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… Dr Juanita Westbury, from the Wicking Dementia Research and Education centre, talks about reducing the prescription of …
Letters
… 1 - 3 OPSI is a preventable illness through vaccination, education, prophylactic antibiotic use and other measures, … uptake of ASID recommendations. We reviewed hospital medical records and discharge summaries to assess compliance … gaps in best practice and areas for quality improvement and education. Lack of awareness of the guidelines among the …
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Reflections
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… available insulin injections and increasingly sophisticated medical care, she married, raised children, worked and … outcasts, deemed not marriageable, trainable or employable. Medical colleagues in disadvantaged countries tell me of … language barriers, cultural challenges, need for health education, insufficient funding, lack of equipment and …
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Research
… prefers a “passive”, “collaborative” or “active” role in medical decision making). Each participant was then … Demographic details (eg, marital status, country of birth, education level, occupation) were elicited at the end of the …
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Careers
… and advocacy for mental health, and Dr Norman Swan and his medical journalism. Theirs are often called “portfolio … And in an increasingly competitive Australian medical workplace for junior doctors, a second or third … a mix of clinical medicine, administration, public health, education and research, based in Townsville, Queensland, …
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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 …
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News / Media release
… the guidelines, and a position statement published by the Medical Journal of Australia . “Rising demand for … suggest that 0.1–2.0% of the population are TGD, yet medical education in transgender health is lacking. We aim to …
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Careers
… at Monash University and the Hudson Institute of Medical Research have received a highly competitive Victoria … Senior Research Fellow at Monash University and Consultant Medical Oncologist at Monash Health. The collaborative … facility, the Port Macquarie Shared Health Research and Education Campus (SHREC). UNSW currently provides medical …
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Careers
… a $2000 cap on tax deductions for work-related self-education expenses — and it was Dr Milford’s job to convince … but Scrap the Cap was a great example of engagement [by the medical community] and it paid off.” Now the immediate past … was a major battle for both the AMACDIT and the Australian Medical Students’ Association. With the number of medical …
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Research
… George’s Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ), 11 the modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) dyspnoea scale, 12 and the … (age, sex, country of birth, language spoken at home, education, employment status, marital status, current living … nor are they recommended by the National Health and Medical Research Council as a cessation aid. 29 We recruited …
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News / Media release
… rent stress, according to research published today by the Medical Journal of Australia . Health, income, and education inequalities have been associated with variations …
Medicine and the community
… survival rates have been poor (< 5%). 2 , 3 When emergency medical services arrive early, most cardiac arrest patients … defibrillation for cardiac arrest patients, the Emergency Medical Response (EMR) pilot program was established in … In addition, ambulance paramedics provided continuing education in critical skill areas through regular …
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Review
… planning is not a new concept. In 1995, the Australian Medical Workforce Advisory Committee (AMWAC) was established … “assist with the development of a more strategic focus on medical workforce planning in Australia”. 1 In 2000, the … a particular focus on linking efforts of health and higher education sectors was necessary. Subsequently, Health …
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Careers
… Voices, Vision, Action, Melbourne, VIC 4 CICM Fellow Education workshop, WA 4-7 LIME Connection VII: The future … From Beginning to End, Sydney, NSW 26-28 Australian Medical Association National Conference, Melbourne, VIC … Pacific Diabetes Conference and Expo, Melbourne, VIC 22 Medical Imaging Anatomy Course, Melbourne VIC 22-23 …
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Editorials
… from practice, clinical snapshots with an image, a new educational series, information on medical law and ethics, historical vignettes, and other … hope will be of value not only to doctors in training and medical students but also to experienced clinicians. This …
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From the editor’s desk
… William Hunter, 18th-century obstetrician and medical educator, once described surgeons as savages with …
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Consensus statements
… for severe COVID‐19 in adults include advanced age and medical comorbidities. 3 In‐hospital death has been … was circulated by email to clinicians with expertise in medical and radiation oncology, HSCT, palliative care and … viruses Inform and educate patients and staff Staff education Education or re‐education, including of …
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From the editor’s desk
… ). Changing behaviour in public health By and large, the medical community has got the message that suspected acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a medical emergency, with outcomes dependent on early … statement, emphasising a comprehensive ongoing approach, education about heart attack warning signs, clear emergency …
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Careers
… clinical practice, research and a number of influential medical administrative roles at Oxford University, has been … Hospital. During this time he served for 6 months as medical registrar in Rabaul, Papua New Guinea, where his … Cistulli will lead the University’s research, clinical and educational activities in advancing the field of …
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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 …
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