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… 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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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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, …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Careers
… clinician at my current workplace, working as a university medical educator and becoming involved in more research. … …
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Medicine and the community
… charities”. 7 A quarter stated that they had been refused medical treatment owing to “their lack of status, funds or eligibility for medical assistance”. In response to the lack of equitable … Asia 41.9 Unknown 15.0 Africa 14.6 Highest level of education Middle East 14.4 Tertiary 25.5 Europe 10.5 …
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Clinical focus
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Obituary
… he was dux of the school in his final year. As there was no medical school in WA at the time, he studied medicine at the … management of women with gynaecological cancer. He taught medical undergraduate and postgraduate students throughout …
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Research
… Asthma Campaign (NAC) in 1990, which promoted asthma education and the use of the Asthma Management Plan to … written asthma action plan is an important and effective educational tool has been strongly demonstrated by Gibson et al. 11 In a Cochrane review of asthma education programs, they showed that training in asthma …
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Case reports
… possible physiological sequelae are essential for optimal medical management and preventive community education. Clinical records Patient 1 A 10-year-old … cells, leading to proteinaceous structural disruption. In a medical setting, naturally derived 5-n-alkyl resorcinol …
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News
… event. Most took their own treatment, a few sought medical attention and one was hospitalised. More alarming … by Professor Georgia Chenevix-Trench from QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute. Professor Chenevix-Trench said …
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