Anne Trimmer, Chief Executive Officer of the Medical Technology Association of Australia Limited (MTAA) announced that she will leave her position at MTAA in August 2013. Ms Trimmer will take up the role of Secretary General of the Australian Medical Association.

MTAA made a submission to DoHA in response to the consultation draft of the Home Care Packages Program Guidelines. MTAA supports reform to make home healthcare more accessible to older Australians. The reforms provide a long awaited opportunity to deliver fair and equitable access to a range of assistive medical technologies that will enable Australians to remain in their own homes for as long as possible. MTAA believes that the inclusion of a range of assistive medical technologies in Home Care Packages is timely and appropriate.

MTAA has commented on IHPA’s paper on the 'Development of a table of standard costs for conducting clinical trials in Australia'. MTAA supports strategies to enhance the clinical trial environment in Australia and ensure that Australia improves its attractiveness as a destination for global research investment.