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22.01.2022 All Cairns Doctors are invited to join us at the next CLMA event on Friday 3 August 2018. Our topic for the evening is Touching Concerns, Pushing the Boundaries which is sure to prove interesting and educational. Follow the link to secure your seat! https://www.clma.org.au//clma-meeting-touching-concerns-pu

21.01.2022 All healthcare workers listen up. When duty calls be mindful of this advice from an experienced Anaesthetist Re-post. -----------------------------------------...----- As hard as it is we must protect ourselves first DRABC. D is for danger. Just remember that people. There is no emergency in a pandemic. I was asked to repost this with the news of 13 Italian doctors dying from COVID-19. If you do not have proper PPE, do not go in. No matter what. This post is for my healthcare workers, docs, surgeons, Nurses, aids, and ems, and all staff. There is no emergency in a pandemic You as a healthcare worker are a force multiplier. Your training and experience is invaluable moving into this crisis. So, you're going to be faced with some very difficult moments. You're going to have to put your needs first. I'm speaking specifically about PPE and your safety. If you're an ICU nurse, or an ICU doc, and you become infected, not only are you out of the game for potentially weeks (or killed) But your replacements could be people without your expertise. Your remaining co workers are short staffed now, more likely to make mistakes and become ill themselves. You stop being a force multiplier and start using healthcare resources. You going in may save the patient, it may not. But you cant save any patients in the weeks your laying in a hospital bed or using a vent yourself. People are going to die. Do not become one of them. There is no emergency in a pandemic. During the Ebola outbreak, people were dying. But at no point did we rush in, we took the 10 minutes to put on our PPE with our spotter. If we didn't have proper PPE we did NOT go in. There is no emergency in a pandemic. You may work in long term care, and want to rush in to save a patient you have had for years. Do not go in without your PPE There is no emergency in a pandemic. You may have a survivor in the room, screaming at you to come in because their mother is crashing. Do not go in without your PPE. There is no emergency in a pandemic. You may have an infected woman in labor. Screaming for help. Do not go in without your PPE. There is no emergency in a pandemic. You may have A self quarentined patient with a gun shot wound and is bleeding out. Do not go in there without your PPE. There is no emergency in a pandemic Doing nothing may be the hardest thing you've ever had to do in your life. Many of you say, I could never do that. I wouldn't be able to stop myself from rushing in and saving my patient. Liberian nurses and doctors said the same thing, and many did run in to help, saying PPE be damned. My patients need me. Then they became infected, they infected others. And they died. They didn't help anyone after that. Do not let the deaths of hundreds of healthcare workers be forgotten.

21.01.2022 LATE NOTICE: MEETING ON JUNE 5 2018 We have been lucky to secure speakers George Sotiris and John Cosgrove from AMAQ Workplace Relations for a CLMA meeting on ...Tuesday, June 5. We will be learning about and discussing workplace relationships in the medical profession and how to ensure harmony, not conflict. Learn more by clicking the link. https://www.clma.org.au/events//6/5-workplace-relationships

21.01.2022 We're excited for our meeting tonight - it's sure to be an interesting one! Looking forward to seeing our attendees, members and sponsors at 6:30pm, Holiday Inn Cairns Harbourside!

18.01.2022 Last Chance to secure your seat at our meeting next week! It's sure to be an interesting night... Click below for more information or to book. https://www.clma.org.au//2018-meeting-2-professional-accou

17.01.2022 Our next event is in the works.... get your email on the mailing list to keep up to date!

14.01.2022 A big thank you to all of the new CLMA members and event attendees who joined us at our first event for 2018! It was a great night with our fantastic speaker, Dr Susan Swanston. A big thank you to our sponsors ANZ Health! Here are some snaps from the night... Tag anyone you know!

14.01.2022 A very informative evening - well done to David Shepherd for organising it.

13.01.2022 FLUORIDE - Should fluoride be reintroduced into all Queensland water supplies to prevent tooth decay?

12.01.2022 A big thank you to everyone who joined us at our meeting on Monday evening! It was a great night with some awesome discussion. Thank you to our speaker, Dr Stephen Walker from The Cognitive Institute for his insight and thank you to our fantastic sponsor, QML Pathology. Check out the snaps below and tag anyone you recognise! The next meeting will be held in June (date to be confirmed) and hope we can continue to grow this great community.

09.01.2022 Thanks to MPs Mark McArdle and Ros Bates for coming to Cairns to hear doctor’s concerns.

09.01.2022 All Doctors in the Cairns greater area are invited to the first CLMA Meeting for 2018. Join us for dinner and discussion on Tuesday, 13th February. We are privileged to have speaker Susan Swanston, a GP from Plaza Family Health joining us on the night to discuss Obesity and the Role of Sugar. It is important for the health community across Cairns to share their views, encourage discussion and together, improve the way we work and get to know our colleagues better, so we hope this will be the first of a very productive, insightful and interesting meeting roster for the year. https://www.clma.org.au//2018-meeting-1-obesity-and-the-ro

05.01.2022 Don't forget to register for the first meeting of 2018! It's on next week and is a fantastic chance to meet other doctors in the greater Cairns area, engage in some interesting professional discussion and listen to our fantastic speaker, Susan Swanston. Follow the link to get the details! ... https://www.clma.org.au//2018-meeting-1-obesity-and-the-ro

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03.01.2022 Professional accountability by peer review is coming to the medical industry in Cairns. Join us at our next meeting to find out what this means for you from our speaker, Dr Stephen Walker from the Cognitive Institute. >>> Click on the link for all details and to buy a ticket or CLMA membership! <<<... https://www.clma.org.au//2018-meeting-2-professional-accou

03.01.2022 Did you know we have a new home online? Visit www.clma.org.au to take a look! Scroll down and enter your email in the subscription box - we will make sure you are the first to receive news about membership, events and more.

01.01.2022 F block drinks at 5:30pm courtesy of the Department of Surgery and Intensive Care! See you all thereF block drinks at 5:30pm courtesy of the Department of Surgery and Intensive Care! See you all there

01.01.2022 Professional accountability by peer review is coming to the medical industry in Cairns. Find out what this means for you at our next meeting with speaker, Dr Stephen Walker from the Cognitive Institute. Visit our website for information and bookings. ... https://www.clma.org.au//2018-meeting-2-professional-accou

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