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Obituary
… recruited to the Royal Newcastle Hospital by the pioneering medical administrator Dr Chris McCaffery, who had a vision … innovation, and relentless questioning of existing medical and organisational dogma. Gordon was a superb … with profound physical disability could receive a normal education. Throughout the 1960s, he was a tireless advocate …
Med J Aust 2010; 193 (10): 615 Free
Obituaries
… University of Cape Town. During this time he was adviser on medical matters to Mrs Helen Suzman, the sole Member of … community. Peter was a gifted teacher, and generations of medical students benefited from his encyclopaedic knowledge …
Med J Aust 2004; 180 (7): 350 Free
Careers
… Gannon takes on new responsibilities … THE Australian Medical Association’s immediate past president, Dr Michael … direct representations to the Federal Government on the Medical Indemnity Insurance Review which aimed to … for Energy Transition; Board member of the Business/Higher Education Round Table; Board member of The Conversation; …
Med J Aust 2018; 209 (2): C1 Free
Obituaries
… pharmacist, research synthetic chemist, pharmacologist and medical practitioner, George Eckert was always a charismatic … benchmark best-quality practice worldwide in all areas of medical practice and healthcare delivery. He influenced the … He had a creative intellect, bringing together his diverse education and life-long learning. The examiners for his …
Med J Aust 2004; 181 (9): 503 Free
The profession
… Before the advent of the Internet, restricted access to medical information also protected and contributed to … quality and efficacy of healthcare, and public access to medical information. The aggregation of hospitals into large … within the profession and healthcare system delivered by education and training responsibilities is another area that …
Med J Aust 2004; 181 (11): 652-654 Free
Supplement
… role for the vocational training of GP registrars. 3 , 4 Medical training in the clinical general practice setting is … programs double between 2007 and 2014. 5 The number of medical student places has also increased, as has the … posts, providing registrars with foundation and advanced educational competencies, 17 is another strategy to recruit …
Med J Aust 2011; 194 (11): S101 Free
Perspectives
… (COVID‐19) pandemic response. For most individuals in the medical profession, this required an adjustment to a new way … of COVID‐19 emerged in January 2020 at the start of the new medical training year. While junior doctors willingly … reducing the experience essential for career progression. Educational opportunities such as annual scientific meetings …
Med J Aust 2021; 214 (7): 295-296.e1 Free
Research
… for participation if they predominantly used an electronic medical record (EMR) system compatible with HealthTracker … at intervention practices by a project officer and a medically trained investigator. HealthTracker was installed … , figure 3). A tiered academic detailing system (education program) supplemented emailed benchmarking …
Med J Aust 2021; 214 (9): 420-427 Free
Research
… medications. 5 Even those patients who had not been medically diagnosed were substantially disabled by migraine, … patient, in discussion with the patient. Using a qualified medical practitioner to record morbidity in conjunction with … 38% of acute treatments. This suggests the need for further education not only of GPs, but also of the general public, …
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News / Media release
… results, warn the authors of a Perspective published in the Medical Journal of Australia . Associate Professor Judy … specialists ordering the tests “receive appropriate education and support to enable safe, evidence-based …
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Dr Ross Ingram Memorial Essay Competition
… because Aboriginal staff from many external Aboriginal Medical Services can’t regularly visit the centres any more … 20 years ago, which recommended that culturally appropriate medical care be provided to offenders, with access to … Kevin Gilbert goes on to say that it starts with your education , and I agree. But it’s a special education. It’s …
Med J Aust 2009; 190 (10): 524-526 Free
News / Media release
… to the authors of a Perspective published online by the Medical Journal of Australia . “Aboriginal people living in … poorer outcomes in known determinants of health, such as education, health care access, income and employment; age is … interpretation of the data, allowing targeted community education”. “The conflation of child sexual abuse with STIs …
Med J Aust 2020; (): 1 Free
Supplement
… receiving recommended care varied substantially between medical conditions, ranging from 78.7% of participants for … trends have been identified by research from Dartmouth Medical School, which indicated that 30%–40% of patients in … (autonomy, time) and environmental (policy, infrastructure, education) factors. These, and other studies, 1 - 4 clearly …
Med J Aust 2010; 193 (8): S97 Free
Reflections
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… of California, San Francisco. In 1981, he moved to Harvard Medical School, where he established the study of liver … dollars for the Michael F Sorrell Center for Health Science Education, which opened in 2008 and is one of the world's most technologically advanced education facilities. He also worked with Nebraska Medicine …
Med J Aust 2015; 202 (11): 599 Free
Notable cases
… Tiger. If my organisation did not register me with the Medical Council, it would not have been unusual in that … educated and patently incompetent at performing responsible medical duties” is ignorant of “the actual realities”. These practitioners began medical studies in 1992 based on the curriculum of the …
Med J Aust 2008; 188 (9): 545 Free
Careers
… THE Australian Medical Association’s (AMA) highest award, the Gold Medal, … Laureate Professor Nick Talley AC, Editor-in-Chief of the Medical Journal of Australia, in recognition of his … exceptional service, which was recognised by the winner’s medical peers in recognition of his or her advancement of …
Med J Aust 2021; (): 1 Free
Supplement
Improving mental health literacy as a strategy to facilitate early intervention for mental disorders
… However, there is no standardisation of mental health education in schools. Finally, there are programs that train … television advertising, advertisements in print media and educational videos Ongoing evaluation via the national … No follow-up evaluation was conducted * National Health and Medical Research Council levels of evidence. I: Systematic …
Med J Aust 2007; 187 (7): S26 Free
Narrative review
… and inpatient hospitalisation, if required, in cases of medical instability. 3 , 11 , 14 , 23 An individual's … attitudes and beliefs about treatment, symptom severity, medical stability, residential location, and financial … Common to therapies specific to eating disorders are psycho‐education and facilitation of physical health care through …
Med J Aust 2023; 219 (3): 127-134 Free
Editorials
… there must be a commitment by all Australians to social and educational equity and economic prosperity for Indigenous … disadvantage in childhood, inadequate nutrition, poor education, unemployment, and psychosocial factors (such as … and this can occur with or without access to good-quality medical care. 1-3 Recognition of Indigenous people's prior …
Med J Aust 2000; 172 (10): 468-469 Free
Letters
… Community Controlled Health Services and Aboriginal medical services have a key role to play and should be … work being done by individuals in health, justice, education and other social services sectors continues to be …
Med J Aust 2022; 217 (7): 380-380 Free
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