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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
Clinical focus
… 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
Research
… 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
Research
… 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
Competition
/ Dr Ross Ingram Memorial Prize
… 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
Research
… 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
Research
… 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
Supplement
… 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
… 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
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
Letters
… objection to the use of the term “tsunami” by many in the medical education community when describing the massive increase in medical student numbers that has begun as a result of recent …
Med J Aust 2008; 188 (3): 191-192 Free
Careers
… 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
MJA Practice Essentials — Allergy
… 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. …
Med J Aust 2006; 185 (5): 283-289 Free
From the editor’s desk
… pursue careers in medicine because of their concerns about educational costs.* * Medical education costs and student debt: a working group … the AAMC Governance. Washington, DC:Association of American Medical Colleges, 2005. Experts claim that the delivery of …
Med J Aust 2007; 186 (9): 433 Free
Competition
/ MJA, MDA National, Nossal Global Health Prize Winner — Medical student category
… 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 …
Med J Aust 2016; 205 (11): 512-513 Free
Research
… 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 …
Med J Aust 2005; 182 (4): 160-163 Free
Careers
… The Leaders in Indigenous Medical Education (LIME) Network has received a prestigious … is developed under the auspices of the Association for Medical Education in Europe, the leading international …
Med J Aust 2016; 205 (2): Free
Research
… 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 …
Med J Aust 2010; 192 (4): 197-202 Free
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