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Brendan K Duffy, Paddy A Phillips, Stephen M Davis, Geoffrey A Donnan and Miriam E Vedadhaghi

… and functional outcome than those treated in general medical wards. 1 , 2 The main difference in outcome occurs … 1 - 5 Dedicated stroke units differ from general medical wards in their care of patients with stroke, as they … medical management, rehabilitative therapy and stroke education, aimed at reaching defined medical and functional …

Med J Aust 2003; 178 (7): 318-323 Free

Careers

Cate Swannell

…           Pathology Update 2018 , Sydney, NSW 2-4           Medical Parents of Australia and New Zealand Conference , … NZ 9               Tri-Nation Alliance International Medical Symposium 2018 , Sydney, NSW 9-10        RANZCP … Branch , Adelaide, SA 15-16      AOA Continuing Orthopaedic Education: How I do it – an update for the generalist , …

Med J Aust 2018; 208 (1): C2 Free

Research

Courtney L Breen, Louisa J Degenhardt, Amanda D Roxburgh, Raimondo B Bruno and Rebecca Jenkinson

… of a random sample of general practitioners who use Medical Director software. 14 Data from 348 GPs in NSW, QLD … promotion of safer injecting practices, and more proactive education for users regarding vein care and the associated … further restriction of capsule preparations, continued education of doctors and IDUs, and the examination of …

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (6): 300-304 Free

Careers

Cate Swannell

…                                 Education Conference and the 2018 Asia-Pacific Knee, … 28 th ASM , Brisbane, QLD     AUGUST   1-3           Medical Oncology Group of Australia ASM 2018 , Adelaide, SA … WA 10-17      2018 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium and Medical Imaging Conference , Sydney, NSW 11-14      11th …

Med J Aust 2018; 208 (9): C2 Free

Supplement

Jason A Ferris, Anne-Marie Laslett, Michael Livingston, Robin Room and Claire Wilkinson

… of responses for sociodemographic variables and for chronic medical conditions (including depression). Expected … who are unemployed or students, people without any college education and people with lower incomes were more likely to … variables were included in our analysis: sex, age group, education level completed, working status and relative …

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (3): S22 Free

Research

Chris Degeling, Lucie Rychetnik, Kristen Pickles, Rae Thomas, Jennifer A Doust, Robert A Gardiner, Paul Glasziou, Ainsley J Newson and Stacy M Carter

… for public comment, 9 after the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) had published information … 1 and 2 were socioculturally diverse but of above-average educational attainment; the all-male Jury 3 was also … PSA testing, as GPs were a more reliable point of access to medical advice; relying on other information sources would …

Med J Aust 2015; 203 (8): 335 Free

Complementary and alternative medicine

Ian D Coulter and Evan M Willis

… base and genomic medicine opens a whole new approach to medical care, we are witnessing the rapid expansion of a … may be grouped within five major domains: alternative medical systems; mind-body interventions; biologically-based … other factors that affect the individual, such as higher education, poorer health, a transformational experience that …

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (11): 587-589 Free

News / News

Cate Swannell

… for NHMRC and Americans The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) reports that it has opened … signals that were stronger than those taken by existing medical devices, including an ECG/EKG, a tool used to assess … and other medical workers, Wired reports. “Figure 1 is educational, engaging, and privacy-obsessed.” Anyone can …

Med J Aust 2015; 203 (8): 309 Free

Study protocol

David Simmons, William M Hague, Helena J Teede, N Wah Cheung, Emily J Hibbert, Christopher J Nolan, Michael J Peek, Federico Girosi, Christopher T Cowell, Vincent W-M Wong, Jeff R Flack, Mark McLean, Raiyomand Dalal, Annette Robertson and Rohit Rajagopal

… (Victoria), Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Flinders Medical Centre, Lyell McEwin Hospital (South Australia), and the Medical University of Vienna (Austria). Participant … of GDM at 24–28 weeks. 1 , 2 Management will include education about GDM, dietary advice from a qualified …

Med J Aust 2018; 209 (9): 405-406 Free

Research

Darren L Walters, Constantine N Aroney, Derek P Chew, Linden Bungey, Steven G Coverdale, Roger Allan and David Brieger

