Standing strong through the floods — Dr Jacinta Mangiameli in Katherine
When ACRRM registrar Dr Jacinta Mangiameli moved to Katherine in the Northern Territory, she knew rural medicine would bring variety, challenge and the opportunity to make a real difference in community.
What she didn’t expect was to experience the town’s worst flooding in nearly three decades – followed by ex-tropical cyclone Narelle!
Join us at an upcoming ACRRM member networking event
Members are invited to join the ACRRM Board and Council at one of our upcoming member networking events.
All events are aligned with upcoming major rural health conferences and are an opportunity to network over light refreshments. Find out more and register below:
Growing demand sees allergy assist® service continue nationwide
The allergy education and advice platform, allergy assist® is being continued beyond a successful initial trial period. Since launching, more than 800 doctors have registered with allergy assist®, reflecting the increasing need. There has been a strong uptake by GPs and Rural Generalists in regional, rural and remote areas, reflecting two thirds of registrations.
Cases for advice can be submitted via the platform and are responded to within 48 hours by a clinical immunology/allergy specialist. More than a third of cases submitted for advice relate to food allergy. Other common cases are questions about skin reactions, history of anaphylaxis and drug (medication) allergy.
ADHD is increasingly part of everyday practice for Rural Generalists and GPs, with expanding guidance and prescribing rights across states and territories.
Free to ACRRM members, this case-based course is designed to build confidence in assessing, diagnosing, and managing ADHD in rural and remote settings, where access to specialist services may be limited and shared care is essential.
Case numbers continue to rise from a large outbreak of Diphtheria, primarily among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the NT and WA, but is also present in other states.
The federal government has unveiled a $7.2 million package for more diphtheria vaccines, as it tries to stem the spread of the disease.
The number of Diphtheria cases reported in Australia in 2026 to date substantially exceeds the total annual number of cases recorded in any previous year since national surveillance began.
Health professionals should consider the condition when a patient presents with a clinically compatible illness, especially if they have had direct or indirect contact with a remote Aboriginal community.
From 1 October 2026, the Australian Government will fully fund personal care for eligible Support at Home participants.
Support at Home can be an option for your patient if they need a coordinated approach to the delivery of their help at home. They may need help with everyday tasks, or the care they need is more complex or intensive.
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Last chance: Access a $40,000 grant to upskill in anaesthetics
Applications for the General Practitioner Procedural Training Support Program (GPPTSP) close this Sunday 24 May.
The grant aims to reduce the financial and logistical barriers associated with undertaking further training, and improve access to maternity services for women in rural and remote communities.
The anaesthetics component, managed by ACRRM, provides $40,000 in Commonwealth funding to Fellows to complete the ANZCA Rural Generalist Anaesthesia (RGA) training program.
This is what ongoing learning can look like in practice
After completing one of ACRRM's face-to-face course, Advanced Airway Skills for Rural Clinicians, one participant shared how the training supported them in a real-world situation — building confidence when it mattered.
This is the kind of impact that practical, hands-on learning is designed for.
Showing high school students what rural generalism looks like
ACRRM's regional Victorian team partnered with Bendigo Tech School and Goldfields LLEN to deliver a Clinical Immersion Day for 50 local high school students. Year 10–12 students gained hands-on experience across a range of skills including ultrasounds, blood pressure monitoring, plastering, and more.
In Queensland, the AFEP Semester B Registrar Workshop kicked off in Townsville, bringing together 90 registrars for networking, education, and shared learning.
Digital Health
Limited places remain: ACRRM Telehealth Clinical Skills Program
Registrations are now open for the ACRRM Telehealth Clinical Skills Program, designed for rural and remote doctors to support the delivery of telehealth consultations safely, confidently, and effectively.
The program includes a combination of online education modules and a mandatory 90-minute interactive workshop. Both components must be completed to receive 6 CPD hours.
Help shape the future of acute coronary syndromes care
The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care is reviewing the Acute Coronary Syndromes Clinical Care Standard (last updated 2019) and is inviting feedback which will directly inform the revised Standard and its indicators.
ACRRM supports this review and encourages you to have your say before Tuesday 2 June 2026.
ACRRM acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the custodians of the lands and waters where our members and staff work and live across Australia. We pay respect to their elders, lores, customs and Dreaming. We recognise these lands and waters have always been a place of teaching, learning, and healing.
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