… objection to the use of the term “tsunami” by many in the medicaleducation community when describing the massive increase in medical student numbers that has begun as a result of recent …
… pursue careers in medicine because of their concerns about educational costs.* * Medicaleducation costs and student debt: a working group … the AAMC Governance. Washington, DC:Association of American Medical Colleges, 2005. Experts claim that the delivery of …
Simon G A Brown, Raymond J Mullins and Michael S Gold
… or medication occur within 1 and 6 hours, respectively. 2 Medical practitioners should record the presence of known … action plan. Identification of at-risk patients with a MedicAlert bracelet and entry of an allergy alert into … risk assessment, preparation of an action plan and education on the use of self-injectable adrenaline. …
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… north India, for a research placement that was part of my medical studies. My work there was focused on disability, … Chamba hospital over 25 years ago and has been the sole medical practitioner working there ever since. As the only … involves training laypersons to deliver basic health care, education and services to small communities. It is a …
… The Leaders in Indigenous MedicalEducation (LIME) Network has received a prestigious … is developed under the auspices of the Association for MedicalEducation in Europe, the leading international …
Anneke van der Walt, Amanda K Gilligan, Amy G Brodtmann, Dominique A Cadilhac, Dora C Pearce and Geoffrey A Donnan
… possible, psychologist); access to ongoing professional education; regular team meetings for care and discharge … at discharge . 9 In 2000, an MSS was started at a 260-bed medical centre in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. The … Several educational sessions were offered to nursing and medical staff. Under this model of care, patients were …
Lei Chen, Dianna J Magliano, Beverley Balkau, Stephen Colagiuri, Paul Z Zimmet, Andrew M Tonkin, Paul Mitchell, Patrick J Phillips and Jonathan E Shaw
… 6537 attendees were less likely to have a lower level of education or to be smokers, and had a smaller waist … television viewing time, parental history of diabetes and medical history were collected by an … ( Box 2 , Model 1). Four of these variables — occupation, education, lipid-lowering treatment and BMI — were removed …
… have been honoured at the annual National Health and Medical Research Council Research Excellence Awards in … involving better delivery of essential medicines. The biomedical fellowship went to Associate Professor Anne Voss … administrative leadership of Flinders’ Onkaparinga Clinical Education Program (OCEP). Dr Mahoney and Ms Lowe’s work at …
Sandy M Hopper, Franz E Babl, Claire E Stewart and Jia Wei Woo
… disturbances arise from various factors 11 , 12 including medical conditions (primarily neurological), intoxication, … This group recommended policy and protocol development, education and training as well as the formation of a … hospital risk management records entries and retrospective medical record reviews. Information collected included event …
… 5 Laminated antibiotic cards were sent to junior and senior medical staff in our hospital. An accompanying letter stated … to receive the cards. The appropriate parts of each case medical record, including the prescription if available, … behaviour. However, no other specific interventions or education programs were in place at the time. The cards have …
… of trade in health-related services. The practice of “medical tourism” (ie, travelling to another country to … this same enthusiasm is not universally shared by the medical community. Data from clinical trials, case series … optimisation of non-surgical treatment, preoperative education programs, postoperative hospital and home …
… spotlight this Australia Day with many other distinguished medical professionals. Also being appointed an Officer of … in the field of neurology. Dr Alan William Duncan , Medical Director of Clinical Governance at the Child and … as a GP through leadership roles in clinical practice, education and professional organisations. Associate …
Kirsten I Black, Edwina Dorney, Jennifer A Hall, Marilena Pelosi, Saleem Ahmed Khan and Kate Cheney
… health behaviour, understanding and managing general medical needs (including obstetric medical history, chronic disease history, medication use, … index of measures of area‐level disadvantage, such as low educational attainment, low household income, and high …
… care services. 4 Health systems that include strong primary medical care are more efficient, have lower rates of … efforts to strengthen and integrate generalist primary medical care. 9 Despite these international trends and … generalist role is due, at least in part, to a failure of education, as well as the seemingly inexorable drive to …
… Reconstructing medical practice: engagement, professionalism and critical … also under fire: the increasing bureaucratic regulation of medical practice enacted by “primitive and poorly resourced” … management. The author is an associate professor of medicaleducation at the University of Sydney, New South Wales, and …
Claire L Nicholls, Fiona Parsonson, Lawrence EK Gray, Adele Heyer, Steven Donohue, Greg Wiseman and Robert Norton
… diagnosis is often impossible in small clinics with limited medical imaging or local laboratory services, and where … in a clinically compatible case. Most importantly, education about prevention is essential for the continued health of rural communities, of which local medical professionals are a vital part. To this end, recent …
Avelina Tarrago (Wangkamahdla), Ella Veit‐Prince and Claire E Brolan
… deaths from ARF (and in turn RHD) and other chronic medical conditions. The Coroner recommends improvement of … of these resources and had inadequate cultural training and education. 1 Further, the Coroner noted the Doomadgee …
Graeme Mattison, Oliver J Canfell, Doug Forrester, Chelsea Dobbins, Daniel Smith, David Reid and Clair Sullivan
… total expenditure on hospitalisations, pathology provision, medical imaging, and cost to the Pharmaceutical Benefits … and, with very few exceptions, has not been approved for medical use by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). … and digital health investment, and highlight technical, educational and institutional barriers to integrating …
… those without Medicare access, may pay up to $700 for a medical abortion and $8500 for a second trimester surgical … when we are pregnant, enhancing women's participation in education, workforce, community and political life. … via telehealth and introduced safe access zones. 13 Medical abortion is now safely established within primary …
… on treatment plans. 39 Individualised self-management education also improves long term adherence. 40 Inhaler … study conducted by community pharmacists, repeated education sessions lasting just 2.5 minutes per session … airflow obstruction. Repeated evaluation of adherence, education and reinforcement of inhaler technique, management …