The RACP engages with the media in order inform public debate, and to highlight the works of the College and its Fellows. The RACP seeks media coverage in Australia and New Zealand for its policies and position statements, College conferences, both scientific journals of the College and RACP projects. To be placed on the media release distribution list please contact the Media Officer at the email below.
| RACP releases first Australian prescription opioid policy report |
26 June, 2009 |
| Children at Greater Risk Due to NT Child Protection Legislation |
25 May, 2009 |
| New RACP policy recommends children and adolescents retain specialist, stand-alone healthcare services |
20 May, 2009 |
| Real Commitment to Close the Gap to be Applauded |
13 May, 2009 |
| Prevention of child abuse and neglect should be everyone’s business |
28 April, 2009 |
| Out of Step |
25 April, 2009 |
| Tools for Better Health |
02 April, 2009 |
| Drinkwise not the ideal beneficiary |
29 March, 2009 |
| Tax rise best way to cut consumption |
19 March, 2009 |
| New Alcohol Guidelines A Wake-Up Call To Australians, Physicians Say |
06 March, 2009 |
| Health Report lays Foundation for "true reform" says RACP |
18 February, 2009 |
| RACP announces Dr Jennifer Alexander as new Chief Executive Officer |
23 January, 2009 |
| RACP Foundation Awards $1.6 million in Medical Research Grants |
20 November, 2008 |
| Royal Australasian College of Physicians supports Dr Bernhard Moeller |
04 November, 2008 |
| RACP announces the inaugural winner for the College ATSI Trainee Scholarship |
09 September, 2008 |
| NSW Ministers urged to support ban on tobacco displays |
29 July, 2008 |
| College voices concerns about photographs of children |
26 May, 2008 |
| Fetal Alcohol Syndrome under recognised and under reported |
16 May, 2008 |
| College supports alcopops tax |
15 May, 2008 |
| The role of the RACP in assessing Overseas Trained Physicians |
14 May, 2008 |
| Improving management of people with chronic non-malignant pain |
14 May, 2008 |
| The role of physicians in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health |
13 May, 2008 |
| Physicians making remote videoconference medical consultations a reality |
13 May, 2008 |
| College hears estimated 73% of child deaths in car accidents preventable |
13 May, 2008 |
| College hears one third of women drink during pregnancy |
13 May, 2008 |
| Microbes without frontiers: Infections that threaten our region |
13 May, 2008 |
| College launches new education program for trainee physicians |
12 May, 2008 |
| RACP Research and Education Foundation awards |
16 April, 2008 |
| College says organ donation needed now more than ever |
28 March, 2008 |
| RACP welcomes COAG announcements but seeks focus on specialist training |
27 March, 2008 |
| College co-signs historic statement of intent |
20 March, 2008 |
| Faculty endorses launch of return to work website |
12 March, 2008 |
| International postgraduate medical colleges join up to address common challenges |
05 March, 2008 |
| International colleges discuss training and supervision challenges |
05 March, 2008 |
| RACP Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Trainee Scholarship |
24 January, 2008 |
| Taking the Pulse of NZ Child and Youth Health |
26 November, 2007 |
| AFPHM presents outcomes of Indigenous forum |
16 November, 2007 |
| RACP NT Committee hosts Troubled Communities - Finding Long Term Solutions |
12 October, 2007 |
| Australasian Sexual Health Conference 2007– Final Day |
10 October, 2007 |
| RACP NT Committee hosts NT Indigenous health and East Timor symposium |
10 October, 2007 |
| Australasian Sexual Health Conference 2007 – Day 2 |
09 October, 2007 |
| College urges broader look at Emergency Department problems |
08 October, 2007 |
| Australasian Sexual Health Conference October 8-10 |
08 October, 2007 |
| Study finds link between ulcerative colitis and multiple sclerosis |
24 September, 2007 |
| College urges Government to fund more hospital-based training |
24 September, 2007 |
| College and Faculty urge political parties to create health investment fund |
13 September, 2007 |
| Needle and Syringe Exchange – ACT should lead the way forward |
22 August, 2007 |
| Concerns raised about AMA position statement on Advance Care Planning |
17 August, 2007 |
| Peak physician groups host forum to discuss NT solutions |
17 August, 2007 |
| Peak physician groups examine NT solutions |
17 August, 2007 |
| Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine response to Little Children are Sacred |
16 July, 2007 |
| Alcohol tax the key to informed Indigenous community decision making |
13 July, 2007 |
| Putting the mouth back into the body |
02 July, 2007 |
| RACP welcomes funding for people with a disability and their families |
29 June, 2007 |
| RACP seeks clarification on indigenous health checks |
26 June, 2007 |
| Health ‘Peace-Keepers’ needed for indigenous health, doctors group says |
22 June, 2007 |
| RACP welcomes Australian Government indigenous plan |
21 June, 2007 |
| RACP welcomes steps towards better rural broadband access |
07 June, 2007 |
| Giving medicine to reduce temperature in children is unnecessary |
09 May, 2007 |
| Parents urged to belt and boost their children |
09 May, 2007 |
| Lack of sleep in ADHD children gives cause for alarm |
09 May, 2007 |
| Add iodine to salt, Australian food manufacturers urged |
09 May, 2007 |
| Australian Government challenged to reverse laws on health of refugee children |
08 May, 2007 |
| Teaching babies how to sleep reduces postnatal depression |
08 May, 2007 |
| Keep Having PAP Smears Women Urged |
08 May, 2007 |
| No alcohol in pregnancy is the safest choice |
08 May, 2007 |
| The ‘diabesity’ epidemic: Australia’s ticking time bomb |
08 May, 2007 |
| Egg allergy in Australian children |
21 March, 2007 |
| One third of babies not sleeping in SIDS safe position |
19 March, 2007 |
| Drug use during pregnancy affects newborn babies |
19 February, 2007 |
| Indigenous children suffering from poor dental health |
19 February, 2007 |
| Baby sleep problems affect mothers’ health |
07 February, 2007 |
| High incidence of type 2 diabetes in Aboriginal people in city and suburbia |
03 January, 2007 |
| Patients, paperwork and professionals: New code gives clear advice to doctors on professional behaviour |
28 November, 2006 |
| Patients hospitalised for cardiology testing should be checked for diabetes and glucose problems |
22 November, 2006 |
| Older children need car booster seats: new study shows |
21 November, 2006 |
| Problem acne affects mental health of young people |
13 November, 2006 |
| Australian children with chronic illnesses are spending substantial amount of time on treatment tasks each day |
18 September, 2006 |
| Heart attack patients unaware of future risks |
11 September, 2006 |
| NT government announcement on Rotavirus vaccine: step in right direction for Australia |
24 August, 2006 |
| Parents search the internet to treat sick children |
23 August, 2006 |
| One in five New Zealand teenagers not getting enough sleep |
21 August, 2006 |
| Treatment of Osteoporosis in Australia needs improvement |
15 August, 2006 |
| Major changes needed for health of children in out-of-home care: New policy released by NZ Paediatricians today |
08 August, 2006 |
RACP Index
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