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Annika Steffen, Marianne F Weber, David M Roder and Emily Banks

… included information on sociodemographic characteristics, medical history, body weight and height, smoking, alcohol, … Men 41.1% 44.6% < 0.001 Diabetes 8.0% 8.1% 0.95 University education 23.8% 25.3% < 0.001 Yearly household income … history, adjusted for age, sex, body mass index, income, education, remoteness, family history, aspirin use, smoking, …

Med J Aust 2014; 201 (9): 523-527 Free

Research

Olav B Nielssen, Matthew M Large, Bruce D Westmore and Steven M Lackersteen

… killing other children. 7 , 8 We examined court judgments, medical reports and news reports of child homicide offences … for early intervention through parent training and education, offered together with other forms of assistance. …

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (1): 7-11 Free

Research

Diana Egerton-Warburton, Andrew Gosbell, Angela Wadsworth, Daniel M Fatovich and Drew B Richardson

… in excess of that recommended in the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) alcohol guidelines 1 is the … non-accredited EDs that are part of the Emergency Medicine Education and Training (EMET) teaching network were … injuries (intentional and unintentional), intoxication and medical conditions related to alcohol use. Indirect …

Med J Aust 2014; 201 (10): 584-587 Free

Research

Fiona M Blyth, Ross Lazarus, David Ross, Michael Price, Gary Cheuk and Stephen R Leeder

… 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/>". … individuals. At the time of this study there were few educational resources for CHF patients. This is surprising, …

Med J Aust 1997; 167 (2): 67-70 Free

GP Research

Chris van Weel

… Research networks can change the culture of biomedical science When my predecessor Frans Huygen, the Founding Chair of General Practice of the University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands, stood to give his … networks are closely connected to centres for advanced education for research in primary care, 10 and these centres …

Med J Aust 2002; 177 (2): 62-63 Free

Narrative review

Sarah Cheah, Yijun Gao, Shirley Mo, Georgia Rigas, Oliver Fisher, Daniel L Chan, Michael G Chapman and Michael L Talbot

… before, during and after conception; and identified the educational needs of general practitioners and other health … approach of bariatric dieticians, bariatric medical practitioners and bariatric surgeons. 24 , 41 It is … specialists to also involve bariatric surgeons, bariatric medical practitioners, bariatric dieticians and the …

Med J Aust 2022; 216 (2): 96-102 Free

Research

Scott C Bell, Peter T P Bye, Peter J Cooper, A James Martin, Karen O McKay, Phillip J Robinson, Gerard F Ryan and Geoff C Sims

… to enter data in accordance with National Health and Medical Research Council guidelines. Most patients and … and the status of three was unknown. Of 550 adults for whom educational status was reported, 344 had completed high … a challenge for CF teams. People with CF require lifelong medical support, and new adult-specific CF centres have …

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (7): 396-400 Free

Narrative reviews

Jessica Paynter, Kirby R Qin, Janelle Brennan, David J Hunter‐Smith and Warren M Rozen

… in rural areas due to an absence of local radiation and medical oncology services and plastic surgeons. 26 , 27 , 28 … investment would also require further development of medical imaging services encompassing interventional … needs of surgeons and trainees (childcare, childhood education, partner's employments, relocation support). 12 , …

Med J Aust 2024; 220 (5): 258-263 Free

Bites and stings

Catherine E MacBean, David McD Taylor and Karen Ashby

… for long-term intravenous antibiotics, surgery and other medical treatments. 1 Finally, such injuries represent a … public health burden that may be reduced by public education about responsible pet ownership, and regulations … 2 , 8 as they do not account for bites not requiring medical attention, and those treated by general …

Med J Aust 2007; 186 (1): 38-40 Free

Careers

Cate Swannell

… Dr Beard tells the MJA. It was while he was a resident medical officer at the Royal Adelaide Hospital that Dr Beard … to Kempsey in NSW where he worked for the Durri Aboriginal Medical Service, and then in private practice and as a VMO … was on the board of the Australian Rural Health Education Network, and inaugural Head of the Department of …

