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News / Media release

Cate Swannell

… radiation oncologists prior to surgery. Published in the Medical Journal of Australia , the study analysed data from … in Australia to help overcome this problem. “We need education programs to ensure that patients, their partners …

Med J Aust 2021; (): 1 Free

Obituary

Dedee Blackburn Murrell and Robert G Moorhead

… at St Peter's College and the University of Adelaide Medical School, graduating in 1958. After a year as Resident Medical Officer at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Adelaide, … Department of Territories from 1960 to 1964 as a District Medical Officer. Stationed in New Guinea at Goroka, Wabag …

Med J Aust 2003; 178 (1): 33 Free

Obituary

Donald H Gutteridge

… Bruce and his brother Donald were the fourth generation of medical graduates in the family. Bruce was born in Toowoomba … several years at Brisbane Hospital, first as a Resident Medical Officer then as a Pathology Registrar. In 1956, he … Sports Medicine Federation, he led an annual medical educational and skiing pilgrimage to Smiggin Holes. His …

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (9): 463 Free

Obituary

Judith A Y Straton

… born in Adelaide on 9 February 1917. After his secondary education at Carey Baptist Grammar School in Melbourne, he … 1987. In addition to full-time general practice, Bill was Medical Officer of Health for both the City of Hobart and the City of Clarence, and was a member of the Medical Council of Tasmania for 34 years, the last three as …

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (4): 185 Free

Obituaries

Hedley G Peach

… from the University of Melbourne in 1956. After Resident Medical Officer appointments in Melbourne, he trained as a … changes to the care of people with mental illness and the education and training of the staff who looked after them. … avoiding duplication and promoting the interrelationship of medical practitioners in the city. Alan also played a …

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (3): 128 Free

Careers

Cate Swannell

… strongly rejecting suggestions by the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) that senior management has been paid, … , and Dr Georgina Hollway from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research won the prestigious Eureka Prize for … and builds on Dr Fogarty’s research at the School of Biomedical Sciences into amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Dr …

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (4): Free

Letters

Ian Maddocks and Yvonne Luxford

… isolated in hospices for advanced cancer, is now a core medical discipline and a specialty established in major … it will be featured in everyday media, in all health education, and offered throughout health care. The trials of … Advance care directives and the nomination of substitute medical decisionmakers remain little used. Conversation is …

Med J Aust 2013; 198 (9): 481-482 Free

Perspectives

Dylan D Barth, Gelsa Cinanni, Jonathan R Carapetis, Rosemary Wyber, Louise Causer, Caroline Watts, Belinda Hengel, Susan Matthews, Anna P Ralph, Janessa Pickering, Jeffrey W Cannon, Lorraine Anderson, Vicki Wade, Rebecca J Guy and Asha C Bowen

… (TGA) is required together with an application to the Medical Services Advisory Committee (MSAC). 31 The … STIs. 13 , 18 , 24 , 32 Co‐designed, culturally appropriate educational and promotional resources informed by people … to sustain POCT in rural and remote regions. Next steps The Medical Research Future Fund recently awarded a $10 million …

Med J Aust 2022; 217 (6): 279-282 Free

Supplement

David K McKenzie and Peter A Frith

… according to the principles of the National Health and Medical Research Council, 5 but differs from previous … of COPD to a range of interventions which include patient education, self-management of exacerbations and pulmonary … Lung Foundation in accordance with the National Health and Medical Research Council recommendations for guideline …

Med J Aust 2003; 178 (6): S1 Free

Research

Jeanette E Ward, Anne-Maree Hughes and Lorraine Winchester

… 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/>". … Horner identified a pressing need for research to support educational programs for men, focusing on "strategies to …

Med J Aust 1997; 167 (5): 250-253 Free

Viewpoint

Jeffrey Braithwaite, Clare A Skinner and Mei Ling Döéry

… as, “What is collectively meant by health?” Most in the medical community are busy treating breakdowns in individual … without solving problems of fragmentation and by setting medical roles “above” nursing roles; failure to acquire and … policy; fostering a culture of innovation and leadership Education providers Settling for learning by rote and trial …

Med J Aust 2011; 194 (5): 259-262 Free

Clinical concerns – Personal perspective

Russell L Gruen and Theresa F M Yee

… conditioners, it seems a long way from modern specialised medical centres. Inside, however, activity thrives in the … down at the shop, hanging around the playground. From a medical perspective, three words seemed to describe our … training. A recent independent inquiry into Aboriginal education reported that only 4% of Aboriginal students in …

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (10): 538-540 Free

GP Research

Mabel Chew and Ruth Armstrong

… forget that our main goal is improving our patients’ health Medical research , like football, can be played many … A flick through the research papers published in the Medical Journal of Australia between 1997 and 2001 will … focused predominantly on service organisation and supply, education, training and research methods. 6 While these are …

Med J Aust 2002; 177 (2): 60-61 Free

Healthcare

David J Davies, Debra J Graves, Anthony J Landgren, Chris H Lawrence, Jill Lipsett, Duncan P MacGregor and Martin D Sage, The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia Autopsy Working Party

… in Australia 1 and overseas 2 - 4 has concerned many in the medical community and in the wider healthcare system. … reasserted the value and relevance of autopsies to modern medical practice, outlined the essentials of good practice, … in some cases under the terms of the NHMRC statement. Education Until recently, autopsies have made a major …

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (6): 281-285 Free

Obituary

David van Gend

… from Cape Town University in 1957, at a high point in that medical school’s fame. Among his anecdotes he recalls being … from the local Rotary Club and raised funds for the Life Education van. He also served on the NSW Medical Board’s Area of Need Panel from 1999 to 2005, …

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (2): 80 Free

Obituary

James B Roche

… he was involved in the pharmacology teaching program for medical students. He obtained a Diploma in Ophthalmology in … in 1962, Joffre worked at Hornsby District Hospital and the Medical Eye Service of New South Wales, specialising in … of the Research Establishment of Engineering; Biology and Medical Sciences in Sydney. In 1989, he was made a member of …

Med J Aust 2010; 192 (1): 29 Free

Reflections / Book review

Robin H Mortimer

… of dying and death from the point of view of one whose medical career has been largely devoted to the care of … end-of-life care, “a good death” and the need for better education of health care providers and the general …

Med J Aust 2015; 203 (5): 232 Free

News / Media release

Cate Swannell

… disease will be substantially reduced. Writing in the Medical Journal of Australia , Professor Alta Schutte, …

Med J Aust 2021; (): 1 Free

Clinical focus

Stephen M Twigg and Jencia Wong

… are continually upskilled through evidence-based education in the use of medicines for diabetes. Similarly, … care guidelines developed by the National Health and Medical Research Council include clinical practice points to … aid self-care adherence; consider e-health initiatives (eg, medical appointment reminders) Intensively target and manage …

Med J Aust 2015; 202 (6): 300-304 Free

Preprint

Kristy Crooks, Dawn Casey and James S Ward

… social and economic disadvantage in areas such as housing, education and employment. Finally, and ironically, many of … and logistical challenges in these areas such as medical evacuation, community wide screening, limited … people in the Top End of Australia's Northern Territory. Medical Journal of Australia. 2010 May;192(10):617-22. Kelly …

Med J Aust 2020; (): 1 Free

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