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Georgina M Chambers, Repon C Paul, Katie Harris, Oisin Fitzgerald, Clare V Boothroyd, Luk Rombauts, Michael G Chapman and Louisa Jorm

… clinician and the patient, taking into account all medical and non-medical factors. CLBR estimates do not report the …

Med J Aust 2017; 207 (3): 114-118 Free

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Matthew P Hamilton, Sarah E Hetrick, Cathrine Mihalopoulos, David Baker, Vivienne Browne, Andrew M Chanen, Kerryn Pennell, Rosemary Purcell, Heather Stavely and Patrick D McGorry

… by referring clinician, potentially warranting clinician education programs to accompany the roll-out of novel … and other drugs 0 4 (13.79%) 0 0 0 4 (1.75%) 0 4 (1.08%)   Medical – psychiatry 1 (5.88%) 2 (6.90%) 11 (20.75%) 4 (5.13%) 12 (20.34%) 30 (12.71%) 42 (31.34%) 72 (19.46%)   Medical – other 1 (5.88%) 0 0 0 0 1 (0.42%) 2 (1.49%) 3 …

Med J Aust 2017; 207 (10): S19-S26 Open Access

Systematic review

Aryati Yashadhana, Ling Lee, Jessica Massie and Anthea Burnett

… reducing anxiety about new diagnoses, 1 interpreting biomedical information, 2 and enabling cultural safety. 3 … , 38 , 41 as well as improving patients’ understanding of medical processes. 17 Cultural assistance from Elder groups … initiatives such as the Visiting Optometry Scheme, the Medical Specialist Outreach Assistance Program, and the …

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (5): 222-228 Free

Research

Sue M Evans, Arul Earnest, Wendy Bower, Meera Senthuren, Peta McLaughlin and Rob Stirling

… “first-line”, caused by delays in the patient seeking medical advice or a delay in management by the general … presentation with atypical symptoms, 6 fewer years of education, lower disposable income, and multiple … were provided by participating hospitals each month. Medical record review was undertaken 4 months after …

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (2): 75 Free

Research

Graham N Meadows, Joanne C Enticott, Brett Inder, Grant M Russell and Roger Gurr

… Index of Relative Socio-Economic Disadvantage, Index of Education and Occupation, and the Index of Economic … 3 , so the pattern of results differs slightly. For key medical items shown in Box 3 , the trend could be compatible … 1 = most disadvantaged. 3 Concentration curves for key medical items IRSAD = Index of Relative Socio-Economic …

Med J Aust 2015; 202 (4): 190-194 Free

Mind the Gap

Shu Q Li, Natalie J Gray, Steve L Guthridge and Sabine L M Pircher

… managed in primary care by effective drug therapy, patient education and lifestyle modification; they include diabetes …

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (10): 532-536 Free

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Allison W Boyes, Afaf Girgis, Alison C Zucca and Christophe Lecathelinais

… cases of anxiety and depression in cancer patients. 9 , 10 Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey (MOS-SSS): a … anxiety or depression in past 6 months; marital status; education level; current employment status; health insurance …

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (7): S94 Free

Indigenous health — Research

Angela T Titmuss, Elizabeth Harris and Elizabeth J Comino

… have been identified, including rurality, socioeconomic and educational disadvantage, smoking and access to services. 3 … postnatal care. De-identified unit record data, including medical record number, demographic characteristics, …

Med J Aust 2008; 189 (9): 495-498 Free

Research

Mikaela L Jorgensen, Jane M Young, Timothy A Dobbins and Michael J Solomon

… in NSW, time- and resource-intensive clinician surveys or medical record audits have been used to conduct … differing practices for wound infection documentation in medical records, or could possibly arise from real … measure of socioeconomic status, such as income or education, or a measure of physical or health status could …

Med J Aust 2014; 200 (7): 403-407 Free

Research

Thai P Hong, Paul J Gow, Michael Fink, Anouk Dev, Stuart K Roberts, Amanda Nicoll, John S Lubel, Ian Kronborg, Niranjan Arachchi, Marno Ryan, William W Kemp, Virginia Knight, Vijaya Sundararajan, Paul Desmond, Alexander JV Thompson and Sally J Bell

