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… 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, …
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True stories
… 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 …
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Editorials
… 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 …
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Perspectives
… 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 …
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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 …
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Expanding the evidence base in digital health
… of digital health and to inform community and clinical education material. Moreover, the findings will be used to …
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Health care
… 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, …
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MJA Practice Essentials – Paediatrics
… 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 …
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Careers
… 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 …
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Chronic disease
… 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 …
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For debate
… 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 …
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Editorials
… 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 …
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Research
… 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 …
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The Healthcare System
… 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 …
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Mental health — Research
… 1 This request coincided with the Australian Medical Workforce Advisory Committee report on the … in their patients has been accepted by the Australian Medical Workforce Advisory Committee, the federal government … of metropolitan GPs. It may also highlight the need for educational strategies, not just marketing, to improve …
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Prevention and Promotion
… status, ethnicity and gestational age were collected from medical records for non-participants and checked from this … demographic characteristics, ethnicity, source of income, education level, stress, and obstetric factors (gravidity … groupings were associated with completion of tertiary education ( P = 0.048) and the belief that stopping smoking …
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Case reports
/ Lessons from practice
… noxious stimuli (eg, trapezius squeeze test). The patient's medical history included normal development, no infectious … hand sanitiser (ABHS) is encouraged in health, education and day-care facilities, workplaces and the home. …
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Research
… Witnessed or experienced traumatic events 5.0% Parental education Primary schooling only 25.2% (father); 34.2% … 95.6% Health indices Excellent or good health 96.5% Chronic medical problem 3.1% Activities limited by health problem …
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For debate
… (immunisation, school-based health promotion programs, education and control activities in relation to substance … example of a problem that will not be solved within the medical arena. Workforce issues The public health workforce, … out-of-pocket costs, and perceptions that they do not need medical treatment. This, in turn, will inevitably mean that …
Med J Aust 2008; 188 (12): 715-719 Free
Clinical update
… assessing PE and evaluating treatment for this condition. Medical history and medications PE may be identified when … compensatory PE. Infrequent sexual activity, cultural and educational background, and novelty of the partner or sexual … general reflexes. It is important to perform a general medical examination as well as a genital examination. …
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