and relationships with our essential State and Territory AMA's, appointing a new Sec Gen and so on.

PERTH DOORSTOP - Dr Rosanna Capolingua on private health insurance premiums set to rise as a result of the Rudd Government's Budget initiatives

kbutler — Wed, 21 May 2008 16:26:35 +1000

DR CAPOLINGUA: The Access Economic Report clearly supports the AMA's concerns about the Budget initiative, the change to the Medicare Surcharge Levy, which will cause a massive fallout in private health insurance rates in Australia. The damage that will cause to the public hospital system and to the patients that need care is going to be significant.

QUESTION: What will that mean for people that are, you know, paying premiums at the moment?

Dr Rosanna Capolingua on Radio National - Medicare levy and 2008 Budget

kbutler — Mon, 12 May 2008 12:30:45 +1000

STEVE CANNANE: Let's stay with our pre-Budget coverage and turn to the Government's proposed changes to the Medicare levy and surcharge.

To discuss this, and tomorrow's Budget, we're joined by Rosanna Capolingua, President of the Australian Medical Association. Good morning, Rosanna.

DR CAPOLINGUA: Good morning.

STEVE CANNANE: What's your understanding of how both the levy and the surcharge will change?

Media Transcript - Dr Rosanna Capolingua on 2SM with Leon Delaney on the AMA's Position Statement on Obesity

kbutler — Mon, 05 May 2008 12:17:04 +1000

LEON DELANEY: President of the AMA, Dr Rosanna Capolingua, good morning.

DR ROSANNA CAPOLINGUA: Good morning.

LEON DELANEY: How are you today?

DR ROSANNA CAPOLINGUA: Very well, and you?

LEON DELANEY: Not bad at all. Trying to get my weight under control like so many other people.

DR ROSANNA CAPOLINGUA: Oh, it's not easy, is it?

LEON DELANEY: It's a major challenge, even when you do the right things, get some exercise, you know, eat healthy food, and it still doesn't work. I don't know. It's a pain.

Dr Rosanna Capolingua and Professor Geoff Dobb on the AMA's Position Statement on Methamphetamine

kbutler — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:35:34 +1000

DR ROSANNA CAPOLINGUA: The AMA wants the public and the government to focus on methamphetamine use in this country and deal with the issues that we need to face in assisting those people that have become methamphetamine-dependent; those that have those significant serious mental health reactions to methamphetamine use, and assist the emergency departments of the hospitals to take care of these patients and community and general practice to look after methamphetamine users.

QUESTION: How big a problem is Ice in Australia?

Rosanna Capolingua on ABC AM Program - methamphetamines

kbutler — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:11:21 +1000

TONY EASTLEY: The Australian Medical Association wants a complete overhaul of the way methamphetamine users are treated in hospital emergency departments.

Doctors say methamphetamine users who present to emergency departments are placing increasing strain on staff, and in some cases putting peoples safety at risk.

The AMA wants the Federal and State Governments to consider funding further training for staff, and other proposals such as supervised hostels to deal with meth users.

The push has the support of nurses and drug users groups.