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Volume 197 Issue 8

15 October 2012

Editor’s choice

This pioneering spirit

Ann Gregory and Ruth Armstrong

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (8): 427 Free

Editorial

Setting up international medical graduates to succeed

Balakrishnan R Nair and Mulavana S Parvathy

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (8): 428-429

Another achievement in organ transplantation in Australia — yet much still needs to be done

Simone I Strasser

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (8): 429-430

Treating Crohn’s disease: at “deep” remission and exploring beyond

Crispin Corte and Warwick S Selby

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (8): 430-431

In brief

In brief

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (8): 434-435

NHMRC John Cade Fellowship in Mental Health Research

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (8): 434-434

Perspectives

Take a deep breath . . . and talk

Rachel E Nowak

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (8): 439

The definite health risks from cutting power outweigh possible bushfire prevention benefits

Richard A Broome and Wayne T Smith

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (8): 440-441 Free

Letters

CareTrack: assessing the appropriateness of health care delivery in Australia

Annemarie Wright and Bruce Bolam

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (8): 442

Vitamin B12 screening in older inpatients without known risk factors: why do clinicians measure it?

Celia S M Ting, John C Oldroyd and Michele R Levinson

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (8): 442-443

Only the best: medical student selection in Australia

Patrick D Mahar

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (8): 443

Exploring practitioner colour blindness in everyday practice

Navin I Dadlani

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (8): 443

The country closet

Cathy Wheel

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (8): 443-444

The role of depression in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease

Adrienne E O’Neil

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (8): 444-445

Botulinum toxin type A should be PBS listed for treatment of palmar hyperhidrosis

Ingrid C Chung and Bruce C L McGeorge

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (8): 445

Severe burns from alkali drain cleaner

Rachel A D’Cruz, Erik R La Hei and Andrew J A Holland

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (8): 446

Legal clarification of “loss of chance of a better outcome” in Australia

Neera Bhatia and James Tibballs

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (8): 446

Research

Risks of complaints and adverse disciplinary findings against international medical graduates in Victoria and Western Australia

Katie Elkin, Matthew J Spittal and David M Studdert

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (8): 448-452 Free

Changes in hospitalisations for acute gastroenteritis in Australia after the national rotavirus vaccination program

Aditi Dey, Han Wang, Robert Menzies and Kristine Macartney

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (8): 453-457 Free

Risk of active tuberculosis in immigrants: effects of age, region of origin and time since arrival in a low-exposure setting

Emma S McBryde and Justin T Denholm

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (8): 458-461 Free

Case reports

Notable Cases

Australia’s first liver–intestinal transplant

Mayur Garg, Robert M Jones, Darius Mirza, Bao Zhong Wang, Michael A Fink, Graham Starkey, Rhys B Vaughan and Adam G Testro

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (8): 463-465

Lessons from practice

Listeria monocytogenes infection in Crohn’s disease treated with adalimumab

Kaspar J Willson, Antony Jacob, Mohit P Shetti, Rajesh Bhatia, Kwang Yee and William Osler

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (8): 466-467

Reflections

Global Health Writing Competition (Nossal Global Health Prize Runner Up, Student Category)

Lasting change: the Community Based Health Project, Buldhana

Bharat Ramakrishna, Michelle Y Li, Ray Wang, Lily T Ho-Le, James S Wei and Henry R Jennens

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (8): 468-469 Free

Careers

Going viral

Marge Overs

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (8): C1 Free

Dr Sarah Walker

Cate Swannell

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (8): C2 Free

Where immunology meets liver disease - Professor Geoff McCaughan reflects on his career as a hepatologist

Interview by Marge

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (8): C5 Free

Testing the limits

Sophie McNamara

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (8): C6 Free

Medical makeover

Amanda Bryan

Med J Aust 2012; 197 (8): C7 Free