… At the 3rd and 4th National Forums on Prevocational MedicalEducation, held in 1998 and 1999, it was realised that the … to educational bodies, health departments and medical boards. More than 100 delegates representing the …
Balakrishnan (Kichu) R Nair, Joyce MW Moonen-van Loon, Mulavana S Parvathy and Cees PM van der Vleuten
… Objective: The fitness to practise of international medical graduates (IMGs) is usually evaluated with … of a toolbox of WBA instruments in assessing international medical graduates (IMGs). For five case-based discussions, … licensing, and fitness to practise examinations may make educationalists weep with joy, but there is no clear …
Susan A Welch, Sonia Robinson, Tamra Langley and Pauline Deweerd
… of this identification initiative was to encourage all medical professionals who care for Aboriginal and Torres … and speech pathology, as well as ward‐based nursing and medical staff. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander … their admission in order to provide culturally specific education, resources and follow‐up after hospital discharge. …
Patrick Giddings, Belinda G O'Sullivan, Matthew R McGrail, Marlene Drysdale, Tony T Trevaskis and Jacki Mein
… as Modified Monash Model (MMM) 4–7 and rural Aboriginal Medical Services (AMS) (MMM2–7) through a Remote and an AMS … with minimum level 3 or 4 supervision under the Australian Medical Council (ie, deemed able to work independently with … with both streams predominantly enrolling international medical graduates (IMGs). In the early cohorts, similar …
… Editorial Hydatid disease: medical problems, veterinary solutions, political obstacles … care systems to take the problem seriously. Their survey of medical records from hospitals and health care services … a human disease, requires veterinary, agricultural and educational expertise for effective prevention. Thirdly, the …
Jon J Pfaff, Brian M Draper, Jane E Pirkis, Nigel P Stocks, John A Snowdon, Moira G Sim, Gerard J Byrne, Nicola T Lautenschlager, Leon A Flicker, Ngaire M Kerse, Robert D Goldney and Osvaldo P Almeida
… people over the age of 65 years have at least one long-term medical illness, and about 25% have five or more chronic … evidence suggests that those who experience a chronic medical condition are twice as likely as their healthy … project is a clustered randomised trial designed to test an educational intervention aimed at enhancing awareness and …
Bill Lancashire, Craig T Hore and Robert G Fassett
… W ith increasing complexity of medical care, as well as increasing numbers of medical undergraduates and junior doctors being trained, the … to enhance patient safety and care. Requirements of medicaleducation In Australia, the Confederation of Postgraduate …
… in the Western world and about the importance of training medical students in general practice. 2 - 4 In North … government commissioned an inquiry on the "Expansion of MedicalEducation in Australia", chaired by Professor Peter Karmel, …
Sue M Evans, Jesia G Berry, Brian J Smith and Adrian J Esterman
… Medical errors occur when people unintentionally use a wrong … action as intended. 1 Expert groups established to examine medical error in the United Kingdom, 2 Australia 3 and the … a mandatory reporting system and public accountability of medical error information, whereas 21% supported voluntary …
Dianne P Goeman, Jo A Douglass, Chris D Hogan, Rosalie A Aroni, Michael J Abramson, Susan M Sawyer, Kay Stewart and Lena A Sanci
… F or most people with asthma, general practitioners provide education as well as treatment. 1 To lower the morbidity and … plan, but understanding it (metropolitan GP) . Continuing medicaleducation Continuing medicaleducation was a high priority for all groups …
Carolyn A Day, Allison Salmon, Marianne Jauncey, Mark Bartlett and Amanda Roxburgh
… This year marks the 21st anniversary of the Uniting Sydney Medically Supervised Injecting Centre (MSIC). The MSIC … guidelines including closer supervision and specific educational resources for staff and clients were developed, … services … Perspectives … Twenty‐one years at the Uniting Medically Supervised Injecting Centre, Sydney Australia: …
… health problems stemming from historical events give medical educators feedback about their health care … in 1999 — “they are amazing” — she has little time for the medical profession. She has had doctors call her a … “Doctors’ clinical experiences and continuing medicaleducation, together with reflection on what they have done, …
… hospitals because of a perceived risk of interference with medical equipment which could endanger the safety of … produce, and the safe distance they should be used from medical equipment that may be susceptible to EMR. The second … implementation is difficult and may be costly, involving education of clinicians, patients and the public to be …
… in general practice is declining among recent Australian medical graduates, but relatively few data are available on … 2 and Canada. 3 We studied four cohorts of Australian medical graduates (the Monash Medical Graduates Survey) with … in 1996, and the Confederation of Postgraduate MedicalEducation Councils was established in 1998. 6 , 7 This is …
… I questioned the scientific and clinical basis for routine medical thromboprophylaxis using low molecular weight … by which clinical guidelines can achieve status within the medical community. First, the National Health and Medical … Union’s website. 13 The Guidelines are published by Health Education and Management Innovations (HEMI) Australia Pty …
… under Migration Regulation 5.35, to provide non-consensual medical treatment. In 2001, DIMIA issued about 40 authorisations for compulsory medical treatment. 4 Such actions risk violating … charge of unethical conduct. A wider campaign of medicaleducation is needed to ensure that all practitioners are …
… The Tasmanian University Medical Students Society (TUMSS) and the Tasmanian Branch of the Australian Medical Association (AMA) have jointly run a mentor scheme … motivation for the scheme, regular social gatherings and educational forums are planned. In addition to doctors …
… between June 1998 and April 2002 and used combinations of medical subject headings (MeSH) terms (randomized controlled trial, reminder systems, drug therapy, medical informatics [exploded]) and free text (random*, … feedback of prescribing costs (+ another arm with educational intervention) No usable data, and no difference …
… patients and their illnesses, preventing illness, or for medical research — account for an increasing proportion of … in harnessing the commercial potential of Australian medical research. 2 The purpose of our study was to identify … who appear to be dependent on extensive university education, emphasising its importance in underpinning …