T
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he powerful doctors
lobby group is set to ramp up pressure on the federal government to take action
on climate change.
Australian Medical Association vice president Stephen Parnis
says a working group has been established to revamp the group's climate policy
before the UN climate change conference in Paris this year.
"We would like Australia's targets and priorities to be
informed by AMA policy and influenced by AMA advocacy," he told doctors at
the AMA's national conference in Brisbane on Sunday.
Dr Parnis called for doctors to take a more active role in
mitigating climate change, with the negative health effects already becoming
apparent and putting additional strain on the health system.
He said heatwaves in Victoria last summer produced a
dramatic increase in visits to emergency departments.
Read the Sydney
Morning Herald story - “Doctors union mounts push for government action to tackle climate change”.
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