Volume 201 Issue 6

How to achieve the impossible in the face of a global health disaster

Stephen Leeder

Bad policy has been good politics for too long

Alex D Wodak FRACP, FAChAM, FAFPHM

Turning research into outcomes

Davina Ghersi

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Pushing public health to where it needs to go

Henry Greenberg MD

Front-line staff need tools for dealing with the vast array of synthetic cannabinoids

Michelle M Williams BSc, MBA, MDR · Paul J Taylor BSc · Colin B Page MB ChB, FACEM, MMedSci(ClinEpid) · Jennifer H Martin MA, FRACP, PhD

Good infection control minimises the risk to Australia from the largest outbreak of Ebola virus disease

Arinjay Banerjee BS, MS · Siobhan M Mor BVSc, PhD, MANZCVS · Jen Kok MB BS, FRACP, FRCPA · Tania C Sorrell MB BS, MD, FRACP · Grant A Hill-Cawthorne MB BChir, MA, MRCP

An expression of support for Bruce Hall and his significant contributions to the field of transplantation

Jeremy R Chapman · Geoffrey W McCaughan · Philip J O’Connell

Was mental health reform ever really “on track”?

Paul Dignam

In reply: More work is needed, but there is sufficient evidence for action now

Ian B Hickie · Patrick D McGorry · Helen Christensen

Underfunding of pain research limits evidence for effective therapies

Michael J Cousins · Lesley Brydon

In reply: Patients need help confronting reality after treatment “failures”

Michael A Ashby

Declines in HCV incidence suggest increased treatment uptake and a reduction in the population of injecting drug users

Bethany White PhD, MPH · Gregory J Dore MB BS, FRACP, PhD · Andrew R Lloyd MB BS, MD, FRACP · William D Rawlinson MB BS, PhD, FRACP · Lisa Maher PhD

There is a need to protect against risks considered unacceptable in Australian practice

Martyn A Stafford-Bell MB BS, FRCOG, FRANZCOG · Sam G Everingham BSc, MA, MPH · Karin Hammarberg RN, BSc, PhD

Appropriate identification and management of diabetes and its comorbid conditions can reduce costs of preventable complications

Leon A Bach MB BS, PhD, FRACP · Elif I Ekinci MB BS, FRACP, PhD · Dennis Engler MD, FRACP · Chris Gilfillan MB BS, PhD, FRACP · P Shane Hamblin MB BS(Hons), FRACP · Richard J MacIsaac PhD, MB BS, FRACP · Georgia Soldatos MB BS, FRACP, PhD · Cheryl Steele RN, RM, CDE · Glenn M Ward MB BS, FRACP, DPhil(Oxon) · Sue Wyatt RN, GradCertDiabEd

High levels of active infection and susceptibility suggest routine HBV testing and vaccination could be beneficial in this population

Mary E Harrod PhD · Sophia Couzos FRACGP, FACRRM, FAFPHM · Dea Delaney-Thiele MPH · Gregory J Dore MPH, PhD, FRACP · Belinda Hammond · Mark Saunders · Mary Belfrage MB BS, DRANZCOG, MRACGP · Sidney Williams AdvDipMgt · John M Kaldor PhD · James Ward BA

High-risk children need ongoing surveillance and follow-up

Emma Griffiths MB BS, MPHTM, FRACGP · Carole Reeve FRACGP, FACRRM, FAFPHM · Julia V Marley PGDipSc, PGDipPolSt, PhD,

How to manage challenging doctor–patient relationships

Michael Jefford MB BS, PhD, FRACP · John R Zalcberg MB BS, PhD, FRACP

Obligations don’t end at the last consultation

Loane L C Skene LLB, LLM, LLD

Lessons for public health priorities in Australia

L Claire Hooker PhD · Christopher Mayes PhD · Chris Degeling PhD, BVSc · Gwendolyn L Gilbert MD, FRACP, FRCPA · Ian H Kerridge BMed(Hons), FRACP, FRCPA

An incredibly tragic story with a surprising note of hope

Mahatia I M Minniecon

1922-2014

Michael C StJ Prior · Elizabeth Prior Jonson

1930-2014

Verna Hemingway · Patricia A Hemingway

This is the new nonchalance

Lyndon Walker

There are many ways to volunteer your time and medical skills to help the world’s poorest people. Mercy Ships offers a unique experience for surgeons, anaesthetists, nurses and allied health professionals

Cate Swannell

Australia’s medical students are smart, educated about mental health, and very bad at seeking help for their own problems. The Australian Medical Students’ Association is out to change that.

Cate Swannell