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Volume 198 Issue 8

6 May 2013

Editor’s choice

In pursuit of surgical success

Ruth Armstrong

Med J Aust 2013; 198 (8): 397-397 Free

Editorials

Public reporting of surgeons’ performance

Guy J Maddern

Med J Aust 2013; 198 (8): 399-400

Providing non-technical skills for surgeons

Michael J Hollands

Med J Aust 2013; 198 (8): 400-401

In brief

From The Cochrane Library

Med J Aust 2013; 198 (8): 404

News

Med J Aust 2013; 198 (8): 405

Perspectives

Smoothing out the ride for surgical patients

Bruce P Waxman

Med J Aust 2013; 198 (8): 407

Deciding when quality and safety improvement interventions warrant widespread adoption

Ian A Scott and John B Wakefield

Med J Aust 2013; 198 (8): 408-410

Apology laws and open disclosure

Stuart R McLennan and Robert D Truog

Med J Aust 2013; 198 (8): 411-412

Letters

Emergency surgery model improves outcomes for patients with acute cholecystitis

Daniel P McGlade, David A Watters and Douglas A Stupart

Med J Aust 2013; 198 (8): 413

A cluster randomised controlled trial of vascular risk factor management in general practice

James A Dunbar, Edward D Janus and Erkki Vartiainen

Med J Aust 2013; 198 (8): 413-414

A cluster randomised controlled trial of vascular risk factor management in general practice

Mark F Harris

Med J Aust 2013; 198 (8): 414-414

Toxicity from bodybuilding supplements and recreational use of products containing 1,3-dimethylamylamine

Jared A Brown and Nick A Buckley

Med J Aust 2013; 198 (8): 414-415

The effectiveness of helmets in reducing head injuries and hospital treatment costs: a multicentre study

Michael M Dinh, Kate Curtis and Rebecca Ivers

Med J Aust 2013; 198 (8): 415-417

Injuries to the head and face sustained while surfboard riding

Simon J Dimmick, Patrick V Sheehan, Mark Gillett and Suzanne E Anderson

Med J Aust 2013; 198 (8): 419-419

For debate

J-curve revisited: cardiovascular benefits of moderate alcohol use cannot be dismissed

Peter L Thompson

Med J Aust 2013; 198 (8): 419-422 Free

Research

Supply and demand mismatch for flexible (part-time) surgical training in Australasia

Rachel E McDonald, Amy E Jeeves, Carolyn E Vasey, Deborah M Wright and Gregory O’Grady

Med J Aust 2013; 198 (8): 423-425 Free

Flexible surgical training in Australasia

Simon A Williams

Med J Aust 2013; 198 (8): 426 Free

Increasing incidence of hospitalisation for sport-related concussion in Victoria, Australia

Caroline F Finch, Angela J Clapperton and Paul McCrory

Med J Aust 2013; 198 (8): 427-430 Free

Frequency of sunburn in Queensland adults: still a burning issue

Adèle C Green, Louise Marquart, Susan L Clemens, Catherine M Harper and Peter K O’Rourke

Med J Aust 2013; 198 (8): 431-434 Free

Risk factors for recurrent Mycobacterium ulcerans disease after exclusive surgical treatment in an Australian cohort

Daniel P O’Brien, Aaron Walton, Andrew J Hughes, N Deborah Friedman, Anthony McDonald, Peter Callan, Richard Rhadon, Ian Holten and Eugene Athan

Med J Aust 2013; 198 (8): 436-439 Free

Case reports

Angiostrongylus meningoencephalitis: survival from minimally conscious state to rehabilitation

Nicholas F Blair, Carolyn F Orr, Anthony P Delaney and Geoffrey K Herkes

Med J Aust 2013; 198 (8): 440-442 Free

Steroids control paradoxical worsening of Mycobacterium ulcerans infection following initiation of antibiotic therapy

Janine M Trevillyan and Paul D R Johnson

Med J Aust 2013; 198 (8): 443-444 Free

Ethics and law

Open disclosure: ethical, professional and legal obligations, and the way forward for regulation

Angus J F Finlay, Cameron L Stewart and Malcolm Parker

Med J Aust 2013; 198 (8): 445-448 Free

Reflections

Early obstetric simulators in Australia

Harry Owen and Damian J McDonald

Med J Aust 2013; 198 (8): 449-451

Careers

Part-time perfection

Annabel McGilvray

Med J Aust 2013; 198 (8): C1 Free

Balancing act for Dr Yoga

Cate Swannell

Med J Aust 2013; 198 (8): C4 Free