Australian Medicine

The latest edition of the AMA’s member magazine, Australian Medicine, showcases our Family Doctor Ambassadors, queries whether the AMA should review its approach to the threat posed by role substitution creep, and reports on our successful advocacy around privacy concerns with the My Health Record.

Other issues covered include problems of mental health access, pharmacist prescribing, conscientious objection, member views on improving access to medical care in the aged care sector and AMA/ASMOF advocacy to improve the portability of parental leave in the public sector.