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Medical education

Michael B Barton, Sharon E Miles, Martin H Tattersall, Phyllis N Butow, Sally Crossing, Konrad Jamrozik, Bin Jalaludin and Christopher H Atkinson

… Over the past decade , four Australian medical schools (Flinders University, the University of … and the University of Melbourne) have introduced four-year medical courses accessible only to graduates. Introducing … complete the survey. A representative of the ACS Oncology Education Committee contacted the intern orientation …

Med J Aust 2003; 178 (6): 285-289 Free

Prevention and Promotion

Geoffrey M Forbes, Stephen J Davis, Martin D Robson, Anthony F Connell and Peter C Richmond

… A holistic approach to education at Yipirinya School represents an extraordinary … that crossing bureaucratic boundaries between health and education might permit such progress. Yipirinya School does … the school, encompassing education, prevention, and acute medical or nursing care, would narrow the existing service …

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (10): 565-566 Free

Medical education / Lessons from practice

Jamma Li, Kathryn Sutton, Lawrence Ong, Oliver Flower, Jonathan J Gatward, Helena Jang, Nicholas Wood, Bernard Hudson, Sanaz Tehrani and Suran L Fernando

… all aged under 45 years with mostly no or mild underlying medical conditions, developed MIS following vaccination … protection against subsequent Delta infection. 10 Temporary medical exemption to vaccination following recovery can be … asthma had SARS-CoV-2 infection in August 2021 … Medical education … Lessons from practice … Recent SARS‐CoV‐2 …

Med J Aust 2022; 216 (9): 449-451 Free

Medical education / Snapshot

Joshua Farrell and Thomas J Stewart

… nodules on the dorsal surface of her left hand … Medical education … Snapshot … An orf‐ful site …

Med J Aust 2022; 217 (4): 186-186 Free

Medical education

Helen K Reddel

… diseases in Australia, affecting 11% of the population … Medical education … Common conditions that mimic asthma …

Med J Aust 2022; 216 (7): 337-340 Free

Medical education / Snapshot

Annabelle Faint and A James M Daveson

… abdomen, arthralgias and a mild ileitis endoscopically … Medical education … Snapshot … Tattoo sarcoidosis presenting as …

Med J Aust 2022; 217 (1): 23-23 Free

Medical education / Lessons from practice

Joshua Wong, Sameer Sharma, Jessica V Yao, Anuradha Aggarwal and Leeanne Grigg

… days of pleuritic chest pain, fevers and diaphoresis. Past medical history was significant for asthma and depression. … frequent than myocarditis secondary to COVID-19 infection … Medical education … Lessons from practice … COVID‐19 mRNA vaccine …

Med J Aust 2022; 216 (3): 122-123 Free

Research

Christopher J Barlow, Stewart Morrison, Hugh ON Stephens, Emily Jenkins, Michael J Bailey and David Pilcher

… in 2013, and as early as 2008 the site was used by 64% of medical students, 2 increasing to 93% of Australian … Earlier research has examined the use of social media by medical students and doctors for personal purposes and … content was reported despite exposure to guidelines and education about online professionalism. Medical students are …

Med J Aust 2015; 203 (11): 439 Free

Research

Bonnie J Bereznicki, Gregory M Peterson, Shane L Jackson, E Haydn Walters, Kimbra D Fitzmaurice and Peter R Gee

… and then to implement and evaluate a multidisciplinary educational intervention that would refer such patients to a … if they were currently using the FRED dispensing system. Education sessions for participating pharmacists were held … whether it would be appropriate to send the patient an educational letter. The pharmacist was encouraged to include …

Med J Aust 2008; 189 (1): 21-25 Free

News / Media release

Cate Swannell

… DELIVERY of a brief education module to junior doctors and pharmacists has been … according to research published online today by the Medical Journal of Australia . In Australia, deaths caused … opioid prescribing in acute care”. “However, junior medical officers in teaching hospitals frequently rotate …

