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General medicine

Editorials

Closing the gap in cardiovascular risk for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians

Jennifer S Reath and Peter O'Mara

Med J Aust 2018; 209 (1): 17-18 Free

Letters

Population attributable fractions of perinatal outcomes for nulliparous women associated with overweight and obesity, 1990–2014

Jodie Bailie, Jacqueline A Boyle and Ross S Bailie

Med J Aust 2018; 208 (11): 505-506

Reflection

Why patients should be part of medical training from day one

Benjamin D Bravery

Med J Aust 2018; 208 (11): 480

Editorials

Outpatient heart failure programs: time for a new standard

Amera Halabi and Derek P Chew

Med J Aust 2018; 208 (11): 482-483

Research letter

Information in referrals to public outpatient specialist clinics for back pain: audit results and consensus recommendations

Lauren Ross, Adam de Gruchy, Uyen M Phan, Matthew Warrender-Sparkes, Ian P Wicks and John HY Moi

Med J Aust 2018; 208 (11): 498 Free

Editorials

Low risk prostate cancer and an opportunity lost: more activity required in active surveillance

David P Smith and Gary A Wittert

Med J Aust 2018; 208 (10): 430-431

Research

RedUSe: reducing antipsychotic and benzodiazepine prescribing in residential aged care facilities

Juanita L Westbury, Peter Gee, Tristan Ling, Donnamay T Brown, Katherine H Franks, Ivan Bindoff, Aidan Bindoff and Gregory M Peterson

Med J Aust 2018; 208 (9): 398-403 Free

Perspectives

An update to the AIS–AMA position statement on concussion in sport

Lisa J Elkington, Silvia Manzanero and David C Hughes

Med J Aust 2018; 208 (6): 246-248

Guideline review

Primary care management of non-specific low back pain: key messages from recent clinical guidelines

Matheus Almeida, Bruno Saragiotto, Bethan Richards and Chris G Maher

Med J Aust 2018; 208 (6): 272-275

Letters

Eradicating hepatitis C from the New South Wales prison system

James Blogg, James Wood, Colette McGrath and Camilla Lobo

Med J Aust 2018; 208 (6): 276

Letters

Tackling antimicrobial resistance globally

Rosalie Schultz

Med J Aust 2018; 208 (6): 277

Perspectives

The gaps in specialists’ diagnoses

Ian A Scott and Donald A Campbell

Med J Aust 2018; 208 (5): 196-197

Perspectives

Preparation for general practice vocational training: time for a rethink

Susan M Wearne, Parker J Magin and Neil A Spike

Med J Aust 2018; 209 (2): 52-54

Perspectives

Oral disease contributes to illness burden and disparities

Steve Kisely, Ratilal Lalloo and Pauline Ford

Med J Aust 2018; 208 (4): 155-156

Letters

Hepatitis C in Australia — a role for general practitioners?

David Baker, Marilyn McMurchie and Vanessa Farr

Med J Aust 2018; 208 (4): 190

Perspectives

Compassion and evidence in prescribing cannabinoids: a perspective from the Royal Australasian College of Physicians

Jennifer H Martin, Yvonne Bonomo and Adrian DB Reynolds

Med J Aust 2018; 208 (3): 107-109

Research

Administrative encounters in general practice: low value or hidden value care?

Lyndal J Trevena, Christopher Harrison and Helena C Britt

Med J Aust 2018; 208 (3): 114-118 Free

Guideline summary

Updated evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of melanoma: definitive excision margins for primary cutaneous melanoma

Michael J Sladden, Omgo E Nieweg, Julie Howle, Brendon J Coventry and John F Thompson

Med J Aust 2018; 208 (3): 137-142

Perspectives

Choosing Wisely Australia: changing behaviour in health care

Robyn Ann Lindner

Med J Aust 2018; 208 (3): 105-106

Book/media/app review

A novel approach to managing mental health in general practice

Grant A Blashki

Med J Aust 2018; 208 (2): 65

Editorials

Self-management support for patients with chronic disease: potential and questions

Nicholas A Zwar and Sarah M Dennis

Med J Aust 2018; 208 (2): 66-67

Guideline summary

Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists clinical practice guidelines for mood disorders: bipolar disorder summary

Gin S Malhi, Tim Outhred, Grace Morris, Philip M Boyce, Richard Bryant, Paul B Fitzgerald, Malcolm J Hopwood, Bill Lyndon, Roger Mulder, Greg Murray, Richard J Porter, Ajeet B Singh and Kristina Fritz

Med J Aust 2018; 208 (5): 219-225

Guideline summary

Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists clinical practice guidelines for mood disorders: major depression summary

Gin S Malhi, Tim Outhred, Amber Hamilton, Philip M Boyce, Richard Bryant, Paul B Fitzgerald, Bill Lyndon, Roger Mulder, Greg Murray, Richard J Porter, Ajeet B Singh and Kristina Fritz

Med J Aust 2018; 208 (4): 175-180

Perspectives

Disease prestige and the hierarchy of suffering

Louise Stone

Med J Aust 2018; 208 (2): 60-62 Free

Research

A self-management support program for older Australians with multiple chronic conditions: a randomised controlled trial

Richard L Reed, Leigh Roeger, Sara Howard, Jodie M Oliver-Baxter, Malcolm W Battersby, Malcolm Bond and Richard H Osborne

Med J Aust 2018; 208 (2): 69-74 Free