Connect
MJA
MJA
Medicine and the community

Zinta Harrington, David P Thomas, Bart J Currie and Joy Bulkanhawuy

… I n the past, non-compliance with medical treatments has been attributed to patient behaviour, … lack of treatment uptake. Evidence for the role of patient education in promoting compliance is lacking. 3 - 6 … this may contribute to patients’ inability to comply with medical advice. 7 Rising rates of recurrent rheumatic fever …

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (10): 514-517 Free

Editorials

Harvey L Coates, Peter S Morris, Amanda J Leach and Sophie Couzos

… is critical, requiring the provision of ongoing education about effective communication strategies and … the future? Greater community control over improvements to education, employment opportunities, housing infrastructure … strategies and interventions (including educational, medical, surgical and audiological initiatives). …

Med J Aust 2002; 177 (4): 177-178 Free

General Practice Special Interests

Brian R McAvoy

… multidisciplinary teams are well placed to promote cancer education through advice on lifestyle changes, and this role … (about 390 000 people) reported that they currently had a medically diagnosed neoplasm; 87% of these were malignant. 4 … and found that half of them had continuing unmet non-medical needs. 21 These included psychological and financial …

Med J Aust 2007; 187 (2): 115-117 Free

Lessons from practice

Martin B Van Der Weyden

… the Journal is to provide a scholarly forum for continuing education and informed debate on standards of clinical … latter is increasingly considered for inclusion in modern medical curricula. … Lessons from practice … Spirituality …

Med J Aust 2007; 187 (7): 423-424 Free

News / Media release

Cate Swannell

… deaths, according to research published online today by the Medical Journal of Australia . The authors from the Orygen, … Of those who died by suicide 879 (29%) were engaged in education and training at the time of death. “A recent …

Med J Aust 2020; (): 1 Free

Perspectives

Jane Desborough, Sally Hall Dykgraaf, Lucas Toca, Stephanie Davis, Leslee Roberts, Catherine Kelaher and Michael Kidd

… Care COVID‐19 Preparedness Forum, led by Australia's Chief Medical Officer and held on 6 March 2020 with representatives from general practice and other medical specialties, nursing, allied health, pathology, … prevention and control training A series of online education modules was created to provide consistent, …

Med J Aust 2020; 213 (3): 104-106.e1 Free

Letters

John Daniels and Sophie Couzos

… 2 noted that an exploration of the merits of creating a new medical specialty for health care providers to Aboriginal … has not gained significant support from some existing medical colleges. Broadly, the arguments supporting a … structures satisfy training needs. In terms of academic education in relation to the health of Indigenous …

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (10): 573 Free

Supplement

David C Currow and Ellen M Nightingale

… care services in Australia is presented in the Box . For medical staff, there is a need for adequate training … for inpatients continues to be a major issue. Clinical and educational support for primary care nurses in the community … specialist § 1.5 1.5 1.5 Registrar § 1.0 1.0 1.0 Resident medical officer 0 0 0.25 Liaison psychiatry 0.25 0.25 0.25 …

Med J Aust 2003; 179 (6): S23 Free

Management

Amanda Barnard, C Dimity Pond and Timothy P Usherwood

… and sensory impairment compound the task of effective education and self-management. Spirometry is often more … of General Practice currently list an asthma project or education activity in their business plans (< … and to develop appropriate targeted screening and educational tools. We also need to find out how GPs go about …

Med J Aust 2005; 183 (1): S41 Free

Research

Geoff Schrader, Frida Cheok, Ann-Louise Hordacre, Julie Marker and Victoria Wade

… “Telephone advice” was provided for 39.9% and the “GP education only” intervention was provided in 36% of cases. … about the patient’s depression and its management, educational material, and ongoing clinical support. Main …

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (6): 272-276 Free

Health reform

Imogen A Mitchell, Bobby Antoniou, Judith L Gosper, John Mollett, Mark D Hurwitz and Tracey L Bessell

