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Lessons from practice

Anupam Datta Gupta and Nigel Quadros

… leg muscles (eg, walking, cycling, lifting small weights), education on energy conservation and anxiety management, … explored, regardless of the apparent severity of underlying medical conditions. Lessons from practice Patients with … to disability, and amplify the effects of underlying medical conditions. The goals of multidisciplinary …

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (4): 208-209 Free

Supplement

David R Williams and Michelle J Sternthal

… services regularly, and a majority of patients would like medical providers to discuss the spiritual aspects of their … 10 Women value spirituality more than men, and formal education is positively related to valuing spirituality. At … Parents’ reliance on faith healing instead of appropriate medical care has led to negative outcomes and death for many …

Med J Aust 2007; 186 (10): S47 Free

Preprint

Sarah Zaman, Andrew I MacIsaac, Garry LR Jennings, Markus Schlaich, Sally C Inglis, Ruth Arnold, Derek P Chew, Saurabh Kumar, Liza Thomas, Sudhir Wahi, Stephen J Duffy, Sidney Lo, Andrew Newcomb, Aubrey Almeida, Carolyn Naismith, Mayanna Lund, Stephen J Nicholls, Selwyn Wong, Leonard Kritharides, Clara K Chow and Ravinay Bhindi

… CAD with coronary artery bypass graft surgery, PCI or medical therapy. The same applies to surgical aortic valve … ). CVD professionals are well positioned to provide patient education about COVID-19.  Patients should be encouraged to … intubation specific to the COVID-19 adult patient group. Medical Journal of Australia. 2020;epub. Cheung JC, Ho LT, …

Med J Aust 2020; (): 1 Free

Ross Ingram Memorial Essay Competition

Rosemary van den Berg

… the negative connotations that that image conjures up. If medical, nursing and other health organisations could forget … except Aboriginal people themselves, when they needed medical and nursing attention. The health and wellbeing of … children were being sent to Perth to further their education and obtain training in different careers. I was …

Med J Aust 2010; 193 (3): 136-137 Free

Personal perspective

Thomas H Hurley

… eminence for his research on neuroradiology. His medical publications included a monograph on … a young age and became a keen book collector. He entered a medical course and, after a tussle with his examinations and … because much of it seemed still to have relevance for education, the design of health services and for notions of …

Med J Aust 2011; 194 (2): 87-89 Free

Guideline summary

Nadia J Chaves, Georgia A Paxton, Beverley-Ann Biggs, Aesen Thambiran, Joanne Gardiner, Jan Williams, Mitchell M Smith and Joshua S Davis

… specialists, infectious diseases physicians and other medical specialists. This article summarises the full … peak body representing infectious diseases physicians, medical microbiologists and other experts in the fields of … other health care providers; optimising communication and education, provision of interpreters where required (the …

Med J Aust 2017; 206 (7): 310-315 Free

For debate

Michele Levinson and Amber Mills

… histories show that only a minority of older general medical patients have NFR documented in their history. 2 … 6 Several studies have shown that up to one-quarter of all medical emergency team (MET) calls result in a new … the media portrayal of CPR; and the influence of community education which emphasises the provision of CPR as first …

Med J Aust 2014; 201 (3): 152-154 Free

Viewpoint

Monica C Robotin, Jacob George, Rajah Supramaniam, Freddy Sitas and Andrew G Penman

… cancer screening compared with those allocated to usual medical care. 17 However, many questions remain about the … support for people affected by hepatitis C, training and education, and supporting research and surveillance … appropriate long-term monitoring and referral, education on the availability of therapy and risks of …

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (6): 363-365 Free

Clinical practice

Andrew W Knight and Timothy P Senior

… 9 which includes specific training at all stages of medical education in the recognition and treatment of rare diseases. … Support the patient’s journey through social service and medical bureaucracies, and interpret written and verbal …

Med J Aust 2006; 185 (2): 82-83 Free

Being a man

Dennis R McDermott

… and surprisingly skinny-legged Māori. When I work with medical students, registrars or even long-practising mental … to grasp how such severance from self came about. Our education system has failed them: they have only the haziest … to be a straightforward task. There was no prescription. Education, the opportunities of improved income, a …

