About The ARA

> Mission/Purpose
> Goals
> Communication within the Association
> ARA Secretariat
> National Executive
> State Councillors
> State Branch Executives
> Committees
> Constitution (ratified AGM May 2010)
> Strategic Plan

Mission/Purpose

“The ARA supports and educates members and other practitioners in the
musculoskeletal field to enable provision of best possible management for
patients. It fosters excellence in the diagnosis and management of
musculoskeletal and inflammatory conditions through training, professional
development, research and advocacy."

Goals

(1) Services and infrastructure. To ensure provision of appropriate and
relevant services to members by defining ongoing needs and developing services and infrastructure in line with those needs.

(2) Workforce and trainee development. To ensure undergraduate
rheumatology training meets the ongoing professional and community needs through workforce evaluation, trainee recruitment and curriculum development.

(3) Professional development and practice standards. To support members
in maintaining professional competencies by supporting availability and accessibility of relevant continuing education and by establishing practice standards in the area of musculoskeletal medicine.

(4) Collaboration and partnerships. To foster a culture of collaboration
with other specialties, health professionals and consumers, and to actively seek opportunities for partnership development across the activities of the organisation.

(5) Advocacy. To advocate on behalf of members, patients and the general
community in order to support quality and equitable provision of musculoskeletal services.

(6) Profile. To ensure the speciality of rheumatology achieves
recognition and influence in the general community, amongst the medical profession and within government circles.

(7) Research. To facilitate high quality and relevant research in the
field of rheumatology by expanding opportunities for member involvement, exploring opportunities for collaboration with other professional groups and taking a leadership role with respect to pharmaceutical industry research.

(8) Resources. To generate resources to maintain and expand association
activities and utilise these resources to the optimal benefit of association members, the profession and the community.


Communication within the Association

To improve the communication pathway within the Association, the Review Committee established following the May 2003 ARA Council meeting, has prepared a Communication Matrix which schematically represents the lines of communication within the ARA. The focus of this communication matrix is the individual Rheumatologist. The matrix highlights emphasis on the preferred avenue of communication for the individual Rheumatologist via their State Committee and ARA State Councillors - highlighted on this diagram by a solid thick coloured line. Issues are then directed from State Councillors, State Committees to Executive, ARA Committees, through to Council. However, there will always be the facility for members to take issues directly to the ARA Executive.

ARA

Ms Paula Duncan
145 Macquarie Street
SYDNEY NSW 2000
Tel: 02 9252 2334
Fax:02 9252 2328
email: ara@rheumatology.org.au
Secretariat Hours
Monday to Friday 8.30am - 4.30pm


National Executive

President: Professor Julien de Jager
Vice President: Prof Rachelle Buchbinder
Honorary Secretary: A/Professor Michael Shanahan
Honorary Treasurer: Dr Raymond White


State-Elected Councillors


New South Wales
Prof Lyn March
Dr Sally Preston
Dr David Mathers

Dr Penelope Savvas
Dr Neil McGill
Dr Herman Lau
Dr David Massasso

Australian Capital Territory
A/Professor Kathleen Tymms

Tasmania
Dr Malcolm Turner

Queensland
Dr Paul Kubler
Dr David Careless

South Australia
Dr Robert Van Den Berg
Dr Anita Lee

Victoria
Dr Melinda Wong
A/Professor Russell Buchanan
Dr Sabina Ciciriello
Dr Alberta Hoi
Dr Marie Feletar

WA
Dr Margaret Mazur
Dr Antonia Cole

State Branch Executives

New South Wales
President: Dr Sally Preston
Vice President/ Treasurer: Dr Neil McGill
Secretary: Dr Penelope Savvas / Dr Ling S Wong

Australian Capital Territory
Secretary: Dr Anna Dorai Raj

Victoria
President: Professor Eric Morand
Secretary: Dr Sabina Ciciriello
Treasurer: Dr Tony Kostos

Tasmania
Secretary: Dr Malcolm Turner

South Australia
President: Dr Anita Lee
Secretary: Dr Fiona Goldblatt
Treasurer: Dr Peter Penglis

Queensland
President: Dr Claire Barrett
Secretary/Treasurer: Dr Phillip Vecchio

Western Australia
Secretary: Dr Graeme Carroll
Treasurer: Dr Tafere Berhane




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