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Lessons from practice

Maria Hannah Pia de Guzman, Sureka Thiagalingam, Poh Yan Ong and Ivan Goldberg

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (3): 121-123 Free

Bites and stings

Conrad J Macrokanis, Nicole L Hall and Jacki K Mein

… forms. To identify patients with Irukandji syndrome, the medical records of all hospital inpatients and emergency … Twenty-six forms did not have a corresponding hospital medical record, were duplicated, or were not jellyfish …

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (11): 699-702 Free

Viewpoint

C Raina MacIntyre

… health workforce has been ignored. The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) commissioned the Nutbeam … services involve continuity of care, health promotion and education, integration of prevention with sick care, a … MAE program was funded separately from the Public Health Education and Research Program (PHERP), which provided …

Med J Aust 2011; 194 (1): 38-40 Free

Careers

Annabel McGilvray

… with, independent of socioeconomic position, income and education”, says Associate Professor Kirsten McCaffery, who … parts of the country. Dr Dennis Pashen is the director of medical services, rural, with Queensland’s South Burnett and … need for simpler medicine labels and more clearly written medical information, with two-thirds currently written …

Med J Aust 2013; 199 (5): C1 Free

Perspectives

Keith Grimwood, Emma Kennedy, Maree Toombs, Paul J Torzillo and Anne B Chang

… the 2015 Guideline, 11 with panel members comprising nine medical practitioners, three physiotherapists, a respiratory … the European Respiratory Society Children's Bronchiectasis Education, Advocacy and Research Network ( www.improveBE.org …

Med J Aust 2023; 219 (11): 516-519 Free

From the editor’s desk

… need several days in hospital for stabilisation and education, but overseas programs and the Diabetes Day Care …

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (6): Free

Research

Amy C Reynolds, Pieter Coenen, Bastien Lechat, Leon Straker, Juliana Zabatiero, Kath J Maddison, Robert J Adams and Peter Eastwood

… whether they currently had any of the following health and medical conditions or problems, diagnosed by a health … adjusted for sex, shift work status, and number of current medical conditions. Ethics approval The Raine Study was … sleep assessments ( Supporting Information , table 1). The education and occupational characteristics of the 554 …

Med J Aust 2023; 219 (3): 107-112 Free

Research

Dominica Zentner, Tina N Thompson, Paul A James, Alison Trainer, Lesley C Adès, Ivan Macciocca, Jessica A Taylor, Kirsty Mann, Michael Bogwitz, Nigel Lewis, Natalie Morgan, Jitendra Vohra and Ingrid Winship

… access to clinic-funded genetic testing and evidence-based medical advice. The referral base includes general … when indicated, always accompanied by counselling and education. This allows for a targeted risk management … and the clinic has been involved with patient groups in education and advocacy, when invited. The effectiveness of …

Med J Aust 2015; 203 (6): 261 Free

Supplement

David J Castle, Michael Berk and Barbara M Hocking

… An area of comorbidity worthy of mention is that of medical problems. It is well recognised that people with … also have a critical role in ensuring that this happens. Education of patients and shared decision making with …

Med J Aust 2010; 193 (4): S3 Free

Research enterprise

Stephanie J Poustie, David McD Taylor, Andrew B Forbes, Marina A Skiba, Mark R Nelson and John J McNeil

… industry, but is referred to in the National Health and Medical Research Council’s National statement on ethical … the DEPM’s A guide to good research practice and ongoing education in research conduct appear to be well accepted, …

Med J Aust 2006; 185 (11): 623-626 Free

Careers

Annabel McGilvray

… pop his head in to provide further community information or medical details for a specialist in any one of 24 other … come back again”, he says. The telehealth numbers at McPhee Medical Group are at the very high end, but Dr McPhee is … a store-and-forward service for dermatology advice and education. The value of these services was demonstrated …

Med J Aust 2013; 198 (11): C1 Free

Lessons from practice

Graeme D Richardson, Ian I Links and Peter A Windsor

… reaction and, uncommonly, a systemic reaction. Despite education of vaccinators, there have recently been seven … vaccine product label clearly states that users should seek medical attention immediately if accidental … exposure occurs. 5 A more detailed fact sheet prepared for medical practitioners, based on reports in the medical and …

Med J Aust 2005; 183 (3): 151-152 Free

Research

Anthony J W Liu,*, Ethan I An,* , Henry G Murray, Emma Tetstall, Marcel J Leroi and Ralph K H Nanan

… We undertook a retrospective review of electronic and paper medical records from two major metropolitan hospitals (in … Drugs in Pregnancy Service, staffed by a multidisciplinary medical and social case-management team of obstetricians, … Design, setting and patients: Retrospective review of medical records from one rural and two metropolitan …

Med J Aust 2009; 191 (10): 535-538 Free

For debate

Ian A Scott

… the UK National Health Service (NHS) launched the General Medical Services Contract – Quality and Outcomes Framework, … that: Traditional approaches to optimising care, including education and certification, do not appear to guarantee … Services. NHS = National Health Service. GMS = General Medical Services. NPS = National Prescribing Service. …

Med J Aust 2007; 187 (1): 31-35 Free

Editorial

Tamara Mackean

… Healing means different things to different people. Within medical science, healing has specific meanings related to … at a community level or at a national level. How can the medical profession further contribute to Australia becoming … the care spectrum; encourage sectors such as housing, education and justice to work with the health sector to …

Med J Aust 2009; 190 (10): 522-523 Free

Perspectives

Gwendolyn L Gilbert

… causes of death and chronic illness, and enabling modern medical therapies that involve significant immune … by patients' expectations, they can be modified by public education. 4 During the first 30 years of the antibiotic …

Med J Aust 2015; 202 (3): 121-122 Free

Research / Rural health

Alison M Campbell, James Brown, David R Simon, Sari Young and Leigh Kinsman

… and specialist involvement in subregional GP perinatal education and morbidity meetings. In this way, the model … who have studied the challenges of rural and remote medical practice more broadly. 22 , 23 Work–life balance is … by senior role models is vital to effective postgraduate medical education, 26 with the supervision relationship …

Med J Aust 2014; 201 (11): 667-670 Free

Preprint

Kate Johnston, Chloe Tyson, Indra Danny and Lois Meyer

… central to the COVID-19 pandemic response. For most in the medical profession this required an adjustment to a new way … of COVID-19 emerged in January 2020 at the start of the new medical training year. While JDs willingly responded to the … evolving situation, Colleges must uphold standards of education, training and assessment as defined by their …

Med J Aust 2020; (): 1 Free

Research

Claire Gibbs, Timothy Howarth, Adriana Ticoalu, Winnie Chen, Payi L Ford, Asanga Abeyaratne, Lata Jayaram, Gabrielle McCallum and Subash S Heraganahally

… 16 , 17 , 18 We then searched inpatient hospital electronic medical records for people diagnosed with CT‐confirmed … District Hospital, Gove District Hospital). Electronic medical records for individual patients were linked using … isolation. 11 Moreover, improving cultural sensitivity, education and awareness, early detection and diagnosis, …

Med J Aust 2024; 220 (4): 188-195 Free

Clinical focus

Shane A Thomas, Stephanie S Merkouris, Harriet L Radermacher, Nicki A Dowling, Marie L Misso, Christopher J Anderson and Alun C Jackson

… by the Chief Executive Officer of the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) under s. 14A of the National Health and Medical Research Council Act 1992 . In approving the … ( http://www.med.monash.edu.au/sphc/pgrtc and http://www.education.unimelb.edu.au/problemgambling ). The full …

Med J Aust 2011; 195 (11): 664-665 Free

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