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Health care

Jane P Hall and Rosalie C Viney

… uninformed by evidence. The Grant report on health and medical research, 1 released in 2004, yet again pointed to … care has been recognised by all reviews of health and medical research conducted over the past 20 years, 2 and by … public health developments supported by the Public Health Education and Research Program have emphasised prevention, …

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (1): 33-35 Free

For debate

Michael Wright

… of the last major collaboration between government and the medical profession to restructure health system funding. The … (RVS) was a 7-year collaboration between the Australian Medical Association (AMA) and the federal health departments … was also failure to agree on appropriate continuing medical education costs and on the appropriate payment for an …

Med J Aust 2015; 203 (8): 331-333 Free

Careers

Sophie McNamara

… the human body is capable of. It’s very interesting from a medical point of view,” he says. Dr Andrews also likes the … an amazing way to see the world.” Dr Andrews finds that his medical training is a bonus, because he knows how to manage … with the Inspiration Through Adventure project, an education program based on their expedition. Primary school …

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (8): C6 Free

News / Media release

Cate Swannell

… to the authors of a consensus statement published by the Medical Journal of Australia . A working group comprising of …

Med J Aust 2021; (): 1 Free

Careers

Karen Burge

… Dr May is president and part of the executive of Team Medical Australia, which is a not-for-profit association that provides medical services to motorsport competitors, support crew and … grown to include management, coordination, mentoring and education. The social aspects, pre-hospital care work, …

Med J Aust 2013; 198 (5): C1 Free

Research

Rosanna Tavella, Katharine McBride, Wendy Keech, Janet Kelly, Amanda Rischbieth, Christopher Zeitz, John F Beltrame, Philip A Tideman and Alex Brown

… were present. Revascularisation rates and prescription of medical therapies were similar for Aboriginal and … matching and a standardised case report form. The hospital medical records for each separation recorded in the … a testing phase with training examples, and individual education sessions on site before and during data …

Med J Aust 2016; 205 (5): 222-227 Free

Health care

Bradley J Kirkwood, Konrad Pesudovs, Paul Latimer and Douglas J Coster

… introduced in the Department of Ophthalmology at Flinders Medical Centre in 2003. It was proposed that an ophthalmic … nurse practitioner. Our study was approved by the Flinders Medical Centre Ethics Committee. Preoperative assessment Our … provided feedback to the ophthalmic nurse practitioner for education. Quality assurance Quality assurance mechanisms, …

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (6): 278-281 Free

Research

Justine Maree Naylor, Andrew Hart, Rajat Mittal, Ian Harris and Wei Xuan

… for whom the rehabilitation pathway was not dictated by a medical or physical indication and the decision for … conditions, including requirement for daily medication; education level; presence of other lower limb or back … control, clinician-reported data were re-abstracted from medical records, and significant complications reported by …

Med J Aust 2017; 207 (6): 250-255 Free

Medicine and the media

Melissa A Sweet, Simon Chapman, Ray N Moynihan and Jonathan H Green

… Crikey, proposing to establish the Crikey Health and Medical Panel (CHAMP), whose members would be encouraged to … create ripples. 1 Topics covered by the Crikey Health and Medical Panel (CHAMP), 9 May 2007 to 23 September 2008 … Rural and remote health (8) Mental health (8) Health and medical research (6) Cancer (5) Clinical issues (3) Abortion …

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (4): 206-207 Free

Perspectives

Scott J Fitzpatrick and Ian H Kerridge

… online, in the workplace, within families and in educational settings; and it is possible to have one-on-one … cohesion more generally. For suicide is not simply a medical “problem”, or even a public health “problem” — it is … we cannot imagine their possibility out of existence. While medicalisation of suicide has provided secular ways to …

Med J Aust 2013; 198 (9): 470-471 Free

Supplement

Wendy Chaboyer, Karen Wallen, Marianne Wallis and Anne M McMurray

… Whiteboards were installed in three inpatient wards (two medical, one surgical) in a university-affiliated regional … was raised by the patient flow team, it was embraced by the medical nurses. Shortly afterwards, it was rolled out … a duplication, but it’s a slight safety check. In the medical wards, doctors, nurses and allied health …

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (11): S137 Free

Position statement

Tim J R Lambert and Leon H Chapman

… development of diabetes in these people. The dilemma facing medical practitioners relates, on the one hand, to the high rate of medical comorbidity in people with psychosis, perhaps … strategies for improving outcomes, and the development of education and training programs for service providers, …

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (10): 544-548 Free

Research

Dallas R English, Chris Del Mar and Robert C Burton

… We obtained the GPs’ sex, year of graduation and country of medical education from the Medical directory of Australia . 10 GPs’ practices were …

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (1): 16-19 Free

Perspectives

Ainsley J Newson

… for example, of a difficult clinical case or problem, an educational need, or a gap in policy.    “The development of … in       other countries” Ethics is included in Australian medical training curricula, such as the Royal Australasian … Curriculum, and is expected to inform individuals' medical practice. Medical education, however, may not be …

Med J Aust 2015; 202 (11): 568-569 Free

Careers

Cate Swannell

… and demonstrated a proven commitment to mentoring, education and training. Dr du Cros was nominated primarily … multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) programs for independent medical humanitarian organisation Medécins sans Frontières … his former role as head of MSF’s UK-based team of medical specialists, the Manson Unit, his mentoring of staff …

Med J Aust 2018; 208 (10): C1 Free

News / Media release

Cate Swannell

… to the authors of a Perspective published today in the Medical Journal of Australia . Some doctors are … thanks partly to structural stigmatisation built into medical training. Misgendering negatively affects the mental … wrote. “Structural stigma contributes to the lack of education provided on trans health within medical training. …

Med J Aust 2020; (): 1 Free

The profession

Mark L Scott, Anna Whelan, John Dewdney and Anthony B Zwi

… developing world: in 2001, 5.7% (2930) of the Australian medical workforce was born in Africa or the Middle East and … has steadily grown over the 1990s, with 12 (2.5% of total medical migrants) migrating in 1992–93, increasing up to … those responsible for the provision of medical education programs and, by no means least, expectations and …

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (4): 174-176 Free

Research

Tony Barnett, Ha Hoang, Jackie Stuart and Leonard Crocombe

… private insurance are more likely to present to general medical practices and hospital emergency departments with … areas, people visit non-dental health providers, including medical staff, for dental care. 12 Although rural general … to go to the dentist. (GP 13) Some also reported providing education about oral hygiene and preventive dental care: I …

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (1): 26 Free

News

Cate Swannell

… to a woman who has made a major contribution to the medical profession by showing ongoing commitment to quality care, or through her contribution to medical research, public health projects or improving the availability and accessibility of medical education and medical training for women — Associate …

Med J Aust 2016; 205 (1): 6 Free

Research

Jason A Trubiano, Rekha Pai Mangalore, Yi-Wei Baey, Duy Le, Linda V Graudins, Patrick GP Charles, Douglas F Johnson and Ar Kar Aung

… allergies and the recording of allergies in electronic medical records. 5 - 7 The prevalence of AALs in particular … In this multicentre, cross-sectional study of general medical inpatients, we assessed the prevalence of AALs, … as a concern from a drug safety viewpoint. 6 , 7 , 10 Education programs aimed at improving clinicians’ (pharmacy …

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (7): 273 Free

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