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John J Atherton, Andrew Sindone, Carmine G De Pasquale, Andrea Driscoll, Peter S MacDonald, Ingrid Hopper, Peter Kistler, Tom G Briffa, James Wong, Walter P Abhayaratna, Liza Thomas, Ralph Audehm, Phillip J Newton, Joan O'Loughlin, Cia Connell and Maree Branagan

… discharged after hospitalisation for HF. Patient and carer education, including self-management, should commence soon … an LVEF ≤ 35% and a QRS duration ≥ 150 ms despite optimal medical therapy, to decrease mortality, decrease … LVEF ≤ 35% and a QRS duration of 130–149 ms despite optimal medical therapy, to decrease mortality, decrease …

Med J Aust 2018; 209 (8): 363-369 Free

Preprint

Timothy R Holmes, Jenny L Hepschke, Ian Jacobson and Anthony Maloof

… due to residual necrosis (Figure 3 - available in PDF ). Medical management included withholding immunosuppressive … an initiative of the European Confederation of Medical Mycology in cooperation with the Mycoses Study Group Education and Research Consortium. Lancet Infect Dis . …

Med J Aust 2021; (): 1 Free

Editor's choice

Annette G Katelaris and Christine M Jorm

… and colleagues highlights aspects of the Australian Medical Association’s (AMA’s) 2010 Specialist Trainees … no long-term investment in their trainees. United States educationalists have recently questioned the system of rapid …

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (7): 369 Free

Careers

… a Practitioner Fellowship from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). Professor Peleg’s NHMRC … has been elected to the Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences in the UK. The Academy of Medical Sciences … contribution to the Sydney Partnership for Health, Education, Research and Enterprise (SPHERE), and his …

Med J Aust 2017; 207 (4): C2 Free

Careers

Cate Swannell

… on southeast Queensland’s Darling Downs, Dr Cox is a medical officer with the Rural Women’s General Practice … at the Mary Street practice. Scottish-born Dr Cox was a medical student at the University of Edinburgh when she … in rural and remote areas as a general practitioner, to education, and to professional medical organisations”. “I’m …

Med J Aust 2014; 200 (5): C4 Free

News / From the Lowitja Institute

Romlie Mokak

… House in Canberra on 5 March 2015, with parliamentarians, medical and health leaders and community representatives … not exist within a vacuum. It is intricately connected to education, employment, housing, and more. Cultural factors … how we experience the great benefits of modern medical science has become disconnected from cultural, …

Med J Aust 2015; 203 (1): 1 Free

Editorials

Joseph E Ibrahim

… to the core the optimal, ethical and patient-centred medical care that medical professionals strive to provide. 2 To disbelieve the … that draws on psychology, engineering, computing science, education, ergonomics and anthropology to improve patient …

Med J Aust 2015; 203 (4): 161-162 Free

Research

Colin F Robertson, Mary F Roberts and Johanna H Kappers

… Royal Children’s Hospital and the Victorian Department of Education. Results In 1993, 84 schools were surveyed, …

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (6): 273-276 Free

Research

Anthea R Hickey, Philip M Boyce, David Ellwood and Allen D Morris-Yates

… of the publisher. For permission, contact the Australasian Medical Publishing Company Journalists are welcome to write … source as "an article published on the Internet by The Medical Journal of Australia <http://www.mja.com.au/>". … (43.3%) were primiparous. The average period of formal education was 11.4 years (SD, 1.9; range, 9-15). Twenty-six …

Med J Aust 1997; 167 (5): 244-247 Free

Research

Georgina Ann Phillips, David S Brophy, Tracey J Weiland, Antony J Chenhall and Andrew W Dent

… as psychiatric illness, drug and alcohol use, and chronic medical conditions. 4 - 6 As frequent, chaotic and episodic … ED attendances have met with varying results. Neither education of patients 12 nor management care plans 13 have … another agency (eg, psychiatric CM); patients with chronic medical conditions receiving full medical support and other …

