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
Secretariat
Mrs Robyn Middleton
145 Macquarie Street
SYDNEY NSW 2000
Tel: 02 9256 5458
Fax: 02 9256 9692/02 9252 3310
email: robynm@racp.edu.au
Ms Suzie Petranovic
145 Macquarie Street
SYDNEY NSW 2000
Tel: 02 9256 9626
Fax: 02 9256 9692/02 9252 3310
email:
Suzie.Petranovic@racp.edu.au
National Executive
President: Dr Louis McGuigan
Vice President: A/Professor Sue Piper
Honorary Secretary: Professor Malcolm Smith
Honorary Treasurer: Dr Bain Shenstone
State Councillors
New South Wales
Dr Jim Bertouch
Dr Kathryn Gibson
Dr Sally Preston
Dr Herman Lau
Australian Capital Territory
Dr Ken Khoo
Tasmania
Dr Serena Parker
Queensland
Dr David Nicholls
Dr Julien de Jager
South Australia
Dr Simon Burnet
Dr Robert Van Den Berg
Victoria
Dr Hedley Griffiths
Dr Wendy Stevens
Dr Melinda Wong
Dr Russell Buchanan
WA
Dr Joylene Rentsch
State Branch Executives
New South Wales
President: Dr Kathryn Gibson
Vice President: Dr Sally Preston
Treasurer: Dr Neil McGill
Secretary: Dr Stephen Potter
Australian Capital Territory
Secretary: Dr Anna Dorai Raj
Victoria
President: Dr Hedley Griffiths
Secretary: Dr Melinda Wong
Treasurer: Dr Tony Kostos
Tasmania
Secretary: Dr Serena Parker
South Australia
President: Dr Robert Van Den Berg
Secretary: Dr Anita Lee
Treasurer: Dr Simon Burnet
Queensland
Chairman: Dr Paul Kubler
Secretary/Treasurer: Dr Phillip Vecchio
Western Australia
Secretary: Dr Joylene Rentsch
Assistant Secretary: Dr Graeme Carroll
Treasurer: Dr Kevin Murray
Page Updated 11.06.10
