MEDICUS MARCH 2016

Council President Dr Michael Gannon Immediate Past President Dr Richard Choong

MARCH 2016

Vice Presidents Dr Andrew Miller Dr Omar Khorshid Honorary Secretary Dr Janice Bell Assistant Honorary Secretary Dr Marcus Tan Honorary Treasurer Professor Bernard Pearn-Rowe Councillors Division of General Practice (WA) Dr Steve Wilson A/Prof Rosanna Capolingua Division of Specialty Practice Dr Tony Ryan Dr Martin Chapman Division of Salaried and State

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The Broken State Will new reforms save WA’s mental health system? • Adj/Prof John Mendoza

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46 Profile:

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48 Opinion:

Daniel Dorevitch

The Broken State

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