Volume 200 Issue 10

Birthdays are a time for celebrating achievements and reflecting on what lies ahead

Christine Gee

Strategies for preventing chronic disease will be hit by changes in the 2014–15 federal Budget

Andrew Wilson PhD, FRACP, FAFPHM

Best-practice care and population health actions now will bring significant benefit in the long-term

Paul J Torzillo MB BS, FRACP, FCICM · Anne B Chang MB BS, PhD, FRACP

The palliative care schedule is coming of age as evaluation data become available

David C Currow BMed, MPH, FRACP · Lloyd N Sansom BSc, PhD, FPS

More patients are receiving treatment from a doctor or nurse within an appropriate time for the urgency category

Elizabeth Ingram

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Cate Swannell

Progress is being made towards establishing a nationally consistent approach

Shane Solomon

As Medicare turns 30, it’s time to assess whether it still delivers on its original principles

Vlado Perkovic MB BS, PhD · Fiona Turnbull MB ChB, MPH(Hons), PhD · Andrew Wilson PhD,FRACP, FAFPHM

The evidence is in and the support is growing

John W Toumbourou PhD · Kypros Kypri PhD · Sandra C Jones MBA, MPH, PhD Professor and · Ian B Hickie MB BS, MD, FRANZCP

The benefits and harms of end-of-life care pathways remain poorly understood

Raymond J Chan RN, PhD, FACN · Joan Webster RN, RM, BA · Jane Phillips RN, PhD · David C Currow BMed, MPH, FRACP

Highlights from the World Heart Federation’s World Congress of Cardiology in Melbourne

Stephen R Leeder MD, PhD, FRACP

“Responsible drinking” campaigns risk promoting alcohol consumption to young people

Simone Pettigrew · Mike Daube · Nicole Biagioni

Age-adjusted PSA medians may or may not predict prostate cancer screening outcomes

Christopher B Del Mar · R Gordon Wright · Paul P Glasziou

Age-related medians significantly predict prostate cancer outcomes

Kenneth A Sikaris

GPs are best placed to begin discussions about end-of-life care, and being well prepared is important

Liz Marles

“Just in case” medications should be readily available in the patient’s home

Margaret O’Connor · Susan Gatens · Brian H Le

Looking for evidence that selection based on population demographics produces desirable workforce outcomes

Peter C Arnold

There has been an encouraging increase in the number of 2006 graduates in rural practice

William R Adam · Julian R Wright · Geoffrey J McColl

A university program is pioneering urban community-based medical education

Sarah Mahoney

Penile rehabilitation strategies are available to improve quality of life for men after prostate cancer therapy

Eric Chung MB BS, FRACS · Michael Gillman MB BS, FRACGP

Men living outside major cities are still at a disadvantage compared with their urban brothers

Xue Qin Yu PhD, MPH · Qingwei Luo MAppStats, BSc · David P Smith PhD, MPH · Dianne L O’Connell PhD, BMaths(Hons) · Peter D Baade PhD, AStat

Admission rates reveal an increasing health burden that thwarts national aspirations to close the gap

Elisabeth K Janu MB BS · Bhavana I Annabattula MB BS · Saampavi Kumariah MB BS · Marta Zajaczkowska MB BS · John S Whitehall FRACP · Matthew J Edwards MD, FRACP, FACMG · Sanja Lujic BSc(Hons), MStats, MBiostats · Ian B Masters MB BS, FRACP, PhD

High, increasing chlamydia rates highlight need for better prevention and screening programs for Indigenous people

Catherine C O’Connor DrPH, FAChSHM, MB BS(Hons) · Hammad Ali MB BS, MPH · Rebecca J Guy BAppSc, MAppEpi, PhD · David J Templeton MB ChB, PhD, FAChSHM · Christopher K Fairley PhD, FRACP, FAChSHM · Marcus Y Chen MB BS, PHD, FAChSHM · Bridget M Dickson · Lewis J Marshall MB BS, FAChSHM, FAFPHM · Andrew E Grulich MB BS, PhD, MScEpid · Margaret E Hellard MB BS, FRACP, PHD · John M Kaldor PhD · Basil Donovan MB BS, MD, FAChSHM · James S Ward BA

Serious hypersensitivity reactions can occur with very small amounts of exposure to chlorhexidine

Usman Mushtaq MB BS · Aaron Tan MB BS, FRACP · Ju Ann Tan MB BS, MRCP, FRACP · William B Smith MB BS(Hons), FRACP, PhD

In George Repin’s heyday, government listened to him and enjoyed his coffee

John B Best AO, MD BS, PhD, DSc(Hon)

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New attention is being paid to how formal mentoring programs can help the mental health and wellbeing of medical students and junior doctors

Annabel McGilvray

Dr Linda Mann is a general practitioner with a passion for education, women’s health, genetics and supporting rural communities. She’s a hero to a generation of female GPs

Cate Swannell

Greg Mundy has been appointed as the new chief executive officer of Rural Health Workforce Australia (RHWA), the peak body for the national network of state and territory Rural Workforce Agencies. Mr Mundy joins RHWA after three years as CEO of the Council of Ambulance Authorities, the peak body representing providers of public ambulance services in Australia and New Zealand. Before that he was CEO of Aged and Community Services Australia. The chair of RHWA, Ian Taylor, welcomed Mr Mundy’s appointment. “Greg is widely respected for his commitment to health and social care,” Mr Taylor said. “He will be a strong advocate for our agenda to make primary health care more accessible for rural Australians.” Mr Mundy said it was an exciting time to be joining RHWA and the RWA network. “Rural Workforce Agencies have been successfully delivering health workforce initiatives in rural, regional and remote communities for the last 25 years,” he said. “Each year they recruit hundreds of health professionals and provide services to them such as professional development and family support. It’s great to be part of such a positive movement.” In addition to his current responsibilities, Mr Mundy is a board director of the National Rural Health Alliance and a council member of the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association. He started work at RHWA on 5 May and is based in Melbourne.

Cate Swannell