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Cate Swannell

… just moved to Boston to do postdoctoral work at Harvard Medical School for the next 18 months. He has taught public … and a culturally appropriate program of information and education. He was director of the board of the Asian Medical Students Association, organising five international …

Med J Aust 2013; 199 (9): C4 Free

Supplement

Ian B Hickie

… However, this situation is not different from other common medical disorders, such as type 2 diabetes. 11 Our challenge … settings for intervention are highlighted, including medical settings such as presentations to primary care 13 … effective interventions, but rather whether sufficient education, information, treatment and social systems are in …

Med J Aust 2002; 177 (7): S85 Free

Research

Biswadev Mitra, Peter A Cameron and Belinda J Gabbe

… framework shown in Box 5 (based on a National Health and Medical Research Council publication 11 ) for categorising … environment assessments, installation of safety devices and educational programs have also been used to significantly … a retrospective review. Data on patients who did not seek medical attention or who were treated privately were not …

Med J Aust 2007; 186 (1): 31-34 Free

News / Media release

Cate Swannell

… DOCTOR education about herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) – a form of … authors of a research letter published online today by the Medical Journal of Australia found “concerning variations in … the therapeutic guidelines.” The authors concluded that the education of all health care professionals involved in the …

Med J Aust 2020; (): 1 Free

Research

Peter Donovan, Jade Eccles-Smith, Nicola Hinton, Clare Cutmore, Kerry Porter, Jennifer Abel, Lee Allam, Alexis Dermedgoglou and Gaurav Puri

… or diagnosed during admission) who were admitted to medical, surgical, mental health, high dependency, or … in diabetes care. Data obtained by review of patient medical records and, when necessary, of state pathology … grade C and B recommendations in the ADA Standards of Medical Care. 9 Further, a documented peri‐operative …

Med J Aust 2021; 215 (3): 119-124 Free

Obituary

Margaret Spencer

… up on a grazing property, where, because of isolation, education was difficult, but he was encouraged to read and … him in later life. When war ended, Terry was accepted as a medical student at the University of Sydney. After graduating in 1951, his first medical appointment was to Thursday Island, in the Torres …

Med J Aust 2002; 177 (7): 384 Free

Research

Leon J Worth, Tim Spelman, Ann L Bull and Michael J Richards

… at the commencement of the program. VICNISS provided education to participating hospitals and developed a guide … was a complication of the presence of an indwelling medical device; SAB infection occurred within 30 days of a … reported as a complication of the presence of an indwelling medical device; 19.4% occurred within 30 days of a surgical …

Med J Aust 2014; 200 (5): 282-284 Free

Research

Arthur (Bill) Musk, Michael Hunter, Jennie Hui, Matthew W Knuiman, Mark Divitini, John P Beilby and Alan James

… questionnaire (modified from the 1960 British Medical Research Council questionnaire on respiratory … (Welch Allyn) in 1994–1995, or an EasyOne Spirometer (NDD Medical Technologies) in 2010–2015. FEV 1 and FVC were … β -agonists and anticholinergic agents (since 1994–1995), education of patients about therapy in the community …

Med J Aust 2018; 208 (5): 209-213 Free

… Most recently, he was the Chair of the Board of Surgical Education and Training and then past Censor in Chief. He is … He is the Chair-Elect of the Council of Presidents of Medical Colleges (CPMC). He is Patron of the Australian … as professionals and how we should judge one another. It is education in the non-technical skills of surgery which will …
Careers

Interview by Karen

… of roles I hold rewarding and challenging, and teaching medical students about communication skills and general … person and people from all age groups. Having breadth in medical skills and knowledge appeals to me and I thrive in a … population. My areas of expertise are general practice education and research , in particular conducting research …

Med J Aust 2013; 198 (3): C5 Free

Obituary

Anthony V Large

… in rural Natal, and enrolled at Guy’s Hospital Medical School, London, in 1938. During the war, many Guy’s … did honorary work at McCord Hospital and Durban’s fledgling medical school. Both of these institutions catered for … many years at the Western General Hospital, he taught many medical students and junior doctors and always showed deep …

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (6): 325 Free

Careers

Cate Swannell

… Medal and Lifetime Achievement Award to two distinguished medical scientists and educators. Sir John Monash … Anatomy, the founding Director of the Monash Institute of Medical Research and the Associate Dean for Biotechnology … -de-kretser-awards-honour-distinction-in-medical-science-and-education.html James Cook University is one step closer to …

Med J Aust 2016; 205 (5): Free

… Research Fellow at the Skin Health Institute and a medical educator at Monash University. He discusses …
Research

Enrico W Coiera, Rohan A Jayasuriya, Jennifer Hardy, Aiveen Bannan and Max E C Thorpe

… of communication load. The subjects, three nurses and three medical practitioners from each department, volunteered … telephone conversations or entry of text into a medical record all counted as communication events. Each … have been suggested elsewhere 5 , 6 and include: Education to increase awareness of the costs of …

Med J Aust 2002; 176 (9): 415-418 Free

Narrative review

Lucy O Attwood, Megan McKechnie, Olga Vujovic, Peter Higgs, Martyn Lloyd‐Jones, Joseph S Doyle and Andrew J Stewardson

… by many different clinical units in hospital, including medical, surgical and psychiatry. In this narrative review, … of substance use disorders and harm reduction strategies. Education provided to clinicians on identifying key moments … For PWID, these teams should include not only surgical and medical staff but also addiction medicine, psychiatry, …

Med J Aust 2022; 217 (2): 102-109 Free

Research

Anthony M Cocco, Rachel Zordan, David McD Taylor, Tracey J Weiland, Stuart J Dilley, Joyce Kant, Mahesha Dombagolla, Andreas Hendarto, Fiona Lai and Jennie Hutton

… English, were prisoners, were unable to participate for medical reasons, or were cognitively impaired as assessed by … information collected included age, sex, income, education, first language, country of origin, and e-health … Participants who indicated that they had searched for medical information regularly or for the current …

Med J Aust 2018; 209 (8): 342-347 Free

Public health

Adam R Winstock, Caroline M Anderson and Janie Sheridan

… asked about the type of agency; availability of medical coverage; availability of BBV testing, counselling, … between provision of BBV services and availability of medical services. After grouping agencies by treatment type, … which suggests that, by expanding nurses’ roles, increasing education and revising clinical policy, access to BBV …

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (11): 560-562 Free

Research

Richard E Ruffin, David Wilson, Brian Smith and Robert J Adams

… asthma weekly or more frequently. Age, sex, migrant status, education level and socioeconomic status made no significant … been seriously questioned. 20,21 Patients have to fit their medical problems and medical regimens into the context of their daily lives. In …

Med J Aust 1999; 171 (7): 348-351 Free

Letters

Caitlin Curtis and Claire E Brolan

… to revolutionise digital health care delivery, access, education, and patient outcomes. 3 Artificial intelligence … mechanisms, digital health ecosystems create risk for medical confidentiality and privacy breaches 12 resulting in …

Med J Aust 2023; 218 (1): 46-46 Free

For debate

Kathryn S Panaretto, Mark Wenitong, Selwyn Button and Ian T Ring

… seen in mainstream general practices. The patient-centred medical home (PCMH) model, 7 now suggested as best practice … change. Quality of care, evaluation and performance The medical literature has many reports of well implemented … 10%, respectively). 24 The Leaders in Indigenous Medical Education (LIME) Network has recently signed an agreement …

Med J Aust 2014; 200 (11): 649-652 Free

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