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Editorials

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Darwinian evolution and general practice
Martin B Van Der Weyden — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (2): 51-52.

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Promoting evidence-based non-drug interventions: time for a non-pharmacopoeia?
Paul P Glasziou — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (2): 52-53.

Postcard from New York

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President Obama’s health care plan
Jeffrey D Zajac — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (2): 54.

Reforming Policy

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What impact will the Australian Government’s proposed national health care reforms have on Australian general practice? — Editorial
Michael R Kidd — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (2): 55-57.

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General practice reforms, 1989–2009 — Review
William Coote — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (2): 58-61.

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Red sand and stingers — reform in general practice — Personal Perspective
Paul R Mara — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (02): 62-63.

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“Barking up the right tree”: challenges for health care reform — Viewpoint
Joachim P Sturmberg, Diana E O’Halloran, Claire Jackson, Christopher D Mitchell and Carmel M Martin — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (2): 64-66.

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An open letter to the federal Minister for Health from a general practitioner in outback Australia — Personal Perspective
Susan M Wearne — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (2): 67-69.

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Australian primary health care centres: de facto Super Clinics? — Letter
Thomas D Brett — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (2): 70.

Workforce

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Medical workforce planning: let’s keep it current — Editorial
Deborah A Askew, Naomi R Hansar and Marie-Louise B Dick — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (2): 72-73.

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Work intentions and opinions of general practice registrars — Letter
Thomas D Brett, Diane E Arnold-Reed, Cam T Phan, Robert G Moorhead and Dana A Hince — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (2): 73-74.

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Retirement intentions of general practitioners aged 45–65 years — Research
Thomas D Brett, Diane E Arnold-Reed, Dana A Hince, Ian K Wood and Robert G Moorhead — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (2): 75-77.

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Doctors trading places: the Isolated Practitioner Peer Support Scheme — Health Care
John G Moran, Sue L Page, Hudson H Birden, Louise M Fisher and Naree J Hancock — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (2): 78-80.

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Australia’s primary health care workforce — research informing policy — For Debate
Kirsty A Douglas, Frith K Rayner, Laurann E Yen, Robert W Wells, Nicholas J Glasgow and John S Humphreys — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (2): 81-84.

Models Of Care

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Coordination of care for patients with chronic disease — Editorial
Mark F Harris, Bibiana C Chan and Sarah M Dennis — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (2): 85-86.

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Features of effective primary health care models in rural and remote Australia: a case-study analysis — Research
John Wakerman, John S Humphreys, Robert Wells, Pim Kuipers, Judith A Jones, Philip Entwistle and Leigh Kinsman — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (2): 88-91.

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Enhancing care, improving quality: the six roles of the general practice nurse — Research
Christine B Phillips, Christopher Pearce, Sally Hall, Marjan Kljakovic, Bonnie Sibbald, Kathryn Dwan, Julie Porritt and Rachel Yates — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (2): 92-97.

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Do Team Care Arrangements address the real issues in the management of chronic disease? — Viewpoint
Paul A Hartigan, Tuck Meng Soo and Marjan Kljakovic — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (2): 99-100.

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“The first port of call is always the doctor”: general practitioner roles in addressing social inclusion — Letter
Julaine M Allan, Patrick Ball and Margaret M Alston — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (2): 101.

Medical Education

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Teaching capacity in general practice: results from a survey of practices and supervisors in South Australia — Research
Caroline O Laurence and Linda E Black — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (2): 102-104.

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A tale of three hospitals: solving learning and workforce needs together — Health Care
Tarun K Sen Gupta, Richard B Murray, Neil S Beaton, David J Farlow, Clare B Jukka and Natasha L Coventry — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (2): 105-109.

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Survey of views of metropolitan general practitioners about teaching medical students — Letter
Nancy J Sturman, Patricia M Régo and Marie-Louise B Dick — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (2): 110.

In Clinical Practice

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From research and guidelines to the consultation: five ways to improve blood pressure management in clinical practice — Editorial
Mark R Nelson — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (2): 111-112.

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Improving general practice consultations for older people with asthma: a cluster randomised control trial — Research
Dianne P Goeman, Lena A Sanci, Simon L Scharf, Michael Bailey, Robyn E O’Hehir, Christine R Jenkins and Jo A Douglass — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (2): 113-117.

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Reducing the impact of unemployment on health: revisiting the agenda for primary health care — Review
Elizabeth Harris and Mark F Harris — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (2): 119-122.

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An early general practice trial of antidepressants: interview with the trialist, Tim Blashki — History
Bruce Arroll, Timothy G Blashki and Grant A Blashki — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (2): 123-125.

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General and relative time in urban general practice — Letter
Oliver R Frank — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (2): 125.

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Medicines for breastfeeding women: a postal survey of general practitioners in Victoria — Letter
Lisa H Amir and Marie V Pirotta — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (2): 126.

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Basic health education is for schools, not doctors, to provide — Letter
Tony A Marshal — Med J Aust 2009; 191 (2): 127.

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