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General medicine

Consensus statement

Diagnosis and management of heparin‐induced thrombocytopenia: a consensus statement from the Thrombosis and Haemostasis Society of Australia and New Zealand HIT Writing Group

Joanne Joseph, David Rabbolini, Anoop K Enjeti, Emmanuel Favaloro, Marie‐Christine Kopp, Simon McRae, Leonardo Pasalic, Chee Wee Tan, Christopher M Ward and Beng H Chong

Med J Aust 2019; 210 (11): 509-516

Narrative review

Deep vein thrombosis: update on diagnosis and management

Paul C Kruger, John W Eikelboom, James D Douketis and Graeme J Hankey

Med J Aust 2019; 210 (11): 516-524

Letters

Australia is responding to the complex challenge of overdiagnosis

Eugen Molodysky

Med J Aust 2019; 210 (11): 525-525.e1

Letters

Call for a national sore throat guideline

Adrian J Tarca, Robert M Hand and Rosemary Wyber

Med J Aust 2019; 210 (10): 477-477.e1

Study protocol

Evaluating patients presenting to the emergency department after syncope: validation of the Canadian Syncope Risk Score

Jason Chan, Jonathan Hunter, Douglas Morel, Emma Ballard, David Brain, Alan Yan and Julia Hocking

Med J Aust 2019; 210 (11): 507-508.e3 Free

Research

Detecting sleep apnoea syndrome in primary care with screening questionnaires and the Epworth sleepiness scale

Chamara V Senaratna, Jennifer L Perret, Adrian Lowe, Gayan Bowatte, Michael J Abramson, Bruce Thompson, Caroline Lodge, Melissa Russell, Garun S Hamilton and Shyamali C Dharmage

Med J Aust 2019; 211 (2): 65-70 Free

Medical education / Clinical skills

The GALS screen: the rapid rheumatological exam

Jane Dacre

Med J Aust 2019; 210 (9): 396-397.e1

Editorials

Improving recruitment for clinical trials: the human touch

Pardeep S Jhund

Med J Aust 2019; 210 (9): 401-402

Letters

Pre‐conception care: an important yet underutilised preventive care strategy

Antonia Shand, Pamela Palasanthiran and William D Rawlinson

Med J Aust 2019; 210 (9): 429-429.e1

Letters

Pre‐conception care: an important yet underutilised preventive care strategy

Deborah J Bateson and Kirsten I Black

Med J Aust 2019; 210 (9): 430-430.e1

Research

Entrustable professional activities for workplace assessment of general practice trainees

Nyoli Valentine, Jon Wignes, Jill Benson, Stephanie Clota and Lambert WT Schuwirth

Med J Aust 2019; 210 (8): 354-359 Free

Perspectives

Primary care in disasters: opportunity to address a hidden burden of health care

Penelope L Burns, Kirsty A Douglas and Wendy Hu

Med J Aust 2019; 210 (7): 297-299.e1

Research letter

Diagnosis of Mycobacterium ulcerans disease: be alert to the possibility of negative initial PCR results

Daniel P O'Brien, Maria Globan, Janet M Fyfe, Caroline J Lavender, Adrian Murrie, Damian Flanagan, Peter Meggyesy, Jonathan T Priestley and David Leslie

Med J Aust 2019; 210 (9): 416-416 Free

Research

The impact of rapid molecular diagnostic testing for respiratory viruses on outcomes for emergency department patients

Nasir Wabe, Ling Li, Robert Lindeman, Ruth Yimsung, Maria R Dahm, Kate Clezy, Susan McLennan, Johanna Westbrook and Andrew Georgiou

Med J Aust 2019; 210 (7): 316-320 Free

Narrative reviews

Coexisting chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cardiovascular disease in clinical practice: a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge

Paul Leong, Martin I Macdonald, Brian S Ko and Phil G Bardin

Med J Aust 2019; 210 (9): 417-423

Editorials

Improving cultural respect in primary care

Sandra C Thompson and Rosalie D Thackrah

Med J Aust 2019; 210 (6): 259-260

Letters

A new evidence‐based guideline for assessment and management of polycystic ovary syndrome

Helena J Teede, Robert J Norman and Rhonda M Garad

Med J Aust 2019; 210 (6): 285

Expanding the evidence base in digital health

Artificial intelligence and the clinical world: a view from the front line

Christopher Pearce, Adam McLeod, Natalie Rinehart, Robin Whyte, Elizabeth Deveny and Marianne Shearer

Med J Aust 2019; 210 (6): S38-S40 Free

Expanding the evidence base in digital health

Gathering data for decisions: best practice use of primary care electronic records for research

Rachel Canaway, Douglas IR Boyle, Jo‐Anne E Manski‐Nankervis, Jessica Bell, Jane S Hocking, Ken Clarke, Malcolm Clark, Jane M Gunn and Jon D Emery

Med J Aust 2019; 210 (6): S12-S16 Free

Expanding the evidence base in digital health

Consumer‐directed technologies to improve medication management and safety

Andre Q Andrade and Elizabeth E Roughead

Med J Aust 2019; 210 (6): S24-S27 Free

Expanding the evidence base in digital health

Telehealth a game changer: closing the gap in remote Aboriginal communities

Marianne St Clair, David P Murtagh, John Kelly and Jeff Cook

Med J Aust 2019; 210 (6): S36-S37 Free

Research

Cultural respect in general practice: a cluster randomised controlled trial

Siaw‐Teng Liaw, Vicki Wade, John S Furler, Iqbal Hasan, Phyllis Lau, Margaret Kelaher, Wei Xuan and Mark F Harris

Med J Aust 2019; 210 (6): 263-268 Free

Research

Evaluating the benefits of a rapid access chest pain clinic in Australia

James Andrew Black, Kevin Cheng, Jo‐Anne Flood, Garry Hamilton, Serena Parker, Anees Enayati, Faisal S Khan and Tom Marwick

Med J Aust 2019; 210 (7): 321-325 Free

Editorial

Health care in a globalised world: is there more than one type of patient?

Pupalan Iyngkaran and Michael Jelinek

Med J Aust 2019; 210 (5): 211-212

Research

Identifying the cultural heritage of patients during clinical handover and in hospital medical records

David JR Morgan, Tania Harris, Ron Gidgup and Martin Whitely

Med J Aust 2019; 210 (5): 220-226 Free