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… as an educator in Indigenous health. Since 2007, Australian Medical Council accreditation standards for medical schools have included an explicit focus on … health. The standards specify that medical schools use the educational expertise of Indigenous people, and have …
Med J Aust 2012; 197 (1): C1 Free
Research
… Breathlessness severity was assessed with the modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) dyspnoea scale, 15 with … Health care use unit costs were obtained from the Medical Benefits Schedule (MBS), 18 Pharmaceutical Benefits … 190 (30.7%) 58 (26.9%) 25 (20.0%) 2684 (26.7%) 29.17% Education Did not complete high school 734 …
Med J Aust 2024; 221 (6): 324-332 Free
Clinical focus
… as being “too healthy”, hope (often unrealistically) for medical technology to prolong healthy life, regard future … The pressure of clinical work, a focus on managing acute medical problems and the absence of suitable training and … In these interactions, an advance care plan or a medical enduring power of attorney may serve as more …
Med J Aust 2013; 199 (10): 662-666 Free
MJA Practice Essentials – Paediatrics
… behaviour-modifying techniques instituted by parents, with education and support provided in primary care. Night … for the distress. It is also important to treat or exclude medical reasons for a child’s sleeping problems (eg, … weight. You calculate her body mass index and note from her medical record that it is crossing centiles upwards. She …
Med J Aust 2005; 182 (9): 484-489 Free
Research
… knowledge of adverse events is based on reviews of hospital medical records, 1 , 2 incident reports by health staff 3 , … The North West Adelaide Health Study (NWAHS) is a biomedical population study of a representative sample of … risk-averse, and if they had low income or completed higher education ( Box 2 ). Age was not a significant variable. …
Med J Aust 2009; 190 (9): 484-488 Free
Consensus statement
… means of mitigating HCV transmissions in prisons. 45 Education strategies (R24) Hepatitis C education … health care A1 To support the ready availability of medical records for people moving between prisons and from … we recommend that: R19 Jurisdiction‐wide electronic medical records be implemented B1 People in prison should …
Med J Aust 2023; 218 (5): 231-237 Free
Narrative review
… social work, pharmacy, public health, health promotion, medical imaging and radiation, and nutrition and dietetics) … in rural, regional and remote parts of Australia, and education provided to those students. Hereafter, we use the … may have unique factors that influence rural practice. For medical radiation science students, specialty affected rural …
Med J Aust 2023; 219 (3): S14-S19 Free
Editor's choice
… Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs), supported by medical and community stakeholders … we need more funding … effective First Nations co‐designed, culturally safe health education resources in First Nations languages and health …
Med J Aust 2024; 221 (5): 229-229 Free
Supplement
… of COPD clinics run by practice nurses. Self-management education, GP review and an action plan may produce … disease. The evidence for self-management education for mild-to-moderate COPD is equivocal, with … nurse-run COPD clinics could not be found. Self-management education, GP review and action plans may produce short-term …
Med J Aust 2008; 188 (8): S50 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): 473-479 Free
An Indigenous medical workforce
… and leaders in Indigenous health are emerging from our medical schools A ccording to the Australian Indigenous … doctors in Australia. 1 This amounts to 0.18% of the medical profession, despite 2.4% of the Australian … schools are recognised as “leaders” in Indigenous medical education — the University of Newcastle, the University of …
Med J Aust 2007; 186 (10): 547-550 Free
Editorials
… are required, including decision support systems and education about deprescribing Two of the pillars of the … recommended in current guidelines — and some have been educational, with Australian organisations such as NPS … the investigators had access to the comprehensive online medical records system that includes the relevant working …
Med J Aust 2019; 211 (3): 111-112 Free
Editorials
… their effects can be ameliorated by better health systems, education, and being prepared The World Health Organization … life, and also impinge upon other critical and preventive medical care. While restrictions applied for long periods … Centre for Disease Control, as proposed by the Australian Medical Association, 17 , 18 should also be pursued, as it …
Med J Aust 2022; 216 (7): 347-348 Free
Research
… Inpatients were more likely than outpatients to have severe medical complications, including hypothermia ( χ 2 = 6.0; P … body weight or body mass index in children below which medical compromise occurs, with rapid weight loss more … in paediatric teaching hospitals highlights the need for education of paediatricians and appropriate health resource …
Med J Aust 2009; 190 (8): 410-414 Free
Perspective
… Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs), supported by medical and community stakeholders. To sustain community … effective First Nations co‐designed, culturally safe health education resources in First Nations languages and health … for Indigenous health Increase travel allowances for medical services Include chronic liver disease and HCC key …
Med J Aust 2024; 221 (5): 230-235 Free
Guidelines
… the severity, onset and duration of ED; the concomitant medical or psychosocial factors; and the degree of symptom … stressors; to implement appropriate psychosexual education to modify sexual scripts; and to improve treatment … Other strategies include further optimisation of existing medical comorbidities and PDE5i dosing, including switching …
Med J Aust 2022; 217 (6): 318-324 Free
Ethics and law
… degrees ( Box 1 ). It has also been incorporated into the Medical Board of Australia’s publication Good medical practice: a code of conduct for doctors in Australia … of OD, including perceptions of legal risk, lack of education and training, reluctance to admit error, …
Med J Aust 2013; 198 (8): 445-448 Free
An Indigenous medical workforce
… retention (60%–80%) across health professions. 3 Māori medical practitioners provide an example of progress. In the 2001 census, Māori medical practitioners accounted for 2.6% of the medical … guidelines for Māori tertiary students 7 and working with educational providers to better ensure that programs align …
Med J Aust 2007; 186 (10): 541-543 Free
Careers
… Australia Professor Alan Cass: For distinguished service to medical research, particularly to the prevention and … William Charman: For distinguished service to tertiary education, particularly to the pharmaceutical sciences, and … health as a clinical endocrinologist and researcher, and to medical education. Dr Kenneth Fitch, AM: For distinguished …
Med J Aust 2021; 214 (3): C1 Free
Careers
… Times Higher Education has released its annual ranking of the world’s … Melbourne improved from equal 33rd last year. The Melbourne Medical School was ranked 13th in the world rankings of … finished in the 601-800 bracket. Of the seven Australian medical schools which were ranked by Times Higher Education …
Med J Aust 2017; 207 (7): C1 Free
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