AMAV VICDOC Winter 2024 - Magazine - Page 57
CONTRIBUTING THEMES
We are advocating for...
ADMINISTRATIVE BURDEN
PUBLIC HEALTH
Reduction in duplication, unnecessary
paperwork and streamlined workloads
for healthcare workers
Supervised injecting facility
in the Melbourne CBD
Drug checking (pill testing) accessibility
Eliminate automatic rejection
of unnamed referrals by public
hospital outpatient clinics
Pharmacotherapy services
(opioid replacement therapy)
More accessible chronic pain services
for women and men
Substantial reduction in
organisational expectations
for doctors to provide pro bono
services in completing forms
and reports without payment
Progression of the aims of the Victorian
Sustainable Healthcare Unit including
developing sustainability KPIs, embedding
sustainability metrics into procurement
contracts and developing a roadmap for
net zero healthcare emissions targets
Improvements to Ahpra’s
notifications process
Reduction in vaping related harms
Improved regulation and public safety,
and reduced harms around e-Scooters
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Please see AMAV/ASMOF(V)’s
Ministerial Review Review Submission
for more information on
these initiatives
ADVOCACY
PRIORITIES
CONTRIBUTING
THEMES
VI CD O C WI NTER 2024
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