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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

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

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

News / Media release

Cate Swannell

… to the authors of an editorial published today by the Medical Journal of Australia . Professor Adrian Dunlop, … in Australia. However, the harms associated with non-medical opioid use could also increase in Australia. “There … better access to specialist multidisciplinary services, and education for health professionals and the general public,” …

Med J Aust 2021; (): 1 Free

Letters

Alison J Dwyer, Philip Visser and Lynette Russell

… established medicolegal support for junior doctors (formal education sessions, internal website and medical administration advice available 24 hours a day). … from an accident or injury; or the death occurred during a medical procedure; or following a medical procedure where …

Med J Aust 2013; 199 (1): 25-26 Free

Indigenous health

Robert M Parker

… health that involve social determinants — including peace, education and social justice, and equity — as enunciated in … the realisation that “health” is more than the provision of medical and ancillary services to Indigenous Australians, … Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health to Australia’s medical colleges could help to continue stimulation and …

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (1): 34-36 Free

Research

Anne-Maree Kelly, Megan Clooney, Debra Kerr and Peter R Ebeling

… of recognition of osteoporosis, presence of more pressing medical problems, perceived lack of treatment efficacy, … retrospective cohort study, which used explicit medical record review 10 and scripted telephone interview … from the ED 16 and fracture clinic, 17 improved staff education, and improved communication between hospitals and …

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (7): 389-391 Free

News / Media release

Cate Swannell

… by Australian orthopaedic surgeons complied with medical board and association guidelines, prompting a call … guidelines, according to research published today by the Medical Journal of Australia . Researchers led by Associate … “Advocates argue that the advertisements are empowering educational tools that support informed decision making by …

Med J Aust 2022; (): 1 Free

Letters

Ian B Hickie, Elizabeth M Scott and Nicholas Glozier

… (ie, non-urban, low socioeconomic status, fewer private medical or psychological services, or high Aboriginal and … fraction (were) completely disconnected from employment or education” (emphasis added). 2 Internationally, … to be that of not participating fully in employment or education. Given that the economic and social justifications …

Med J Aust 2014; 200 (8): 452-454 Free

… the Director and CEO of the Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research and Public Health (Burnet Institute), a … He is the past-President of the Association of Australian Medical Research Institutes (AAMRI), the peak body for … of Melbourne (1996-2000) and has been immersed in education at secondary and tertiary levels ever since. In …
Careers

… The Johnson and Johnson Eureka Prize for Innovation in Medical Research went to the Colvera Team from the CSIRO , … at the University of Melbourne , which stores and delivers medical-grade oxygen to critically ill newborn babies … Central Clinical School; Dean’s Award for Excellence in Education (Honours Supervision): Dr Ted Brown, School of …

Med J Aust 2017; 207 (7): C2 Free

News / Media release

Cate Swannell

… the authors of a Perspective published online today by the Medical Journal of Australia . The Voluntary Assisted Dying … burdening already stretched palliative care services, with education, counselling and support of fellow health service …

Med J Aust 2020; (): 1 Free

Christmas competition

Vincent D Gaertner, Elia D Helwig, Brett J Manley, Omar F Kamlin, Andrea Kraus and Christoph M Rüegger

… among wizards and witches has not been examined in the medical literature. The new : Morbidity and mortality in the … evidence for the presence of wizards and witches, medical knowledge about this population is limited. While … Harry Potter's life have sparked analogies for medical and educational purposes, 10 , 11 , 12 no publication has …

Med J Aust 2022; 217 (11): 592-597 Free

Preprint

Mathilde Desselle, Marianne Kirrane, Ian T Chao, Jasamine Coles Black, Maria A Woodruff, Jason Chuen and Clair Sullivan

… clinical healthcare setting meet the definition of a medical device if their intended use is for the prevention … used by a nurse performing COVID-19 testing is considered a medical device, but the same shield used by a cleaner in a … “American National Standard for Occupational and Educational Personal Eye and Face Protection”) 15 . In …

Med J Aust 2021; (): 1 Free

Research

Lucy Deng, Catherine Glover, Michael Dymock, Alexis Pillsbury, Julie A Marsh, Helen E Quinn, Alan Leeb, Patrick Cashman, Thomas L Snelling, Nicholas Wood and Kristine Macartney

… were more frequently reported by people with underlying medical conditions, including a history of anaphylaxis. … respectively 0–3 and 4–7 days after vaccination), any medical care or advice sought (phone advice line, general … the symptoms you reported?”), as well as about underlying medical conditions ( Supporting Information , part 1). A …

Med J Aust 2022; 217 (4): 195-202 Free

Close the gap

Peter O’Mara

Education, role models, cultural safety and mutual respect … Dr Louis Peachey and Dr Sandra Eades, the first Indigenous medical graduates from the University of Newcastle, … and Torres Strait Islander doctors and a further 130 medical students around the country. These are pleasing …

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (10): 607 Free

Research letter

Richard C Franklin, Amy E Peden and John H Pearn

… of those who drowned in swimming pools had pre-existing medical conditions (predominantly cardiac conditions), and … strategies are needed for effective prevention, including education during swimming classes and heightened … monitoring) during training and competition, as well as medical examination of those who engage in breath holding. …

Med J Aust 2018; 208 (6): 271 Free

Letters

Brian D Bowring and Amanda Little

… In reply: The Rural Health Education Foundation is sorry that a statement on its … exposure to alcohol that exceeded the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) recommendations on alcohol … within a 5-year period immediately before the research. Medical record audit and focus groups (talking circles) were …

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (5): 286-287 Free

Pagination