THE AMCA STRUCTURE: FROM INTEREST to action
Interest Groups (IGs)
Interest Groups (IGs)
Interest Groups (IGs)
Interest Groups will enable all members to have their voices and opinions heard, raise issues and concerns, and hear from experts (including members) from within their field of interest.
Different IGs will meet regularly on different topics within their remits, and be moderated by one or more of our Board Directors to ensure fair share of voice, good behaviour and importantly, to also ensure that the ideas, concerns, issues and interests of our members are brought back to the Board for further discussion and action.
Working Groups (WGs)
Interest Groups (IGs)
Interest Groups (IGs)
Once key issues and any overlapping areas from different Ineterest Group sessions have been identified, a small number (8-12) of interested/experienced/skilled members will be asked by our Board to form a Working Group tasked with addressing specific issues and developing outputs and/or solutions.
This way, we hope to utilise our members' experience, skills and ideas and to distill their input into meaningful actions and solutions.
WGs will be lean, focused, and adhere to SMART principles.
Outputs / Solutions
Interest Groups (IGs)
Outputs / Solutions
AMCA is all about action to improve the sector for all concerned, from patients through to industry and everyone in between.
As outputs and/or potential solutions to key issues/challenges are produced, they can be channelled to the appropriate Federal or State authorities directly or via other collaborative organisations.
Working Groups can also help with putting together submissions and reports for e.g. Senate Inquiries, Senate Estimates, and other forums requiring input from across the medicinal cannabis sector.
INTEREST GROUPS
AMCA IN ACTION!
AMCA's structure to keep its members informed and to fulfill its promise to enable all members to have the opportunity to have their voices heard, is outlined below. We hope this will enable our members to hear from a range of different experts on different topics and to raise issues and concerns.
Interest Groups will be moderated and overseen by Board Directors / Ambassadors with skills and interests in specific areas to ensure a fair share of voice and good behaviour. The initial planned Interest Groups are as follows:
Interest Group Board Directors
Patient Access / Advocacy Lucy Haslam, Leon Beswick
Education Dr. Tamara Nation, Rita Martin, Justin Sinclair
Health Professional Dr. Tamara Nation (Doctors)
Rita Martin (Nursing)
Drug Driving Teresa Nicoletti, Lucy Haslam
Industry / Regulatory / Legal Joel Hardy, Teresa Nicoletti, Emily Rigby
Research Nial Wheate, Justin Sinclair
The Board Directors associated with each Interest Group will also be responsible for:
- taking key issues, ideas and concerns back to the full Board to plan appropriate Working Groups.
- identifying members from the Interest Groups to form appropriate Working Groups to address the identified issues / concerns.
Working Groups will:
- be made up of 8-12 interested / skilled / experienced members.
- adhere to SMART working principles.
- be tasked with producing specific outputs / solutions to be channelled to relevant Government Departments, collaborative organisations or other groups to ensure actions are taken.
- be asked, as appropriate, to contribute to submissions on behalf of the AMCA.
Contact us if you want to get involved!
Please let us know which areas interest you and let us know if you'd like to get involved at the 'grass roots' Working Group level.
TGA WEBINAR ON Advertising COMPLIANCE 18/3/21
Members of the TGA and ODC outline the guidelines for advertising medicinal cannabis to the public or HCPs
Click on this link https://www.tga.gov.au/webinar-presentation-medicinal-cannabis-advertising-compliance or the image to the left to access the recording on the TGA website