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Reflections

Richard S W Smith

… practical things and avoided useless scientific theories. Medical schools, he believed, should “help students provide day-to-day medical care rather than teaching obscure subjects that would be speedily forgotten after class … an education steeped in the latest scientific research was a …

Med J Aust 2014; 201 (1): 63-64 Free

Research

Judy A Seal, Zelda Doyle, John R Burgess, Roscoe Taylor and Angus R Cameron

… the laboratory at the Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research at Westmead Hospital in New South Wales for … was obtained from the Southern Tasmanian Health and Medical Human Research Ethics Committee and the Department of Education’s Office for Educational Review. Parent or carer …

Med J Aust 2007; 186 (2): 69-71 Free

Clinical focus

Zoe Brady, Timothy M Cain and Peter N Johnston

… states: “the risks involved in failing to have a needed medical imaging test include potential missed diagnosis and … burden from radiation-induced cancers. It is essential that medically indicated CT scans are performed when the … population health risks. These risks can be reduced through education to avoid unnecessary imaging and by ensuring that …

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (2): 95-99 Free

Doctors and patients

Aneta Dimoska, Afaf Girgis, Vibeke Hansen, Phyllis N Butow and Martin H N Tattersall

… psychologists, social workers and members of other non-medical specialties). The 151 cancer specialists were asked … also provided demographic information (age, sex, education level) and practice information (cancer specialty, … follows: 70% male; 91% working in metropolitan areas; 63% medical oncologists, 20% radiation oncologists, 11% surgical …

Med J Aust 2008; 189 (11): 612-615 Free

Perspectives

Simon Quilty, Norman Frank Jupurrurla, Ross S Bailie and Russell L Gruen

… a multisectoral response is needed to avert catastrophe. Medical professionals have a key role to play. The Northern … solutions have been lacking ( Box 2 ).   The role of the medical profession Health care practitioners need to be … particularly revealing. Beyond individual patient care, the medical profession can engage with pharmaceutical and health …

Med J Aust 2022; 217 (1): 9-12 Free

Epidemiology

David H Wilson, Sarah L Appleton, Robert J Adams and Richard E Ruffin

… demographic characteristics (place of birth, highest education level, household income); and their health-related … respondents were recruited to one of two area clinics for medical assessment of health status. This included … early identification of this group is possible, and whether medical care will improve health outcomes. We also need to …

Med J Aust 2005; 183 (1): S20 Free

Position statement

Ross I Baker, Paul B Coughlin, Hatem H Salem, Alex S Gallus, Paul L Harper and Erica M Wood

… INR drifts below the target INR range. Effective patient education can minimise compliance problems. Box 2 lists the key components of patient education. Warfarin reversal There is a close relationship … risk in patients taking multiple medications. 2 Key patient education components 17 Explain the Reason for treatment …

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (9): 492-497 Free

Editorial

Adam Steen

… and families, homelessness makes it difficult to engage in education and training and can leave people vulnerable to … and impose a disproportionate demand on publicly funded medical facilities. 3 The cost of homelessness to homeless …

Med J Aust 2018; 208 (4): 167-168 Free

Editor's choice

Annette Katelaris

… levels needs to be balanced against the risks of over-medicalisation and diversion of resources away from those most in need. The concern of how our medical system will cope has already been aired in the … remains high ( doi: 10.5694/mja11.11351 ). They encourage education to improve early recognition and diagnosis of …

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (4): 195 Free

Research

Kristina Edvardsson, Kirsten I Black, Deborah Bateson, Wendy V Norman, Mridula Shankar, Leesa Hooker, Xia Li and Angela J Taft

… most groups of overseas‐born women. The implications : Medical abortion may be overcoming geographic and other … 3 Some planned pregnancies also end in abortion for medical or psychosocial reasons. 6 Equitable access to … linked with induced abortion in Australia, including education and employment, use of less effective …

Med J Aust 2024; 220 (3): 138-144 Free

Research

Steven J Skov, Penny Miller, Wayne Hateley, Ivan B Bastian, Jenny Davis and Peter W Tait

… 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/>". … for offering treatment, further investigation and safe-sex education to infected men and their sexual partners.   …

Med J Aust 1997; 166 (9): 468-471 Free

Medicine and the law

Thomas A Faunce, Gregor Urbas and Lesley Skillen

… costs, billing for services or procedures not performed or medically unnecessary, hiding improper financial … from corporations in the health service, pharmaceutical, education, defence, and oil and gas sectors. 12 In 2010, recoveries from pharmaceutical and medical device companies accounted for 65% of the …

Med J Aust 2011; 194 (9): 474-478 Free

Research

Louise L Hardy, Blythe J O’Hara, Debra Hector, Lina Engelen and Sandra J Eades

… at random so that the number of schools selected in each education sector (government, Catholic and independent) was … Human Research Ethics Committee, the NSW Department of Education and Training and the NSW Catholic Education Commission. The Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council Ethics Committee approved this …

Med J Aust 2014; 200 (11): 667-671 Free

Health care

Michael D Bollen

… 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/>". … specific training, qualifications and commitment to ongoing education; it is no longer a career default option. …

Med J Aust 1996; 164 (4): 212-215 Free

Narrative review

Sue Kildea, Sally Tracy, Juanita Sherwood, Fleur Magick-Dennis and Lesley Barclay

… in utero and in early life. 2 , 3 One of the greatest medical threats to the wellbeing of Indigenous children is … determinants of health, including income, employment, education, and access to goods, services and health care. 6 … women the best care, they largely reflect modern western medical values and perceptions of health, risk and safety. …

Med J Aust 2016; 205 (8): 374-379 Free

Research letter

Ann M Roche and Victoria Kostadinov

… first three categories correspond to National Health and Medical Research Council risk levels. 5 Approval to access …

Med J Aust 2019; 210 (1): 38-39 Free

Research

Sally Dunlop, Claudine Lyons, Anita Dessaix and David Currow

… to quit smoking. 6 , 7 The Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) position statement on … (d) somewhere else. Covariates Data on sex, age and education (low = did not complete high school; moderate = … high school diploma or vocational college; high = tertiary education) were included. Postcodes were used to code …

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (9): 355 Free

Research

Zeina Najjar, Leena Gupta, Janice Pritchard-Jones, Simone I Strasser, Miriam T Levy, Siaw-Teng Liaw and Benjamin C Cowie

… this problem will need to be addressed by policy makers and medical educators. A framework that provides GPs with the … necessary to confirm this assumption and to thereby inform educational programs and service planning. As the CHB burden …

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (2): 74 Free

Public health

Natalie J Gray, Meredith Hansen-Knarhoi and Vicki L Krause

… and sanitation facilities, and limited access to health and education services. 1 Consequently, when the Australian … Health Questionnaire”. Designed to be administered by non-medical personnel and an interpreter, it aims to identify … mask until their formal health assessments with a CDC medical officer. 6 The TB component of the formal assessment …

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (3): 144-147 Free

Supplement

Michael J Bird and Ruth A Parslow

… in older patients, 10 or be seen as side effects of medical illness. 11 However, even when major depression is … recent bereavement, other stressful life events, chronic medical conditions, social isolation, and prior history of … how not to treat it. An essential adjunct, given that GP educational efforts have variable success, 25 would be a …

Med J Aust 2002; 177 (7): S107 Free

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