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Promoting Australia’s Health.
🌍 Today marks the 10th annual global One Health Day — a timely reminder of the deep interconnection between the health of people, animals, and our environment.
November 3, 2025 at 2:32 AM
🌍 Today marks the 10th annual global One Health Day — a timely reminder of the deep interconnection between the health of people, animals, and our environment.
An alarming new report from @thelancet.com shows millions are dying each year as a result of our failure to tackle the climate crisis. In 2019 we declared climate change a 'health emergency'. It has only worsened since. We need more than words. We need action.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
October 29, 2025 at 1:07 AM
An alarming new report from @thelancet.com shows millions are dying each year as a result of our failure to tackle the climate crisis. In 2019 we declared climate change a 'health emergency'. It has only worsened since. We need more than words. We need action.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
AMA Chair of Public Health Dr Michael Bonning spoke to the ABC this morning about social media's role in promoting the use of supplements, and some of the risks associated with supplement use.
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
October 13, 2025 at 3:23 AM
AMA Chair of Public Health Dr Michael Bonning spoke to the ABC this morning about social media's role in promoting the use of supplements, and some of the risks associated with supplement use.
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Vaccination rates are falling in many areas leading to the increased risk of vaccine preventable diseases like whooping cough, which can be deadly. Vaccines save lives.
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September 22, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Vaccination rates are falling in many areas leading to the increased risk of vaccine preventable diseases like whooping cough, which can be deadly. Vaccines save lives.
www.ama.com.au/media/act-no...
www.ama.com.au/media/act-no...
Our hospitals are in logjam following years of underinvestment. We need state and territory governments and the federal government to commit to both increase funding our public hospitals to expand capacity and improve performance.
Story: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Story: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
September 22, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Our hospitals are in logjam following years of underinvestment. We need state and territory governments and the federal government to commit to both increase funding our public hospitals to expand capacity and improve performance.
Story: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Story: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Health ministers are absolutely correct, confirmed in our ongoing research on the causes of logjam in our hospitals. This is one piece of the puzzle which needs solutions if we are to clear the hospital logjam.
Our report: www.ama.com.au/articles/hos...
Our report: www.ama.com.au/articles/hos...
September 12, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Health ministers are absolutely correct, confirmed in our ongoing research on the causes of logjam in our hospitals. This is one piece of the puzzle which needs solutions if we are to clear the hospital logjam.
Our report: www.ama.com.au/articles/hos...
Our report: www.ama.com.au/articles/hos...
Our hospitals are in logjam.
Patients can't move through the system due to exit block or 'bed block', with flow-on effects right through to long ED waits and ambulance ramping.
We need urgent funding reform from state and fed govts to expand capacity and improve performance.
hospitallogjam.com.au
Patients can't move through the system due to exit block or 'bed block', with flow-on effects right through to long ED waits and ambulance ramping.
We need urgent funding reform from state and fed govts to expand capacity and improve performance.
hospitallogjam.com.au
September 11, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Our hospitals are in logjam.
Patients can't move through the system due to exit block or 'bed block', with flow-on effects right through to long ED waits and ambulance ramping.
We need urgent funding reform from state and fed govts to expand capacity and improve performance.
hospitallogjam.com.au
Patients can't move through the system due to exit block or 'bed block', with flow-on effects right through to long ED waits and ambulance ramping.
We need urgent funding reform from state and fed govts to expand capacity and improve performance.
hospitallogjam.com.au
Wednesday 10 September is #worldsuicidepreventionday; and this year’s theme, ‘Changing the Narrative on Suicide’, challenges us to transform how we think and talk about suicide.
September 10, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Wednesday 10 September is #worldsuicidepreventionday; and this year’s theme, ‘Changing the Narrative on Suicide’, challenges us to transform how we think and talk about suicide.
Cricketing legend Usman Khawaja has taken a brave stand today calling out the government for failing to protect our children from the scourge that are gambling ads.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Usman Khawaja says Labor has been ‘100% too slow’ to ban gambling ads to protect children
Australian cricketer says the normalisation of gambling in sport for young people is ‘scary and dangerous’ as government continues to sit on reforms
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August 28, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Cricketing legend Usman Khawaja has taken a brave stand today calling out the government for failing to protect our children from the scourge that are gambling ads.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
The AMA’s new podcast, hosted by Dr Omar Khorshid and Dr Chris Moy, is back with a new episode this week discussing preventive health and the AMA's campaign for a tax on sugar sweetened beverages.
