Volume 201 Issue 11

Strategies to reverse the decline in GP obstetricians

Wendy E Brodribb MB BS, FABM, PhD

Collaboration with industry ensures returns on research

Timothy M Dyke

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The limited availability of primaquine puts returned travellers at risk

Richard S Bradbury PhD, FFS(RCPA), FASM · Gemma Robertson BMedSci, MB BS · Robert E Norton MD, FAFPHM FRCPA · Andrew W Taylor-Robinson PhD, FRCPath, FACTM

Meeting standards in disaster response

Nicholas R Coatsworth MB BS(Hons), MIntPH, FRACP

Lack of policy development hinders the effective integration of research, education and health care delivery

David E Theile MB BS(Hons), MS, FRACS · Ian A Scott FRACP, MHA, MEd · Jennifer H Martin MB ChB, FRACP, PhD · Areti Gavrilidis MBA, BSc, BAppSc

Vigilance is needed to keep supply, training and the working environment strong

Tarun Sen Gupta FRACGP, FACRRM, PhD

In the absence of universal dental care there are still ways to improve oral health for all

Lesley M Russell BSc(Hons), BA, PhD

Questioning anthropogenic climate change

Michael J Pitney

Rural people have high needs but experienced practitioners prefer cities

Leonard A Crocombe

Human infection is rare but devastating, and all bat-related injuries should be taken seriously

Joshua R Francis BAppSc(MedSc), MB BS, FRACP · Bradley J McCall MB BS, MPH, FAFPHM · Penny Hutchinson MB BS, MPH, FAFPHM · Jodie Powell RN, PGCertInfectControl, BN · Vikram L Vaska FRACP, FRCPA · Clare Nourse MB BCh, FRACP, MD

Incorporating older and newer agents to individualise treatment for each person with diabetes

Jenny E Gunton MB BS, FRACP, PhD · N Wah Cheung MB BS, FRACP, PhD · Timothy M E Davis DPhil, FRCP, FRACP · Sophia Zoungas MB BS(Hons), PhD, FRACP · Stephen Colagiuri MB BS, FRACP

It is difficult to find agreement on the best ways to measure patient safety in hospitals

Kenneth M Hillman MD, FRCA, FCICM · Richard Lilford PhD, FRCP, FFPH · Jeffrey Braithwaite BA, PhD, FCHSM

Perioperative prophylaxis is one area in which there is capacity for improving the quality of prescribing

Joshua Osowicki MB BS · Amanda Gwee MB BS, FRACP, DTMH · Jesuina Noronha MB BS, DCH · Pamela Palasanthiran MB BS, MD, FRACP · Brendan McMullan BMed, FRACP, FRCPA · Philip N Britton BMedSci, MB BS, FRACP · David Isaacs MD, FRACP, FRCPCH · Tony Lai BPharm, GCClinPharm · Clare Nourse MRCPI, FRACP, MD · Minyon Avent BSc(Hons), PharmD, BCPS · Paul Moriarty MB BCh, BAO, MD · Julia Clark BM BS, FRCPCH, FRACP · Joshua R Francis BAppSc(MedSc), MB BS, FRACP · Christopher C Blyth MB BS, FRACP, FRCPA · Celia M Cooper BM BS, FRACP · Penelope A Bryant MRCP, FRACP, PhD

Emergency department data can be useful for monitoring enterovirus infections

Alexis Zander BDS, MPhilPH, MFDS · Philip N Britton BMedSci, MB BS, FRACP · Tina Navin BSc, MBiostat · Emily Horsley MB BS, MPH · Sean Tobin BM BS, MPH, FAFPHM · Jeremy M McAnulty MB BS, MPH

A supported and empowering learning environment engenders competence and confidence

Alison M Campbell BA · James Brown FRACGP, FACRRM, MFM(Clin) · David R Simon FRANZCOG, FRACGP, MPH · Sari Young BNSc(Hons), AdDipNaturopathy, AdDipNutritionalScience · Leigh Kinsman BHSc, MHSc, PhD

