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Letters

Management of kidney stone disease in New South Wales: an observational study

Finlay Macneil, James W H Macneil, Kylie L Fraser and Andrew J Brooks

Med J Aust 2008; 189 (10): 596-597

Editorials

Victoria’s trauma care system: national implications for quality improvement

Francis T McDermott and Stephen M Cordner

Med J Aust 2008; 189 (10): 540-542

Supplement

Chronic disease self-management support: the way forward for Australia

Nicholas J Glasgow, Yun-Hee Jeon, Stefan G Kraus and Carmen L Pearce-Brown

Med J Aust 2008; 189 (10): S14 Free

Research

A statewide system of trauma care in Victoria: effect on patient survival

Peter A Cameron, Belinda J Gabbe, D James Cooper, Tony Walker, Rodney Judson and John McNeil

Med J Aust 2008; 189 (10): 546-550 Free

Editorials

Good Medical Practice: developing an Australian code

Joanna M Flynn, on behalf of the Australian Medical Council Code of Professional Conduct Working Group

Med J Aust 2008; 189 (9): 477-478

Medical education

The rising tide of medical graduates: how will postgraduate training be affected?

Gregory J Fox and Stephanie J Arnold

Med J Aust 2008; 189 (9): 515-518 Free

Letters

All in a day’s work: an observational study to quantify how and with whom doctors on hospital wards spend their time

Mark Mackay and Pamela J Castle

Med J Aust 2008; 189 (9): 528-529

Letters

An observational study of emergency department intern activities

Belinda Doherty and Mark A Brown

Med J Aust 2008; 189 (9): 529

Medicine and the community

Chronic disease and labour force participation among older Australians

Deborah J Schofield, Rupendra N Shrestha, Megan E Passey, Arul Earnest and Susan L Fletcher

Med J Aust 2008; 189 (8): 447-450 Free

Health reform

A robust clinical review process: the catalyst for clinical governance in an Australian tertiary hospital

Imogen A Mitchell, Bobby Antoniou, Judith L Gosper, John Mollett, Mark D Hurwitz and Tracey L Bessell

Med J Aust 2008; 189 (8): 451-455 Free

Commentary

Impeding the supply of expertise in Australian health care: actions of the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists

Leona F Wilson

Med J Aust 2008; 189 (8): 463

Letters

Medication self-administration by patients: a way to prevent errors?

Frank T Formby

Med J Aust 2008; 189 (8): 471

Letters

Physician on call: Sweden compared with Australia

Henrik Falhammar

Med J Aust 2008; 189 (8): 471-472

Editorials

Humanising doctors: what can the medical humanities offer?

J Jill Gordon

Med J Aust 2008; 189 (8): 420-421

Clinical practice

Documentation of clinical review and vital signs after major surgery

Forbes McGain, Michelle A Cretikos, Daryl Jones, Susan Van Dyk, Michael D Buist, Helen Opdam, Vincent Pellegrino, Megan S Robertson and Rinaldo Bellomo

Med J Aust 2008; 189 (7): 380-383 Free

Health care reform

Policy is easy, implementation is hard

John Menadue

Med J Aust 2008; 189 (7): 384-385

Review

Quality and consistency of clinical practice guidelines for diagnosis and management of osteoarthritis of the hip and knee: a descriptive overview of published guidelines

Marie L Misso, Veronica J Pitt, Kay M Jones, Hayley N Barnes, Leon Piterman and Sally E Green

Med J Aust 2008; 189 (7): 394-399 Free

Letters

The Safer Patients Initiative: the UK experience of attempting to improve safe clinical care

Peter J Shirley

Med J Aust 2008; 189 (7): 414

Editorials

Subspecialisation in surgery and the continuing challenge of providing emergency surgery services

Ian R Gough

Med J Aust 2008; 189 (7): 358-359

Medicine and the media

What impact would effective solarium regulation have in Australia?

Louisa G Gordon, Nicholas G Hirst, Peter H F Gies and Adèle C Green

Med J Aust 2008; 189 (7): 375-378 Free

Health care reform

The viability of Australia’s teaching hospitals

Martin B Van Der Weyden

Med J Aust 2008; 189 (6): 330-331

Health care reform

Rediscovering university teaching hospitals for Australia

David G Penington

Med J Aust 2008; 189 (6): 332-335 Free

Viewpoint

Functional improvement of the Australian health care system — can rehabilitation assist?

Peter W New and Christopher J Poulos

Med J Aust 2008; 189 (6): 340-343 Free

Book reviews

What ails America

Melissa Sweet

Med J Aust 2008; 189 (5): 273

Editorials

Contemporary management of type 2 diabetes: blood glucose-lowering therapies and glycaemic targets

Timothy M E Davis

Med J Aust 2008; 189 (5): 246-248