Med J Aust 2006; 185 (8): 464-466 Free

Perspectives

Alison Brown, Gail Garvey, Nicole M Rankin, Claire Nightingale and Lisa J Whop

… quit within the previous ten years, for an LDCT scan via a medical practitioner. 3 , 8 An understanding of historical …

Med J Aust 2023; 219 (9): 398-401 Free

Research

Michael J Sladden and Jeanette E Ward

… (RACGP) affiliation; membership of the Australian Medical Association; personal history of cancer; family … as well as availability of conflicting information and educational material, have caused uncertainty among GPs, … Committee (Standing Committee of the National Health and Medical Research Council). Colorectal cancer screening. …

Med J Aust 1999; 170 (3): 110-113 Free

MJA Practice Essentials — Allergy

Constance H Katelaris and Jane E Peake

… patient (Level III-2). * Based on National Health and Medical Research Council levels of evidence. 10 4 Physical … genetic predisposition. Management of eczema consists of education; avoidance of triggers and allergens; liberal use … soles and genitalia. Management of urticaria is through education; avoidance of triggers and allergens (where …

Med J Aust 2006; 185 (9): 517-522 Free

Research

Matthew G Law, Philip S Rosenberg, Ann McDonald and John M Kaldor

… 1996; 164: 715-718. This article has been published in the Medical Journal of Australia. Readers may print a single … For copyright permission, contact the Australasian Medical Publishing Company Abstract - Introduction - Methods … in men aged under 30 years. This has implications for education programs aimed at preventing HIV infection among …

Med J Aust 1996; 164 (12): 715 Free

Medicine and the community

Katherine Thomson, Margaret R Zacharin, Ruth Morley and Sonia R Grover

… Nevertheless, there is a clear need for improved health education among populations at risk and their medical attendants. When a reliable body of data has been …

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (9): 486-488 Free

Research

Lyndal M Bond, Terry M Nolan and Rosemary A Lester

… health check as recommended by the National Health and Medical Research Council's Australian immunisation handbook … check was to ensure that the child did not require special medical attention and could be vaccinated at home. If no … service use, reasons for the delay in vaccination, education level, family size and whether the family had a …

Med J Aust 1998; 168 (10): 487-490 Free

Consensus statement

Kei Lui, Barbara Bajuk, Kirsty Foster, Arnolda Gaston, Alison Kent, John Sinn, Kaye Spence, Wendy Fischer and David Henderson-Smart

… invited from parental groups, professional associations, medical and nursing colleges, and rural or regional clinical … participants overwhelmingly endorsed an effort for general education in the community regarding premature births ( Box … premature labour and other antenatal complications. Early medical attention may then be sought if these symptoms …

Med J Aust 2006; 185 (9): 495-500 Free

Careers

Amanda Bryan

… women, and children. We also work across a wide variety of medical subspecialties, even psychiatry. I’ve seen people … for infectious diseases specialists to make their mark in medical education and research. One of his main research interests …

Med J Aust 2012; 196 (5): C1 Free

Perspectives

Nicolette R Holt, Johannes T Neumann, John J McNeil and Allen C Cheng

… and individual risk of morbidity and mortality (eg, age, medical comorbidities) must be assessed on a case‐by‐case … to guide management ( Supporting Information ). Impact of medical comorbidities Comorbidities associated with more … public health response must incorporate a campaign of education and awareness, risk assessment and evidence‐based …

Med J Aust 2020; 213 (8): 342-344.e1 Free

Research

Peter R Lewis, Michael J Hensley, John Wlodarczyk, Ruth C Toneguzzi, Victoria J Westley-Wise, Trevor Dunn and Dennis Calvert

… Cities study. 17 It addressed demographic data and parental education; child's health (cough, chest colds, wheeze) and … Fellowship for two years. References Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollution. Asthma and outdoor air … of the publisher. For permission, contact the Australasian Medical Publishing Company Journalists are welcome to write …

Med J Aust 1998; 169 (9): 459-463 Free

Pagination