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Genetic Testing and Genomics in Medicine 2020
25 May 2020 Media release
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AMA submission on the Second Exposure Draft of the Religious Discrimination Bill 2019
02 January 2020 Media release
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12 December 2019 Position Statement
Ethical Guidelines on Ownership of Pharmacy and Dispensing by Doctors 2019
10 December 2019 Position Statement
Ethical Issues in Reproductive Medicine 2019
03 October 2019 Submission
AMA submission on the Religious Discrimination Bill 2019
07 May 2019 Position Statement
Maintaining Clear Sexual Boundaries Between Doctors and Patients and the Conduct of Patient Examinations 2019
27 March 2019 Position Statement
Conscientious Objection - 2019
13 December 2018 Position Statement
Doctors’ Relationships with Industry 2018
27 November 2018 Position Statement
WMA Declaration of Seoul - 2018
07 August 2018 Submission
AMA submission on the Medical Board of Australia's public consultation draft revised Good Medical Practice, June 2018
17 April 2018 Position Statement
AMA Guidelines for Doctors on Managing Conflicts of Interest in Medicine 2018
11 January 2018 Submission
AMA submission to the ​National Health Genomics draft implementation plan​
05 January 2018 Position Statement
Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation - 2017
06 December 2017 Position Statement
WMA Declaration of Geneva 2017
04 April 2017 Position Statement
WMA Declaration of Tokyo - 2016
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