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… the best original research paper published each year in the Medical Journal of Australia ( MJA ), as judged by the … as well as some significant concerns about the future of medical research in Australia. 1995: Gastric emptying is not … leading to ongoing relationships with doctors and educational videomakers in the US. A “Sharing the true …
Med J Aust 2007; 187 (11): 637-644 Free
Research
… of three sequential strategies: audit and feedback; staff education; and interdisciplinary review. 12 To test RedUSe, … non-pharmacological therapy. Enablers included staff education and a structured interdisciplinary review process. … recommendations saturate an organisation), 15 and providing educational outreach visits (academic detailing) for …
Med J Aust 2018; 208 (9): 398-403 Free
Systematic review
… Strait Islander Australians. 5 Recruiting international medical graduates to work in rural and remote areas has … of rural primary care workers, including regionalised education and training programs, and has also implemented … and rural experience during undergraduate or postgraduate medical training (rural pipeline factors 12 ) on where …
Med J Aust 2020; 213 (5): 228-236 Free
Medicine and the law
… C ritics of medical negligence litigation frequently decry its excesses. … majority of patients who sustain injury due to negligent medical care never sue, 1 - 3 and certain subgroups of … are disadvantaged across a spectrum of indicators including education, health, and justice — even after adjusting for …
Med J Aust 2006; 185 (4): 203-207 Free
Research
… I n Australia, the first year after medical graduation is called the intern year, a transition between formal medical school education and subsequent vocational training. Its successful …
Med J Aust 2014; 200 (2): 100-103 Free
Workforce
… the themes of funding and financial arrangements, workforce education and training, and interprofessional organisation … than prescriptive, performance indicators. Effectively fund medical and nursing education and training in the primary … care in undergraduate, pre-internship and prevocational medical and nursing education. This should include the …
Med J Aust 2009; 191 (2): 81-84 Free
Complementary and alternative medicine
… In an ideal world, medical practitioners would be well versed in a broad range … beneficiaries of integrated, holistic care. It appears that medical care is slowly gravitating towards this ideal, and a … between these groups, as is the increasing biomedical education of CAM practitioners. Collaboration requires an …
Med J Aust 2004; 180 (12): 645-646 Free
For debate
… is almost certainly similar in Australia. A resident medical officer at our hospital recently asked why, after … no exposure until registrar level. 2 Patients with serious medical conditions are more likely to die in hospital if … program). 6 Most would agree that supervision has an educational element, but it is more than just acquisition of …
Med J Aust 2009; 191 (4): 220-222 Free
Supplement
… often, pain. 5 Traditionally, there has been a fear in the medical fraternity that opioids and sedatives hasten a … their use should be encouraged in the terminal phase. 5 Medical practitioners should not be afraid to use … the patient is admitted to a palliative care service. 10 Education and training for medical and other health …
Med J Aust 2003; 179 (6): S44 Free
Research
… Limited adverse occurrence screening: using medical record review to reduce hospital adverse patient … of the publisher. For permission, contact the Australasian Medical Publishing Company Journalists are welcome to write … a general practitioner (also Director of Postgraduate Education) and the Medical Director (also Director of the …
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Careers
It’s in the blood - Professor Don Chisholm reflects on his career in endocrinology and diabetes care
… AO has been a leader in diabetes research, care and education. He was head of the Diabetes Research Program at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Sydney from 1978 to 2003. He was … apart from a monthly diabetes clinic at an Aboriginal medical service in western NSW, and continues to work in …
Med J Aust 2012; 197 (4): C5 Free
Health care
… schools are now established through federal funding in most medical schools in Australia, 1 and are required to provide 25% of medical students with at least 50% of their clinical … mounting in support of a strong relationship between rural educational exposure and an increased interest in pursuing a …
Med J Aust 2007; 187 (3): 166-167 Free
Research
… survey that visits to general practitioners for medical certificates, repeat prescriptions and referrals … we investigated whether administrative visits to GPs for medical certificates, repeat prescriptions and referrals met … requested was provided, including advice, counselling and education (23.4% of all encounters) and pathology test …
Med J Aust 2018; 208 (3): 114-118 Free
Clinical focus
… to polypharmacy-related harm, a new term has entered the medical lexicon: deprescribing. This is the process of … unrecognised by clinical teams. 14 Increasing intensity of medical care The drivers of polypharmacy are multiple: … of continuing or discontinuing a particular drug. Patient education initiatives providing such personalised …
Med J Aust 2014; 201 (7): 390-392 Free
Research
… the reasons why patients seek second opinions from medical specialists and includes comments on discrepancies … Cancer Centre for a first consultation with a nominated medical oncologist and who indicated that they were seeking … reported in the second-opinion consultations and age, sex, education level, occupation and reasons for seeking a second …
Med J Aust 2009; 191 (4): 209-212 Free
MJA Practice Essentials – Rehabilitation Medicine
… coinciding with important events such as completing their education, developing their careers and establishing their … of this responsibility, but some degree of contact with medical and rehabilitation services will often be required … to make important financial decisions, to comply with medical management, to give informed consent, and to make …
Med J Aust 2003; 178 (6): 290-295 Free
The New Genetics
… should provide comprehensive, coordinated and continuing medical care, drawing on biomedical, psychological, social and environmental … Watson et al compared an information pack to inhouse education for upskilling GPs on the genetic aspects of …
Med J Aust 2003; 179 (2): 109-111 Free
Doctors in training
… A natomy of the human body has been taught to medical students by dissection of embalmed, donated cadavers … 1 Until recent decades, this has been a rite of passage for medical students, delivering fundamental regional, … has gradually decreased. 6 - 9 As more and more essential educational material has been packed into medical school …
Med J Aust 2010; 193 (11): 668-671 Free
For debate
… policy that enhances independence and reduces the need for medical and social supports. 9 Strategies to reduce the … for treatment and prevention. 14 Public health versus medical approaches The issue of preventing heart failure, or … might be based on environmental changes, legislation, and education about healthy lifestyles, the medical approach is …
Med J Aust 2003; 179 (8): 422-425 Free
Research
… training, technical and data requirements, and community education and involvement were also critical areas requiring … are needed, 4 , 5 as recognised by the Australian Medical Association. 6 Governance of rapidly emerging health … was approved by the University of Wollongong Health and Medical Human Research Ethics Committee (2022/314). Results …
Med J Aust 2024; 220 (8): 409-416 Free
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