Assessing comprehensive combination therapy from the perspective of the Australian health system

Tracey-Lea Laba PhD, BPharm(Hons), BSc(Hons) · Alison Hayes BSc(Hons), PhD · Serigne Lo PhD · David P Peiris MIPH, PhD, FRACGP · Tim Usherwood MD, FRACGP, FRCP · Graham S Hillis MB ChB, PhD · Natasha Rafter MPH, FAFPHM, NZCPHM · Christopher M Reid PhD · Andrew M Tonkin MD, FRACP, FCSANZ · Ruth Webster BMedSc(Hons), MB BS(Hons), MIPH(Hons) · Bruce C Neal MB ChB, PhD, FRCP · Alan Cass BA, FRACP, PhD · Anushka Patel SM, PhD, FRACP · Anthony Rodgers MB ChB, PhD · Stephen Jan BEc, MEc, PhD

Doctors should screen patients with dementia for firearm possession and assess capacity to own and use guns safely

Anne P F Wand MB BS, MPsychiatry, FRANZCP · Carmelle Peisah MB BS, MD, FRANZCP · Julie-Anne Strukovski RN · Henry Brodaty MD, DSc, FRANZCP

Developing coroners’ guidelines in all jurisdictions would help health practitioners comply with reporting obligations

Sarah Middleton BA/LLB(Hons), PhD, GDLP · Michael D Buist FRACP, FCICM, MD

Being the victim of a robbery highlights our inherent helplessness in an inexorably changing world

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

Political ideology is the greatest obstacle to DEA’s ability to reduce the health hazards of climate change

David J C Shearman MB ChB, PhD, FRACP · William M Castleden MS, FRCS, FRACS

Exploring connections between medicine and music in the 18th century

Anna McMichael BMus, MMus · Anthony J McMichael MB BS, PhD, FTSE

From poisons and potions to promising new therapies for cardiovascular disease

Nitesh Nerlekar MB BS · Anna Beale MB BS, BMedSci · Richard W Harper MB BS, FRACP, FCSANZ

Sustaining human engagement after retirement from medical practice

Alexander K Cohen AO, MD, FRACP, FRCP

This year marks the 500th anniversary of the birth of the founder of modern anatomy

Goran Štrkalj PhD

My dead neighbour’s name typed in black

Lisa Wiley

No small feat, fifty wing beats per second

Donna Steiner

The crisis in contemporary medicine and the rise of the reflective physician

Donald Campbell

Climate change and global health

Tim Senior

Fast facts: skin cancer

Stephen P Shumack

Attitude may play a greater role than technique in winning at Christmas crackers

B Emma Huang PhD · David Clifford PhD · Kim-Anh Lê Cao PhD

The case of Patient R, reported to have been afflicted with a very shiny nose

Deshan F Sebaratnam MB BS(Hons), MMed · Nicholas Stewart MB BS, BSc · Supriya S Venugopal MB BS, MMed, FACD

Tropical fruits are undeniably delicious but the quest for their flesh can be dangerous

Joel Negin PhD · Pavle Vizintin MIH, BSc(Hons) · Patrick Houasia MB BS, FICS(Orth) · Alexandra L C Martiniuk PhD

For some, Christmas highlights life’s deficiencies

James Toh BSc, MB BS, FRACS

Good news for health care workers who are obliged to enjoy their Christmas lunch at the hospital

Daniel G Brieger · Amaleena B Amir · Gratian J Punch BMedSci(Hons), MB BS(Hons) · Christopher S H Lim MB BS, MS, MRCS · James Toh BSc, MB BS, FRACS

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on behalf of the Australasian Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Telstra and the Rural Doctors Association of Australia provide an annual award that recognises the importance of medical students to the future of rural health. This year’s winner, Laura Sharley from the University of Adelaide, writes here about her path to rural and Indigenous health.

Laura Sharley

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Cate Swannell