… ( Box 1 ). The clinical reviewers would then screen the medical records of flagged cases for the presence of one or … process deeper into the institution. Additional junior medical officers, registrars, midwives, clinical nurse … procedure; communication between staff; and skills/education. The most frequently recurring system issues were …

Med J Aust 2008; 189 (8): 451-455 Free

Research

Swasti Chaturvedi, Shahid Ullah and Jaquelyne T Hughes (Wagadagam)

… demographic characteristics, primary kidney disease, other medical conditions, and treatment modality. Study outcomes … by recipients to request donation given the burden of medical conditions shared by family members, worry about its … involving clinical pharmacists, and providing relevant educational and behavioural interventions. 35 Other strong …

Med J Aust 2024; 221 (1): 47-54 Free

Medicine and the community

Dan P Ewald, John A Eisman, Ben D Ewald, Tania M Winzenberg, Markus J Seibel, Peter R Ebeling, Leon A Flicker and Peter T Nash

… densitometry, as a basis for policy making and targeting of education. Bone densitometry is the “gold standard” for … to examine sex and rural versus urban differences, to guide education efforts and implementation of the guidelines, as … Practitioners, supervised by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC), and supported by …

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (3): 126-128 Free

Research

Alan M Wolff, Jo Bourke, Ian A Campbell and David W Leembruggen

… Main outcome measures: Rates of adverse events detected by medical record review and clinical incident and general … the event recurring. Adverse events can be detected by medical record review 3 and clinical incident reporting. 4 … Visiting General Practitioner, and Director of Postgraduate Education. Reprints: Dr A M Wolff, Medical Administration, …

Med J Aust 2001; 174 (12): 621-625 Free

Careers

Cate Swannell

… die unnecessarily from the disease”, Dr Gilles van Cutsem, Medical Director for MSF in South Africa and Lesotho, said. … levels. “The See what we see films reveal what MSF medical staff witness and also highlight proven strategies … effort between the Centre for Palliative Care Research and Education, which developed the content, and the Australian …

Med J Aust 2013; 199 (11): C2 Free

Medicine and the community

Malcolm I McDonald, Norma Benger, Alex Brown, Bart J Currie and Jonathan R Carapetis

… household members as they were raised, and people requiring medical treatment were transported back to the health … were conducted each month. In addition, when there was a medical emergency, researchers often found that they had to … rheumatic fever and, with several colleagues, we developed educational booklets for patients and families plus an …

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (10): 511-513 Free

Obituary

Christopher A Silagy

… He was also Deputy Chair of the National Health and Medical Research Council (Health Advisory Committee). Chris … Cochrane Collaboration. Donations to the "Monash University Medical Foundation — Chris Silagy Fund" can be forwarded to … of Health Services Research, Locked Bag 29, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, VIC, 3168.] *Self-written obituary. …

Med J Aust 2002; 176 (4): 185 Free

Careers

Interview by Sophie

… the age of 4 . I began studying at the Glasgow University Medical School when I was 16 and then went to Oxford …

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (5): C5 Free

Research

Parker J Magin, Amanda Tapley, Simon Morgan, Kim Henderson, Elizabeth G Holliday, Andrew R Davey, Jean Ball, Nigel F Catzikiris, Katie J Mulquiney and Mieke L van Driel

… in general practice. 2 , 10 Compared with other areas of medical practice, the prevalence of definable disease is … on their individual results are integral to the registrar education program, and registrars may also consent to their … age, sex, full-time or part-time status, country of primary medical training (Australia v other). patient variables: …

Med J Aust 2017; 207 (2): 70-74 Free

News / Media release

Cate Swannell

… of health care. However, research published today by the Medical Journal of Australia shows that patient … health care, improved clinical guidelines, and training and education may reduce rates of complications attributable to …

Med J Aust 2022; (): 1 Free

Pagination