CEO ’ s Report
Charles Wurf | ATMS CEO professional knowledge to ensure a high standard of care provided to your clients .
Natural Medicine Week What a great success we ’ ve again had with Natural Medicine Week 2023 !
Natural Medicine Week ran from 22 – 28 May 2023 , and as our annual celebration it succeeded in raising awareness of the important role natural medicine practitioners play in the health and wellbeing of Australians .
Natural Medicine Week was well championed by our suite of Ambassadors and sustained with excellent support from our industry partners . Thank you one and all for your leadership and enthusiasm !
Without doubt the lifeblood of Natural Medicine Week is the active involvement of members . The week featured an Australia-wide selection of top-quality events , workshops , demonstrations , open-clinics , blogs , videos , recipes : all designed to showcase the wonderful advantages of natural medicine readily available through local practitioners .
ATMS applauds the involvement of one and all in continuing to expand Natural Medicine Week as a wonderful outreach and engagement strategy .
ATMS Member renewal 2023-2024 Renewal fees for ATMS Accredited Membership have now been notified to all members and we look forward to the continuing support of members . The renewal fee for an Accredited Member is $ 285 including GST for the year 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024 .
As per previous years , members eligible to be a Fellow of ATMS will have the option to continue as a Fellow of ATMS , including an additional fee of $ 75 , including GST .
In addition , the benefits of being an Accredited Member , a Fellow of ATMS has access to : 1 . Use of the Fellow of ATMS 2023- 2024 logo until end of the financial year ( 30 June 2024 )
2 . Extra CPE points for FREE . Access will include 4 x on-demand FREE webinar recordings per quarter , with a mix of Chinese Medicine , Ingestive Therapies , Bodywork and Business topics .
3 . Fellows will be invited to participate in a unique FREE Member Forum round table style Q & A – one per quarter . This will be a live webinar style event .
4 . Receive the recognition you deserve and demonstrate credibility to your clients by displaying your Fellow of ATMS logo proudly across your website , email marketing and social media , as well as in clinic .
CPE audit 2022-2023 ATMS is in the final stages of conducting our Continuing Professional Education ( CPE ) audit for 2022-2023 . The audit applies to CPE for the period 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023 .
ATMS members ’ commitment to ongoing CPE is one the pillars of Accredited Membership with ATMS . Ongoing CPE encourages regularly updating your clinical skills and
To maintain professional standing , it is a requirement of ATMS and Health Funds that an Accredited Member undertake continuing professional education activities to the value of 20 CPE points each financial year . Consequently , ATMS undertakes an annual random CPE audit of a minimum of 5 % of its Accredited Membership .
It is important to note that strict CPE evidence compliance has now returned for 2023 , and successful completion of the audit is an expected outcome for continuation as an ATMS Accredited Member .
Contact us for support For any aspect of ATMS membership and health fund administration , the ATMS team is available to contact on 1800 456 855 or info @ atms . com . au . Documents supporting membership and CPE may also be submitted online through the membership portal on www . atms . com . au .
The ATMS member portal has been upgraded to allow easy upload of the key membership documentation : annual Professional Indemnity renewals , renewed first aid certificates and clear and concise member entry for all CPE activities . The CPE portal allows line by line user entry of all member CPE activities with a visual tally of total CPE points . For those members selected in the ATMS CPE audit , the online portal is also available to provide evidence of each CPE activity to substantiate audit compliance .
We look forward to working with and supporting members throughout the 2023-2024 membership year .
Charles Wurf CEO
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