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Elizabeth A Burmeister, Dianne L O'Connell, Susan J Jordan, David Goldstein, Neil Merrett, David K Wyld, Vanessa L Beesley, Helen M Gooden, Monika Janda and Rachel E Neale

… nurses collected information about patient treatment from medical records in public and private facilities. 4 Patients … deemed statistically significant. Ethics approval Access to medical records was approved under the Queensland Public … chemotherapy and palliative care was influenced by the age, education, place of residence, ethnic background, and …

Med J Aust 2016; 205 (10): 459-465 Free

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Richard Grol and Michel Wensing

… interviews, a postal survey and data extracted from medical records. 17 A multifaceted intervention was … found, including a short summary of the guidelines, patient education materials, computer-based decision support, extra … Provide convincing information on diabetes care evidence Educational Individual learning needs and styles Involve …

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (6): S57 Free

Research

Markus Juonala, Pauline Sjöholm, Katja Pahkala, Susan Ellul, Noora Kartiosuo, Belinda Davison and Gurmeet R Singh

… for nine variables (three related to employment, three to education, two to housing, one to income) derived from the … The investigation complied with the National Health and Medical Research Council National Statement on Ethical … non‐dietary factors. The importance of social factors — education, inequities in resource allocation, employment …

Med J Aust 2019; 211 (6): 265-270 Free

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Shao J Zhou, Robert A Gibson, Rosalind S Gibson and Maria Makrides

… intakes was evaluated against National Health and Medical Research Council nutrient reference values for … and vitamin B 12 levels were analysed by the Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science (IMVS) in Adelaide. Serum … parents’ age, self-reported weight and height, and highest education level achieved, were collected by structured …

Med J Aust 2012; 196 (11): 696-700 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

Careers

Cate Swannell

… examination SAT SET = supervisors and trainers for surgical education and training X = conferences in Australia JUNE … Breast Cancer Risk and Prevention 2015, Cairns, QLD X 21-24 Medical Innovations for the Future and Beyond, London, UK … Monaco, Monaco SEPTEMBER 1-3 International Conference of Medical and Health Sciences 2015, Yogyakarta, Indonesia 2-4 …

Med J Aust 2015; 202 (11): C3 Free

True stories

R G Peter Watson

… an advanced competency registration with the Australian Medical Council and a temporary residency visa for 3 months. … situation, which encompass social and economic as well as educational factors, not to mention the difficulties of … to remote communities. I greatly enjoyed the challenge of medical practice in a new environment. As well as the usual …

Med J Aust 2010; 193 (11): 709-710 Free

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Gillian A Laven, Justin J Beilby, Heather J McElroy and David Wilkinson

… this imbalance have included increasing the number of medical students with a rural background, increasing the … and primary and secondary schooling) on choice of current medical practice location, and how these factors vary across … to generate interest in rural medical practice by providing educational and social opportunities in rural medicine, and …

Med J Aust 2003; 179 (2): 75-79 Free

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Anne E Buist, Jeannette Milgrom, Bryanne E W Barnett, Sherryl Pope, John T Condon, David A Ellwood, Phillip M Boyce, Marie-Paule V Austin and Barbara A Hayes

… cost implications of marital separation and the social, educational and mental health difficulties of children … health nurses and research assistants. 5. Professional Education Program on depression and screening, including …

Med J Aust 2002; 177 (7): S101 Open Access

Community care – Research

Richard B Murray, Sue M Metcalf, Philomena M Lewis, Jacqueline K Mein and Ian L McAllister

… practices in the town of Broome. The Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services Council is a resource body jointly owned by … regional services, including population health, workforce education and corporate services. The Kimberley Population … of the program In 1995, the Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services Council began a program of retinal …

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (10): 520-523 Free

Research

Nick Crofts and Campbell K Aitken

… 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/>". … have nothing to do with changes in the environment (such as educational campaigns). If so, cross-sectional studies would …

Med J Aust 1997; 167 (1): 17-20 Free

Research

Simon Chapman, Bronwen Morrell, Rowena Forsyth, Ian Kerridge and Cameron Stewart

… grants, travel and conference support, and unrestricted educational grants, where support is given to researchers to … Our study complements a 2009 study of all 20 Australian medical schools’ policies on competing interests 5 by … Australia or the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations should …

Med J Aust 2012; 196 (7): 452-456 Free

Viewpoint

Hans Peter Dietz

… one nation state. Every now and then, we become aware that medical doctors are not the only victims of this continuing … Sydney West Area Health Service, the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and the New South Wales … (recommendation 75); a NSW Institute for Clinical Education and Training (recommendation 36); new Executive …

Med J Aust 2009; 191 (6): 345-346 Free

Research

Anthony F Jorm, Annemarie Wright and Amy J Morgan

… (mental health information reported as received at educational institution or workplace, awareness of … adults, there was no predominant source, with GP/doctor/medical, family and friend being the most commonly … counsellors were relatively more preferred and GP/doctor/medical, family and friend relatively less so. When …

Med J Aust 2007; 187 (10): 556-560 Free

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Philip N Sambrook, Ego Seeman, Stephen R Phillips and Peter R Ebeling

… for the treatment of osteoporosis. The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) levels of evidence (see Box … classifications endorsed by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) in 1995.* E1 Level I: … osteoporotic fracture often goes undiagnosed and untreated, education and awareness programs are one key strategy to …

Med J Aust 2002; 176 (8): S1-S16 Free

Careers

Cate Swannell

… Intern of the Year. DR TANIA Farrar is living proof that medical careers don’t have to be borne from a childhood … of Notre Dame (Sydney), a member of the first cohort of medical students to go through that institution. She is in … and epilepsy.” Dr Dark, who is the Director of Physician Education at the Tamworth Rural Referral Hospital, …

Med J Aust 2017; 206 (8): Free

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Annemarie Wright, Meredith G Harris, Anthony F Jorm, Sue M Cotton, Susy M Harrigan, Patrick D McGorry, John H Wiggers and Rosalind E Hurworth

… in mental health literacy may help to improve community education and the responsiveness of the health care system, … sample was drawn, given the positive association between education, literacy and health literacy. 18 While most … clinicians, including psychiatrists, psychiatry registrars, medical officers, occupational therapists, social workers, …

Med J Aust 2005; 183 (1): 18-23 Free

New Drugs, Old Drugs

Leon A Simons and David R Sullivan

… On this basis, the United States National Cholesterol Education Program has recently suggested that their goal …

Med J Aust 2005; 182 (6): 286-289 Free

MJA Practice Essentials — Endocrinology

Joseph Proietto and Louise A Baur

… goals from the start. Weight loss that is useful from a medical point of view (5%–10%) often does not satisfy … encourage weight gain 22 , 23 (see also National Health and Medical Research guidelines on managing obesity, 7 section … Monash University, Centre for Obesity Research and Education, Melbourne, VIC.) 2: Waist circumference …

Med J Aust 2004; 180 (9): 474-480 Free

Preprint

Sandeep G Mistry, Wallace Walker, James Earnshaw and Anders Cervin

… (COVID-19) swab test.  She had no other historical or medical risk factors for a CSF fistula (e.g. previous …

Med J Aust 2020; (): 1 Free

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