Life, death and access to voluntary assisted dying

In this issue:

• ADVOCACY AGENDA - AMA(SA) CAMPAIGNS FROM PAYROLL TAX TO PHARMACY PRESCRIBING

• PRESIDENT ATCHISON REFLECTS ON HER TERM

• CELEBRATING OUR NEWEST DOCTORS

With more clinics across the state,

you’ll get a clearer picture.

OPENING SOON

Bringing MRI to the Fleurieu

Victor Harbor Town Centre

Adding to our existing clinics at Goolwa and Victor Harbor Hospital, this expansion of our radiology services creates capacity on existing services and allows us to bring Medicare supported MRI and Breast imaging services closer to those who live on the peninsula.

New Breast & Oncology Clinic

337 South Terrace

This is an expansion of our relocated breast services provided at St Andrew’s Hospital as well as a focus on oncology imaging and integrated healthcare making the patients journey as comfortable as possible.

For a clearer picture visit jonesradiology.com.au medicSA is produced by the Australian Medical Association (SA)

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President

Dr Michelle Atchison: president@amasa.org.au medicSA

Editorial

Medical Editor: Dr Roger Sexton

Editor: Karen Phillips editor@amasa.org.au

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Production

Catherine Waite

ISSN 1447-9255 (Print)

ISSN 2209-0096 (Digital)

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It’s not widely known, but AMA(SA) President Dr Michelle Atchison is the very proud daughter of the long-time, internationally published, Advertiser political cartoonist Michael Atchison. To coincide with the end of Dr Atchison’s presidency in late May, we’re reprinting on the cover and on page 14 two of the editorial page cartoons in which Mr Atchison depicted aspects of South Australia’s health system, each featuring his infamous ‘dog with no name’ and as relevant today as they were when initially published. Dr Atchison is pictured here on her wedding day 1992 with her father, who died in 2009.