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Medical education

A tale of three hospitals: solving learning and workforce needs together

Tarun K Sen Gupta, Richard B Murray, Neil S Beaton, David J Farlow, Clare B Jukka and Natasha L Coventry

Med J Aust 2009; 191 (2): 105-109 Free

Models Of Care

Coordination of care for patients with chronic disease

Mark F Harris, Bibiana C Chan and Sarah M Dennis

Med J Aust 2009; 191 (2): 85-86

Workforce

Medical workforce planning: let’s keep it current

Deborah A Askew, Naomi R Hansar and Marie-Louise B Dick

Med J Aust 2009; 191 (2): 72-73

In Clinical Practice

Medicines for breastfeeding women: a postal survey of general practitioners in Victoria

Lisa H Amir and Marie V Pirotta

Med J Aust 2009; 191 (2): 126

Reforming Policy

General practice reforms, 1989–2009

William Coote

Med J Aust 2009; 191 (2): 58-61

In Clinical Practice

From research and guidelines to the consultation: five ways to improve blood pressure management in clinical practice

Mark R Nelson

Med J Aust 2009; 191 (2): 111-112

Models Of Care

Features of effective primary health care models in rural and remote Australia: a case-study analysis

John Wakerman, John S Humphreys, Robert Wells, Pim Kuipers, Judith A Jones, Philip Entwistle and Leigh Kinsman

Med J Aust 2009; 191 (2): 88-91 Free

Workforce

Work intentions and opinions of general practice registrars

Thomas D Brett, Diane E Arnold-Reed, Cam T Phan, Robert G Moorhead and Dana A Hince

Med J Aust 2009; 191 (2): 73-74

In Clinical Practice

Basic health education is for schools, not doctors, to provide

Tony A Marshal

Med J Aust 2009; 191 (2): 127

Reforming Policy

Red sand and stingers — reform in general practice

Paul R Mara

Med J Aust 2009; 191 (2): 62-63

In Clinical Practice

Improving general practice consultations for older people with asthma: a cluster randomised control trial

Dianne P Goeman, Lena A Sanci, Simon L Scharf, Michael Bailey, Robyn E O’Hehir, Christine R Jenkins and Jo A Douglass

Med J Aust 2009; 191 (2): 113-117 Free

Models Of Care

Do Team Care Arrangements address the real issues in the management of chronic disease?

Paul A Hartigan, Tuck Meng Soo and Marjan Kljakovic

Med J Aust 2009; 191 (2): 99-100 Free

Workforce

Retirement intentions of general practitioners aged 45–65 years

Thomas D Brett, Diane E Arnold-Reed, Dana A Hince, Ian K Wood and Robert G Moorhead

Med J Aust 2009; 191 (2): 75-77 Free

Reforming Policy

“Barking up the right tree”: challenges for health care reform

Joachim P Sturmberg, Diana E O’Halloran, Claire Jackson, Christopher D Mitchell and Carmel M Martin

Med J Aust 2009; 191 (2): 64-66 Free

In Clinical Practice

Reducing the impact of unemployment on health: revisiting the agenda for primary health care

Elizabeth Harris and Mark F Harris

Med J Aust 2009; 191 (2): 119-122 Free

Editorials

Darwinian evolution and general practice

Martin B Van Der Weyden

Med J Aust 2009; 191 (2): 51-52

Models Of Care

“The first port of call is always the doctor”: general practitioner roles in addressing social inclusion

Julaine M Allan, Patrick Ball and Margaret M Alston

Med J Aust 2009; 191 (2): 101

Workforce

Doctors trading places: the Isolated Practitioner Peer Support Scheme

John G Moran, Sue L Page, Hudson H Birden, Louise M Fisher and Naree J Hancock

Med J Aust 2009; 191 (2): 78-80 Free

Health care

Who is responsible for the care of patients treated with warfarin therapy?

Judy A Lowthian, Basia O Diug, Sue M Evans, Ellen L Maxwell, Alison M Street, Leon Piterman and John J McNeil

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (12): 674-677 Free

Clinical update

Anti-citrullinated peptide antibody: death of the rheumatoid factor?

Simon M Chatfield, Ian P Wicks, Allan D Sturgess and Lynden J Roberts

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (12): 693-695 Free

Research

Effectiveness of point-of-care testing for therapeutic control of chronic conditions: results from the PoCT in General Practice Trial

Tanya K Bubner, Caroline O Laurence, Angela Gialamas, Lisa N Yelland, Philip Ryan, Kristyn J Willson, Philip Tideman, Paul Worley and Justin J Beilby

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (11): 624-626 Free

Book reviews

More GP tips

Lilon G Bandler

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (11): 650

Editorials

Should aspirin be used for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in people with diabetes?

Robyn L Woods, Andrew M Tonkin, Mark R Nelson, Helena C Britt and Christopher M Reid

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (11): 614-615

Mind the Gap

Avoidable hospitalisation in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory

Shu Q Li, Natalie J Gray, Steve L Guthridge and Sabine L M Pircher

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (10): 532-536 Free

Prevention and Promotion

Adult health checks for Indigenous Australians: the first year’s experience from the Inala Indigenous Health Service

Geoffrey K P Spurling, Noel E Hayman and Anna L Cooney

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (10): 562-564 Free