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Volume 197 Issue 2

16 July 2012

Editor's choice

Beyond reporting: the MJA takes an active role in improving health care

Annette Katelaris

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (2): 65 Free

Editorials

A dog walking on its hind legs? Implications of the CareTrack study

Ian A Scott and Christopher B Del Mar

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (2): 67-68

Facilitating better end-of-life care

Geoffrey K Mitchell

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (2): 68-69

The legitimacy of academic complementary medicine

Stephen P Myers, Charlie C Xue, Marc M Cohen, Kerryn L Phelps and George T Lewith

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (2): 69-70

In brief

From The Cochrane Library

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (2): 72

News

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (2): 73

Perspectives

Domestic violence: can doctors do more to help?

Ray N Moynihan

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (2): 75

Barriers to “appropriate care” in general practice

Evan Ackermann

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (2): 76-77

Towards the delivery of appropriate health care in Australia

William B Runciman, Enrico W Coiera, Richard O Day, Natalie A Hannaford, Peter D Hibbert, Tamara D Hunt, Johanna I Westbrook and Jeffrey Braithwaite

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (2): 78-81

Medicine and science must oppose intolerance and censorship

Paul A Komesaroff, Amber Moore and Ian H Kerridge

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (2): 82-83

International medical graduates in Australia: a historical perspective (1930–1950s)

Daniel R Terry, Jessica J Woodroffe, Quynh Le and Kathryn J Ogden

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (2): 84-86

Is it too late to prevent a decline in mental health care for older Australians?

Roderick G McKay and Brian M Draper

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (2): 87-88

Letters

Does it take too long to become a doctor?

David Ku

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (2): 89

Should resuscitation replace good communication in the care of elderly patients?

Campbell H Thompson and Margaret Brown

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (2): 89

The rising cost of vitamin D testing in Australia: time to establish guidelines for testing

Kellie L Bilinski and Steven C Boyages

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (2): 90

Medical student views about changes to internships in South Australia

Thomas D Crowhurst, John Floridis and Lisa M Raven

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (2): 90-91

Desvenlafaxine-induced myositis with positive medication rechallenge

Maximilian Stephens, Jeffrey T J Rowland and Anis Zand Irani

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (2): 91-92

Two forms of immunological recovery and immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in one patient

Sarah L McGuinness, Joseph S Doyle and Alan C Street

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (2): 92-93

Mindfulness training: an adjunctive role in the management of chronic illness?

Jonathan P Page

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (2): 93

The MJA and Gawler: a case of self-censorship? Correction and clarification

Annette G Katelaris

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (2): 93

Clinical focus

Justifying referrals for paediatric CT

Zoe Brady, Timothy M Cain and Peter N Johnston

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (2): 95-99 Free

Research

CareTrack: assessing the appropriateness of health care delivery in Australia

William B Runciman, Tamara D Hunt, Natalie A Hannaford, Peter D Hibbert, Johanna I Westbrook, Enrico W Coiera, Richard O Day, Diane M Hindmarsh, Elizabeth A McGlynn and Jeffrey Braithwaite

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (2): 100-105 Free

Acceptability and feasibility of end-of-life care pathways in Australian residential aged care facilities

Dell E Horey, Annette F Street and Alison F Sands

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (2): 106-109 Free

Current contraceptive management in Australian general practice: an analysis of BEACH data

Danielle Mazza, Christopher Harrison, Angela Taft, Bianca Brijnath, Helena Britt, Melissa Hobbs, Kay Stewart and Safeera Hussainy

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (2): 110-114 Free

Reflections

Doors - Dr Eric Dark Creative Writing Prize

Arjun von Caemmerer

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (2): 116 Free

When a disaster strikes: two editors in war

Ana Marušić and Matko Marušić

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (2): 118-120

One GP’s take on neurology

Timothy J Kleinig

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (2): 120

Survival guide on child health

Julian J Kelly

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (2): 120

Careers

Variety is the spice

Sophie McNamara

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (2): C1 Free

Dr Edward Vergara

Sophie McNamara

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (2): C2 Free

Professor Mark Nelson reflects on a career in academic general practice

Sophie McNamara

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (2): C5 Free

Well connected

Cate Swannell

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (2): C7 Free

Listen and learn

Amanda Bryan

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (2): C7 Free