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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

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

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

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

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

Supplement

Patrick D McGorry

… first base. A key obstacle is the premature truncation, on educational and legal grounds, of the upper age limit at … even earlier if the young person has completed secondary education). A qualitatively different clinical approach is … treatment-naïve and more sensitive to iatrogenic effects (medical or environmental) experience multiple comorbidities, …

Med J Aust 2007; 187 (7): S53 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

Editorials

John Turnidge, Chris Baggoley, Mark Schipp and Robyn Martin

… types emerged quite rapidly after their introduction into medical practice. 2 Resistance has since developed, sooner … research priority in Australia. The National Health and Medical Research Council, the Australian Research Council … rapid diagnostics, and the identification of optimal education, community and professional strategies. Strengthen …

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (6): 207-208 Free

True stories

Colette L Livermore

… strongyloidiasis, alcoholism, diabetes and the other medical curses of the inland. We hope for more social … of the outback are social, but the consequences are medical. People need suitable housing, but ideally they … buildings. They need support to maintain their buildings. Education is offered as a way out of the poverty trap of …

Med J Aust 2009; 191 (11): 668-669 Free

Perspectives

Louise Stone

… conditions where there is no diagnosis, the so-called medically unexplained illnesses. With no disease name, these … the victims for their own distress. Many patients with medically unexplained symptoms attach themselves to online … between diseases, and we need to create overt clinical, educational and research priorities that recognise the …

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

Expanding the evidence base in digital health

Janice S Biggs, Andrea Willcocks, Mitchell Burger and Meredith AB Makeham

… of digital health and to inform community and clinical education material. Moreover, the findings will be used to …

Med J Aust 2019; 210 (6): S9-S11 Free

Addressing special needs

… from that in the private sector, mainly because of the medical salaries component, making direct comparison … financing includes a profit margin, but remuneration for medical services comes from the government, health insurance … considering their appropriateness, then acting by providing educational resources, denying payment, threatening or …

Med J Aust 1998; 169 (8): S48-S50 Free

Careers

Cate Swannell

… Healthcare Week 2017, Sydney, NSW 10   International Medical Symposium, Melbourne, VIC 11   2017 SPANZA PANNZ … 4-7   LIME Connection VII: The future of Indigenous Health Education: Leadership, Collaboration, Curriculum, Melbourne, … from beginning to end, Sydney, NSW 26-28   Australian Medical Association National Conference, Melbourne, VIC …

Med J Aust 2017; 206 (2): Free

Health care

Michele M Foster, Geoffrey Mitchell, Terry Haines, Sean Tweedy, Petrea Cornwell and Jennifer Fleming

… may be compromised by discretionary management (by both medical and allied health practitioners) of the limitations … and cooperation among care providers. 5 Support by non-medical providers for self-management and behaviour change, …

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (1): 29-32 Free

MJA Practice Essentials – Paediatrics

Michael S Gold and Andrew S Kemp

… anaphylaxis action and management plan, which must include education on its correct use. EpiPens have recently become … ). Education of teachers and other school staff in anaphylaxis … of evidence (I–IV) are derived from the National Health and Medical Research Council’s system for assessing evidence. 35 …

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (6): 298-304 Free

Chronic disease

Moyez Jiwa, Christobel M Saunders, Sandra C Thompson, Lorna K Rosenwax, Scott Sargant, Eric L Khong, Georgia K B Halkett, Gloria Sutherland, Hooi C Ee, Tanya L Packer, Gareth Merriman and Hayley R Arnet

… other. 14 However, spouses receive minimal support from the medical team, 15 and it is well documented that partners … lymphoedema care; graded exercise programs; carer education; and nutritional advice. While these interventions … not enable direct access to health professionals other than medical practitioners, even when other health care providers …

Med J Aust 2008; 189 (2): 78-82 Free

For debate

Laurence E Mather, Evert R Rauwendaal, Vivienne L Moxham-Hall and Alex D Wodak

… Its report (the NSW Report) stated: in general terms medical cannabis has potential as an effective treatment for some medical conditions with appropriate safeguards in place … 13 Doctors and pharmacists will require further education about medicinal cannabis and how to instruct …

Med J Aust 2013; 199 (11): 759-761 Free

Editorials

Claire L Jackson and Steven J Hambleton

… 2 In 2007, the United States described the patient-centered medical home 3 — an approach now linked with provider … the realities of the future. The future for health, as with education and banking, involves the reality of disruptive …

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (7): S45 Free

Research

Janine Calver, David Preen, Max Bulsara and Frank Sanfilippo

… outcomes throughout the lifespan, including impairments in educational attainment and interpersonal relationships, … asked in the 2001 Census that indicate low income, low educational attainment, high unemployment, jobs in …

Med J Aust 2007; 186 (3): 124-127 Free

The Healthcare System

Jeffrey D Zajac

… committed, high quality clinicians, registrars in training, medical students, nursing and allied health staff care for a … process. Boundaries between various specialist and general medical and surgical units will blur or disappear, and the … Advocates of preventive care, improved public health education and increased use of ambulatory care suggest that …

Med J Aust 2003; 179 (5): 250-252 Free

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