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… creating an effective multidisciplinary team, integrating medical and surgical disciplines, identifying best practice, … covering the metropolitan (Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre, ARMC), regional (Bendigo Health Care Group, … a set of questions to ask doctors, and resources for public education about warning signs for bowel cancer. Key lessons …
Med J Aust 2004; 180 (10): S79 Free
Research
… a chest x-ray and, except for some temporary residents, a medical examination before arriving in Australia. Children aged under 11 years are required to have a medical examination for permanent residency, and sometimes … represented 47% of tuberculosis cases in our study. Education bodies (eg, migration agents, business and …
Med J Aust 2011; 195 (9): 534-537 Free
Crisis
… Canada and the United States. Produced by the Australian Medical Association, it is a "warts-and-all" assessment … health, there has been some modest improvement in educational benchmarks, but still only a third of Aboriginal … silence; a case of industrial deafness. Shortfalls in medical services for rural areas have produced major …
Med J Aust 2002; 177 (11): 629-631 Free
Careers
… by her, because she has been involved with a number of non-medical voluntary pursuits and philanthropy. Dr Wayne … have always looked for other ways to give back. Their medical professions are just one outlet for their … outside their workplaces. “I could see how important education was for children, what a big difference that made …
Med J Aust 2018; 208 (5): C1 Free
Preprint
… and much higher over 70-years) and those with underlying medical comorbidities (6) . One model-based analysis … COVID-19 ( Box 2 ) ( available in PDF version ). Impact of Medical Comorbidities Comorbidities associated with more … public health responses must incorporate a campaign of education and awareness, risk assessment, and evidence-based …
Med J Aust 2020; (): 1 Free
… according to the authors of a Perspective published by the Medical Journal of Australia . Dr Ray Moynihan, a senior … accuracy and utility of diagnostic tests, more professional education about overdiagnosis, and greater promotion of … “While concerns about iatrogenic harm [(ie, harm caused by medical treatment)] date back at least to Hippocrates, the …
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… departments and organisations, including transfers during medical ward rounds and between medical specialties. Research into clinical handover is of … for analysis and discussion. Deployed extensively in education and community development, 18 video-reflexivity …
Med J Aust 2009; 190 (11): S133 Free
Editorials
… This is part of a wider systemic problem in continuing medical education, our ability to translate large amounts of new … of CHD patients. In Australia, the National Health and Medical Research Council has recently adopted implementing …
Med J Aust 2016; 204 (8): 291-292 Free
The profession
… is commoner among them than among other groups. 1 - 3 Medical litigation continues to expand in countries like the … Australia, the largest litigation insurance group, United Medical Protection, has gone into voluntary liquidation … address them by injecting "humanism" into medical thinking, education and practice. The associations of the word …
Med J Aust 2002; 177 (6): 319-321 Free
Careers
… DEA] is disturbed that major groups such as the Australian Medical Association (AMA) have not been as strong on this … has been a public health advocate for decades. Early in his medical career he spent time in WA’s Pilbara district with … Faulkner believes the naturally conservative bent of the medical profession means many doctors and medical groups are …
Med J Aust 2017; 207 (3): C1 Free
Clinical focus
… to improve their circumstances; social factors such as educational attainment and employment have a profound impact … and call for support for these efforts from the broader medical and public health communities. Regional activity The … screening for people with diabetes. Recommendations for medical software packages include prompts for providers for …
Med J Aust 2015; 203 (1): 21-23 Free
Research
… consent on their behalf. Baseline risk factor assessments Medical conditions, medication use, and cognitive and … research nurse, self-report, care provider interviews, and medical records were used to determine the presence of … care plans should include evidence-based strategies such as education of staff 19 - 21 and residents, 19 environmental …
Med J Aust 2008; 189 (4): 193-196 Free
Research
… in Australia, probably because of its increasing social and medical acceptance, as well as the recent legalisation of … is needed for informing clinical practice and improving the education of women and health care providers about the … on demographic and lifestyle characteristics and medical history from participants at 14–16 weeks of …
Med J Aust 2020; 212 (11): 519-524 Free
Reflections
… and he introduced sexual counselling into the Monash medical course. He was pivotal in the development of … his memory, to improve women’s health through research and education. After being diagnosed with Alzheimer disease in … wife Judy came back into his life as his primary carer and medical guardian during his lengthy illness. He is survived …
Med J Aust 2011; 195 (10): 621 Free
Risky Times
… from many sectors in the community, including health, education, media, the alcohol industry, policy makers and … beyond the basic guidelines of the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). 23 A consensus must be … how young is too young for adolescent alcohol consumption. Education campaigns are needed to help parents understand …
Med J Aust 2005; 183 (8): 430-432 Free
Fertility matters
… women exist at many levels — socioeconomic constraints, educational and family factors, geographical distance from … further payments when the child is brought for routine medical checkups and for immunisations. Other schemes in … needs to be done. While antenatal care cannot solve all medical and social problems, commencing such care as early …
Med J Aust 2009; 190 (5): 242-243 Free
Careers
… clinician at my current workplace, working as a university medical educator and becoming involved in more research. … …
Med J Aust 2012; 197 (10): C2 Free
Supplement: Depression and the community
… incorporating consumer and carer perspectives into ongoing medical education and publications. 3 , 4 Much of this participation … As people with these disorders commonly do not present for medical treatment, 5 or are managed largely within the …
Med J Aust 2002; 176 (10): 69 Free
Medicine and the law
… 5 On the other hand, there are no signs of spikes in medical negligence litigation, health care complaints or medical board actions in Australia over the past 5 years as … Vic, NT). Only the Victorian legislation explicitly covers medical board hearings. Practical considerations An …
Med J Aust 2010; 193 (5): 273-276 Free
Research
… disability. 4 Age, sex, deprivation, 5 employment status, 6 educational status 7 and marital status 4 have all been … to mobility, social circumstances, psychological distress, medical comorbidities, and medications. Sets of 10 booklets … (comprising nine people from varied professions including medical practice [not orthopaedic surgeons], physiotherapy, …
Med J Aust 2011; 195 (11): 699-702 Free
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