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Rural Australians are more likely to be negatively impacted by the global financial crisis than those in urban areas, according to a new report.
There should be no differences between a leader and a manager. The two 'titles' should coexist with one another, but often times a manager lacks leadership abilities. In order to be ...
The Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA) has expressed disappointment that the Productivity Commission's final report on public and private hospitals contains some ...
AMA President, Dr Andrew Pesce, said that the Government’s promised streamlining of the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) has delivered a number of worthwhile reforms, but has not ...
The AMA welcomes a recent announcement that funding to support clinical training, which was agreed at the November 2008 COAG meeting, will now start to flow.
AMA President, Dr Andrew Pesce, has said that the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) had failed to meet widespread expectations that it would reveal some signs of national ...
Using business jargon is common amongst colleagues in specific industries, but the acronyms, language and lingo spoken in these circles is typically not so well known outside the ...
Australian surgeons are leading the world in using a new statistical model that predicts an individual patient's chances of success for a common type of vascular surgery and guides ...
An AMA national survey of junior doctors has exposed insufficient medical training resources and infrastructure in our public hospitals.
A company is not a democracy – it's better. In a democracy, the majority wins. In a good management team, all positive input wins, and all negative input is dismissed. Achieving that ...
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has decided to grant authorisation for five years to Medicines Australia's 16th edition of its Code of Conduct.
Australians at risk of potentially fatal blood clots will benefit from NHMRC’s new Australian Guideline for the Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism (VTE).
A new model can help physicians determine if a kidney disease patient on dialysis is likely to die within the next few months, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of ...
The Australian Medical Council (AMC) says it is strong, flexible and ready for the introduction of the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme (NRAS) in July 2010.
The gap between male and female life expectancies at birth is now the lowest it has been for over 50 years.
When Indigenous Australians do get to hospital, they have fewer procedures and poorer outcomes than the rest of the population.
Dealing with an unproductive staff can be a challenge for even the most experienced leader. There could be many reasons that are feeding the productivity problem, and once the issue ...
Medicare Australia has released an advanced eLearning program to help health professionals understand their obligations when working with Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) chronic ...
Greater transparency and public engagement about the potential opportunities and risks presented by nanotechnology is required, according to a new report by The Australia Institute. ...
New figures predict coastal NSW to be hardest hit by dementia epidemic, with Sydney’s west and south-west to bear the brunt of dementia growth in the metropolitan area, according to ...
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