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From the editor’s desk

Wendy Morgan

… D supplementation. Doctors-in-distress The mental health of medical practitioners is a crucial issue. Nash and … work-related, and included being male, having an Australian medical degree, neuroticism and extroversion. Managing … our health workforce have recently focused on increasing education places and recruiting workers from overseas. Leach …

Med J Aust 2010; 193 (3): 130 Free

Closing the gap

Kerry Arabena and David Moodie

… are well aware that, despite all the research and the medical interventions spanning decades, improvements — where … if it was just a question of implementing effective medical interventions, there would be no life-expectancy … to trust and engage with the health system, the higher education system and with society more generally. It is also …

Med J Aust 2011; 194 (10): 532-534 Free

Research

Mark T Siddins, Elizabeth M Klinken and Lee R Vocale

… as these patients receive additional information from educational booklets, allied health providers and nursing … a format that could not be interpreted without specialist medical knowledge. As a result, most patients did not … documents that we reviewed would be unlawful in most non-medical contractual contexts. It is disturbing that about …

Med J Aust 2009; 191 (5): 259-262 Free

Research

Julie Redfern, Elizabeth R Ellis, Tom Briffa and S Ben Freedman

… (F41A, F41B, F60A, F60B) and chest pain (F74Z). Hospital medical records were reviewed to determine secondary … did not attend face-to-face assessment were extracted from medical records to permit comparison of risk factors with … program includes two 60-minute gym sessions and a 2-hour education session each week for 6 weeks. Weekend or evening …

Med J Aust 2007; 186 (1): 21-25 Free

Perspectives

Peter M J Fisher, David A Smith and Peter J Collignon

Med J Aust 2013; 199 (6): 388-390 Free

Perspectives

Jennifer Lacy‐Nichols and Katherine B Cullerton

… is partly due to the concerted lobbying of health and medical professionals. 2 , 3 Yet the extent of public health … additional details “provide information regarding public education campaign” can be seen. No further information is …

Med J Aust 2024; 220 (2): 60-64 Free

Research letter

Kristenbella AYR Lee, Joanna E Harnett and Rose Cairns

… use of essential oils and indicating the need for public education. Safe storage is important, and we recommend that …

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (3): 132-133 Free

Editorials

Ruth M Armstrong and Martin B Van Der Weyden

… (entry details below) Not so long ago , we at The Medical Journal of Australia realised that, when it came to … from NSW to be accepted into the University of Newcastle’s Medical School. He enrolled in 1986 and graduated in 1993, … Indigenous doctors who have been graduating from Australian medical schools since 1984. A keen practitioner of softball, …

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (10): 492 Free

Clinical update

Ronald S Walls, Robert J Heddle, Mimi L K Tang, Ben J Basger, Graham O Solley and Guan T Yeo

… identifying the provoking factors. 1 Obtaining a general medical history should be followed by questions on personal … focal point for initiation of treatment for many patients. Educational programs are essential to ensure that … fetus of a systemic allergic reaction Taking β -blockers * Medical practitioners who administer or supervise allergen …

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (1): 28-33 Free

Medicine and the community

James A Dunbar, Ian B Hickie, John Wakerman and Prasuna Reddy

… not only by governments, but also by professional and educational and training bodies, are urgently required. How … research and training settings associated with primary medical care. Similar programs could be established in … remote clinical placements. Federally funded bursaries for medical and pharmacy students should be extended to mental …

Med J Aust 2007; 186 (11): 587-589 Free

Supplement

Julie K Johnson and Paul Barach

… process: shared electronic health records, common datasets, educational interventions aimed at increasing staff … the Australian Research Council and the National Health and Medical Research Council [NHMRC]) need to hear this message …

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (11): S110 Free

Perspectives

Jennifer Lacy‐Nichols, Rebecca Bentley and Adam G Elshaug

… goods and services linked to human rights, such as housing, education, and health care. Unlike tobacco or other … of his [sic] family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services”. 10 Australia is … many people lack the resources to move somewhere better. Education and counselling initiatives to inform people about …

Med J Aust 2023; 219 (1): 4-8 Free

From the editor’s desk

Ruth Armstrong

… the “lost opportunity” of continuing the training of medical graduates throughout their prevocational years. In “Challenges and change in medical training: the Australian Curriculum Framework for … for pre-registration junior doctors: adding value to intern education and training) . In 2005, eight GP placements were …

Med J Aust 2007; 186 (7): 330 Free

Reform — Health care

Andrew W Knight, John Padgett, Barbara George and M R Datoo

… to comment. Practice 1 The situation In 2003, the Kooringal Medical Centre in Wagga Wagga, NSW, was staffed by four … to doctor-initiated appointments. Unfortunately, recent medical staff losses have reduced practice capacity and have … ). Better use of practice teams and patient self-management education are examples of strategies that may adjust demand …

Med J Aust 2005; 183 (2): 101-103 Free

Viewpoint

Max Kamien

… nutritionists and public health doctors also argued that education of the population was far preferable for … that history was repeated. In 1987, the National Health and Medical Research Council recommended the addition of … 1989. 23 The two most definitive studies were the British Medical Research Council Vitamin Study Research Group report …

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (12): 638-640 Free

Perspectives

Ian B Hickie

… and enabled more people to participate in employment and education” (page 14). 1 The key recommendations: … individual practice level, the NMHC strongly favours the “medical homes” model for those with long-term mental and … illnesses. 8 , 9 This would shift the focus of integrated medical and mental health care from the current patchwork of …

Med J Aust 2015; 202 (10): 515-517 Free

The Great Divide

Lloyd J Einsiedel, Liselle A Fernandes and Richard J Woodman

… and 25 000 non-Indigenous Australians. More than 70% of all medical inpatients are Indigenous, and about 40% of all … infective foci of patients who died during admission to a medical unit at ASH in a retrospective 6-year longitudinal … to improve housing infrastructure, sanitation and education, and reiterate the importance of regional clinical …

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (10): 568-571 Free

Perspectives

Sandra G Steele, Jenny‐Ann LML Toribio and Siobhan M Mor

… One Health in clinical training and continuing professional education would build workforce capacity of frontline … approaches to research and development and regulation of medical products are not new (emulated by the fields of “One … is supported by the Labor government, the Australian Medical Association, the Public Health Association of …

Med J Aust 2022; 217 (9): 459-463 Free

Research

Janet K Sluggett, Gillian E Caughey, Michael B Ward and Andrew L Gilbert

… through the Veterans' Medicines Advice and Therapeutics Education Services (Veterans' MATES) program during the …

Med J Aust 2014; 201 (1): 54-57 Free

Research

Christel L Burgess, C D’Arcy J Holman and Anthony G Satti

… and cytotoxics. 3 Since then, several Australian Government education and service initiatives have endeavoured to reduce … draft guidelines were prepared by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) on the role of … for continuing professional education, behaviour change and medical informatics. The medical data linkage system in WA …

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (6): 267-270 Free

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