… doctors who choose to enter into the mysterious world of medical publishing Medical editors tend to be a quiet group, at least in the … working at the MJA , and reading articles about medicaleducation, that I’ve realised many people at my level were …
Nirmala Pandeya, Catherine M Olsen, Maja M Shalit, Jean Claude Dusingize, Rachel E Neale and David C Whiteman
… the need for specific training in this important area of medical practice. Melanoma is an important public health … diagnosis and treatment patterns in Australia is limited. Medical Benefits Schedule (MBS) reimbursement data indicate … of clinical guidelines requires their dissemination and educational activities directed at the practitioners …
… Healthy Countdown 2030, is published as a supplement in the Medical Journal of Australia ( MJA ). “Despite many gains, such as increased immunisation rates and education attainment, inequities have increased steadily in … for Children and Youth (ARACY). Read the Supplement in the Medical Journal of Australia. … News … Media release … …
… of Notre Dame, Fremantle, WA Why did you decide to become a medical educator? Before I began studying medicine, I worked … me that the key to improving Indigenous health outcomes was education. Not just patient education, but also what the … talk about capacity-building of Indigenous students, but at medical school I realised that a lot of the other students …
… prescribing for older men without changing standard medical treatment for men with classical androgen deficiency … policy with complementary professional and community education is needed to correct underdiagnosis of genuine … community education is needed to reinforce evidence-based medical practice while countering unbalanced direct …
Bruce K Armstrong, James A Gillespie, Stephen R Leeder, George L Rubin and Lesley M Russell
… the chronic diseases associated with ageing pose both medical and managerial challenges. Chronic diseases also … rise in health care costs can be attributed to advances in medical technology ( Box 2 ). 7 Diagnostic and therapeutic … seek to balance work and family life. 11 Work, social and educational aspirations of health professionals and their …
Helen K Reddel, Susan M Sawyer, Peter W Everett, Paul V Flood and Matthew J Peters
… literacy was included: “ How confident are you filling out medical forms by yourself? ” , with response options ranging … Areas (SEIFA) scores, 15 smoking status, health literacy, education level, and age at asthma diagnosis on the level of … or less to the question about confidence in completing medical forms, consistent with limited health literacy. 14 …
Anne B Chang, Keith Grimwood, Graeme Maguire, Paul T King, Peter S Morris and Paul J Torzillo
… if cultures are unavailable. Recommendation 4 Intensive medical therapy optimises general wellbeing, symptom … health care accompanied by improvements in housing, education and employment and reduction in poverty levels. … vaccines are administered according to National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and local guidelines. …
… is perhaps the most criticised of all specialties. The medical and lay press are replete with titles such as “Has the medicalisation of childbirth gone too far?”. 3 Do those … second largely with the abnormal. To these ends, antenatal education should be realistic in informing women and their …
… other relevant government bodies (employment, housing, education, social welfare and justice). The plan is backed … It seeks to link general practice with better support from medical and non-medical mental health specialists. Collaborative care …
Chamishani Rathmalgoda, Julia M Potter and Christian J Lueck
… was approved by the TCH Deputy General Manager and the Medical Records Committee. Patient demographics For each … in SVP dose after the test. Even allowing for inadequacy of medical records, this criterion was thought likely to … concentrations of many other drugs were examined. Better education of the clinicians who request these tests as to …
… Dr Joanna Flynn, chair of the Medical Board of Australia, talks about CPD reform and the … … MJA: There’s international evidence that about 6% of the medical workforce are not performing up to the standard they … are in terms of further assessment or remediation, further educational support, or where something is identified in …
Kellie S H Kwan, Edwina A Jachimowicz, Lisa Bastian, Lewis Marshall and Donna B Mak
… with testing, clinic waiting times, inconvenience, fear of medical procedures, stigma and lack of privacy. 5 - 8 In … populations for chlamydia testing and sexual health education. In Australia, only 1.6% and 6.3% of … a sexually transmitted infection (STI) to immediately see a medical practitioner. Online risk self-assessment: A …
Emma S Scott, Alicia J Jenkins and Gregory R Fulcher
… facilitated in Australia with the announcement of temporary Medical Benefits Schedule telehealth (videoconference and … traditionally offered in a group setting, such as group education for those with gestational diabetes or type 2 … in individual diabetes self‐management. The electronic medical record is vital in updating changes to medications, …
Anne B Chang, Lou I Landau, Peter P Van Asperen, Nicholas J Glasgow, Colin F Robertson, Julie M Marchant and Craig M Mellis
… rates and prescription of medications in URTIs. 7 , 45 Education is most effective when combined with a medical consultation about the child’s specific condition; … concerns and expectations is beneficial, and specific education is more beneficial than nonspecific education …
Helen Christensen, Kathleen M Griffiths and Amelia Gulliver
… settings, but not formally described in peer-reviewed medical publications. These programs could potentially … with primary mental health care units as part of their medical or psychiatry schools (eg, University of Adelaide, … the bulk of these reports focused on general practice education initiatives, including dissemination of guidelines …
Allison J Milner, Humaira Maheen, Marie M Bismark and Matthew J Spittal
… The known The risk of suicide may be higher for medical practitioners and nurses than for those in other … Age-standardised rates of suicide were higher for female medical practitioners, and for male and female nurses, than … classified by ANZSCO as professions, based on the educational requirements and skills required for the job …
… The success of this model has revolved around an electronic medical record, electronic inpatient prescribing, a diabetes … (including point of care) within the electronic medical record has enabled the systematic capture and … video, was undertaken when needed, including for diabetes education. Entry into the COVID‐19 wards and usage of …
… shown to provide clinical benefit compared with optimal medical therapy overall in the STICH study. 36 , 37 Control … be referred to a heart failure exercise program. Patient education is vital and is usually provided by the heart failure nurse. Patient education provided to patients and carers should always be …
Parker J Magin, Elyssa Joy, Malcolm C Ireland, Jon Adams and David W Sibbritt
… illness among their patients), experiences of violence, and education and training related to violence. Levels of … participants were also questioned about workplace violence education or training. Most GPs (80%) had not received any … is more likely for less experienced GPs may be that medical students and general practice registrars should be …