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… that provide potential diagnoses and triage advice. Medical students routinely use diagnostic apps to support their education, 7 and similar products are publicly available. … Therapeutic Goods Administration oversees the regulation of medical software products and devices, but does not regulate …
Med J Aust 2020; 212 (11): 514-519 Free
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… asthma review by their general practitioners, focusing on education and medication adherence. 13 As subjective … to determine when it reflects inadequacies in management (education, home monitoring, early detection, action plan), … of OCS prescribing. Knowledge translation and education programs could improve prescriber awareness of the …
Med J Aust 2020; 213 (7): 316-320 Free
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… was measured using the physical functioning subscale of the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 36-item Health Survey (MOS … adjusting where appropriate for age, sex, income and education. The relationship between cancer and psychological … age, was significantly higher in those reporting lower educational qualifications, lower income, a language other …
Med J Aust 2010; 193 (5): S62 Free
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… borders and lands them in some of the most challenging medical scenarios in the world. It is here that volunteers … into this area of medicine. “It was definitely an enormous medical and technical challenge, but for many this was also … www.globalhealthgateway.org.au, which provides work and education opportunities as well as offering a space for open …
Med J Aust 2013; 198 (6): C1 Free
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… symptom that results in significant health care costs from medical consultations and medication use. Non-specific cough … is one of the most common reasons for presenting for a medical consultation. 9 , 10 Epidemiological studies … cough, and expected management may help reduce anxiety. 19 Education is most effective when combined with a medical …
Med J Aust 2010; 192 (5): 265-271 Free
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… presented with her parents to general practitioners for medical treatment on several instances over an extended … but her parents did not follow through with recommended medical advice or with referrals to dermatologists. The … it influences many parents of children with AD. Targeted education of parents with children who suffer from AD to …
Med J Aust 2013; 199 (7): 467-469 Free
Clinical focus / Guidelines
… quality and consistency of care. 4 The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Partnership Centre for … residential care and hospital settings and are relevant to medical practitioners, nurses, aged care workers and allied … both. 34 Carers should have access to programs that include education regarding dementia; information regarding relevant …
Med J Aust 2016; 204 (5): 191-193 Free
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… peers and treating practitioners, as well as employers and education providers, across 14 health professions. … the subjectivity of reporting criteria. 13 The Australian Medical Association opposed the introduction of the mandatory reporting regime for medical practitioners, citing several of these objections. …
Med J Aust 2014; 201 (7): 399-403 Free
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… a happy and healthy life and access to affordable quality education. Sadly, poverty and family separation remain the … establish more effective ways for general practitioners, medical students, health professionals and other agencies … consisted of cultural awareness immersion field trips for medical students and health professionals to the Anangu …
Med J Aust 2016; 205 (11): 513-514 Free
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… to document the time between their first presentation to a medical professional and clinical diagnosis. Methods The … factors (age, family history of cancer, area of residence, education level, and types and duration of symptoms) and … Research Ethics Committees at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research and all participating centres. Results …
Med J Aust 2010; 193 (6): 326-330 Free
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… on the Voice is just one manifestation of our key role as a medical journal — to publish research and opinions that … these assessments are now known to be erroneous.” (doi: ). Medical journals also have a role in shining a light on …
Med J Aust 2023; 219 (6): 241-241 Free
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… of the population live in rural areas yet the number of medical practitioners employed per 100 000 population in … more likely to have a rural background and to have had some medical training (undergraduate or postgraduate) in rural … with a rural background, rural primary and secondary education, intention or desire to practise rurally, sex, …
Med J Aust 2015; 202 (1): 41-45 Free
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… networked blood glucose meters (StatStrip, Australasian Medical and Scientific [AMSL]) in eight wards during January … the installation was accompanied by a comprehensive staff education program. The meters were connected to the hospital … care in our hospital is primarily the responsibility of the medical officers of the admitting unit; a diabetes referrals …
Med J Aust 2019; 211 (4): 175-180 Free
From the editor’s desk
… the business of making more doctors. We will soon have 19 medical schools producing well over 2000 graduates per year … One problem is how to select the best candidates for medical school entry. Different schools have had different … themselves in the equally evidence-poor zone of medical education. Hays describes medical schools as “ two-team …
Med J Aust 2007; 186 (3): 106 Free
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… study was conducted within a network of urban Aboriginal medical services as part of the WATCH trial (Watchful … with acute otitis media. Children who attended Aboriginal medical services in the research network were … in the United States, prescribing was not reduced by an educational intervention for moderating the expectations of …
Med J Aust 2024; 220 (4): 202-207 Free
Careers
… She has curated a book telling stories of Indigenous medical registrars and their common experiences of racism, … also presented another opportunity — encounters with medical students. “I thought, well, if they can study … can I.” That’s how Aleeta Fejo became the first Aboriginal medical student from the Northern Territory. It was an …
Med J Aust 2015; 203 (8): Free
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… particular system of care, whether the style and content of education and information works for them, and whether their … was in jeopardy. Before my first overdose I had told my medical team of my plans to kill myself, but it was the … to feel safe and comfortable when accessing all types of medical services. We need to be kept informed throughout our …
Med J Aust 2007; 187 (7): S57 Free
Careers
… disease in global Indigenous populations, to international medical associations, and as a mentor. Member (AM) in the …
Med J Aust 2012; 196 (3): C5 Free
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… a summary of its recommendations has been published in the Medical Journal of Australia . A working group from the … contraception and pregnancy planning, and patient-centred education. Special considerations for Aboriginal and Torres … the authors, led by Professor Jencia Wong, from the Sydney Medical School and Charles Perkins Centre at the University …
Med J Aust 2022; (): 1 Free
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… a thousand babies. She is a past president of the Illawarra Medical Association (1995-2000), a past chairman of the … has been chairman of The Figtree Private Hospital Medical Advisory Committee, a member of the NSW General … medical student has worked to develop the prototype for an educational app, which has been announced as the overall …
Med J Aust 2017; 207 (8): C2 Free
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