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| Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine | |
|---|---|
| Name | Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine |
| Abbreviation | AFPHM |
| Formation | 1978 |
| Headquarters | Melbourne |
| Region served | Australia and New Zealand |
| Parent organization | Royal Australasian College of Physicians |
Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine is the specialist medical faculty responsible for training, accrediting and supporting specialists in public health medicine across Australia and New Zealand. It operates within the framework of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and interacts with government agencies such as the Commonwealth of Australia, the Government of New Zealand, and statutory bodies including the Ministry of Health (New Zealand), the Australian Department of Health and Aged Care, and state and territorial health departments. The Faculty engages with international organisations like the World Health Organization, the World Bank, and the United Nations while collaborating with academic institutions such as the University of Melbourne, the University of Sydney, the University of Auckland, and the Monash University.
The Faculty was established during a period of specialist consolidation influenced by entities such as the Royal College of Physicians (London), the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, and reform movements exemplified by the National Health Service (United Kingdom), the Alma-Ata Declaration, and the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion. Early leaders drew on frameworks from the Australian Medical Association, the New Zealand Medical Association, and public inquiries like the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody and the Pitt Review. The Faculty's evolution paralleled responses to outbreaks and events including the HIV/AIDS epidemic, the SARS outbreak, the H1N1 influenza pandemic, and the COVID-19 pandemic, prompting collaborations with agencies such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, and the Pan American Health Organization.
Governance structures reflect models used by the Royal Colleges in the United Kingdom, the American Board of Preventive Medicine, and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, with committees analogous to the Medical Board of Australia and the Health Workforce New Zealand advisory groups. Executive officers and councillors are elected by membership similar to procedures in the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and overseen by regulatory frameworks aligned with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency and the Medical Council of New Zealand. The Faculty maintains specialist committees on training, ethics, and indigenous health drawing on precedents from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission, the Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, and the Lowitja Institute.
The Faculty's training program mirrors competency-based curricula comparable to the Royal College of Physicians (Edinburgh) and the College of Public Health Medicine (Ireland), incorporating assessments inspired by the Australian Medical Council standards, the General Medical Council (UK) frameworks, and the USMLE-style approaches used by the American Board of Medical Specialties. Registrars undertake supervised rotations in settings such as the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, the Royal Melbourne Hospital, the Auckland City Hospital, and community venues like the Royal Children's Hospital and the Fremantle Hospital while engaging with programmes at research bodies including the National Health and Medical Research Council, the Grattan Institute, and the Lowy Institute. Accreditation processes interact with universities including Australian National University, University of Queensland, University of Otago, and professional colleges like the Royal Australasian College of Physicians.
Membership categories include trainees, fellows, and affiliate members following traditions established by the Royal College of Physicians (London), the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, and the Faculty of Public Health (UK). Fellows hold post-nominals and participate in ceremonies reminiscent of those at the Order of Australia investitures and convocations influenced by the University of Sydney and the University of Otago graduations. Notable fellows have collaborated with institutions such as the Burnet Institute, the Marie Bashir Institute, the Kirby Institute, and have contributed to inquiries like the Royal Commission into Victoria's Mental Health System and reviews such as the Marmot Review.
The Faculty advises on communicable and non-communicable disease control, emergency response, and health systems drawing on models from the National Immunisation Program (Australia), the New Zealand Public Health Service, and regional bodies like the Pacific Community (SPC). It provides expert input to inquiries and reviews such as the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, the Independent Review of Aid Effectiveness (Australia), and pandemic responses coordinated with the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee and the COVID-19 Controller (New Zealand). The Faculty runs continuing professional development aligned with the Australian Medical Association, the New Zealand Medical Association, the Royal College of Physicians CPD frameworks, and international networks including the International Association of National Public Health Institutes.
The Faculty issues policy statements, position papers, and clinical guidelines similar in role to documents produced by the National Health and Medical Research Council, the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation, and the New Zealand Guidelines Group. Publications address topics referenced in WHO guidance such as Global Health Security, pandemic influenza preparedness, tuberculosis control, and vaccine safety, and are cited alongside reports by the Lancet, the BMJ, and the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. It contributes to guideline development with partners like the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, the Clinical Excellence Commission (NSW), and the Health Quality & Safety Commission (New Zealand).
Advocacy priorities align with agencies such as the Lowitja Institute, the Closing the Gap campaign, the United Nations Children's Fund, and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. Partnerships include academic collaborations with University of New South Wales, Curtin University, University of Western Australia, and international liaison with the World Bank, the WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, and the Asia Pacific Observatory on Health Systems and Policies. The Faculty engages in policy advocacy with lawmakers from the Australian Parliament, the New Zealand Parliament, and contributes evidence to inquiries like the Senate Community Affairs References Committee and the Health Select Committee (New Zealand).
Category:Medical associations in Australia Category:Medical associations in New Zealand