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The President's Medical Liaison Council Announcement

Thurs 17 December 2009

MDA National is pleased to announce the representatives of the PMLC.
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MDA National Vice President Receives RACGP Award

Mon 23 November 2009

MDA National congratulates its Vice President Dr Beres Wenck on her Honorary Fellowship of the Australian College of General Practitioners.
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The Annual General Meeting 2009

Wed 11 November 2009

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Medical Defence Association (trading as MDA National) was held on the 10 November 2009.
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Amendments to Queensland Coroners Act

Fri 6 November 2009

Amendments to the Queensland Coroners Act has created more categories of deaths reportable to the coroner for medical practitioners in Queensland. 
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Update: Renewal of Medical Board of Western Australia Registration 2009/2010
Thur 24 September 2009

MDA National has met with the Board to clarity the full extent of requirements on practitioners.
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H1N1 Consent Form not a Precondition for Cover

Mon 21 September 2009

MDA National Insurance has confirmed that it does not require its Members to obtain a completed Department of Health and Ageing Pandemic (H1N1) Influenza Vaccine Consent Form from their patients before administering the swine flu vaccine in order to be indemnified.
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Renewal of Medical Board of Western Australia Registration 2009/2010

Mon 14 September 2009

Following the introduction of the Medical Practitioners Act 2008, the Board has introduced a number of changes in relation to the renewal of registration for 2009/2010.
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Pandemic (H1N1) Vaccination Program Rollout

Mon 14 September 2009

Professor Julian Rait confirms cover under the MDA National Insurance Professional Indemnity Insurance Policy will extend to the administration of the H1N1 vaccine in accordance with the terms and conditions of the policy.
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MDA National to Indemnify Members Administering H1N1 Vaccine

Wed 02 September 2009

MDA National has confirmed that its insured medical practitioner Members will be covered for administering vaccine under the auspices of the Commonwealth Government’s proposed Pandemic (H1N1) Vaccination Program. 
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The 2009 Victorian Bushfires
Tues 10 February 2009

MDA National is committed to providing support service for all Members who have been impacted by the bushfires or are working tirelessly to assist the victims.
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