August 27, 2025 at 11:32 PM
The AMA’s new podcast, hosted by Dr Omar Khorshid and Dr Chris Moy, is back with a new episode this week discussing preventive health and the AMA's campaign for a tax on sugar sweetened beverages.
Experiences like this shine a light on the 'hidden' waitlist, or the years many patients wait to even see a specialist before joining the elective — really, essential — surgery waitlist. Years lost to pain and suffering.
Our solutions and more are at hospitallogjam.com.au
Our solutions and more are at hospitallogjam.com.au
August 27, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Experiences like this shine a light on the 'hidden' waitlist, or the years many patients wait to even see a specialist before joining the elective — really, essential — surgery waitlist. Years lost to pain and suffering.
Our solutions and more are at hospitallogjam.com.au
Our solutions and more are at hospitallogjam.com.au
The AMA’s new podcast, hosted by Dr Omar Khorshid and Dr Chris Moy, is back later this week. Subscribe to The Waiting Room to have each episode delivered to you as soon as it is released!
August 26, 2025 at 1:29 AM
The AMA’s new podcast, hosted by Dr Omar Khorshid and Dr Chris Moy, is back later this week. Subscribe to The Waiting Room to have each episode delivered to you as soon as it is released!
6000 people waiting for so-called elective — really, essential — surgeries in SA as hospitals remain in a state of logjam. We need state and federal govts to fix the funding formula to help expand hospital capacity and improve performance.
Our solutions: hospitallogjam.com.au
Our solutions: hospitallogjam.com.au
August 25, 2025 at 11:39 PM
6000 people waiting for so-called elective — really, essential — surgeries in SA as hospitals remain in a state of logjam. We need state and federal govts to fix the funding formula to help expand hospital capacity and improve performance.
Our solutions: hospitallogjam.com.au
Our solutions: hospitallogjam.com.au
SA didn't need an investigation to find out that "exit block" is one of the biggest problems contributing to ambulance ramping. We've been saying it all along…
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
August 13, 2025 at 1:22 AM
SA didn't need an investigation to find out that "exit block" is one of the biggest problems contributing to ambulance ramping. We've been saying it all along…
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Patients left in hospital foyers and corridors, waiting for hours to receive treatment as nurses are rostered to 'babysit' them.
This isn't right.
We need state and federal govts to step up and deliver funding reform to clear the logjam in our hospitals.
www.hospitallogjam.com.au
This isn't right.
We need state and federal govts to step up and deliver funding reform to clear the logjam in our hospitals.
www.hospitallogjam.com.au
August 11, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Patients left in hospital foyers and corridors, waiting for hours to receive treatment as nurses are rostered to 'babysit' them.
This isn't right.
We need state and federal govts to step up and deliver funding reform to clear the logjam in our hospitals.
www.hospitallogjam.com.au
This isn't right.
We need state and federal govts to step up and deliver funding reform to clear the logjam in our hospitals.
www.hospitallogjam.com.au
We need state and federal governments to step up and deliver funding reform to clear the logjam in our public hospitals.
More aged care beds will help exit block, but we need real investment to expand capacity and improve performance.
www.hospitallogjam.com.au
More aged care beds will help exit block, but we need real investment to expand capacity and improve performance.
www.hospitallogjam.com.au
August 11, 2025 at 3:28 AM
We need state and federal governments to step up and deliver funding reform to clear the logjam in our public hospitals.
More aged care beds will help exit block, but we need real investment to expand capacity and improve performance.
www.hospitallogjam.com.au
More aged care beds will help exit block, but we need real investment to expand capacity and improve performance.
www.hospitallogjam.com.au
Worst ramping on record as flu cases overwhelm the SA hospital system.
How can you help? Get vaccinated.
How can governments help? State and federal governments must agree to funding reform to expand capacity and improve performance.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
www.hospitallogjam.com.au
How can you help? Get vaccinated.
How can governments help? State and federal governments must agree to funding reform to expand capacity and improve performance.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
www.hospitallogjam.com.au
Ambulance ramping reaches record high in South Australia amid flu season
As South Australia records its worst ambulance ramping, one of the ways the government is tackling the problem is by moving patients from hospitals to a hotel.
www.abc.net.au
August 11, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Worst ramping on record as flu cases overwhelm the SA hospital system.
