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Cate Swannell

… with the doctor if you don’t send them off for an x-ray.” Education and reassurance are important. So is getting the … It’s not just the hours that recommend rheumatology as a medical career, Dr Brady believes. “It’s an ever-changing, …

Med J Aust 2017; 206 (5): Free

Conference report

Ray M Lowenthal, Paul B Grogan and Ellen T Kerrins

… factors. Penetrating insights Ngiare Brown (an Aboriginal medical educator and child health specialist with the NT … for people with such strong spiritual convictions; medical practitioners dismissive of time-honoured traditions … premature death. The Cancer Council Australia will look at educational tools to assist in the management of pain, dying …

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (3): 105-106 Free

Editorials

Nicholas J Talley

… However, the pandemic has not yet passed, and health and medical professionals will need both strength and resilience … The MJA is a strong advocate of free access to the latest medical findings, which is why our original research … Zealand researchers and funders. Supporting First Nations education and scholarship Physical exercise of all types …

Med J Aust 2022; 216 (1): 20-23 Free

Clinical focus

Alessandro S Zagami and Sian L Goddard

… of all the causes of years lived with a disability due to a medical condition and eighth of the mental and neurological … potential risk of dependency. Management of MOH involves education of the patient, appropriate prophylactic …

Med J Aust 2012; 196 (3): 178-183 Free

Research

Ian A Scott, Kylie A Lindsay and Hazel E Harden

… of the program site. Study methods were approved by the Medical Quality Processes Program Committee of the … week (58%). Virtually all programs (> 90%) provided patient education about diagnosis, medications, risk factors, … (OCR) programs OCR programs provide individualised medical evaluation; prescribed exercise regimens; and …

Med J Aust 2003; 179 (7): 341-345 Free

Editorials

GA (Tony) Broe and Kylie Radford

… they contrast with “the single disease focus of current medical practice”. As the authors state, “[c]hallenges for … contrast to the primacy of episodic acute care in current medical practice, these challenges emphasise the importance … support from all sectors of society, for parenting, education, meaningful work opportunities, healing, cultural …

Med J Aust 2018; 209 (1): 16-17 Free

Research

Olga Anikeeva, Annette J Braunack-Mayer and Jackie M Street

… a pandemic. Methods Participants were recruited through the medical directors of two South Australian Divisions of … to the public good. They saw this as a basic core value for medical practitioners. Just [a] sense of good, public good … One option is to include pandemic planning as part of an education module for GPs through the continuing education

Med J Aust 2008; 189 (3): 148-150 Free

Perspectives

Paul A Komesaroff, Ian H Kerridge, David Isaacs and Peter M Brooks

… and of their far-reaching effects in the health and educational sectors. It also provides a more detailed case … for scientific discussions”, “promote the highest quality medical care and patient safety”, “maintain professional … was appropriate (which found that it wasn't) (Blackmer J. Medical ethics at the RACP: where to from here? 20 June …

Med J Aust 2015; 202 (10): 519-521 Free

Obituary

Michael S Gracey

… in 1943. After doing war service with the Royal Army Medical Corps, Tom pursued postgraduate studies at the …

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (8): 463 Free

The Research Enterprise

Hamilton Moses III, Abbey Perumpanani and Jon Nicholson

… that these arrangements can make to society. For example, medical institutions and investigators receive not just … in the United States received about US$8 billion in biomedical funding from private foundations and US$17 billion … the principles upon which academic research and graduate education should be based. In practice, of course, the race …

Med J Aust 2002; 176 (11): 543-546 Free

From the editor’s desk

… relatives to join them, and have limited access to refugee education and employment services. Critics of this system … that can be particularly problematic. Jumping the gun The Medical Services Advisory Committee recently recommended … a short nap on night shift might not be such a bad idea (→ Medical staff working the night shift: can naps help?) .   …

Med J Aust 2006; 185 (7): 346 Free

Position statement

Aidan McElduff, N Wah Cheung, H David McIntyre, Janet A Lagström, Barry N J Walters, Jeremy J N Oats, Peter Wein, Glynis P Ross and David Simmons

… review should include a reassessment of diabetes education with the goal of ensuring adequate self-management … particularly retino-pathy and nephropathy, is essential. Medical practitioners should advise women with diabetic … aspects of ideal pregnancy management may not be possible. Medical Routinely review women (possibly by telephone in …

Med J Aust 2005; 183 (7): 373-377 Free

Perspectives

Julia L Crilly, Caitlin Brandenburg, Stuart A Kinner, Ed Heffernan, Joshua Byrnes, Cathy Lincoln, Paul Gardiner, Peter Davidson, Annabel Somerville, Daniel Wilson, David Green and Stuart Thomas

… Islander people. The primary cause of those 43 deaths was medical (49%), followed by suicide (33%), accident (2%), … social determinants (eg, homelessness, unemployment, poor education, low incomes). United Nations Mandela Rule 24.1 stipulates that prisoners are entitled to medical care that is equivalent to that which they could …

Med J Aust 2022; 217 (6): 287-289 Free

Careers

Cate Swannell

… as doctors in Australia yet. Issam passed his Australian Medical Council Part 1 exam with flying colours and is … for their exams and re-training to join the Australian medical workforce, Dr Al Ibraheem is employed as a carer …

Med J Aust 2019; 210 (9): C1 Free

Public health

Katie N Reeve, Yvonne A Zurynski, Elizabeth J Elliott and Lynne Bilston

… of the use of child restraints meets National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) evidence level III or IV … a systematic review showed that legislation coupled with education campaigns successfully increases the use of … for changes in legislation (IV) * National Health and Medical Research Council. A guide to the development, …

Med J Aust 2007; 186 (12): 635-638 Free

From the editor’s desk

Ann Gregory

… dilemma Dr Annette Katelaris, general practitioner and medical editor, is the new Editor of the Medical Journal of Australia . Katelaris plans to engage the … Interns in Emergency (MoLIE) project demonstrates that good educational outcomes and increased trainee numbers are not …

Med J Aust 2011; 194 (4): 154 Free

Research

Bernadette T Harrison, Robert W Gibberd and John D Hamilton

… This compares with the rate of 3.7% for AEs in the Harvard Medical Practice Study (HMPS), 2 and a rate of 17% in a more … monitoring or assurance processes" (21.2%), " better education and training" (19.2%), and "more consultation with … The source material for these forms had been the hospital medical records, but neither the hospitals nor the medical

Med J Aust 1999; 170 (9): 411-415 Free

… The  Medical Journal of Australia  ( MJA ) is Australia’s leading general medical journal. We publish high quality research and … clinical research, evidence-based reviews, medical education, and authoritative medical opinion and debate. …
Perspectives

Zerina Lokmic‐Tomkins, Ann Borda and Kimberly Humphrey

… to this impact, such as telehealth and electronic medical records (EMRs), consumer use of DHT applications for … and motivated to address these challenges through their own education and then educating and empowering their colleagues … processes to reduce CO 2 emissions 10 Electronic medical records (EMRs) Optimise EMR processes through health …

Med J Aust 2023; 218 (3): 106-110 Free

Communication, culture and health

Shaouli Shahid, Lizzie D Finn and Sandra C Thompson

… patient anxiety, patient satisfaction and reduced risk of medical mishaps or malpractice claims. 8 - 10 … interactions, differing modes of discourse, dominance of biomedical knowledge, cultural and linguistic distance, and … lack of Aboriginal support people Participants viewed the medical system as cold, indifferent, and inflexible. They …

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (10): 574-579 Free

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