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Obituary

Rowan Blogg, Les R King, Bill P Lewis, Herb C Newman and Graham A Syme

… Faculty of Anaesthetics from the Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith, England, in 1963. John returned … department at Prince Henry’s Hospital and the Monash Medical Centre and heavily involved in the development of …

Med J Aust 2003; 179 (7): 384 Free

Editor's choice

Annette Katelaris

… . to safeguard the integrity of clinical guidelines and the medical profession”. As they observe, and we know, … 15% of the 470-plus guidelines on the National Health and Medical Research Council portal contain a conflict of … Medicine report (Conflict of interest in medical research, education and practice) outlined several examples of …

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (8): 433 Free

From the editor’s desk

Martin B Van Der Weyden

… that the eponym “Reiter’s syndrome” be expunged from the medical literature. They argued that the distinction of … to the rich culture of medicine. Our early professional education exposed us to this tradition; remember the circle …

Med J Aust 2007; 187 (6): 321 Free

Crisis

Jeffrey V Rosenfeld, Mark Fitzgerald, Thomas Kossmann, Gim Tan, Michele Gardner, Andrew Pearce, Anthony Joseph and Shmuel Shapira

… half of all casualties will arrive at hospital seeking medical care over a 1-hour period. Recent terrorist … centres. It is critical that experienced and trained senior medical officers perform the triage of casualties in … Surgery at the University of Florida. http://www.facs.org/education/gs2004/gs35frykberg.pdf US Centers for Disease …

Med J Aust 2005; 183 (11): 567-570 Free

Weighty Issues

John C Catford and Ian D Caterson

… videos and computer games; Decrease in physical activity education and opportunities in schools; Concerns about … the already apparent socioeconomic differences. Public education should also be wary of overpromoting the virtue of … As for road accidents, tobacco, and HIV, it is time for the medical profession to stir and get on the move, and take the …

Med J Aust 2003; 179 (11): 577-579 Free

The Healthcare System

Bronwyn M Veale

… paucity of general practice-based research underpinning the educational programs on the effective management of … with referral and review visits. Patient and community education need to be linked more strongly, if general … the “Better outcomes in mental health care initiative” 1. Education and training for general practitioners to …

Med J Aust 2003; 179 (5): 247-249 Free

Classification

… and validity of coded health data. Defining and classifying medical and health related terms are the core activities of … of procedures (MBS-E) based on the Commonwealth Medical Benefits Schedule. Clinicians have made major … on the NCCH internet homepage. 6 The NCCH also has an education function in keeping clinical coders abreast of …

Med J Aust 1998; 169 (8): S32-S35 Free

Careers

Cate Swannell

… Three researchers from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have received fellowships from Cancer … Dr Anne Bruestle, from the John Curtin School of Medical Research at the ANU, has been awarded the Gordon Ada … as Foundation Chair of the Alfred Medical Research and Education Precinct. …

Med J Aust 2017; 206 (5): Free

Research

Tony G Butler, Kate A Dolan, Mark J Ferson, Linda M McGuinness, Phillip R Brown and Peter W Robertson

… 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/>". … may have been infected with HBV or HCV. Measures such as education about hepatitis risk factors and HBV vaccination …

Med J Aust 1997; 166 (3): 127 Free

Obituary

Philip J Moore

… Kong and Plymouth, and studied medicine at St Bartholomew’s Medical School at the University of London. On graduating in … regularly. He was also an enthusiastic teacher of medical students, residents and ENT registrars. Derek …

Med J Aust 2007; 187 (3): 159 Free

Obituary

Miles Little

… He became Clinical Superintendent at RNSH, and Director of Medical Services in 1964, while continuing to practise as a … clearly saw the proposed hospital’s role in providing medical services in Greater Sydney and in New South Wales. … Wollongong. He was Chair of the Johnson & Johnson Medical Education Foundation and of the Institute of Psychiatry, and …

Med J Aust 2005; 183 (3): 150 Free

Research

Gideon A Caplan, Ann Brown, Philip J Crowe, Su-Jen Yap and Shaune Noble

… surgical service consisting of preadmission assessment and education, admission on day of surgery, and postacute care … location and organisation were unchanged, although junior medical staff were rotated. There was no change in … of the publisher. For permission, contact the Australasian Medical Publishing Company Journalists are welcome to write …

Med J Aust 1998; 169 (5): 247-251 Free

Research

Noeline C Latt, Stephen Jurd, Jennie Houseman and Sonia E Wutzke

… and determined whether naltrexone significantly improves medical and psychosocial outcomes. Methods … than twice normal); and patients with any concomitant major medical or psychiatric illness, untreated major depression … naltrexone and placebo groups (including marital status, educational level, and employment history) (data not shown). …

Med J Aust 2002; 176 (11): 530-534 Free

Supplement

Robin H Mortimer, Jillian R Sewell, Don M Roberton, Napier M Thomson, Paul W Long and Jenni A Leigh

… trials are more suitable for assessing some aspects of medical practice (eg, prescribing) than others (eg, … have been applied with different levels of intensity across medical specialties. At the same time, the evidence base for … local practice improvement are likely to include aspects of education or training. For example, there is usually a need …

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (10): S97 Free

From the editor’s desk

… article to discover the identity of this bread-and-butter medical condition. Teaching tip 2 Although they should be … and learning platforms. In “Teaching on the run tips 2: educational guides for teaching in a clinical setting” , Lake and Ryan discuss how to create a good educational environment for your junior colleagues, …

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (10): 490 Free

The Research Enterprise

Alison M Ward, Derrick G Lopez and Max Kamien

… two journals -- Australian Family Physician (31%) and The Medical Journal of Australia (21%). The proportion published … in the second decade. Next most common was studies into education and training -- both undergraduate and … the terms "family practice" or "physicians, family" in the medical subject headings (MeSH) field. We encountered …

Med J Aust 2000; 173 (11): 608-611 Free

Supplement

Karen Stead, Saravana Kumar, Timothy J Schultz, Sue Tiver, Christy J Pirone, Robert J Adams and Conrad A Wareham

… staff were selected by the site to receive intensive education in a 2.5-day workshop under a train-the-trainer … meetings, patient information had been presented by medical staff. As part of process change and in recognition … to the patient safety culture survey were nursing and medical staff (56% registered nurses, 5% enrolled nurses, …

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (11): S128 Free

Dr Ross Ingram Memorial Essay: the first of three finalists’ essays

Chelsea J Bond

… hospital visits to clients, assisting the community medical centre, liaising with non-Indigenous health … less interested in engaging in the traditional health education campaign of our health service, and instead were … for the Indigenous community’s disengagement with health education and started to question the way in which our …

Med J Aust 2005; 183 (1): 39-41 Free

Perspectives / Rural health

Ian J Kamerman

… vary in their level of attractiveness to doctors and what medical skills they may require. Regardless of a location's … iconic rural doctors who have been the backbone of rural medical care for decades are fast approaching retirement. … federal Budget. With the dismantling of General Practice Education and Training from the end of 2014, rural practices …

Med J Aust 2014; 201 (10): 567 Free

Supplement

Annette C Pantle, Kimberley R Fitzpatrick, Mary-Louise McLaws and Clifford F Hughes

… on raising awareness of the need for hand hygiene through education and training and the use of posters, rather than … improvements in industry and adapted for experienced medical and nursing clinicians. 18 The project had the … information. 27 , 28 Support and resistance Support from medical, nursing and allied health staff and from other …

Med J Aust 2009; 191 (8): S8 Free

Pagination