Dr Stuart Day appointed AMA Tasmania President

Following a meeting of the AMA Tasmania Board last night, AMA Tasmania is pleased to announce Dr Stuart Day has been appointed to the position of President.

Dr Day has been involved with the AMA at both a state and federal level for the past 20 years and has served as Vice-President of AMA Tasmania to A/Prof Tim Greenaway since 2014.

Dr Day has been AMA Tasmania’s representative on the Postgraduate Medical Education Council of Tasmania and the LGH Joint Unions Management Committee as well as President of the Tasmanian Salaried Medical Practitioners Society for more than 10 years, helping members from around the state on matters concerning working conditions and industrial relations.

Dr Day said he was honoured to be appointed President and looks forward to helping Tasmania take the necessary steps towards achieving the state government’s goal of being the healthiest state in Australian by 2025.

“It is no secret Tasmania’s public hospitals are facing significant challenges and there is no simple answer to combat this,” said Dr Day.

“We must find ways educate and assist Tasmanians to make positive lifestyle choices to address the need for hospitalisation and secondary health care, while also securing the necessary funding from state and federal governments to allow our general practitioners and hospitals to provide reliable services to those in need, and allow hospitals to maintain an appropriate number of beds as well as an appropriate number of nurses to staff those beds.

“I look forward to working closely with the Minister for Health, Michael Ferguson, and Tasmanian Health Service CEO, David Alcorn, to develop and implement initiatives and strategies to put Tasmanian on the path towards better health and better healthcare services.”

Having moved to Tasmania from Sydney during his high school years, Dr Day completed his medical degree at the University of Tasmania in 1995 before undertaking anaesthetic training in Tasmania and South Australia, which were completed in early 2005.

Having worked at each of the state’s hospitals at various times, Dr Day brings with him a wide range of experiences to the role.

Dr Day is currently working as a Specialist Anaesthetist at Launceston General Hospital.

Outside of AMA Tasmania, Dr Day is actively involved in Australian Society of Anaesthetists, as past Tasmania Chair and current committee member, as well as the Tasmanian Regional Committee of Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists.
Ned Worledge