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Media
For media enquiries or spokespeople in each state please contact the AOA Executive Director on 02 9410 0099.
Media Releases:
2010
Osteopathy Awareness Week 2010 General Release
2009
Call for Back Pain to be listed as National Health Priority Area May 2009
Osteopathy Awareness Week 2009 General Release
2008
Reducing Red Tape improves Patient Care
Tour de France, Cadel Evans and Osteopathy
Osteopathy Awareness Week 2008 General Release
Osteopathy Awareness Week 2008 Arthritis Release
Osteopathy Awareness Week 2008 Pregnancy Release
AOA Calls for more funded University places in Osteopathy Release
Journalist Material (Background On...)
Questions and Answers on Osteopathy
GP Media Release
Osteopathy & Gardening
Osteopathy & Sports
Osteopathy & Arthritis
Osteopathy & Menstrual pain relief
Osteopathy & Post pregnancy
Osteopathy & Stretching
Policy and Submissions
The following links are recent policy statements, submissions or industry research undertaken by the AOA. For further information contact Antony Nicholas, the Executive Director on 02 9410 0099.
Osteopathic Education in Australia
The AOA believes that high quality university education is the life blood of our profession. To generate debate on osteopathic education over the next decade the AOA released a discussion paper for comment.
Download Discussion Paper here.....
Economic profile of Osteopathy in Australia:
The osteopathic profession is the fastest growing allied health profession in Australia —the number of osteopaths almost doubled between 1996 and 2001 (from a small base) and again between 2001 and 2006. The high calibre of graduates has significantly contributed to that growth.
It is estimated that in 2007-08 Australians spent around $176m on osteopathic services.
Osteopathy in Australia: an economic profile of the profession and patients in Australian. December 2008
Medicare Review of Diagnostic Imaging and Pathology Items:
In late 2008 the federal government called for submissions on
You can download the AOA submission on this issue from the link below:
AOA Submission on Medicare Diagnostic Imaging and Patholgy Items.
AOA Pre-Budget 2009/10 Treasury Submission
In the submission, AOA has touched on a number of issues. We have identified three main ideas, which we believe should be taken up as the Government frames its next Budget:
The Government’s health reform agenda – which AOA broadly endorses – will only be realised if Medicare benefits are repointed. Osteopathic services should be reimbursed under Medicare to a greater extent than is now the case.
In particular, Medicare benefits should be available for radiology and pathology services requested by osteopaths. It should not be necessary for such requests to be made by a GP. Significant cost savings, both to Medicare and to patients, can result from this reform.
In the allocation of higher education funding resources, the need for training places for osteopathic undergraduates must be recognised.
To read the full submission please click this link...
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