Queensland fires - Member assistance and support

With weather conditions making it even harder for Queensland Fire and Emergency Services today, we are aware that many of our members may be directly affected.

IMMEDIATE WORKPLACE RELATIONS ADVICE

For any queries in relation to practice closures, general health and safety issues, staff unable to get to work, rostering and overtime, you can contact our Workplace Relations Team on (07) 3872 2222.

Queensland Doctors' Community (QDC), the new real-time, peer-to-peer online platform for AMA Queensland members, is now live!

Login at https://community.amaq.com.au using your AMA ID and password and start a conversation

If you have any troubles, email AMA Queensland at community@amaq.com.au or call (07) 3872 2222.

2020 AMA Queensland membership is now open to renew.

From Friday 1 November, AMA Queensland members are invited to renew their membership for 2020. Members will have received their renewal notices via email with instructions on the easiest ways to renew including an Express Renewal link requiring only your surname and postcode along with the credit card details that you wish to pay with.

Join Queensland Doctors' Community on 6 November

In response to members' feedback, on Wednesday 6 November, AMA Queensland will be launching Queensland Doctors‘ Community (QDC), a new real-time, peer-to- peer online community platform for AMA Queensland members.

On 6 November, Members will receive an email with easy setup details - Login and join the conversation!

2019 Resident Hospital Health Check survey findings

Nearly half of Queensland’s trainee doctors are worried about making a clinical mistake because they are exhausted from working excessive hours.

The disturbing figure is part of the latest AMA Queensland public hospital report card which compares employment conditions at hospitals across the state, based on a survey of 882 junior doctors.

You may have seen comments in the media today attributed to AMA Queensland regarding Queensland Health’s proposed website.  To be very clear, AMA Queensland does not support doctors being rated by the public.

AMA Queensland Senior Industrial Officer, Michelle Cowan, hits the road to bring training closer to your region so you can get some hands on training in the critical issues around managing in your workplace.

WHEN: 29 October - 05 December
WHERE: Locations across Queensland

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Join us to learn more about performance management in your practice and how to:

A new local medical body will draw together general practitioners, specialists and hospital doctors in the Bundaberg region to promote and protect the health care of local patients, through the promotion of quality medical services.

Local doctors recently gathered at the University of Queensland Rural Clinical School in Bundaberg to plan the re-formation of the Bundaberg Local Medical Association.

The Association aims to build stronger relationships between doctors right across the local health system.

With fires continuing to burn around the state, we are aware that members and their staff may have been impacted.

The Queensland Government Rural Fire Service bushfire map provides an update on current fires burning, and you can follow Queensland Fire and Emergency Services on Facebookfor rolling updates.

The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) and Australian Medical Association (AMA) Queensland are calling for a greater focus on resourcing and implementing measures to address the capacity, ambulance ramping and overcrowding crisis at Cairns Hospital.