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Termination of pregnancy

The document recently approved by Council Termination of pregnancy: a resource for health professionals is now available More

November Council reports

Read the President's and CEO's reports to Council (Spring 2007) More

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Doctors' Health Advisory Services

The College is concerned that Fellows in crisis are unable to access the kind of support that they need when they need it.
This support may be obtained from a range of sources:

• Collegiate support from colleagues, Councilors and Regional committee members
• Medical support - general practitioners and Fellows should not dismiss their own symptoms and should consult a doctor if they are unwell
• Doctors advisory phone lines, some of which operate 24 hours per day and are strictly confidential.

Download a list of doctors' health advisory services ( 120KB) full for the point of contact in each region for the Doctors' Advisory services.

Specialist Re-entry Program

Have you or one of your colleagues taken a break from clinical practice? Is your practice able to host another specialist?

The Department of Health and Ageing's Specialist Re-entry Program offers assistance to eligible specialists to undertake a supported clinical placement as part of an individually tailored refresher program. Practices that host participants in the program will also receive financial support. Medical practitioners must be registered with an Australian Medical Board and have recognised specialist qualifications.

Re-entry guidelines and retraining programs for Fellows

The RANZCOG re-entry and retraining programs have been developed to support the vision of 'excellence in women's health' by assisting Fellows who wish to return to active practice following a prolonged absence or who have identified themselves as requiring retraining, or have been identified by a Regional Health Board, Medical Board or Medical Council as requiring retraining.
RANZCOG Re-entry guidelines ( 59 KB )

Australian Fellows interested in undertaking the re-entry or retraining program may be eligible for funding under the Commonwealth Specialist Re-entry Program ( 184KB ).

Futher information can be found in the DHA guidelines and frequently asked questions ( 64KB ).

For more information please contact:

Ms Valerie Jenkins
Fellowship Services Manager
(t) +61 3 9417 1699
(e) vjenkins@ranzcog.edu.au

Or the Department of Health and Ageing
(t) 1800 011 163
(w) www.health.gov.au

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