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A P R I L 2 0 1 6 M E D I C U S 1
Council
President
Dr Michael Gannon
Immediate Past President
Dr Richard Choong
Vice Presidents
Dr Andrew Miller
Dr Omar Khorshid
Honorary Secretary
Dr Janice Bell
Assistant Honorary Secretary
Dr Marcus Tan
Honorary Treasurer
Professor Bernard Pearn-Rowe
Councillors
Division of General Practice (WA)
Dr Steve Wilson
A/Prof Rosanna Capolingua
Division of Specialty Practice
Dr Tony Ryan
Dr Martin Chapman
Division of Salaried and State
Government Service
Dr Mark Duncan-Smith
Dr Dror Maor
Ordinary Members
Dr Daniel Heredia
Dr Stuart Salfinger
Dr David McCoubrie
Prof Geoff Dobb
Co-opted Members
Dr Steve Wilson
Dr Tim Koh
A/Prof Peter Maguire
Dr Michael Page
Dr Chris Wilson
Dr Ian Jenkins
Prof John Newnham
Prof Shirley Bowen
Mr Daniel Dorevitch
Mr Sid Narula
AMA (WA) Office
Executive Director
Mr Paul Boyatzis
Director: Industrial & Legal
Ms Marcia Kuhne
Executive Officers
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Mr Simon Bibby
Ms Leah Pantelis
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Making a Difference
State President Dr Michael Gannon on why he is running
for the AMA’s top job
APRIL 2016
11
Passing on the public health baton
Professor Mike Daube’s call to arms 8
REGULARS
02 President’s Desk
03 From the Editor
04 Industrial
06 Letters
8 Comment:
Prof Mike Daube
11 Comment:
Dr Michael Gannon
12 News
18 Cover Story:
Shattering the Silence
40 Opinion: COGP
41 Opinion: RACGP
43 Clinical Edge
48 For the Record:
Dr Matthew
Summerscales &
Dr Michele Genevieve
51 Opinion:
Dr Michael Sala
52 Opinion:
Daniel Dorevitch
53 Opinion:
Sid Narula
54 AMA in the Media
56 Family Law
58 Technology
61 Drive
62 Travel
65 Wine
67 Food
68 Member Benefits
& On the Town
71 Classifieds Professional
Appointments, Positions
Vacant, Rooms for
Sale/Lease
75 Greensheet
Shattering the Silence
AMA (WA) Survey reveals endemic
sexual harassment crisis
• Dr David Russell-Weisz
• Dr Andrew Miller
• Dr Omar Khorshid
• Dr Melita Cirillo
• Dr Chris Wilson
• Dr Michael Page
• Prof Shirley Bowen
• A/Prof Angela Alessandri
• Dr Michael Stanford
• Kevin Cass-Ryall
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FEATURES