Australasian College of Cosmetic Surgery
 











 

In October 2008, The Australasian College of Cosmetic Surgery (ACCS) lodged a submission with the Australian Medical Council (AMC) seeking to have Cosmetic Medical Practice recognised as a new medical specialty. This follows the College’s preliminary application which was given approval to proceed by the AMC in accordance with the Council’s guidelines pertaining to the Recognition of Medical Specialties: Policy and Process (2007).

This stage one part of the application is not to have the College or its training program assessed for accreditation. If a case is made for the specialty of Cosmetic Medical Practice to be recognised, then any organisation of doctors or training facility in the country, including the College, will be able to apply to have their training scheme, qualifications and accreditation processes assessed in stage two against the requirements of the specialty as set out by the AMC. 

Currently, in the absence of a recognised cosmetic medical specialty, there is no mechanism for this independent assessment by the AMC of any qualifications in cosmetic medicine and cosmetic surgery. The College believes that in this rapidly expanding area of medical practice, recognition of the specialty and the consequent ability of the authorities to assess cosmetic medical and surgical qualifications and training will better protect patients.

This application was prepared by the ACCS Cosmetic Medical Practice Specialty Recognition Working Group. The documents that comprise the ACCS submission to the AMC appear here in full and are available for viewing by all interested parties.

  











 
 
  Australasian College
of Cosmetic Surgery
  Physical Address


Level 2
96 Phillip Street
Parramatta NSW 2150
Postal Address
PO Box 36
Parramatta NSW 2124









Telephone
1800 804 781













Monday 07 October, 2024  





  ACCS submission to AMC  
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1.3mb Actual Submission
 
 
  Appendices [ Click to expand List ]  
 
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253kb Appendix 2 - ACCS Galaxy Survey Report



57kb Appendix 3 - ACCS Advertising Code



14kb Appendix 4 - Letter from AMA recognising Cosmetic Surgery



3.8mb Appendix 5 - ACCS June 08 White Paper



581kb Appendix 5(2) - ACCS March 08 White Paper



146kb Appendix 6 - ACCS Qld Submission Teenage Cosmetic Surgery



128kb Appendix 7 - Letter from Ron Patterson re MCNZ



26kb Appendix 7(2) - Letter from Ron Patterson re MCNZ



111kb Appendix 8 - Declaration of Tokyo



202kb Appendix 9 - MIGA Cosmetic Claims Report 10 years to 2007



797kb Appendix 9(2) - Claims information Avant



37kb Appendix 9(3) - Cosmetic and Plastic suergy claims, Qnsld



27kb Appendix 10 - Letter from Dr Richard Barnett



181kb Appendix 11 - Emails between Dr Daniel Fleming and Dr Mark McGovern



112kb Appendix 12 - Letter from Dr Randall Sach



330kb Appendix 13 - ACCS - RACS Correspondence Oct 2005 - 15 June 2006



28kb Appendix 14 - Letter from Drs Doyle and Hertess



328kb Appendix 15 - Letter from Dr Darryl Hodgkinson and attachments



52kb Appendix 16 - Private Hospital Magazine Article



23kb Appendix 16(2) - RACS - Bartholomeuz Media Release



77kb Appendix 17 - Letter from Logan Skin Clinic



105kb Appendix 18 - Cosmetic surgery and patient safety relevant US studies



98kb Appendix 19 - Letter from Dr Colin Moore and attachments



72kb Appendix 20 - Sunshine Coast, Mark McGovern Media Release



31kb Appendix 21 - Affidavit of Phillip Cleaton



82kb Appendix 22 - Withheld



91kb Appendix 23 - Letter from Dr Paul Rosenberg



88kb Appendix 24 - Letter from Dr Mark Attalla



28kb Appendix 25 - Letter from Russell Stitz



28kb Appendix 26 - Letter from James Katsaros



77kb Appendix 27 - Article regarding Liposuction Death of Lauren James



386kb Appendix 28 - ACCS Office Bearers since inception



78kb Appendix 29 - Doctors duel over accreditation for nips, tucks and lifts articl



1mb Appendix 30 - Letter of support from Dr Peter Vickers



88kb Appendix 31 - Letter from Dr John McHugh in support of recognition



28kb Appendix 32 - Letter from Dr Andrew Sutherland RACS



137kb Appendix 33 - Bibliography of texts and journals



119kb Appendix 34 - Letter from European Society of Aesthetic Surgery



370kb Appendix 35 - ACCS Code of Practice



77kb Appendix 11 Board Of Censors










 
 
  Supplimental Submissions  
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472kb AMC Economic Sub-committee additional information response
   


102kb ACCS response to AMC review group request for additional information
     
136kb ACCS response to AMC review group - Cover Letter
 
 
  Supplimental Submission Appendices [ Click to expand List ]  
 
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10kb Appendix 1 Literature Ssupplement



24kb Appendix 2 Academic Appointments



128kb Appendix 3 ACCS 2010 Conference Program



90kb Appendix 4 ABCS 2010 Certification Requirements



304kb Appendix 5 US State Medical Advertising Restrictions



16kb Appendix 6 Examples of Qualifications of Trainers



134kb Appendix 7a NZCAM Programme 2007



93kb Appendix 7b International Conference Program



132kb Appendix 7c International Conference Program



121kb Appendix 7d International Conference



236kb Appendix 8 ACCS Code of Practice



1.6mb Appendix 9 ACCS Patient Brochure



279kb Appendix 13 - Training Program Handbook - Cosmetic Medicine



111kb Appendix 14 ACCS Preceptor Information Guidelines - Cosmetic Surgery



172kb Appendix 15 ACCS Preceptor Information Guidelines- Cosmetic Medicine



120kb Appendix 16 Submission for Registrar Exam August 2006



12kb Appendix 17 Sample Questions for ACCS Exam



41kb Appendix 18a a Roster Breakdown Evaluations Medical 08 09



41kb Appendix 18b Roster Evaluation



146kb Appendix 19 - ACCS Qld Submission Teenage Cosmetic Surgery



93kb Appendix 20 ACCS SubmissionNZMC Draft Statement on Cosmetic Procedures



42kb Appendix 22 UltraFeedback Cosmetic Summary



814kb Appendix 22a Summary PSI Cosmetic Report










 














 
 
 

The Australian Medical Council is inviting organisations and individuals with an interest in the recognition of medical specialties to provide a written submission to be considered by the Council for advice to the Commonwealth Minister for Health and Ageing. For further information about the Australian Medical Council and the submission process including how to lodge a submission, please click here.

  
 
 
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