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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
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
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
Supplement
… the generalist, with over 400 000 articles added to the biomedical literature each year. Adding further pressure to the … more patients with acute and complex conditions. 2 Canadian medical practitioners feel that they are on a “medical … is good evidence that what we do in continuing medical education (CME) (produce courses, give didactic lectures, …
Med J Aust 2004; 180 (6): S68 Free
Viewpoint
… in the United States in the relationship between the medical profession and the pharmaceutical industry. There is … Times and the Wall Street Journal , major scientific and medical journals, and in the US House of Congress. It is a … own prescribing practice. 5 Attending industry-sponsored educational events and accepting funding for travel or …
Med J Aust 2009; 191 (5): 273-275 Free
Research enterprise
… F ollowing the 1998 Health and Medical Research Strategic Review, 1 the Australian … decided to almost double the annual National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) funding — at the beginning … Most Australian Government funding is directed to higher education facilities. 15 Our analysis showed that increased …
Med J Aust 2006; 185 (3): 155-158 Free
Task Transfer
… I n the United States, medical care has evolved to be a role shared between doctors … PAs and NPs in the US, comprising about one sixth of the US medical workforce. Numbers are equally divided between the … providing care previously covered by junior doctors. 8 , 9 Education Historically, PA and NP tracks started as …
Med J Aust 2006; 185 (1): 4-7 Free
Research enterprise
… predominantly with substantial government support of education and health. It is essential to ensure that the … very expensive technology, and practitioners without full medical training (eg, psychologists, practice nurses, nurse … hospitals had an important role to play in training the medical workforce of the future. With increasing trends …
Med J Aust 2009; 190 (11): 627-629 Free
Supplement
… that 77% of Australians have at least one long-term medical condition, defined as a condition that has lasted, … including a focus on chronic disease self-management education programs. Although there are formal and informal … in their health care, and extends to knowing when to seek medical help, being able to effectively communicate with …
Med J Aust 2008; 189 (10): S9 Free
Medicine and the law
… (RANZCOG) was reported to be considering the sanctioning of medically performed “ritual nicks” to satisfy the desire of … here indicate that FGM is a relevant issue for Australian medical practitioners. The medical profession has an … agencies. In addition, the Family and Reproductive Rights Education Program, based in Victoria, has a nationwide remit …
Med J Aust 2011; 194 (3): 139-141 Free
Supplement
… P revocational medical education is a critical phase in the continuum from medical undergraduate to vocational training, and the lack …
Med J Aust 2007; 186 (7): S14 Free
Research enterprise
… T he release of Australia’s Health and Medical Research Strategic Review chaired by Peter Wills … by the Australian Government to increase investment in medical research significantly. Over the next 6 years, … increase in infrastructure support. Recent Department of Education, Science and Training reviews similarly attest to …
Med J Aust 2005; 183 (11): 606-611 Free
Editorial
… 2024, the annual meeting of the Asia Pacific Association of Medical Journal Editors (APAME) was held at the University … non‐profit organisation that supports and promotes medical journalism in the Asia–Pacific region. It provides a forum for education and exchange of ideas and interacts with numerous …
Med J Aust 2024; 221 (5): 248-250 Free
Research
… T he large increase in medical graduate numbers between 2005 and 2012 is currently the greatest challenge for postgraduate medical education and training in Australia. Australian domestic …
Med J Aust 2011; 194 (4): 165-168 Free
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