The
MBA is financed:
1)
Through a direct donation in reply to our annual appeal.
2)
A
donation included with the AMA subscription.
3)
Through
donations from supporting organisations.
In the past, donations have
enabled the development of a moderate investment portfolio from which the
Association derives an income. This income, combined with the donations, is
spent on the beneficiaries in need, i.e. the doctors and their families in
distress. Unfortunately, over the past few years donations have not matched the
expenditure needs and hence the real value of our investment reserves is
gradually declining.
Over the past 10 years the
number of people assisted by the MBA has doubled. Within this increase there has
been a six-fold increase in the number of female doctors needing help. The
reasons for these increases are not certain but may include increased work
stress, greater performance expectations, more government regulation, long
working hours, reduced remuneration and increasing litigation.
This is a joint initiative
between the MBA and the
Doctors' Mental Health Implementation Committee.
Its purpose is the creation of a central archive of information related to
doctors' mental health, the cornerstone being the
NSW
Doctors' Mental Health Program.
This site assists the dissemination of the NSW Doctors' Mental Health
Implementation Committee's Policy and Strategies to all doctors, medical
students and medical administrators. Further goals are the promotion of further
research and the provision of information about referral services, such as the
MBA and the Doctors'
Health & Advisory Service (DHAS) through the Internet.
The MBA contributed a councillor (Dr
Gary Galambos) to represent it for the organising committee of the 3rd
National Doctors' Health Conference, which took place in September
2003. It was a highly successful conference in terms of attendance,
program content, quality of speakers and venue.
A broad representative sample of
the medical community, including general practitioners and
specialists.
Social Worker:
Mary Doughty AM
Councillors:
President:
Dr David Chen
Vice President: Dr Furio Virant
Vice President: Dr Gary Galambos
Hon Secretary: Dr Andrew Wines
Hon Treasurer: Dr Vincent Wong
Dr Richard Herlihy
Dr Christopher Dalton
Dr Peter Duke
Dr
Joy Vautin
Dr L Pfitzner
Dr Gavin Frost
Dr Stephen Green
Dr Clement Loy
Dr John Newlinds OAM
Dr Norma Stephens
Dr Elizabeth Rushbrook CSC
Dr Yvonne Skarbek
Dr Sue Morey AM
Dr Yvonne Skarbek
Composition of Council:
General Practice 3
Hospital 2
ENT 1
Surgery 1
Ophthalmology 1
Salaried 4
Retired 2
Psychiatry 4
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