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Editorials

Nicholas J Talley

… guidelines. The MJA is a widely read, top tier general medical journal, receiving more than 3.2 million page views … citations during 2016, ranking us among the top 20 general medical journals in the world. Just as importantly, articles … relatively low national donation rates. Finally, medical education is of key interest to MJA readers. The inequitable …

Med J Aust 2017; 207 (11): 462-463 Free

News / Media release

Cate Swannell

… people, according to Dr Rosalie Schultz, writing in the Medical Journal of Australia . Dr Schultz is a stakeholder … the NT Department of Health investigation]. “Employment and educational opportunities associated with the Ranger mine … sociological and political environments, which a biomedically focused investigation may overlook.” While …

Med J Aust 2021; (): 1 Free

Supplement

Kathleen M Griffiths and Helen Christensen

… to appropriate health care and engagement, employment, education, and accommodation in the community. Key areas of … care, provider training, provider feedback, patient education, decision aids). The remaining five reviews were … support groups, telephone interventions and passive education interventions. Results The key findings from these …

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (8): S81 Free

Capacity to care

Corinne J Williams, Harvey L Coates, Elaine M Pascoe, Yvonne Axford and Irene Nannup

… of language and social skills, and ultimately on educational outcomes. 8 Most of the research into otitis … positive relationships with Derbarl Yerrigan Aboriginal Medical Service. At the start of each year, a letter … an outreach program of PMH and Derbarl Yerrigan Aboriginal Medical Service. Ear health of participating children was …

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (10): 598-600 Free

Research

Megan A Bohensky, Vijaya Sundararajan, Nick Andrianopoulos, Richard N de Steiger, Andrew Bucknill, Christos M Kondogiannis, Geoffrey McColl and Caroline A Brand

… compared arthroscopic debridement and lavage combined with medical and physical therapy, with medical and physical therapy alone, in 92 patients with … data. Tertiles of the economic resource index and the education and occupation index (two of four area-based …

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (7): 399-403 Free

Research

Stephen D Begbie, Zoltan L Kerestes and David R Bell

… For copyright 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/>". … study women, married people, and those with high levels of education and private health insurance predominate. Only …

Med J Aust 1996; 165 (10): 545 Free

News / Media release

Cate Swannell

… COVID-19 articles have been published online today by the Medical Journal of Australia . All are open access and … to facilitate tight glycaemic control and to enable education regarding sick day management in the event of …

Med J Aust 2020; (): 1 Free

Addressing special needs

… a tool for comparing many widely divergent areas of medical practice within the same institution and between … are assessed in pre-admission clinics and any special medical and anaesthetic problems are identified. They are …

Med J Aust 1998; 169 (8): S51-S52 Free

Healthcare

Mark F Harris, Fernando A Infante, Brian I O'Toole, Debbie Priddin and Warwick Ruscoe

… Health Insurance Commission (HIC) maintains a database of medical practitioners and the services they provide. Through … and two-yearly eye examination and assessment of educational needs. Our study was carried out over the … This coincided, during 1997 and 1998, with a great deal of education on diabetes care provided to GPs in south-western …

Med J Aust 2002; 177 (5): 250-252 Free

Obituary

Roy M Robins-Browne and Michael J Studdert

… made an Officer of the Order of Australia for “service to education, particularly in the field of microbiology”. David … on virology, including coauthorship with Frank Fenner of Medical virology , a classic text that is used in medical schools throughout the world. He was an editor of …

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (6): 285 Free

Obituaries

Peter M Winterton

… He served on the WA Branch Council of the Australian Medical Association (AMA) (1972–1982) and was President in … knowledge and his commitment and compassion in medical practice. Australian medicine was fortunate to have …

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (2): 90 Free

Dr Ross Ingram Memorial Essay Competition

Wendy A Hermeston

… that the need to address poverty, poor health and lack of education were a higher priority than statements of regret. … included claims that children would receive a better education or that it would help them gain good employment … Convention, 8 restitution and rehabilitation (including medical and psychological care, legal and social services), …

Med J Aust 2005; 183 (9): 479-481 Free

Book reviews

Judy Atkinson

… for acquiring some of the bounties of white society: food, medical services, education, meeting classificatory kin, conducting family … to also think more deeply about the deconstruction of the medical system, so that the development of hybrid …

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (10): 566 Free

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&#039;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

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

Careers

Cate Swannell

… University of Newcastle. This was followed by a Masters in Education from UTS, and a Masters of Public Health from … Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Trainee, an Aboriginal Health Education Officer and then as an Aboriginal Population … I was working with Dr Susan Thomas [from the Hunter Medical Research Institute], on the Healthy Skin Project,” …

Med J Aust 2020; 213 (4): C1 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

Editorials

Elizabeth Zuccala and Nicholas J Talley

… and impacts of climate change. 12 Professional health and medical associations have opportunities to advance action against climate change through their roles in member education and engagement, and advocacy. 13 The latest …

Med J Aust 2022; 217 (9): 480-481 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

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