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (12): 602-606 Free

Ethics and law

Dev AS Kevat, Danielle CA Panaccio, Sam C Pang, Jessica M Dean, Caitlin C Farmer and Patrick D Mahar

… under Australian law? A multipronged strategy of education, and financial and social incentives has … may direct a person, or class of persons, to undergo medical treatment or be vaccinated. 2 Public health … no longer rendering services. 6 Exemptions to vaccination Medical reasons Valid medical exemptions to childhood …

Med J Aust 2021; 215 (1): 22-24.e1 Free

Research

Robert D Goldney, Richard Ruffin, David H Wilson and Laura J Fisher

… such as patients with chronic illnesses in the American Medical Outcomes Study, 8 or military personnel. 10 While … sex, marital status, area of residence, country of birth, educational qualifications and income). Depression was … 32 Serious deficiencies in making decisions to seek medical help or call an ambulance have been reported in …

Med J Aust 2003; 178 (9): 437-441 Free

Research

Emma Black, Raimondo Bruno, Kristie Mammen, Llewellyn Mills, Krista J Siefried, Rachel M Deacon, Anthony Shakeshaft, Adrian J Dunlop, Nadine Ezard, Mark Montebello, Steven Childs, David Reid, Jennifer Holmes and Nicholas Lintzeris

… (ATOP) has been an integrated component of the electronic medical records of government drug and alcohol services in … drug of concern. Methods We analysed electronic patient medical records data for people who attended public health … programs, such as needle/syringe exchange and peer education, may not effectively reach this group. Further, …

Med J Aust 2023; 219 (5): 218-226 Free

Health care delivery

Christopher M Harrison, Helena C Britt and Janice Charles

… imaging, pathology and clinical treatments (such as advice, education and counselling) per 100 encounters. However, … problems or encounters. We know from the Australian medical labour force survey 10 that male GPs work longer … seen that male and female GPs managed different types of medical conditions. The proportion of female GPs increased …

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (4): 192-196 Free

From the editor’s desk

… How to be good It’s been a bad year for the public image of medical researchers, with several high profile international … realised in Australia that we need to rapidly expand the medical workforce to meet future demand. There are now five … start the ball rolling by identifying some of this group’s educational needs. Eternal vigilance In Australia’s …

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (9): 426 Free

Editorials

Tina Janamian, Paresh Dawda and Walid Jammal

… 4 and user‐centred design 13 can be used to co‐design education and training programs that build workforce … framework for strategic reform over the next decade. The medical profession 21 and consumer bodies 22 collectively …

Med J Aust 2022; 216 (10): 518-519 Free

Careers

Cate Swannell

…        2018 , Gold Coast, QLD 16-18      21st World Nursing Education Conference , Melbourne, VIC 20            AOA … 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 (10): C2 Free

Review

Jenson C S Mak, Ian D Cameron and Lyn M March

… and includes the current National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) grades of recommendations … 24–36 hours) is recommended for most patients once a medical assessment has been made and the patient’s condition … inpatient intervention program, involving patient education and provision of a list of questions for the …

Med J Aust 2010; 192 (1): 37-41 Free

Medicine and the community

Nigel P Stocks, Heather McElroy, Philip Ryan and James Allan

… Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders, and relatively low educational attainment. The scores are based on questions … prescriptions (94.6%) were written by GPs rather than Other Medical Providers. Because of missing data, 2.7% of scripts … it appears to be evidence of the inverse care law — that medical care varies inversely with need. 10 Although our …

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (5): 229-231 Free

Introduction

… of a procedure classification based on the Commonwealth Medical Benefits Schedule, which can be used in both the … and surgery). The foundation of clinical practice is education and research. In its evolution, casemix has … need to be involved in this process. Ralph M Hanson Education Advisor to the Australian Casemix Clinical …

Med J Aust 1998; 169 (8): S1 Free

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