Australasian Society of Career Medical Officers – Links

The University of Melbourne has been conducting a longitidunal survey of doctors in balancing employment and life . They have named it 'MABEL’ (Medicine in Australia: Balancing Employment and Life). Many CMOs participated: if you would like to review their progress, visit https://melbourneinstitute.unimelb.edu.au/mabel

Associations Actively Supporting CMO's

AMPA:The New Zealand Accident and Medical Practitioners Association, now known as the Royal New Zealand College of Urgent Care (RNZCUC), focuses on vocational training in urgent care medicine.
Australasian Society of Career Medical Officers
Australian Salaried Medical Officer's Federation (ASMOF)
Australian Medical Association also visit NSW AMA

Political Bodies & Committees determining our fate

HETI (Health and EducationTraining Institute
Medical Training Review Panel (MTRP)
The MTRP concerns itself with selection into training programmes. It has a subgroup Hospital Medical Officers Working Group (HMOWG) looking at TRAINING for Post-Graduate Year 3 & Beyond (PGY3+)
(this group includes CMO's)
Commonwealth Department of Health and Family Services
Health Insurance Commission
Australian Competition & Consumer Committee (ACCC) Aims to minimise "anti-Competitive" conduct.
This would include apparent "monopolies" run by Specialist Colleges

Australian Health Departments

Commonwealth Department of Health and Family Services
New South Wales Health
The NSW Department of Health also has an "INTRANET" site with varied information including Circulars and Manuals. This site is only acessible via computers directly linked to Departmental servers.
Victorian Department of Human Services
Queensland Health
South Australian Health Commission
Health Department Western Australia
Department of Community and Health Services, Tasmania
Territory Health Services
Australian Capital Territory Health and Community Care

Australian Medical Colleges

Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists
Australasian College of Emergency Medicine
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
Royal Australian College of Medical Administrators
Royal Australian College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists
Australasian Faculty of Occupational Medicine
Royal Australasian College of Pathologists of Australasia
Royal Australasian College of Physicians
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
Australasian Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine
Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine
Royal Australian College of Surgeons

Bullying in the Workplace

List of Bullying internet sites
Feeling frustrated in your workplace. You could be suffering from this silent epidemic. There are so many links on Bullying in the workplace, this subject deserves a list of its own.

Doctors Health Advisory Service

ADVICE Line for NSW – 02 9437 6552 The DHAS exists to provide support to doctors, veterinarians and dentists in NSW experiencing any level of psychological or physical distress.

Education

Continuing Medical Education (CME) suitable for CMOs.
"Continual Professional Development Program (CPDP)"
NSW Dept of Health Clinical Information website
BMJ's Learning Modules are now available via CIAP for NSW health employees

Medical Boards

NSW Medical Board

Public Health

publichealth.org Website providing public health career information and resources

Rural Health Organisations

Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine
National Rural Health Alliance
NSW Rural Doctors Network
Rural Doctors Association (NSW)

Superannuation Links

Aware Super

Other 'Political' bodies

Australian Medical Council
The Australian Medical Council Incorporated was established by the Australian Health Ministers in 1984 as a national standards body for primary medical training. It is responsible for the assessment for admission to practice of overseas trained medical practitioners.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Publishes Statistics about Australian Medical Workforce.
National Health and Medical Research Council
Australian Health Care Association