… in interventional centres. In our study, prescribing of medical therapy according to recommendations varied … 56%, 48.5% and 73%. Notably, the largest discrepancies in medical therapy, both between settings and in terms of … include access to these treatments, training and education in their use, and cost. This is an area where …

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (4): 218-223 Free

Research

Margaret C Cutajar, Paul E Mullen, James R P Ogloff, Stuart D Thomas, David L Wells and Josie Spataro

… the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine (VIFM) and medically ascertained as having been sexually abused during … The VIFM is a statutory body that provides a forensic medical service, including examinations for cases of … contribute to suicidal behaviour include low income, poor education, social isolation, personality deficits, substance …

Med J Aust 2010; 192 (4): 184-187 Free

Narrative reviews

Prachi Bhave, Jessica Wong, Aideen McInerney‐Leo, Anne E Cust, Craig Lawn, Monika Janda and Victoria J Mar

… Society of Clinical Oncology and the European Society for Medical Oncology. There were no exclusions on article type, … and machine learning diagnostic capabilities and prevention education. Very few apps had been evaluated in randomised … patient's input. 78 Although survivorship is the accepted medical term, it is artificially defined to commence once …

Med J Aust 2023; 218 (9): 426-431 Free

Research

Craig P Juergens, Bilyana Dabin, John K French, Leonard Kritharides, Karice Hyun, Jens Kilian, Derek PB Chew and David Brieger

… second language, their presenting characteristics, past medical history, in-hospital management, and outcomes at 6 … and the admission diagnosis; demographic characteristics; medical history; in-hospital investigations and management, … Lack of English comprehension can affect access to health education that promotes health maintenance (primary …

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (6): 239 Free

Perspectives

Tunn Ren Tay, Michael J Abramson and Mark Hew

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (6): 216-217 Free

For debate

Matthew H R Anstey, Adam G Elshaug, Lesley M Russell and Susan Wells

… care services. New models include the patient-centred medical home (comprehensive, team-based primary care … In many countries, patients can access their medical records, send secure messages and schedule … badly on measures of health outcomes is large inequities in education, wealth and living environment. Health is largely …

Med J Aust 2014; 200 (9): 526-528 Free

Editorials

Shane Houston

… highlighted the impact of low expectations on Aboriginal education outcomes. 2 I think the same “soft bigotry” … better today than it was in 1971 when the first Aboriginal Medical Service was established, but we need to ask …

Med J Aust 2016; 205 (1): 17-18 Free

Research

Carole B Pinnock, David P Weller and Villis R Marshall

… 15.8%-22.1%) areas, but the difference was not significant. Educational attainment was not associated with testing. … but could also have been included in other types of medical assessments. Doctors initiated 25 (80.6%) of the … know? J Cancer Educ 1996; 11: 39-44. National Health and Medical Research Council. Clinical practice guidelines. The …

Med J Aust 1998; 169 (1): 25-28 Free

Perspectives

Catherine Smith, Claire M Vajdic and Niamh Stephenson

… policy and health systems, and the development of new medical technologies. 4 Linked data have recently demonstrated that education‐related inequalities drive inequities in virtually … the development of artificial intelligence (AI)‐supported medical technologies. 8 In addition to universities and …

Med J Aust 2023; 218 (8): 341-343 Free

Consensus statement summaries

Vivienne Milch, Rhona Wang, Carolyn Der Vartanian, Melissa Austen, Debra Hector, Cleola Anderiesz and Dorothy Keefe

… resource allocation decisions. 39 Developing and promoting education and training programs and guidance for health …

Med J Aust 2021; 215 (10): 479-484 Free

Research

Rebecca Mercieca‐Bebber, Daniel SJ Costa, Richard Norman, Monika Janda, David P Smith, Peter Grimison, Eva‐Marie Gamper and Madeleine T King

… from other countries. In a study of the Rand Corporation medical outcomes short‐form 36 (SF‐36) health survey, … In a normative study of Queensland residents, higher education and being married were respectively associated … social wellbeing and functional wellbeing. 23 We found that education did not influence any QLQ‐C30 subscale scores, but …

Med J Aust 2019; 210 (11): 499-506 Free

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