Monthly media digest: October/November 2024

10 October 2024

A digest of college news coverage for October/November 2024

ANZCA Research Committee chair receives top science award

ANZCA's Research Committee chair, Professor Britta Regli-von Ungern-Sternberg, has received the 2024 Frank Fenner Prize for Life Scientist of the Year. 

The paediatric anaesthetist was presented with her award at the annual Prime Minister's Prizes for Science 2024 awards on 8 October. 

She was interviewed on the ABC News Breakfast TV program on 9 October about her award. You can watch a video of her here.  

ANZCA concerned about fast tracking plan for overseas doctors

ANZCA President Professor Dave Story was interviewed by Australian media outlets on 7 October about the college's concerns about the fast tracking proposal for overseas trained doctors by Ahpra.

ANZCA's media release was reported by the Herald Sun and the article by medical editor Robyn Riley was sydnicated in print and online to other News Limited publications across Australia (Daily Telegraph, Adelaide Advertiser, Courier Mail, Hobart Mercury, Cairns Post, Townsville Bulletin, NT News, and Gold Coast Bulletin).

The media release  led to several requests for Professor Story to be interviewed on ABC Radio Brisbane Mornings, ABC Radio Perth Drive, ABC Radio Melbourne Drive and ABC Radio National Drive.

He was also interviewed by Australian Doctor and the Medical Republic. 
 
Dave also recorded news bulletin audio “grabs” for 2GB and 3AW and these were run in news bulletins on these stations and their syndicated stations.
 
More than two million people were reached across these platforms across a diverse demographic of readers and listeners in metropolitan, regional and regional Australia.