Med J Aust 2016; 205 (2): Free

For debate

Joachim P Sturmberg, Diana M O’Halloran and Carmel M Martin

… ways, whether in the presence or absence of identifiable biomedical causes. Social and family context, educational attainment, employment status, local environment … more than just the identification and amelioration of biomedical abnormalities: they look for healing, 5 the …

Med J Aust 2010; 193 (8): 474-478 Free

Preprint

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

… Australian law? Introduction A multi-pronged strategy of education, financial and social incentives have contributed … 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 exemptions Valid medical exemptions to childhood …

Med J Aust 2021; (): 1 Free

Supplement

Bruce H Barraclough and Jim Birch

… listed in Box 1 . Also being implemented nationally is an Education Framework that defines the competencies needed by … This is being adopted enthusiastically by the vocational education and training sector and medical schools. The Council’s website provides an ongoing …

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (10): S48 Free

Medicine and the community

Graeme P Maguire and Carmel Nelson

… with poor health. From the exposé of the realities of biomedical research in remote Aboriginal communities by … disease, health and health care. Successive generations of medical students trained in southern Australian hospitals … age of the cohort of patients with “interesting and educational” murmurs attributable to RHD, to the extent that …

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (10): 506 Free

Research

Diana M Bernard, Spring C Cooper Robbins, Kirsten J McCaffery, Caroline M Scott and S Rachel Skinner

… of access, as relatively few adolescents routinely attend medical clinics compared with other age groups. 2 Currently, … Children’s Hospital at Westmead and the NSW Department of Education and Training research approval board. In addition, … and treating procedural pain and anxiety related to medical procedures in children and adolescents. 33 Given the …

Med J Aust 2011; 194 (6): 297-300 Free

Careers

Cate Swannell

… Aged Care Workshop 2016, Sydney, NSW 11   5th International Medical Symposium: Future challenges for the Medical Profession, Sydney, NSW 11-12   Urogynaecological … NSW 13   3rd Annual Occupational Dermatology Research and Education Centre Patch Test Training Day, Perth, WA 14-17   …

Med J Aust 2016; 204 (4): Free

Research

Heather F Gidding, Matthew G Law, Janaki Amin, Graeme A Macdonald, Joe J Sasadeusz, Tracey L Jones, Simone I Strasser, Jacob George and Gregory J Dore, on behalf of the ACHOS investigator team

… by the site coordinator and/or clinician and their medical and pathology records were reviewed to obtain … were more likely to have deferred because of a chronic medical comorbid condition than those without cirrhosis (25% … unable to include some socioeconomic factors. Both level of education and social support have previously been reported …

Med J Aust 2011; 194 (8): 398-402 Free

Research

James B Semmens, Frank M Sanfilippo, S Aqif Mukhtar, Natasha S Haynes, Jenny A Mountain and R James Aitken

… adverse event, when there is an unintended injury caused by medical management rather than by disease process, which was … of Surgical Care Project as part of a National Health and Medical Research Council grant, with ethical approval from … Its principal aim is to improve surgical care through education. This initial analysis suggests the WAASM has been …

Med J Aust 2005; 183 (10): 504-508 Free

Research

Jennifer A O’Hern and Louise Cooley

… dogs, examination of abattoir-slaughtered sheep, community education regarding safe slaughtering practices and farm … cases of hydatid disease in patients who presented to medical practitioners in Tasmania from January 1996 to July … had died or could not be contacted was obtained from the medical record. Data variables collected included current …

Med J Aust 2013; 199 (2): 117-120 Free

Viewpoint

Elizabeth A Reid

… and his family, including food, clothing, housing and medical care” 2 or, more recently, “the right of everyone to … practices; and access to health-related information and education, including on sexual and reproductive health. It … adherence to the Charter of the United Nations. Health, education, social security and other areas internationally …

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (4): 163-165 Free

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