How can you help? Get vaccinated.
How can governments help? State and federal governments must agree to funding reform to expand capacity and improve performance.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
www.hospitallogjam.com.au
How can you help? Get vaccinated.
How can governments help? State and federal governments must agree to funding reform to expand capacity and improve performance.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
www.hospitallogjam.com.au
Would you like to lead with clarity, confidence, and purpose?
Then the Australian Medical Association’s Women in Leadership program is for you.
Register now: www.ama.com.au/events/women...
Then the Australian Medical Association’s Women in Leadership program is for you.
Register now: www.ama.com.au/events/women...
August 5, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Would you like to lead with clarity, confidence, and purpose?
Then the Australian Medical Association’s Women in Leadership program is for you.
Register now: www.ama.com.au/events/women...
Then the Australian Medical Association’s Women in Leadership program is for you.
Register now: www.ama.com.au/events/women...
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Did you hear the news? Dr Omar and Dr Chris have teamed up to host the AMA's new podcast The Waiting Room. Ep1 features AMA Pres Dr Danielle McMullen talking AMA advocacy.
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The Waiting Room
Podcast · Australian Medical Association · The Waiting Room is a podcast by the Australian Medical Association (AMA) with hosts Dr Omar Khorshid and Dr Chris Moy.
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August 4, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Did you hear the news? Dr Omar and Dr Chris have teamed up to host the AMA's new podcast The Waiting Room. Ep1 features AMA Pres Dr Danielle McMullen talking AMA advocacy.
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Did you hear the news? Dr Omar and Dr Chris have teamed up to host the AMA's new podcast The Waiting Room. Ep1 features AMA Pres Dr Danielle McMullen talking AMA advocacy.
📻 Spotify
open.spotify.com/show/7mmGocs...
📻 Apple
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/t...
📻 RSS
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open.spotify.com/show/7mmGocs...
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The Waiting Room
Podcast · Australian Medical Association · The Waiting Room is a podcast by the Australian Medical Association (AMA) with hosts Dr Omar Khorshid and Dr Chris Moy.
open.spotify.com
August 4, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Did you hear the news? Dr Omar and Dr Chris have teamed up to host the AMA's new podcast The Waiting Room. Ep1 features AMA Pres Dr Danielle McMullen talking AMA advocacy.
📻 Spotify
open.spotify.com/show/7mmGocs...
📻 Apple
podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/t...
📻 RSS
feeds.zencastr.com/f/HHhjvwIs.rss
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open.spotify.com/show/7mmGocs...
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AMA President Dr Danielle McMullen kicking off AMA25!
July 31, 2025 at 11:32 PM
AMA President Dr Danielle McMullen kicking off AMA25!
There is encouraging news indicating a shift in young people's perceptions of vaping, with many young people seeing vaping as embarrassing and no longer perceiving it as a 'healthy alternative' to cigarettes.
July 30, 2025 at 5:06 AM
There is encouraging news indicating a shift in young people's perceptions of vaping, with many young people seeing vaping as embarrassing and no longer perceiving it as a 'healthy alternative' to cigarettes.
We are proud to announce three medical students will be awarded an AMA Indigenous Medical Scholarship this year as we expand our support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander medical students.
July 30, 2025 at 2:20 AM
We are proud to announce three medical students will be awarded an AMA Indigenous Medical Scholarship this year as we expand our support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander medical students.
The complacency of "it's just the flu" should be confronted by the reality that flu can and does lead to deaths every year. This WA family's heartbreaking loss was shared as a plea for others to get immunised.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
First toddler flu death in WA for 2025 prompts vaccination warning
Experts urge people to get vaccinated against the flu, after the death of a little girl from the virus in Perth.
www.abc.net.au
July 29, 2025 at 12:02 AM
The complacency of "it's just the flu" should be confronted by the reality that flu can and does lead to deaths every year. This WA family's heartbreaking loss was shared as a plea for others to get immunised.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...
No one deserves to spend 24 hrs on an ED floor in pain. Every day, patient care in our public hospitals is being impacted by issues like exit block.
July 23, 2025 at 4:38 AM
No one deserves to spend 24 hrs on an ED floor in pain. Every day, patient care in our public hospitals is being impacted by issues like exit block.