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Building a culture of co-creation in research

Lisa Crossland, Tina Janamian and Claire L Jackson

… Manchester Patient Safety Framework – Primary Care; NHS Education for Scotland's SafeQuest) or on the developing … factors that supported sharing information with patients. Education and training: This element was seen as a … such as audit, professional education (continuing medical education) and frameworks for patient safety and …

Med J Aust 2014; 201 (3): S47-S51 Free

Reflections / Book review

Tim Senior

… (328 pp, $144). ISBN 9781780642659. THERE ARE MOMENTS in medical history when the evidence compels doctors to do … activists. I was struck by how little of this appears in medical education curricula, so perhaps a second edition could …

Med J Aust 2014; 201 (11): 692 Free

News / Media release

Cate Swannell

… to the authors of a Perspective published today by the Medical Journal of Australia . “Australia is a signatory to … equity by 2030,” wrote Associate Professor Deborah Bateson, Medical Director of Family Planning NSW, and colleagues. “We … would benefit from a truly integrated approach to workforce education and training, service delivery and research. There …

Med J Aust 2019; (): 1 Free

Research

Malcolm N Hogg, Stephen Gibson, Amal Helou, Jacklyn DeGabriele and Michael J Farrell

… telephone or in-person interviews with service directors (medical, nursing and/or allied-health staff), with … from receipt of referral to initial assessment, numbers of medical staff, including specialist training positions, … pain (MDP) management centre with several disciplines, education and research; Level 2 — MDP clinic but without …

Med J Aust 2012; 196 (6): 386-390 Free

Viewpoint

Henry Brodaty, Brian M Draper and Lee-Fay Low

… with the effects being maintained for six months. 22 Psychoeducation for family caregivers (including problem-solving … carer education, and tailored behavioural programs. If medical illness underlies the behavioural disturbance, … recommend prescription of psychotropic agents, further medical evaluation, advice about behavioural management and …

Med J Aust 2003; 178 (5): 231-234 Free

Supplement

Richard G Roberts, Vincent R Hunt, Teresa I Kulie, Wesley Schmidt, Julie M Schirmer, Tiago Villanueva and C Ruth Wilson

… health care systems and communities. After 3–6 years of medical school, vocational training in family medicine … and mental health workers. Grants are given for electronic medical record implementation. Teams must have a governing … underserved areas — students who accumulate high levels of educational debt appear to be less inclined to choose family …

Med J Aust 2011; 194 (11): S84 Free

Careers

Cate Swannell

… examination SAT SET = supervisors and trainers for surgical education and training MARCH 2 Bipolar disorder in adults, … and Autoimmunity, Sorrento, Italy 13 International Medical Symposium: The future of the medical profession, Melbourne, VIC 13-14 2015 …

Med J Aust 2015; 202 (4): C3 Free

For debate

Stephen R D Taylor

… the world the use of sunscreens is widely promoted, both educationally and commercially, as an important part of the … expect? It is now reasonably well understood within the medical and scientific community that the level of sun …

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (1): 36-37 Free

For debate

Ian A Scott and Stephen J Duckett

… patients principally include financial incentives and education. Increasing patient cost-sharing by way of … such as quality-of-care metrics, competitiveness in the medical marketplace, and organisational aspirations to be … wasteful services. 1 In the United Kingdom, the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges has released a report outlining the …

Med J Aust 2015; 203 (4): 179-181 Free

Supplement

Amanda J Hordern and David C Currow

… catheterised patients, healthcare professionals can provide education on self-catheterisation for times when they wish … intimacy or knowledge about these issues. Do not use medical jargon. Specific phrases to help open the discussion … questions and a non-judgemental approach, and avoiding medical jargon. … Supplement … A patient-centred approach to …

Med J Aust 2003; 179 (6): S8 Free

Research

Mariya F Hamid, Amy Hayden, Tania Moujaber, Sandra Turner, Howard Gurney, Mathis Grossmann and Peter Wong

… populations, such as NSW and the ACT. Radiation and medical oncologist, urologist, and general practitioner … be facilitated by clinical pathways including the patients, medical and radiation oncologists, urologists, general … prompts for treating health care professionals and targeted education for the patient. The document included a “healthy …

Med J Aust 2023; 218 (3): 126-130 Free

Perspectives

John D Hamilton, Robert W Gibberd and Bernadette T Harrison

… care. 1 - 3 Using a modified version of the earlier Harvard Medical Practice Study on medical negligence, the QAHCS focused on the more useful … have been introduced into medical and health professional education and expanded as a research theme. Early on, the …

Med J Aust 2014; 201 (1): 23 Free

Perspectives

Kristy Crooks, Dawn Casey and James S Ward

… social and economic disadvantage in areas such as housing, education and employment. Moreover, many of the … and logistic challenges in these areas, such as medical evacuation, community‐wide screening, limited … ). Other organisations have also created health education materials to help inform and educate their …

Med J Aust 2020; 213 (4): 151-152.e1 Free

News / Media release

Cate Swannell

… of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ) and summarised in the Medical Journal of Australia . International guidelines on … delivered by multidisciplinary teams, including patient education and the use of eHealth tools and resources where … been updated and a summary is also published today by the Medical Journal of Australia . Replacing the 2011 NHF/CSANZ …

Med J Aust 2018; (): 1 Free

Obituary

James B Roche

… took the first x-ray in Sydney in 1896. Dick was a Resident Medical Officer at Sydney Hospital, the Royal Alexandra … and became a specialist anaesthetist. He was a Visiting Medical Officer at the Rachel Forster Hospital for many … of Sydney. As a foundation member of the Second Anzac Medical Society, he made many overseas trips to places such …

Med J Aust 2009; 191 (4): 229 Free

Reflections

Peter L Macken and V John Roche

… part-time. He switched careers in 1953, commencing his medical studies at the University of Sydney at the age of … representative on the university senate. Jim was a medical student at Royal North Shore Hospital. After …

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (10): 621 Free

Research

Giovanni A Zurzolo, Jenifer J Koplin, Michael L Mathai, Mimi K L Tang and Katrina J Allen

… All analyses were restricted to children with current medically diagnosed food allergy, and grouped based on the … and 84% were aged under 10 years. Food allergy had been medically diagnosed in 293 (59%) of these children. The most … was taken more seriously despite there being no training or education provided to the participants about the VITAL …

Med J Aust 2013; 198 (11): 621-623 Free

Editorials

Adrian J Dunlop, Buddhima Lokuge and Nicholas Lintzeris

… 11‐fold (from 28 299 to 332 307) and the number of medical practitioners prescribing opioids quadrupled (from … the United States. 9 However, the harms associated with non‐medical opioid use could also increase in Australia. There … better access to specialist multidisciplinary services, and education for health professionals and the general public. …

Med J Aust 2021; 215 (3): 117-118 Free

Obituaries

Robert Cooter

… graduating in medicine in 1948. After a year as Resident Medical Officer at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, he entered … and compassion were appreciated by his patients, family and medical peers, who regarded him with much respect and … as an excellent teacher. He recognised the wealth of medical information available in general practice and was …

Med J Aust 2002; 177 (9): 511 Free

News / Media release

Cate Swannell

… according to the authors of research published today by the Medical Journal of Australia . Stigmatisation, the stress of … results with the blood self-test. “After adjusting for age, education level, and ethnic background, characteristics …

Med J Aust 2022; (): 1 Free

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