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Volume 184 Issue 7

3 April 2006

From the editor’s desk

Sustaining apprenticeship

Martin B Van Der Weyden

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (7): 313 Free

In This Issue

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (7): 314 Free

Editorials

Adverse drug events: counting is not enough, action is needed

Elizabeth E Roughead and Joel Lexchin

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (7): 315-316

DAFNE (Dose Adjustment for Normal Eating): structured education in insulin replacement therapy for type 1 diabetes

H David McIntyre

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (7): 317-318

Medical education in Australia: changes are needed

Geoffrey W Dahlenburg

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (7): 319-320

Research

Adverse drug events in general practice patients in Australia

Graeme C Miller, Helena C Britt and Lisa Valenti

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (7): 321-324 Free

Glycaemic levels triggering intensification of therapy in type 2 diabetes in the community: the Fremantle Diabetes Study

Timothy M E Davis, Wendy A Davis and David G Bruce

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (7): 325-328 Free

A randomised controlled trial of hot water (45°C) immersion versus ice packs for pain relief in bluebottle stings

Conrad Loten, Barrie Stokes, David Worsley, Jamie E Seymour, Simon Jiang and Geoffrey K Isbister

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (7): 329-333 Free

After-hours discharges from intensive care are associated with increased mortality

Antony E Tobin and John D Santamaria

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (7): 334-337 Free

Public health

Estimates of beneficial and harmful sun exposure times during the year for major Australian population centres

Amanda J Samanek, Emma J Croager, Peter Gies, Elizabeth Milne, Richard Prince, Anthony J McMichael, Robyn M Lucas and Terry Slevin

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (7): 338-341 Free

Clinical update

COPDX: an update of guidelines for the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with a review of recent evidence

Michael J Abramson, Alan J Crockett, Peter A Frith and Christine F McDonald

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (7): 342-345 Free

For debate

Lack of integration of medical education in Australia: the need for change

Barry P McGrath, Ian S Graham, Brendan J Crotty and Brian C Jolly

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (7): 346-348 Free

Viewpoint

Prevocational medical training in Australia: where does it need to go?

Deborah Paltridge

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (7): 349-352 Free

Notable cases

Amisulpride deliberate self-poisoning causing severe cardiac toxicity including QT prolongation and torsades de pointes

Geoffrey K Isbister, Lindsay Murray, Sally John, L Peter Hackett, Tedo Haider, Phebe O'Mullane, Sophie Gosselin and Frank Daly

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (7): 354-356 Free

Personal perspective

Missed conceptions: a call for “positive” family planning

Amy Bachrach

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (7): 358-360

Commentary

Missed conceptions: the need for education

Michael G Chapman, Geoffrey L Driscoll and Bryony Jones

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (7): 361-362

Obituary

Raymond David Rothfield OAM, ED, MB BS, DipClinPath, FRCPA, FAACB

Eva Raik

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (7): 353 Free

Letters

Spontaneous splenic rupture: a rare complication of Q fever in Australia

Amanda J Wade, Tim Walker, Eugene Athan and Andrew J Hughes

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (7): 364

Prothrombinex use for the reversal of warfarin: is fresh frozen plasma needed?

Julie H Crawford and Bradley M Augustson

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (7): 365-366

Reversible obesity-related glomerulopathy following weight reduction

Huy A Tran

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (7): 367

Establishment of an Australian motor neurone disease registry

Matthew C Kiernan, Paul Talman, Robert D Henderson, Rodney Harris and on behalf of the Australian Motor Neurone Disease Registry Steering Committee

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (7): 367-368

Book review

Accessible statistics

Ian C Marschner

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Columns

In Other Journals

Ann Gregory

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