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
“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."
(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
Page Updated 22nd April 2013
