FIJI MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
FIJI MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
Dear Members,
Bula Vinaka, Namaste, Noa’ia e mau’ri. I would like to thank
all the members who attended the 61st FMA annual Scientific
conference. What a fantastic conference it was! The theme “Responding to
Adversity” was a timely one. As a Profession, we are negotiating through times
of change and facing new and unforeseen challenges. These challenges are at a personal
level, workplace related and institutional level. We thought it was timely to
tease out some of these more sensitive issues and discuss it out in a
collegiate forum and indeed the response we have received thus far has been
overwhelmingly positive. We rely on your feedback to improve on future
conferences so please take time out to fill in yours via the survey monkey that
has been emailed.
Stemming from our conference, we have made the following
resolutions:
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FMA supports 1.5 degree rise limit in temperature
2020
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FMA does not condone any form of violence
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FMA supports nursing specialization
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FMA members are encouraged to take care of
themselves physically mentally spiritually and Financially
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FMA members to be more mindful of our
colleagues and ‘checking on each other’.
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FMA members to be more thoughtful in the use
of our social media
o In
the posts they create
o In
the photos they chose to upload
o Patient
privacy (confidentiality and disclosures)
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Encourage incorporation into the early
medical training (EQ and communication)
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Be mindful of the way we speak to our
patients and colleagues
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FMA would encourage emergency drills in all
facilities
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FMA supports overseas attachments abroad
provided the candidate returns
To those members who could not attend this year, thank you
so much for covering the workstations so your fellow colleagues could attend.
This collegiality and culture of sacrifice must be reciprocated so that
everyone gets a fair chance to attend. We do run mini conferences in Suva,
Lautoka and Labasa and this is an opportunity for members that potentially miss
out on the main conference to attend as the theme is the same.
This was election year and I am pleased to announce your
executive council as follows:
President – Dr Basharat Munshi
Vice-President – Dr Amanda Hill
Executive Secretary – Dr Mafa Vakamocea
Treasurer – Dr Alipate Vakamocea
Elected Executive Council Members:
Dr Sailosi Ratumaitavuki
Dr Shakeel Ahmed
Dr Priyant Shaneel
Dr Ronal Kumar
Dr Myrielle Allen
Co-opted Executive Council Members:
Dr Inosi Voce
Dr Saiasi Caginidaveta
Dr James Fong
Dr Jemesa Tudravu
Dr Akuila Naqasima
Dr Brian Guevara
Dr Amrish Krishnan
Dr Rajneel Kumar
I would like to congratulate the incoming executive council
who will continue to advocate on all the members behalf. It is an exciting time
indeed to be an FMA member knowing a solid team has your back. Moreover, we
will be venturing into standardizing and easing the process of renewal of your
respective registrations by giving you ample opportunity to gain CME points through
our various platforms. We will strengthen our mentoring programs and ensure
that all members are regularly checked upon in terms of their overall health in
the form of courtesy calls and messages asking if they are O.K.? You are all
welcome to a cup of coffee at our Holland street office. If you are coming from
out of Suva and need a place to stay, our office is open to you.
Vinaka vakalevu, Daniyabaad and Fa’eksia
Dr Basharat Munshi
President Fiji Medical Association