ASMS

We are the union for salaried doctors and dentists.

We promote, protect and support the interests of our members in all aspects of their working lives. We are working for an equitable, accessible public health care system that meets the needs of all New Zealanders.

News & Publications

Videos

ASMS Annual Conference 2020

Why it’s important to match our training pathway to our population profile	Professor Joanne Baxter Associate Dean (Māori), University of Otago Director of Kōhatu – Centre for Hauora Māori
The Pipeline– panel discussion	Anna Clark, Deputy Director-General Health Workforce, Ministry of Health Professor Peter Crampton, Kōhatu, Centre for Hauora Māori, Otago University Dr Deborah Powell, National Secretary, NZRDA Mr Peter Robertson, NZ Orthopaedic Association Dr Richard Storey, Vice President, STONZ
The equity kaupapa	Dr Jade Tamatea Senior Lecturer, Te Kupenga Hauora Māori and Department of Medicine, University of Auckland, Endocrinologist and Clinical Equity Lead, Waikato DHBIntroduced and facilitated by Dr Lloyd McCann, CEO, Mercy Radiology
CME in the post Covid era	Dr Marty Minehan Anaesthetist
Writers who Doctor Wellbeing, wider interests, following your passion	Dr Eileen Merriman, consultant haematologist Dr Glenn Colquhoun, GP Dr Renee Liang, paediatrician
Minister of Health	Hon Andrew Little
Searching for sustainability in digital healthcare	Dr Ruth Large Clinical Director Information Services and Virtual Healthcare, emergency & rural hospital physician, NZ Telehealth Leadership Group Darren Douglass GM Digital Strategy and Investment, Data and Digital, Ministry of Health
See photos from the Annual Conference 2020 here.

Patient-centred care

These videos were produced by ASMS to highlight issues affecting the senior medical workforce in New Zealand and the delivery of patient-centred care.

Dr Julian Fuller

Dr John Chambers

Professor Murray Barclay

Dr Tanya Wilton

Dr Annette van Zeist-Jongman

Making up for being female

Work-life balance, medical time and gender norms for women in the New Zealand senior medical workforce. A study examining gender bias and other challenges faced by women in New Zealand’s senior medical workforce.