Over 40 medical profession leaders attended a high level meeting yesterday in Canberra to discuss the issue of sexual harassment within the medical profession.
“Having resolved to confront the scourge of sexual harassment, it is fair to say that the profession is learning. Yesterday’s meeting was about continuing that learning process and setting an agenda of work for the profession over the coming months,” AMA President Brian Owler said in a statement.
“We know that sexual harassment is under-reported, but we also know that it exists and must be acted upon. A number of projects have already commenced to seek opinion and provide an opportunity for members of the profession to speak up.”
The following organisations were represented at the Roundtable:
- Australian Medical Association (AMA)
- Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Australian Human Rights Commission
- Medical Board of Australia
- NSW Health Education and Training Institute
- Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
- Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists
- Australasian College for Emergency Medicine
- Australasian College of Dermatologists
- Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists
- Royal Australasian College of Physicians
- Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists
- Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
- Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia
- Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
- Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
- Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators
- Royal Australian College of Dental Surgeons
- College of Intensive Care Medicine of Australia and New Zealand
- Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine
- Australasian College of Sports Physicians
- AMA Council of Doctors in Training
- Australian Medical Students’ Association
- Committee of Presidents of Medical Colleges
- Neurological Society of Australasia
- Australian Society of Anaesthetists
- Australasian College of Sports Physicians
- Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine
- Australian and New Zealand College of Neurologists
- Australian Orthopaedic Association
- General Practice Registrars Australia