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… training opportunities and the selection of rural origin medical students are critical components of GP workforce … geographically inequitable distribution of the Australian medical workforce continues, and rural and remote general … medical school places for students, and supporting medical education and training in rural communities through the …
Med J Aust 2016; 205 (5): 216-221 Free
The New Genetics
… relate that the issues often not fully understood by the medical profession include: 1 the impact and shock of … and their members conducted by the Centre for Genetics Education, Sydney, in 2000 (unpublished data). Although 93% … would have liked to be informed of a support group by their medical practitioner, this had occurred in only 22% of …
Med J Aust 2003; 178 (10): 515-519 Free
The Research Enterprise
… students to commit to research from the outset of their medical training. Based on models from the United States and … their experiences of caring for patients. Pathways to medical research in Australia The former undergraduate-entry … expenses. Candidates emerge from their training with little educational debt, a major help for those entering academic …
Med J Aust 2003; 179 (11): 614-616 Free
Careers
… computerisation, integrated care, vaccination safety and medical education, as well as continuing to care for families he’s … That connectivity doesn’t apply only to his patients. As a medical educator, Dr Crampton has been supervising …
Med J Aust 2014; 201 (9): C1 Free
Task Transfer
… to the bush. In much of rural and remote Australia, the medical generalist is a jack-of-all-trades; specialists … workforce outside urban areas is considerably less — 23% of medical specialists, 27% of general practitioners, 34% of … evidence for the success of the “rural pipeline” in medical education and training is now beyond doubt 4 , 5 and is …
Med J Aust 2006; 185 (1): 37-38 Free
Guideline summary
… approaches as recommended by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) guidelines for adopting or … recommendations considered most relevant for the general medical audience, with a focus on prevention and … There are 15 prevention recommendations covering screening, education, self‐care, footwear and treatments for people at …
Med J Aust 2023; 219 (10): 485-495 Free
Complementary and alternative medicine
… relationships with CAM practitioners (particularly the non-medically qualified). It should also be acknowledged that … of CAM, which is based on therapies not normally taught in medical schools or offered in hospitals, will have to change … enjoying “therapeutic touch”. 7 The changing face of CAM education Most medical schools in the UK now offer CAM …
Med J Aust 2004; 181 (5): 276-278 Free
Research
… to a greater degree than did positive attention and health education. It did not, however, improve any of a range of … recruited from five general practices. We used electronic medical records to identify patients at least 60 years old … develop individual care plans that address key self-care, medical, psychosocial, and carer problems. Participants in …
Med J Aust 2018; 208 (2): 69-74 Free
Viewpoint
… to become more pronounced with the substantial increase in medical graduate numbers in Australia, from about 1200 in … this, permanent flexible training positions across the medical subspecialties are lacking. A letter to the BMJ in … of part-time trainees are women (Ms E Newton, Education Deanery, RACP, personal communication), and …
Med J Aust 2011; 194 (9): 460-462 Free
Research enterprise — Viewpoint
… proceed at all? The recent change in Federal Minister for Education, Science and Training provides an opportunity for … 8 , 9 In a survey conducted in 2005 by the British Medical Association, 40% of clinical academic and research … career, 10 and data produced by the Council of Heads of Medical Schools show a significant decline in clinical …
Med J Aust 2006; 184 (9): 463-466 Free
Confronting dilemmas
… of impairment in doctors referred to the New South Wales Medical Board. In the late 1980s, the Board developed an informal program for managing impaired doctors and medical students in a constructive and non-disciplinary … 1992, the Impaired Registrants Program was embodied in the Medical Practice Act. This program is designed to meet the …
Med J Aust 2004; 181 (7): 372-375 Free
Research
… before presentation; and were admitted to the emergency medical unit or an inpatient ward. Patients presenting from … chart (containing orders prescribed earlier by the ED or medical units or both), an ED pharmacist assessed any … bias associated with intentionally vigilant prescribing, medical staff were not made aware of the study. One ED …
Med J Aust 2009; 191 (7): 374-377 Free
Northern Territory Intervention
… The Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance sees the Australian Government’s … allocated the necessary funding. Undertakings by Aboriginal medical services The Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance … has been aware for a very long time of the importance of education to improving the health of populations. The need …
Med J Aust 2007; 187 (11): 617-618 Free
Careers
… General practitioners and medical educators Genevieve Yates and Gerard Ingham met … all flew into Alice Springs for the 2010 General Practice Education and Training (GPET) conference. Then we … together a cast of theatrically inclined fellow GPs and medical educators following auditions at the 2011 GPET …
Med J Aust 2013; 198 (5): C6 Free
Research
… its treatment was retrospectively performed by retrieving medical records. The severity of DDH was not graded, but all … formed to promote awareness of hip dysplasia and to provide educational material and family support. These include the … use of traditional swaddling, together with education of medical practitioners and the introduction of a clinical …
Med J Aust 2016; 204 (6): 240 Free
Research
… the National Prescribing Service) implemented a number of educational programs on cardiovascular management in primary … NPS MedicineWise interventions on the use of medicine and medical tests. The research focused on evaluating the effect … provides details on all subsidised prescription medicines, medical and allied health services and hospitalisations for …
Med J Aust 2013; 199 (3): 192-195 Free
Research
… interventions include academic detailing, 2 provision of educational material, 3 patient-mediated interventions, 3 … odds of having a fall, fall injury or fall requiring medical attention. The intervention produced no significant … medication reviews and review rates were determined from medical records, whereas we relied on self-report. Thus, …
Med J Aust 2007; 187 (1): 23-30 Free
Health care
… concerns. In instances requiring “after hours” medical intervention due to an elevated INR, 22 GPs expected … doctor until this instance of an elevated INR. Patient education Fourteen GPs reported that they were responsible … with other medications. Concordance between doctors’ medical records and patient characteristics Demographic, …
Med J Aust 2009; 190 (12): 674-677 Free
Research
… S election of students into medical degree programs is highly visible and competitive. … the other hand, there is an understandable desire to select medical students who are most likely to become good doctors. … selection processes. Devised by the Australian Council for Educational Research, the UMAT comprises three parts: …
Med J Aust 2011; 194 (7): 341-344 Free
Supplement
… is a significant and necessary stride in the development of medical education in Australia. 1 However, it is not sufficient to … the outcomes are required. For example, in a functional medical curriculum (as opposed to a syllabus), the teaching …
Med J Aust 2007; 186 (7): S33 Free
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