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Health care

Janie D Smith, Stephen A Margolis, Jeff Ayton, Victoria Ross, Elizabeth Chalmers, Patrick Giddings, Louise Baker, Martin Kelly and Catherine Love

… and diverse group of nine doctors with expertise in remote medical practice and an educational consultant to develop the first advanced … remote vocational training, telehealth, remote aeromedical retrieval and emergency care, and the Australian …

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (3): 159-161 Free

Medical education / Lessons from practice

Nicole Seebacher, Julie Kirkham and Saxon D Smith

… day before testing positive for coronavirus disease 2019 … Medical education … Lessons from practice … Cutaneous manifestations …

Med J Aust 2022; 217 (2): 76-78 Free

Perspectives

Jenny Proimos, Jacqueline A Boyle, Belinda Garth, Erwin Loh and Helena J Teede

… of the under‐representation of women in health care and medical leadership. 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 The World Health … Decades of parity in men and women graduating from medical schools have not translated to gender equality in … and skills through participation in internal organisational education, policy, and governance committees and promote …

Med J Aust 2024; 220 (7): 346-351 Free

Medical education / Snapshot

Natalie SY Lee and Susan C Chu

… non- pruritic and non- tender rash while in Bali … Medical education … Snapshot … Scombroid poisoning: a traveller's …

Med J Aust 2023; 218 (9): 394-394 Free

Medical education / Lessons from practice

Adam Stewart, Sanmarie Schlebusch, Susan Vlack, Jamie McMahon, Mitchell Sullivan, Alyssa Pyke and Krispin Hajkowicz

… lesions, tender lymphadenopathy, fever, and headache … Medical education … Lessons from practice … First case of mpox …

Med J Aust 2023; 218 (4): 157-159 Free

Editorials

Ngiare J Brown

… Indigenous Australian children: educating for health Education and health outcomes for Indigenous Australians are … in November 2000 under the auspices of the Australian Medical Association, called for pragmatic approaches to … in Aboriginal children. The conference, and the Australian Medical Association, 1 unanimously endorsed the 150 …

Med J Aust 2001; 174 (10): 488-489 Free

Medical education / Lessons from practice

Alanna Rottler, Yew Li Dang, Wai Foong Hooi, David Burrows, Hong Kuan Kok and Douglas Crompton

… record A 39‐year‐old, fully independent woman with a past medical history of migraines, managed with rizatriptan as … migraine and more serious neurological pathologies … Medical education … Lessons from practice … Cervical cord infarction …

Med J Aust 2023; 218 (3): 111-112 Free

Editor’s choice

Annette Katelaris and Christine Jorm

… pressure on general practitioners to provide more medical student education ( MJA 2007; 187: 124-128) and to take on more … the hierarchical structure of the teaching hospital, where medical students, interns, PGY1 and 2 trainees, junior and …

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (4): 163 Free

Medical education

Anna McDonnel Smedts and Michael P Lowe

… placements for other Australian and international medical students. Our previous studies reported that a … be expected, the identification of factors that influence medical student career choices is a high priority for … database, and the Flinders University Department of Medical Education. A logistic regression analysis was performed …

Med J Aust 2008; 189 (3): 166-168 Free

Medical education / Clinical skills

John J Harvey, Ralley Prentice and Jacob George

… sharps and write a brief procedure note in the patient's medical record, including when the drain should be removed … needle tip. Reproduced with the kind permission of Rocket Medical. Box 4 – Surface markings for paracentesis puncture … safely even in patients with advanced cirrhosis … Medical education … Clinical skills … Diagnostic and therapeutic …

Med J Aust 2023; 218 (1): 18-21 Free

News / Media release

Cate Swannell

… the authors of a Perspective published online today by the Medical Journal of Australia . The final transition in a medical career is one that the profession has largely … there is also a need for professional bodies to provide education about the transition process and for practitioners …

Med J Aust 2020; (): 1 Free

Perspective

Jordan Cory (Kamilaroi), Hope Kuchel (Barkindji), Bonnie Dukakis (Gunditjmara), Rhian Dicker (Palawa) and Sandra Eades (Noongar)

… safe health and support services (such as Aboriginal Medical Services or crisis support phoneline 13‐YARN). Seven … 51 To reduce racism and inappropriate requests for education and connections, it is strongly recommended all …

Med J Aust 2024; 221 (10): S26-S33 Free

Medical education

Suzanne Outram and Balakrishnan R Nair

… conditions have changed within the health care system and medical schools, and among patients themselves. Shorter … skills have decreased. 1 The widespread changes in medical curricula championing early clinical exposure and … using PPE Like many issues in both health care and medical education, a seemingly simple solution can hide complex …

Med J Aust 2008; 189 (5): 274-276 Free

Medical education / Lessons from practice

Caitlin Paul, Joseph O'Brien, Sarah Huffam and Daryl Ridley

… with the multidisciplinary team, he was managed medically with diuretics and prolonged infection … to the emergency department with left knee monoarthritis … Medical education … Lessons from practice … Native valve infective …

Med J Aust 2022; 217 (11): 584-585 Free

Viewpoint

Joanne E Jordan and Richard H Osborne

… for the implementation of chronic disease self-management education and training activities over the next 5 years. … 7 - 9 Governments have focused on formal self-management education programs to help patients engage in self-care. An … Initiative, which explored the suitability of a range of education interventions ( Box 3 ). 10 Clear policy …

Med J Aust 2007; 186 (2): 84-87 Free

Clinical ethics

Wendy A Rogers, Peter R Mansfield, Annette J Braunack-Mayer and Jon N Jureidini

… relationships between the pharmaceutical industry and the medical profession. 1 , 2 Concerns include bias in research … 3 and conflicts of interest with regard to prescribing by medical practitioners who accept industry gifts and … shaped in important and long-lasting ways by their medical education; and second, that some character traits are …

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (8): 411-414 Free

Medical education / Lessons from practice

Akshay Flora, Priya Garg, Karen Cheung, Deshan F Sebaratnam and Monisha Gupta

… As these were asymptomatic, he had not previously sought medical attention. The patient reported a history of nasal … Nepal 4 years previously was referred to a dermatologist … Medical education … Lessons from practice … A polymorphic rash from …

Med J Aust 2022; 217 (6): 292-294 Free

Medical education

Caroline O Laurence, Linda E Black, Jonathan Karnon and Nancy E Briggs

… A s in many countries, Australia has increasing numbers of medical students, 1 prevocational junior doctors and … 1305 of 9600 general practices are involved in teaching medical students, and 1933 are involved in general practice … of Rural and Remote Medicine. GPET = General Practice Education and Training. * Payments varied with length of …

Med J Aust 2010; 193 (10): 608-613 Free

Supplement

Chris C Tennant

… problems, and even suicide. 1 , 2 Similarly, the process of medical education is stressful and medical students, too, are at risk of psychological …

Med J Aust 2002; 177 (1): S9 Free

Task Transfer

Clare A Skinner

… by intense media scrutiny and political point-scoring. Medical technologies are becoming more complex, resulting in increasingly specialised and expensive medical care. Australia’s health workforce is also under … the generalist philosophy underlying Australian medical education and to develop outcomes-based educational programs …

Med J Aust 2006; 185 (1): 35-36 Free

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