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MJA Centenary -- History of Australian Medicine
… less historical analysis of how this transition has shaped medical practice. Here, we lay out a framework for analysing changes to medical practice with respect to this transition. We … domain in our framework is critical for understanding how medical practice has changed for patients and health …
Med J Aust 2014; 201 (1): S29-S32 Free
In Consultation
Breaking away from the medical model: perceptions of health and health care in suburban Sydney youth
… Human Research Ethics Committee and the NSW Department of Education and Training. Setting Berowra is a geographically … youth workers for health information and to consult a medical practitioner only if they were very unwell. They … and asking questions in an environment away from the “medical model”. If needing to see a medical practitioner, …
Med J Aust 2005; 183 (8): 418-421 Free
Research
… intensive care-based hospital-wide preventive approach (a medical emergency team [MET]) might decrease the incidence … a MET. Methods Hospital The Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre comprises two major teaching hospital … operating conditions of the hospital. A preparation and education period (1 September 1999 – 31 August 2000) to …
Med J Aust 2003; 179 (6): 283-287 Free
MJA centenary
… watch in the night. Psalm 90: 4 When the first issue of the Medical Journal of Australia was published in Sydney on 4 … — the editorial team with its passions and foibles, the medical profession and its organisations, a host of … information for use in clinical practice; and a belief in education and lifelong learning are all values it has …
Med J Aust 2014; 201 (1): 7 Free
Viewpoint
… medicine, and on the traditional ways of delivering medical education and undertaking medical research. Pressures on academic medicine Growing …
Med J Aust 2009; 191 (3): 169-172 Free
The Research Enterprise
… The Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science Brendon J Kearney Situated in … details - - - © MJA 1997 Introduction The Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science (IMVS), in Adelaide, South … and training program in pathology and to become involved in education and training in collaboration with clinical …
Med J Aust 1997; 167 (11): 614-617 Free
Viewpoint
Riding the wave: current and emerging trends in graduates from Australian university medical schools
… is currently in the midst of an expansionist phase in medical workforce supply, driven by a range of policies designed to encourage growth in the medical workforce, including significant increases to … about the flow-on effect of these increases through medical education pathways. 1 Here, we place current policies in …
Med J Aust 2007; 186 (6): 309-312 Free
Supplement
… of these are powerful indicators of poor self-care. Junior medical officers, in particular, are at risk. The New South Wales Medical Board has only incomplete data, but these show an … officers; barriers to the use of general practice services; educational needs of GPs to assist them to provide an …
Med J Aust 2002; 177 (1): S19 Free
Viewpoint
… S ince 2000, the number of medical schools in Queensland has increased from one to … alone will require clinical placements for about 800 medical students. This is an increase of around 570 students … training in the preclinical years. Promote logistical and educational collaboration between health professionals, …
Med J Aust 2008; 188 (11): 669-671 Free
Clinical focus
… processes for decision making relating to limitations of medical treatment and documentation of the decisions is an … to one of three treatment categories based on the overall medical treatment goals for that patient at that time. The … initial training in individual hospital units. GOC education was then done jointly with the advance directive …
Med J Aust 2014; 201 (8): 452-455 Free
Research
… 2009 and 2014, except for people born in Africa; lower educational attainment and being born in Asia, Africa, or …
Med J Aust 2024; 221 (9): n/a-n/a Free
Editorials
… access for patients. 2 , 4 , 5 That costs are barriers to medical care in Australia has been reported by 8% of people who needed to see a medical specialist and by 19% of those needing to see a … solutions, such as professional colleges offering education about “reasonable” fee-setting (eg, the Royal …
Med J Aust 2017; 206 (4): 162-163 Free
Editorials
… For many years, Australia has relied on supplementing its medical workforce with doctors who have qualified outside Australia. Each year, about 2500 of these medical practitioners, known as international medical … (is it an efficient use of resources?), acceptability, and educational impact. 5 WBAs are generally recognised as …
Med J Aust 2016; 205 (5): 209-210 Free
Research
… cancer care is ensuring that information, communication and education provided to patients meets their needs, … expectancy information. Methods Patient sample Eligible medical oncology treatment centres were those providing care … approved the study (ref. H-2010-1324). Results Of 51 medical oncology treatment centres that were approached, 14 …
Med J Aust 2015; 203 (10): 405 Free
Letters
… To the Editor: I spent my fifth-year medical student elective at Alice Springs Hospital and a … explores some of the issues in this area as they affect medical student training. 1 I think it is good that they … all need to move on. … Letters … Safeguard or mollycoddle? Medical student placements in Aboriginal communities …
Med J Aust 2011; 195 (2): 102-104 Free
Research
… T here is a growing body of evidence that medical students experience disproportionate levels of stress-related impairment. Before commencing medical school, their mental wellbeing is similar to that of … highlight the need for greater promotion, awareness, and education about the services available, with a particular …
Med J Aust 2010; 192 (4): 188-190 Free
Snapshot
… of monetary individuality, we lost an unusual "document" of medical history: the Greek 10 000-drachma note. The front of … the nymph Koronis (Coronis, Cronis). Apollo entrusted the education of Asklepios to the centaur Chiron, who taught him … the right shoulder of a sleeping patient. … Snapshot … Medical history and the European Union: Papanicolaou and …
Med J Aust 2003; 178 (8): 380 Free
Health care
… approach had certain limitations: we did not know patients’ medical histories; some patients may have used AHT … 16 What can be done to improve persistence? Better patient education, as well as the availability of drugs with fewer …
Med J Aust 2008; 188 (4): 224-227 Free
Viewpoint
… and now exceeds 1200. 1 More recently, several leading medical journals in the United States have published … welcome doctors enquiring about spirituality; 1 , 2 many US medical schools and some residency training programs include … religious beliefs. 12 Spiritual issues in US medical education and research Seventy-two US medical schools have …
Med J Aust 2003; 178 (2): 86-88 Free
Research
… medication errors. 7 A study from a UK hospital interviewed medical practitioners whose actions had led to an ADE and … department, with the full range of general and specialist medical and surgical units. The hospital has participated in … has important implications for staff training and student education. Staff and students need to understand that human …
Med J Aust 2008; 188 (5): 276-279 Free
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