… Marriages Victoria. Patients were censored at last known medical attendance (consultation, radiology, pathology, … 9 This recommendation should be communicated during medical training and included in specialist society and … infections are readily available in Australia, increased education and use of these drugs in community practice are …

Med J Aust 2018; 209 (8): 348-354 Free

Research

Steven L Guthridge, Philip Ryan, John R Condon, Leah M Bromfield, John R Moss and John W Lynch

… wider risks to children from poverty, unemployment, poor education, poor health, inadequate housing and alcohol … 1990s 23 — however, it is now being recorded as not only a medical condition but also a child protection concern. For … provide for a child’s basic needs including food, shelter, medical treatment and supervision. Emotional abuse includes …

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (11): 637-641 Free

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Ian B Hickie, Tracey A Davenport, Georgina M Luscombe, Michael Moore, Kathleen M Griffiths and Helen Christensen

… component of the SPHERE training program (run by Educational Health Solutions and sponsored by Pfizer … or pharmacological care; and not having a major medical illness, psychomotor agitation, neurological … Practice type Solo 29 (33%) Partnership/group 47 (53%) Medical centre 12 (14%) Full-time practice 53 (60%) Formal …

Med J Aust 2010; 192 (11): S31 Free

Clinical focus / Guidelines

Daniel P O’Brien, Grant Jenkin, John Buntine, Christina M Steffen, Anthony McDonald, Simon Horne, N Deborah Friedman, Eugene Athan, Andrew Hughes, Peter P Callan and Paul D R Johnson

… expense and inconvenience from regular dressings and medical reviews, which can be disabling and may lead to time …

Med J Aust 2014; 200 (5): 267-270 Free

Cassandra E I Szoeke, Mark W Parsons, Kenneth S Butcher, Tracey A Baird, Peter J Mitchell, Sonya E Fox and Stephen M Davis

… in place before a centre is approved to use tPA. Additional medical and community education would also be required to deliver the message that stroke is a treatable medical emergency. In the last year of our audit, 15 …

Med J Aust 2003; 178 (7): 324-328 Free

Indigenous health

Alan Cass, Joan Cunningham, Zhiqiang Wang and Wendy Hoy

… to the ongoing intensive interaction of ESRD patients with medical and nursing staff, Indigenous status being a … retaining specialised nursing staff, infrequent access to medical staff and provision of housing for patients … unit. We should develop more innovative methods of patient education, training for self-care and delivery of treatment …

Med J Aust 2001; 175 (1): 24-27 Free

Research

Veronica C Hoad, Bridget A O’Connor, Andrew J Langley and Gary K Dowse

… Measles contact tracing aims to provide contacts with education, counselling and, where appropriate, with … relatively less important. This highlights the need for medical practitioners to consider a diagnosis of measles in …

Med J Aust 2013; 198 (6): 320-323 Free

Research

Andrew A Mahony, Ellen J Donnan, Rosemary A Lester, Joseph S Doyle, James Knox, Samantha L Tracy, Scott Bowden and Joseph J Sasadeusz

… C is a nationally notifiable disease; in Victoria, medical practitioners and laboratories are legally required … re-infection. 23 This highlights the need for effective education campaigns to circumvent repeated courses of …

Med J Aust 2013; 198 (4): 210-214 Free

Research

Jillian A Guthrie, Gregory J Dore, Ann M McDonald and John M Kaldor

… status for the years 1992-1998. National Health and Medical Research Council guidelines on ethical matters in … causes of low socioeconomic status, low levels of education and low levels of employment must also be employed … Diseases Branch, CDHSH, 1995. National Health and medical Research Council. Guidelines on ethical matters in …

Med J Aust 2000; 172 (6): 266-269 Free

Research

Georgina M Chambers, Peter J Illingworth and Elizabeth A Sullivan

… Multiple births also continue to generate higher long-term medical, education and social services costs than singleton births. …

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (10): 594-598 Free

Medicine and the community

Laura E Forrest, Pushpani M Herath, Ian S McRae and Rhian M Parker

… respectively. A national study conducted by the British Medical Association used stratified random sampling to … become better equipped to deal with verbal abuse through education and training in defusing difficult situations. …

Med J Aust 2011; 194 (11): 605-608 Free

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