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Reflections
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… World War II, he served in New Guinea and Borneo as a medical officer with the 2/43 Infantry Battalion. On his … return to Sydney, he worked at St Margaret's Hospital as a medical superintendent and at St Vincent's Hospital as … of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, a member of the NSW Medical Board and a Master of the Medical Guild of St Luke. …
Med J Aust 2014; 201 (10): 613 Free
Careers
… , Toowoomba, QLD 4 Mental Health in Education Summit , Sydney, NSW 5-7 11 … 12-15 22 nd Australian and New Zealand Prevocational Medical Education Forum: Singing from the same songsheet , … Nedlands, WA 18-19 2017 Australasian Custodial Health Medical Officers Conference , Sydney, NSW 19-23 …
Med J Aust 2017; 207 (6): C2 Free
Editorials
… the past 25 years, there have been major efforts to improve medical education to address this problem. As shown by Paul et al in this issue of the Journal 2 and others, 3 , 4 medical schools have slowly changed their curricula to …
Med J Aust 2006; 184 (10): 483-484 Free
Community care – Research
… and Islander Health Service (TAIHS), an Aboriginal Medical Service with an elected board and over 100 staff … on both the cultural safety aspects of an Aboriginal Medical Service and the collocation of mental health, dental … relating to care activities such as clinical screening and education, pregnancy complications and pregnancy outcomes. …
Med J Aust 2005; 182 (10): 514-519 Free
The profession
… E very one of us at some time will need medical attention, with potential consequences that may … regulation to guarantee this. Indeed, how doctors and the medical profession function is critical to clinical quality … registers and licenses doctors, supervises basic medical education, and disciplines doctors who breach its standards. …
Med J Aust 2004; 181 (5): 271-274 Free
Perspectives
… Outcomes in the Tropical North), a National Health and Medical Research Council Collaborative Research Program, … Australian primary health care (Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services [Western Australia], Top End Health Service … Consumer and health care provider engagement and education for remote communities is several steps behind …
Med J Aust 2019; 211 (1): 9-11.e1 Free
News / Media release
… according to new research published online today by the Medical Journal of Australia . Associate Professor Mark Hew, … a comprehensive asthma review by their GP, focusing on education and medication adherence. “Until methods for …
Med J Aust 2020; (): 1 Free
News / Media release
… according to research published online today by the Medical Journal of Australia . Researchers from Edith Cowan … University in Perth tested 36 symptom checkers with 48 medical condition vignettes designed to assess both the … Therapeutic Goods Administration oversees the regulation of medical software products and devices, but cannot regulate …
Med J Aust 2020; (): 1 Free
Research letter
… found they were more frequent for people with the greatest medical needs and the highest levels of cardiovascular … (11.9%) 168 (12.1%) 1.0 (0.8–1.2) 0.9 (0.7–1.0) Highest education level Degree or higher 4469 (53.4%) 358 … before a woman's 40th birthday. § National Health and Medical Research Council guidelines: never/rarely drinker: …
Med J Aust 2023; 219 (9): 429-431 Free
Preprint
… their pandemic response plans (5) . Public engagement and education were crucial components in the public health … appropriate use of masks only when unwell, seeking medical treatment early and staying home when unwell were … health clinics that provided subsidised care and extended medical leave of up to 5 days. This allowed possible mild …
Med J Aust 2020; (): 1 Free
Careers
… examination SAT SET = supervisors and trainers for surgical education and training NOVEMBER 1-30 Movember 3–6 ANZCA … cancer clinicians, Melbourne, VIC 15–16 ANZCA CT – acute medical and surgical interpretation, Noosa Heads, QLD 16 … 2014 Conference, Melbourne, VIC 16–19 Australian Health and Medical Research Congress, Melbourne, VIC 17 World …
Med J Aust 2014; 201 (9): C4 Free
Research
… judgements, patients and health professionals need better education on CPR outcomes. Introduction While … strongly influences many people's choices. A survey of 200 medical inpatients found that choice of CPR or DNR status … have failed to meet the standards required both for ethical medical care and by law. 21 Respect for autonomy demands …
Med J Aust 1999; 171 (5): 239-242 Free
Letters
… and wellbeing will continue to inform and expand the biomedical understanding of severe sepsis and other … clinical care, strategies for preventive medicine, and education within medical and wider communities. … In reply … Letters … The …
Med J Aust 2017; 207 (1): 45 Free
Perspectives
… In Australia, new developments in diabetes focus on biomedical and technological advances. However, these raise … commonplace until national policy, research funding and medical benefit schedules reflect their importance. The … with diabetes have not been offered structured diabetes education. 5 For those that have, it has usually been …
Med J Aust 2013; 198 (1): 16-17 Free
On being a doctor
… T he educational mission statement of Brown Medical School in the … and society above self-interest.” 1 In the context of medical practice today, is this tradition adversely …
Med J Aust 2004; 181 (7): 350-353 Free
Research
… 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/>". … have had varying results. While retrospective audit and education do not produce consistent and continuing …
Med J Aust 1997; 167 (9): 473-476 Free
… interests in pediatric cleft and aero-digestive surgery, medical education, mentoring, writing and peer review. He has … Neck Surgery, President of the Philippine Association of Medical Journal Editors, Past President of the Asia-Pacific …
Perspectives
… clinicians and consumers to question the use of unnecessary medical tests, treatments and procedures. In the US and … physical activity). Some studies incorporated feedback and education about self-management, but others did not. We … consistent with its mission not only to reduce unnecessary medical tests, but also to promote evidence-based clinical …
Med J Aust 2015; 203 (9): 354-356 Free
Clinical practice
… to avoid patient dissatisfaction and loss of confidence in medical practitioners. Much clinician time is spent writing … and the reply letter "the most neglected route of GP education". Few studies have investigated the information … are the frequent absence of an explanation for referral, medical history, clinical findings, test results and details …
Med J Aust 2002; 177 (9): 516-520 Free
Research
… an electronic discharge summary system, but relies on paper medical records for other functions. Forty-four doctors, … challenge for recruitment was the transitory nature of the medical workforce. Twenty-eight doctors agreed, but nine … time in professional communication, and in supervision and education than either residents or interns ( χ 2 = 145.5; P …
Med J Aust 2008; 188 (9): 506-509 Free
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