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Perspectives

Time for universal hepatitis B screening for Australian adults

Nicole L Allard, Jennifer H MacLachlan, Lien Tran, Nafisa Yussf and Benjamin C Cowie

Med J Aust 2021; 215 (3): 103-105.e1 Free

Research

Potentially preventable hospitalisations of people with intellectual disability in New South Wales

Janelle C Weise, Preeyaporn Srasuebkul and Julian N Trollor

Med J Aust 2021; 215 (1): 31-36 Free

Perspectives

Introducing general practice enrolment in Australia: the devil is in the detail

Michael Wright and Roald Versteeg

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (9): 400-402.e1

Editorials

The challenges of managing both chronic pain and opioid use in general practice

Hester Wilson

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (9): 416-417

Position statement

National Heart Foundation of Australia: position statement on coronary artery calcium scoring for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in Australia

Garry LR Jennings, Ralph Audehm, Warrick Bishop, Clara K Chow, Siaw-Teng Liaw, Danny Liew and Sara M Linton

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (9): 434-439 Free

Perspectives

The impact of practice size and ownership on general practice care in Australia

Caroline Moel-Mandel and Vijaya Sundararajan

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (9): 408-410.e1

Perspectives

Electronic alerts for early detection of acute kidney injury: considering their implementation in Australian hospitals

Anna C Bendall, Sven‐Jean Tan, Emily J See and Nigel D Toussaint

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (8): 347-349.e1

Research

An electronic decision support‐based complex intervention to improve management of cardiovascular risk in primary health care: a cluster randomised trial (INTEGRATE)

Ruth Webster, Tim Usherwood, Rohina Joshi, Bandana Saini, Carol Armour, Sue Critchley, Gian Luca Di Tanna, Shane Galgey, Charlotte M Hespe, Stephen Jan, Ajay Karia, Baldeep Kaur, Ines Krass, Tracey‐Lea Laba, Qiang Li, Serigne Lo, David P Peiris, Christopher Reid, Anthony Rodgers, Louise Shiel, Jessica Strathdee, Nuria Zamora and Anushka Patel

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (9): 420-427 Free

Perspectives

Should we be routinely co‐prescribing naloxone for patients on long term opioids?

Pallavi Prathivadi and Suzanne Nielsen

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (9): 403-404.e1

Letters

A surveillance clinic for children and adolescents with, or at risk of, hereditary cancer predisposition syndromes

Nicholas Leedman, Murray Princehorn, Nicholas Gottardo, Claire Franklin, Rebecca D'Souza and Catherine E Kiraly‐Borri

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (7): 335-335.e1

Meta‐analysis

Surgical outcomes for people with serious mental illness are poorer than for other patients: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

Kate E McBride, Michael J Solomon, Paul G Bannon, Nicholas Glozier and Daniel Steffens

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (8): 379-385 Free

Letters

Managing bereavement when a family member dies in an aged care home: the impact of COVID‐19

Margaret O’Connor and Bronwyn Wilson

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (7): 333-333.e1 Free

Perspectives

Screening for hydroxychloroquine retinopathy in Australia

Marisse T Sonido, Kristopher Rallah-Baker and Monisha Gupta

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (7): 301-302.e1

Research

Absolute risk assessment for guiding cardiovascular risk management in a chest pain clinic

J Andrew Black, Julie A Campbell, Serena Parker, James E Sharman, Mark R Nelson, Petr Otahal, Garry Hamilton and Thomas H Marwick

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (6): 266-271 Free

Guideline summary

Otitis media guidelines for Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children: summary of recommendations

Amanda J Leach, Peter S Morris, Harvey LC Coates, Sandra Nelson, Stephen J O'Leary, Peter C Richmond, Hasantha Gunasekera, Samantha Harkus, Kelvin Kong, Christopher G Brennan‐Jones, Sam Brophy‐Williams, Kathy Currie, Sumon K Das, David Isaacs, Katherine Jarosz, Deborah Lehmann, Jarod Pak, Hemi Patel, Chris Perry, Jennifer S Reath, Jessica Sommer and Paul J Torzillo

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (5): 228-233 Free

Research

Reducing Medical Admissions and Presentations Into Hospital through Optimising Medicines (REMAIN HOME): a stepped wedge, cluster randomised controlled trial

Christopher R Freeman, Ian A Scott, Karla Hemming, Luke B Connelly, Carl M Kirkpatrick, Ian Coombes, Jennifer Whitty, James Martin, Neil Cottrell, Nancy Sturman, Grant M Russell, Ian Williams, Caroline Nicholson, Sue Kirsa and Holly Foot

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (5): 212-217 Free

Perspectives

What are people saying on social networking sites about the Australian alcohol consumption guidelines?

Benjamin C Riordan, Daniel T Winter, Paul S Haber, Carolyn A Day and Kirsten C Morley

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (3): 105-107.e1

Letters

The quality of diagnosis and triage advice provided by free online symptom checkers and apps in Australia

Stephen Gilbert, Paul Wicks and Claire Novorol

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (3): 143-143.e1

Letters

The quality of diagnosis and triage advice provided by free online symptom checkers and apps in Australia

Michella G Hill, Moira Sim and Brennen Mills

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (3): 143-143.e1

Perspectives

Ophthalmology and the emergence of artificial intelligence

Jane Scheetz, Mingguang He and Peter Wijngaarden

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (4): 155-157.e1

Medical education / Key research skills

How to use imperfect tests for COVID‐19 (SARS‐CoV‐2) to make clinical decisions

Katy JL Bell, Fiona F Stanaway, Les M Irwig, Andrea R Horvath, Armando Teixeira‐Pinto and Clement Loy

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (2): 69-73.e1 Free

Perspectives

PPE for your mind: a peer support initiative for health care workers

Tahnee L Bridson, Kym Jenkins, Kieran G Allen and Brett M McDermott

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (1): 8-11.e1 Free

Editorials

Outcomes for patients with COVID‐19: known knowns, known unknowns, and unknown unknowns

Mervyn Singer

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (1): 20-21 Free

Editorials

Unprofessional behaviour in Australian hospitals

Anthony Scott and Danny Hills

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (1): 21-22

Perspectives

A guide for medical practitioners transitioning to an encore career or retirement

Chanaka Wijeratne and Joanne Earl

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (1): 12-14.e1