2023-10-21 11:15:10 Strengthening public health care must not remain an empty phrase, emphasizes ÖÄK Vice President Edgar Wutscher. Vienna (OTS) – Three months ago, a package with the aim of strengthening public health was presented at the Summer Council of Ministers. “The federal government’s promise to create 100 additional health insurance positions by the end … Read more
2023-10-03 07:25:12 On October 12th, the Federal Curia of employed doctors of the Austrian Medical Association will present the results of the “module questions” from the 2023 training evaluation. Vienna (OTS) – In the largest training evaluation ever carried out in Austria, not only were the individual departments in which training was assessed, but the … Read more
2023-09-17 09:10:15 Current events confirmed the threat of obscurity by President Steinhart Vienna (OTS) – A medical association president who is being investigated by the public prosecutor’s office, who has triggered a house search at the ÄK through his opaque activities and who is now removing doctors from their positions who want to come to … Read more
2023-09-11 06:58:06 The Federal Curia employed doctors of the Austrian Medical Association presents the results of the Austria-wide medical training evaluation Vienna (OTS) – In spring 2023, the Federal Curia of Doctors employed by the Austrian Medical Association (ÖÄK) carried out the largest evaluation of medical training in Austria to date with the support of … Read more
2023-07-23 09:11:36 “More home pharmacies means: more panel doctors. If politicians are serious about supplying the population, they will take our proposal seriously,” says ÖÄK Vice President Wutscher. Vienna (OTS) – “Many of the previous reactions to the current study, according to which more home pharmacies bring more panel doctors, miss the point,” says Edgar … Read more
2023-07-19 14:13:05 Expansion of the medical pharmacies would bring 400 additional panel doctors. “The biggest problems could be alleviated in one fell swoop,” says ÖÄK Vice President Edgar Wutscher. Vienna (OTS) – “The best service for patients, good for the climate, economically viable for pharmacies and also a benefit for our healthcare system – these … Read more
2023-07-08 10:08:05 Some changes in the introduction of the e-prescription result in situations that are not suitable for everyday use and are frustrating. ÖÄK Vice President Wutscher calls for a quick remedy. Vienna (OTS) – Since the beginning of July, the “emergency solution” e-medication has no longer been used for contactless prescriptions, but the e-prescription. … Read more
2023-07-07 20:43:23 Does Austria have too few doctors? Politicians are yelling yes, but a MedUni rector is clearly opposed – and Martin Thür is also clearing things up. In this year’s entrance test, more than 11,000 applicants competed for one of the 1,850 places for medical studies. However, because there is a shortage of doctors … Read more