Med J Aust 2020; (): 1 Free

Research

Anna Therese Ryan, Caleb Fisher and Neville Chiavaroli

… evidence suggests that convenient bystanders (including medical students) are frequently used as ad hoc interpreters … in health care settings. The new: One‐third of final year medical students responding to a survey had acted as ad hoc … 300 000 overseas students are enrolled in Australian higher education programs. 2 Communication is a key element of safe …

Med J Aust 2019; 211 (4): 170-174 Free

Medical education / Lessons from practice

Betty S Chan, Alexander Kiss, Nathan McIntosh, Vicky Sheppeard and Andrew H Dawson

… consumers with a prescription from an Australian registered medical practitioner may legally import nicotine … and back pain followed by 2 days of vomiting and rigors … Medical education … Lessons from practice … E‐cigarette or vaping …

Med J Aust 2021; 215 (7): 313-314.e1 Free

Research

Kimberly Walker, Andrew M Harding, Julina Tran, Paul Wembridge, Kent Garrett, Kent MacMillan, Olivia Rofe, Nicholas Jones and David Taylor

… indicated that almost one‐fifth of units supplied to medical and surgical wards and emergency department were not … collating administrative data required a labour‐intensive medical record audit. Electronic medication records, … of appropriate targeted interventions, including staff education, strict administration sign‐off procedures and …

Med J Aust 2022; 216 (5): 248-254 Free

Research

Ria E Hopkins, Thuy Bui, Alex H Konstantatos, Carolyn Arnold, Dianna J Magliano, Danny Liew and Michael J Dooley

… to the risk of chronic use. The new: Delivery of a brief education module by an analgesic stewardship pharmacist to … analgesia is a problem for prescribers, particularly junior medical officers. 3 , 15 , 16 Education may optimise opioid … arm, routine continuing education was provided to junior medical officers and pharmacy staff, but not the …

Med J Aust 2020; 213 (9): 417-423 Free

Medical education / Lessons from practice

Sandeep G Mistry, Wallace Walker, James Earnshaw and Anders Cervin

… to the emergency department. She had no other historical or medical risk factors for a CSF fistula (eg, previous … with confirmed cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhoea … Medical education … Lessons from practice … COVID‐19 swab‐related …

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (10): 457-459.e1 Free

Research

Michelle L Giles, Suzanne M Garland, Sonia R Grover, Sharon M Lewin and Margaret E Hellard

… advice about HCV. Following this survey, we conducted an education campaign to improve obstetricians’ awareness. Here … clinician knowledge. 9 In contrast, formal continuing medical education and distribution of educational materials … and managed postpartum, and the kind of information and medical support provided to them. It is also of concern that …

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (8): 389-392 Free

Supplement

Brendan J Crotty and Terry Brown

… D espite increasing demand for medical services, and reduced average working hours, the number of doctors graduating from Australian medical schools was relatively constant from the mid 1980s … a speaker at the 11th National Prevocational Medical Education Forum, estimated that the number of training posts …

Med J Aust 2007; 186 (7): S25 Free

Rural Health Care

Jochen Cals, Peter Joyner, Robert J Tuffley and Geert-Jan Dinant

… Holland at that time. Perhaps this is one reason why Dutch medical students at Maastricht University are interested in medical electives in rural Australia. In this article, we … University 1 Maastricht University medical faculty Medical education in Maastricht is practice-oriented. The Faculty of …

Med J Aust 2006; 185 (11): 661-663 Free

Medical research perspectives

John D Mathews

Medical Research Perspectives The Menzies School of Health … crosscultural collaboration - Some research highlights of medical importance - The Menzies School's work in central … The politics of Aboriginal health Countries with the least education and income tend to have the poorest health, and …

Med J Aust 1998; 169 (11): 625-629 Free

Medical education / Key research skills

Karla Hemming and Monica Taljaard

… and uncomfortable to wear, provide any extra benefit over medical masks. Concluding any risk of harm from the N95 … long underscored the importance of confidence intervals … Medical education … Key research skills … Why proper understanding …

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (3): 116-118.e1 Free

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