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Doctors’ health
… to a sample of doctors who had been insured with UNITED Medical Protection before it merged with another company in July 2007 to become Avant, Australia’s largest medical insurance company. This was part of a collaborative … issues would be anticipated”), attendance at formal education events (eg, conferences), and fulfilment of …
Med J Aust 2009; 191 (8): 436-440 Free
Health care
… CR usually comprises low-to-moderate-intensity exercise and education, and runs weekly for 6–8 weeks, commencing in … patients and the impact on attendance of sociodemographic, medical, cognitive, psychosocial and geographical barriers, … Occupations were grouped into manual and non-manual. 11 Medical variables: Patients’ presurgical New York Heart …
Med J Aust 2008; 188 (12): 712-714 Free
Supplement
… performance, summarise the effects of recent changes in medical practice, and, finally, explore impairment issues as they affect medical students and doctors. The student years Selection … academic nature of medicine, the old model of medical education (ie, preclinical "chalk and talk" followed by a …
Med J Aust 2002; 177 (1): S5 Free
Supplement
… D iagnosis is central to quality medical care, 1 yet in psychiatry it still struggles to … How do we define the stages of a disorder? In other medical conditions, clinical stages are defined by the … of probands Improved mental health literacy Family education, drug education Brief cognitive skills training 1a …
Med J Aust 2007; 187 (7): S40 Free
Reflections
… During this time, Jeremy decided he wanted to pursue a medical career and enrolled in medicine at the University of … Wallace Wurth Prize for General Proficiency throughout the Medical Course, the Paediatrics Staff Prize and the … of Training at the Sydney Institute of General Practice Education and Training, which later became GP Synergy. At …
Med J Aust 2012; 196 (6): 415 Free
Modern challenges in acute coronary syndrome
… model of structured and group-based exercise with education sessions. 19 These programs are associated with … approach, improved communication, and greater provider education relating to secondary prevention, behaviour change … This could occur via an online registry and/or electronic medical records and data linkage. Embracing new technologies …
Med J Aust 2014; 201 (10): S97-S99 Free
Medicine and the law
… in the provision of healthcare. In the year 1999–2000, medical malpractice claims against the United Kingdom … Australia, rising indemnity costs are changing the face of medical practice, forcing government action towards tort law … expressed that it is due to declining standards of medical care is countered by overwhelming evidence of …
Med J Aust 2002; 176 (6): 277-278 Free
Research
… service provision, and community and professional education strategies targeted to the needs of the … included more than 90 questions on sociodemographic, biomedical and lifestyle factors, and knowledge and attitudes … from the interview was self-reported with no check against medical records. Where available, questions from other …
Med J Aust 2006; 185 (8): 418-422 Free
Health care
… infection control staff recommended changes in practice and education sessions in these high-risk clinical areas. … aware of AuSABs in that clinical area by organising staff education, improving techniques, introducing checklists and … within 48 hours of admission, who had one of: an indwelling medical device (intravenous catheter, urinary catheter); …
Med J Aust 2009; 191 (7): 389-392 Free
From the editor’s desk
… Who will promote medical professionalism? In recent years medical professionalism has been under the microscope. This … and Richard Cruess, from the McGill Center for Medical Education, in Canada. They argue that professionalism cannot …
Med J Aust 2002; 177 (5): 225 Free
For debate
… value merits action? Among the systems used to activate medical emergency response teams, such as outreach and medical emergency teams, the definition of an “abnormal” … and should not be substituted for one another. Education The lack of understanding of the purpose of pulse …
Med J Aust 2008; 188 (11): 657-659 Free
… of Surgical Educators and the University of Adelaide Education Academy. Previously, he was the Director of the Medical Program at the University of Adelaide. He has … and has won “highly commended” honours at the British Medical Association international book awards. He is also …
Expanding the evidence base in digital health
… that audit and feedback influence behaviour and that educational interventions linked to practice are highly … bodies, and clinicians, without reaching a consensus. Medical trainees were clearly worried about the access of … and workshops that included patients and other non‐medical participants could capture their views on the use of …
Med J Aust 2019; 210 (6): S17-S21 Free
Research
… will be part of the solution. The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) is the primary source of … of the NHMRC ethics guidelines for Indigenous health and medical research, and the extent to which Indigenous … commentaries, case studies, study protocols, and medical education articles, as well as 161 publications without …
Med J Aust 2023; 218 (2): 89-93 Free
Supplement – Clinical Focus
… behavioural disturbance, 13 poor outcomes from other medical or surgical interventions, 3 , 14 earlier admission … past treatments for depression, as well as family history, medical history, and drug and alcohol history. Physical … with dementia. 43 For people with mild dementia, empathic education may aid adjustment to their diagnosis. Formal, …
Med J Aust 2013; 199 (6): S40-S44 Free
Supplement
… therapy, 36 cognitive behaviour therapy, 37 psychoeducation 38 and family-focused therapies. 39 One of the … consideration of factors such as therapeutic engagement, educational and vocational counselling, and discussion of … symptoms Interference of illness with age-specific educational, social, and psychosexual development More rapid …
Med J Aust 2007; 187 (7): S11 Free
Review
… “magic bullet” of single strategies (eg, professional education, audit, or risk management) to a systematic, … grey literature was explored through a hand search of the medical trade press and websites of relevant national and … of funding and governance; (ii) cultural separation of medical professionals from bureaucracy; and (iii) loose …
Med J Aust 2010; 193 (10): 602-607 Free
News / Media release
… health, according to a study published by the Medical Journal of Australia . “Patients without coronary … Hospital, in collaboration with the Menzies Institute for Medical Research and the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute. …
Med J Aust 2021; (): 1 Free
Health care
… disease), which showed that supervised exercise alone 5 or medical management without supervised exercise 6 led to … rehospitalisation. 4 , 7 , 9 CR has positive effects on biomedical and behavioural risk factors. Exercise training and education programs favourably modify lipid levels, blood …
Med J Aust 2009; 190 (12): 683-686 Free
… with the national journal Sponsorship opportunity The Medical Journal of Australia - a trusted partner MJA webinars launched in 2021 as a way of offering medical education on topics of significance to Australian medical …
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