Michael Clements

Chair RACGP Rural Faculty, RACGP Board Member, Chair NAPHL, Regional&Rural&Remote practice owner/GP, Pilot, husband, dad

[Michael Clements @docclements]

@KangarooBeach Retrieval is a ‘force multiplier’ for rural docs.

With good retrieval mechanisms more docs are likely to work rural knowing there is backup. In the absence of retrieval there are likely less docs volunteering.

Also, words matter. A harsh word or two hurts and has impact

[The Medical Republic @Medicalrepublic]

Who I’m voting for in the @RACGP election and why, by @jjknibbs. The next @RACGPPresident will be the most important in the history of the profession, if you choose the right candidate. https://t.co/6lkx6ULj1w #generalpractice @GPsDownUnder #GPs #election

[Michael Clements @docclements]

The answer is largely going to be: Through our patients and our communities.

[Michael Clements @docclements]

Today at #ama24 Minister Butler quoted Ambrose Bierce when describing health advocacy: ‘A strife of interests masquerading as a context of principles’. How do we best advocate for our patients with risks for scope of practice if we are perceived as masquerading?

[Michael Clements @docclements]

Thanks TMR, unless we mobilise the patient and community voice how are we to overcome accusations of promoting self interest?

[The Medical Republic @Medicalrepublic]

Meet the candidate: A/Prof Michael Clements

Could patients be the untapped advocacy resource to save general practice? @RACGP vice president Associate Professor Michael Clements is willing to bet they are. #MedTwitter

https://t.co/oMdXdvmity

[The Medical Republic @Medicalrepublic]

Meet the candidate: A/Prof Michael Clements, by @hollythepayne. Could patients be the untapped advocacy resource to save GP? @RACGP vice president Professor Michael Clements is willing to bet they are. https://t.co/oMdXdvmity #primarycare #generalpractice @GPsDownUnder

[Michael Clements @docclements]

Thank you Holly from TMR for a great chat. While as Rural Chair and Vice President my role was to prosecute the message and the voice of the Board, when running in a campaign I am able to speak as an individual. Just under 2 weeks till voting.
https://t.co/XqK7ur2op4

[newsGP @newsGPau]

From the city to the bush: how one GP Registrar’s whole perspective changed in rural Queensland. https://t.co/n3E2NvRXHd

[newsGP @newsGPau]

There are concerns that people could end up with ‘untreatable infections’ due to inconsistent pharmacy treatment of UTIs. https://t.co/NcEr6FlthW

[Rural Doctors Foundation @rural_doctors]

What inspired our CEO, Fran Avon, to join the cause, when she took on the role in 2021? Here we chat with Fran about her own story and why she is so passionate about supporting rural communities with better healthcare.

Read her story here: https://t.co/XGCoXS0aye

[newsGP @newsGPau]

Five GPs from across Australia have been announced as candidates for the next @RACGP President, with the campaigning period kicking off on Thursday. https://t.co/zVQsqs2cjq

[Michael Clements @docclements]

@KangarooBeach @brookmanknight You are a kind man and if I have your support that is a great achievement in itself! Rural will always be a core focus, passion and dominate my clinical energy, but the lessons apply equally to urban generalism and the need to support the profession

[Michael Clements @docclements]

This is great for AMA and amazing for General Practice advocacy

[AMA Media @ama_media]

Dr Danielle McMullen has been declared the next President of the AMA — the first unopposed leader since 2011. The QLD-based GP brings with her extensive experience as a practising clinician and as one of the country's leading voices in healthcare. https://t.co/nGfsvFeFJt

[Michael Clements @docclements]

Some great candidates which is great for the profession. I aim to gain the confidence of the membership during the campaign period and I am looking forward to the discussion.

[Adj Prof Karen Price, 20-22 RACGP Past Prez @brookmanknight]

Good luck to all.

[Michael Clements @docclements]

Racgp Presidential Campaign for 2024 is underway and now is the right time for me to take the step from Vice President in my advocacy journey and lead the college as President. Some great candidates and real passion for the profession is exciting. https://t.co/Sdh4zosfja

[Matt Masel @MaselMatt]

Grassroots GP campaign enticing a tree change
⁦@gmc4390⁩ ⁦@GoondiwindiM⁩
⁦@RuralDocsQ⁩ ⁦@RuralDoctorsAus⁩ ⁦@RACGP⁩ ⁦@ACRRM⁩ ⁦@DDWMPHN⁩ ⁦@GundyArgus⁩ https://t.co/D1C6E49jjS

[Michael Clements @docclements]

I wasn’t the first to use the term ‘urban narcissism’ in rural healthcare discussions, I heard it from recent AMA Rural Chair Marco Giuseppin. But it reflects health planning decision making well https://t.co/9OwqoGTx68

[Michael Clements @docclements]

@DrLiesel @RACGPPresident @Mark_Butler_MP They are certainly included in the count

[Michael Clements @docclements]

Talk of bulk billing rates increasing for some patient groups and 'free' urgent access for those close enough to an urgent care clinic is a distraction from the fact we are moving towards a two-tier system with the group of have-nots getting larger. https://t.co/2viayE4KH1

[Michael Clements @docclements]

While pharm vax’s are important and climbing, the drop in GP vax numbers is greater.

With ⬇️ engagement with GP comes ⬇️ opportunistic vax, screening, prevention.

This is what underinvestment in GP looks like.

Flu vax uptake lowest in years
https://t.co/YLxOjPjXgz