Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators

The RACMA QLD and NT Jurisdictional Committee is hosting an Oration and Business Breakfast. Sponsored by mlcoa, the event is open to RACMA members and non-members. Join us on 6 December 2024 for this hybrid event featuring guest speaker barrister Ms Bianca Stringer whose areas of interest cover personal injuries including medical negligence and institutional abuse claims, disciplinary proceedings/regulatory tribunals and all other aspects of health law. Secure your tickets: https://lnkd.in/gyuisNC8. #medicalleadership #medicine #healthlaw

🎧 Listen to the Safeguarding Healthcare podcast. In this episode, Dr David Rankin tackles the complexities of clinical quality registries with Professor Susannah Ahern whose work informs national registry policy and practice. Tune in on your preferred podcast platform or the RACMA website: https://lnkd.in/grkhm4JQ #podcast #medicalleadership #medicaladministration #clinicalgovernance

Don’t miss out on the upcoming CPD Short Course, presented by Dr Luis Prado and Dr Sidney Chandrasiri. Through a workshop format and a case study approach, attendees will learn how to introduce a patient-centric style to clinical incident management (CIM) and how to navigate current issues of CIM. 🗓️ Thursday 14 November 2024 🕒 10am – 1pm AEDT 📍 Online Register now – find out more: https://ow.ly/i11Q50TO4gI #healthcare #education #medicine

The ability to engage with healthcare on a macro level is one of the things Dr Paul Muir FRACMA enjoys most about his career in healthcare leadership. In a recent conversation with RACMA, he shared how he’s built his career to date, spoke about his recent highlights and discussed why he thinks health system leaders will play an increasingly vital role in the future. Read more here: https://ow.ly/l90B50TNiJs #HealthcareLeadership #RACMA #MedicalLeadership #PaulMuir

That’s a wrap on RACMA 2024.    Special thanks to our former President Dr Helen Parsons CSC, and current President Professor Erwin Loh for hosting us. Thank you to all of our speakers, Members, sponsors and staff for another informative and inspiring conference. Please tag us in your own highlights! #medicine #medicalleadership #RACMA24 

Congratulations to our 2024 National Margaret Tobin Challenge Winner - Candidate Dr Josh Manukonga from Aotearoa New Zealand. His presentation "Cultivating critical consciousness - an intersectional, critical race theory lens to cultural safety education in healthcare" was judged the best out of the competition of seven Candidates during the RACMA 2024 Conference. The Challenge is named in honour of psychiatrist and Medical Administrator Dr Margaret Tobin, an exemplar mental health leader, who always had time for teaching, mentoring, support and advice.

RACMA Conference 2024 wrapped up with an entertaining and fervent debate between two teams of RACMA members about whether the future medical administrator will be replaced with AI. The negative team was declared the winner with their convincing argument that while AI will play an increasingly important role, there will always be a need for human oversight in medical administration. #HealthcareInnovation #HealthcareAI #HealthcareTechnology #MedicalTech #RACMA24

Dr Emma Hodge hopes that efforts to improve doctor wellbeing will continue to grow across Australia following her innovative project in regional Queensland. Her project included a baseline survey of burnout and professional fulfillment in a cohort of doctors and has resulted in a range of initiatives to improve doctor wellbeing. These include: - Ability for doctors to submit preferences about whether they wanted to work overtime. - Cultural safety shadowing sessions to improve confidence in dealing with patients of different backgrounds. - An AMC Clinical Exam preparation program. - Greater access to food options on breaks with a food-delivery service for doctors staffed by hospital volunteers. #medicine #medicalleadership #doctor #burnout #RACMA24

Virtual emergency care has evolved rapidly in Queensland over the past five years and is helping to improve access to care for people who don’t live close to a hospital. It is also helping to reduce Emergency Department overcrowding through the elimination of unnecessary presentations. Just 9% of patients seen through virtual consultations end up in Emergency Departments with a focus on low-acuity conditions. Other benefits of virtual emergency care include physician career longevity and potential cost savings. #medicine #medicalleadership #medicalemergency #emergencyresponse #RACMA24

From asthma and cardiovascular diseases to heat-related illness, malnutrition and mental health impacts, Laureate Professor Nick Talley said illness and death related to climate change will only continue to grow unless we all act now. The good news is, we can make a difference. Laureate Professor Talley implored conference attendees to take these positive steps to help Australia reduce its climate impact: -Educate yourself: while more health professional students and practitioners are learning about the health impacts of climate change, most still do not. -Support and encourage research. -Drive building health care resilience: prepare, prevent. Decarbonise: Promote decarbonising at your institution and practice -Voice: Use your voice loudly. You have a duty of care. Eg better health arrives within days after fossil fuel pollution stops. #medicine #medicalleadership #climateandhealth #climate #RACMA24