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From the editor’s desk

Martin B Van Der Weyden

… past decade, we have seen an unprecedented increase in new medical schools and the number of domestic medical students. The latter is projected to increase to … planning, as interns are a state concern and tertiary education a federal responsibility. Could it be that the …

Med J Aust 2010; 193 (6): 313 Free

Careers

Cate Swannell

… examination SAT SET = supervisors and trainers for surgical education and training X = conferences in Australia August … Breast Cancer Risk and Prevention 2015, Cairns, QLD X 21-24 Medical Innovations for the Future and Beyond, London, UK … Disease, Monaco September 1-3 International Conference of Medical and Health Sciences 2015, Yogyakarta, Indonesia 2-4 …

Med J Aust 2015; 203 (3): C4 Free

Position statement

Peter P van Asperen, Craig M Mellis and Peter D Sly

… was formulated by the authors at the request of the Education and Research Subcommittee of the Thoracic Society … before being resubmitted for final consideration by the Education and Research Subcommittee and its endorsement by …

Med J Aust 2002; 176 (4): 168-173 Free

Reflections / Obituary

Mike Daube, Todd Harper and David J Hill

… Research on Cancer. Nigel transformed CCV from a respected medical charity into one of Australia's most prominent … population data, started evidence-based public education on cancer (including the Slip! Slop! Slap! skin … Cancer Society. Belying the appearance of a pillar of the medical establishment, Nigel was a fearless and innovative …

Med J Aust 2015; 202 (3): 158 Free

News / Media release

Cate Swannell

… Goods Administration (TGA), authors writing in the Medical Journal of Australia have provided advice to GPs …

Med J Aust 2021; (): 1 Free

News / Media release

Cate Swannell

… reasons, according to research published today by the Medical Journal of Australia . Early symptoms of PAD include … practices, such as pro-active discharge planning, patient education, routine early follow-up, and pharmacist review of …

Med J Aust 2021; (): 1 Free

Research

Jon Adams, David W Sibbritt, Gary Easthope and Anne F Young

… 35–49, 8 , 9 have a higher income 8 , 10 , 11 and level of education, 6 , 7 , 8 , 11 be employed full time, 9 have … doctor had ever told them that they had any of the chronic medical conditions listed, such as diabetes and … use were also included. The number of symptoms and chronic medical conditions varied for each cohort. For the young …

Med J Aust 2003; 179 (6): 297-300 Free

Perspectives

The Sex and Gender Sensitive Research Call to Action Group

… nations and implement sex and gender analysis in health and medical research Growing evidence from pre‐clinical 1 and … provide online training modules on sex and gender in biomedical research for scientists and peer reviewers, with the … Centre for Gender Medicine supports research and education with a particular focus on how the promotion and …

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (2): 57-62.e1 Free

Careers

Cate Swannell

… examination SAT SET = supervisors and trainers for surgical education and training OCTOBER 6–8 ANZCA Process … NSW 30 Oct–1 Nov International Conference on Humanitarian Medical Mission, Singapore 30 Oct–2 Nov Joint congress: … iHeartScan workshop, Melbourne, VIC 15–16 ANZCA CT – acute medical and surgical interpretation, Noosa Heads, QLD 16 …

Med J Aust 2014; 201 (7): C4 Free

Health care

Ian D Coombes, Danielle A Stowasser, Judith A Coombes and Charles Mitchell

… factor. 5 The intern year is a time for consolidating medical school education through continued learning and acquisition of … team and used subsequently in prescribing training for medical students. Interns rotated among clinical units every …

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (2): 89-94 Free

Ethics and law

Ben P White, Madeleine Archer, Casey M Haining and Lindy Willmott

… to die within 6 or 12 months from an advanced, progressive medical condition. 1 A critical difference is that voluntary … This distinction is clearly reflected in law (indeed, some medical decision‐making legislation expressly excludes … and ethical duties imposed by bodies such as the Medical Board of Australia and the Australian Medical

Med J Aust 2024; 220 (3): 129-133 Free

From the editor’s desk

Medical Journal caught napping with health experts Don't be … of evil? Nair and Finucane explore the shifts occurring in medical education, to produce doctors who can provide holistic …

Med J Aust 2003; 179 (5): 227 Free

… summaries/consensus statements/position statements Medical education Ethics and law Reflections Medical history Narrative reviews Editorials Letters to the …
Careers

Danielle Taylor, Ha My Nguyen, Richard Gartrell, Matilda Anderson and Justin Yeung

… for senior trainees and consultants, and electives for medical students [1,2,3 ] . However, short courses outside … two main reasons, both prior to and during their surgical education and training (SET). The courses are either an … such as the Australia and New Zealand Surgical Skills Education and Training course (ASSET), Care of the …

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (8): C1 Free

Careers

Cate Swannell

… Triple P, be integrated into services provided by US medical practices. Professor of Clinical Psychology at UQ’s … include housing, social environment, schools and access to medical care. It’s becoming clearer that powerful … Institute of Psychiatry, the launch of undergraduate-level education, and a key role in developing the King’s Health …

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (10): Free

MJA Practice Essentials – Paediatrics

Elizabeth J Elliott and Jacqueline R Dalby-Payne

… least 5% of body weight (ie, 5% dehydrated). Even trained medical staff overestimate the degree of dehydration, 12 and … of evidence (I–IV) are derived from the National Health and Medical Research Council’s system for assessing evidence. 35 …

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (10): 565-570 Free

Research letter

Louise F Wilson, Annette J Dobson, Gita D Mishra and Jenny A Doust

… 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

Training and Workforce

Kathryn S Panaretto and Mark Wenitong

… Service. Communities and family members, but also the medical community and government, expect Indigenous doctors … within the local Indigenous community. Cross-cultural education outlines the history of white colonisation of … high workloads, poor infrastructure, multiple and chaotic medical records, lack of structured clinical sessions with …

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (10): 527-528 Free

From the editor’s desk

Martin Van Der Weyden

… an address, “Teaching and thinking: the two functions of a medical school”, observed that “In teaching men what disease … University great . . .” Since then teaching and thinking in medical schools have suffered numerous reviews, reports and … human interface in the sharing of knowledge in medical education is the shift to self-learning and the application …

Med J Aust 2002; 176 (3): 141 Free

Research

Mark F Harris, Mahnaz Fanaian, Upali W Jayasinghe, Megan E Passey, Suzanne H McKenzie, Gawaine Powell Davies, David M Lyle, Rachel A Laws, Heike Schütze and Qing Wan

… their general practitioner were then referred for group education sessions. Although these programs have been … to participate in the study if they used computer-based medical records and were not involved in other vascular … (SEIFA), 22 categorised into quintiles. Through audits of medical records at baseline and at 12 months (for results …

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (7): 387-393 Free

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