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Mark F Harris, Anna M Williams, Sarah M Dennis, Nicholas A Zwar and Gawaine Powell Davies

… support found to be effective included patient education, distribution of educational material and motivational counselling. It was … such as developing multidisciplinary teams comprising medical, nursing and allied health professionals, which …

Med J Aust 2008; 189 (10): S17 Free

Indigenous health — Editorial

Tamara Mackean, Mick Adams, Sally Goold, Christopher Bourke and Tom Calma

… is inextricably linked to economic development and improved education outcomes. 5 On 13 February this year, Prime … us all in mutually respectful and sustaining ways. Medical bodies, including the Royal Australasian College of … Australian General Practice Network and the Australian Medical Association, have been key partners in this …

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (10): 554-555 Free

Supplement

Nicole J Highet, Bernard G McNair, Tracey A Davenport and Ian B Hickie

… Furthermore, future undergraduate and postgraduate medical education needs to emphasise skills that foster … highlight the urgent need for more extensive community education about the illness and more productive …

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (7): S6 Free

News / Media release

Cate Swannell

… with authors of a Perspective, published today by the Medical Journal of Australia , calling for local, state and … the newly funded genomic diagnostic tests,” they wrote. “Medical and training curricula covering genetics and … with the increased workload, which may include improved education and capability for local and disease-specific …

Med J Aust 2022; (): 1 Free

Reflection

Mark Lavercombe

… in several stretches, but I remember him from when I was a medical student well before that. “I don’t know, John. The … to join the meeting remotely. We have trainees and medical students attending from several campuses who … Medicine is changing, and the way we participate in ongoing education will change with it. Many of the changes are both …

Med J Aust 2022; 216 (5): 233-234 Free

Poverty and Human Development

Stephen R Leeder, Susan U Raymond and Henry M Greenberg

… G lobal health! Why should you, dear Reader of the Medical Journal of Australia and probably of the medical persuasion, read on? We offer you three reasons. … biotechnology to this task, and offering in-depth education and training opportunities for future regional …

Med J Aust 2007; 187 (9): 532-535 Free

Editorial

Peter O’Mara

… of the tent embassy — with the formation of the Aboriginal Medical Service in Redfern, the first Aboriginal … doctors and other health care providers. As members of the medical fraternity, we each have a responsibility to adapt … people requires commitment and collaboration across the education and training continuum. An example of such a …

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (1): 9-10 Free

Supplement

Gin S Malhi, Danielle Adams and Michael Berk

… were synthesised and rated according to National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) levels of evidence. 7 Over … formulation, assessment of safety and risk, a brief medical examination (including baseline investigations and … this can be fostered by providing emotional support and education to the patient and his or her family. Much of this …

Med J Aust 2010; 193 (4): S24 Free

Research letters

Emily Anderson, Matthew R McGrail, Aaron Hollins, Louise Young, Lawrie McArthur, Belinda O'Sullivan and Tiana Gurney

… to promote the development of the rural and remote medical workforce. Training in rural and remote locations supports learning locally required types of medical practice and builds both social and professional … specialist back‐up, based on the knowledge of two senior medical educators (authors AH, LM). All analyses were …

Med J Aust 2023; 218 (9): 408-409 Free

Research letter

Haomin S Wu and James L Mallows

… information on care provided from FirstNet electronic medical records (Cerner) to identify cases of lower urgency … proportion of which is waiting time), they require minimal medical resources, can be managed as ambulatory patients, … ED influences their decision‐making. 4 Without community education about who should seek ED care or artificial …

Med J Aust 2023; 219 (4): 166-167 Free

Narrative review

Samuel Hui, Sally Bell, Suong Le and Anouk Dev

… cancer screens are associated with significant medical expenditure in prostate, lung, colorectal and … Reported interventions include primary care physician education, recall systems, nurse‐led clinics, and mailed … B, with the intervention consisting of improved doctor education, system redesign, and patient education. 41 This …

Med J Aust 2023; 219 (9): 432-438 Free

Perspectives

Ryan F Hoy and Fraser J Brims

… illness surveillance program. Findings are published in the medical literature, and detailed reports are routinely … 13 , 14 Subsequent national regulatory responses and education contributed to a significant reduction in … It is anticipated the registry will initially focus on the medical specialties that are most likely to diagnose …

Med J Aust 2022; 216 (7): 328-330 Free

From the editor’s desk

Martin B Van Der Weyden

… Osler’s list Biomedical science has transformed modern medicine. … The exploration of literature is now a growth area in some medical schools. But the value of literature in medicine is … medical students , William Osler observed that a “liberal education may be had at a very slight cost of time and …

Med J Aust 2002; 176 (9): 405 Free

Research

Andrew P Gador-Whyte, John Wakerman, David Campbell, Sue Lenthall, Janet Struber, Alex Hope and Colin Watson

… through systematic primary care treatment, with significant medical cost savings. 10 , 13 - 15 However, there are few … by the CARPA STM include history taking, health promotion, education, physical examination, biochemical investigations … a significant part of clinicians' work. According to the medical record audit, 75% of all recommended protocol tasks …

Med J Aust 2014; 200 (11): 663-666 Free

Workforce dreaming

Peter O’Mara

… time, an Aboriginal Australian graduated from an Australian medical school. This, however, was about 100 years after the … of the first Maori, Native American and Aboriginal Canadian medical students. 1 In the following decade, only seven … all students and non-Indigenous people undergoing medical education and training narrows, not widens. It is timely …

Med J Aust 2011; 194 (10): 493-494 Free

Research

Kathleen Dracup, Sharon M McKinley and Debra K Moser

… of the publisher. For permission, contact the Australasian Medical Publishing Company Journalists are welcome to write … source as "an article published on the Internet by The Medical Journal of Australia <http://www.mja.com.au/>". … delay was increased in patients with fewer years of education ( P = 0.001), lower income ( P = 0.003) and …

Med J Aust 1997; 166 (5): 233 Free

Obituaries

Janet Rimmer

… to Australia in 1989, John worked in Sydney as a Visiting Medical Officer at The Children’s Hospital, Westmead, and in … number of committees including ASCIA’s Computer Committee, Education Committee, and Anaphylaxis Working Party. John was … Children Training and Support Group (FACTS) and Medical Advisor from its inception, then Chair of the …

Med J Aust 2007; 186 (11): 598 Free

Reflections

David J C Shearman and William M Castleden

… in 2002, aimed “to utilise the skills of members of the medical profession to address the ill health resulting from … gathering pace of climate change, DEA has focused on the medical threats of climate change. As a medical organisation, DEA was a frontrunner in its …

Med J Aust 2014; 201 (11): 684 Free

Position statement

David Brieger, Anne-Maree Kelly, Constantine Aroney, Philip Tideman, Saul B Freedman, Derek Chew, Marcus Ilton, Gerard Carroll, Ian Jacobs and Nancy P Huang, on behalf of the National Heart Foundation ACS Implementation and Advocacy Working Group

… local context. This would require clinical leadership, education, and acceptance of the agreed clinical pathway by medical staff, on the understanding that it is not intended … to overcome barriers encountered due to mobility of the medical workforce; and including risk stratification …

Med J Aust 2009; 191 (6): 334-338 Free

Supplement

Nick Collins, John Litt, Michael Moore, Tania Winzenberg and Kelly Shaw

… these issues. A further area of uncertainty for GPs will be medical indemnity. What provision might be made for … These issues are best addressed before a pandemic, and the medical defence organisations need to advise their members … have preconceived ideas about pandemic influenza. Staff education must include reception, filing and cleaning teams, …

Med J Aust 2006; 185 (10): S66 Free

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