Volume 202 Issue 8

How can we best protect patients while making progress?

Guy J Maddern MD, PhD, FRACS

Pancreatic cancer is likely to become one of the leading causes of cancer death in Australia

Freddy Sitas MSc(Med), MSc(Epidemiol), DPhil · Rachel E Neale BA(Hons), PhD · Marianne F Weber BA(Hons), PhD · Qingwei Luo BSc, MAppStats

Patients using a home-based cardiac rehabilitation program delivered via a smartphone app are more likely to complete it

Mohanraj K Karunanithi · Marlien Varnfield · Darren L Walters

n/a

Surgical blitzes may achieve short-term gains, but they inhibit the development of sustainable local services

Hugh R Taylor AC, MD, FRANZCO · Tim R M Henderson MB ChB, FRCOphth, FRANZCO · Richard T Le Mesurier MA, FRCS, FRCOphth

Australian research advances technique that may make prostate cancer screening less invasive and more accurate

Jeremy P Grummet MB BS, MS, FRACS · Richard O’Sullivan BSc, MB BS, FRANZCR

Conclusions based on recent meta-analyses need to be viewed with caution

A Stewart Truswell MD, DSc, FRCP

Community treatment orders have become standard practice without serious consideration of the underlying research base

Steve Kisely MD, PhD, FRANZCP · Richard O’Reilly MB, FRCPC

Even small fees affect poor people's access to health services

Joel Lexchin MD

In reply: The findings of the Canadian experiment cannot be extrapolated to the Australian copayment debate

Michael Keane BM BS, FANZCA

The pitfalls in assessing patients’ decision-making capacity

Peter D Bastian MB BS, MPH, FRACP · Adeleen Eng MB BS · Linley A Denson MPsych, PhD · Lynn Ward PhD

Psychological and behavioural interventions that focus on building coping skills, resilience and a healthy lifestyle are important

Patrick D McGorry MD, PhD, FRANZCP · Debra J Rickwood BA(Hons), PhD, FAPS · Ian B Hickie MD, FRANZCP, FASSA

In reply: Evidence is needed that medical intervention does more good than harm for less than severe impairment

Jon N Jureidini MB BS, PhD, FRANZCP

A position statement from Coeliac Australia’s Medical Advisory Committee scrutinises the technology used in currently available kits

Evan D Newnham Jason A Tye-Din on behalf of the Coeliac Australia Medical Advisory Committee

This topic has garnered increased recognition in the eye care community

Enis D Kocak MB BS, BBiomedSci · Justin C Sherwin MB BS(Hons), BMedSc(Hons), MPhil · Anthony J Hall MD, FRANZCO, FRACS

New guidelines change some aspects of the management of pancreatitis

Maryam Nesvaderani MB BS, BSc(Hons) · Guy D Eslick DrPH, PhD, FACE · Michael R Cox MB BS, MS, FRACS

Hospitals must become healthy workplaces in every sense and extend their role to focus on health and wellness, not just illness

Lesley M Russell BSc(Hons), BA, PhD · Matthew H R Anstey MB BS, MPH, FCICM · Susan Wells MB ChB, MPH, PhD

Assessment is lengthy, costly and consumes significant resources

Louise Cullen MB BS, FACEM · Jaimi Greenslade PhD · Katharina Merollini MSocEconomics, PhD · Nicholas Graves PhD · Christopher J K Hammett BHB, MB ChB, MD · Tracey Hawkins BHealthSc(nursing) · Martin P Than FRCS(Ed), FFAEM · Anthony F T Brown FRCP, FACEM, FRCEM · Christopher B Huang MB BS · Seyed E Panahi BMedSc, BSc(Hons) · Emily Dalton BSc, BN · William A Parsonage DM, MRCP, FRACP

The current emphasis is on individual skills rather than responding to community needs

David J Hillis · Michael W Gorton AM, FRACS(Hon), FANZCA(Hon) · Bruce H Barraclough AO, FRACS, FACS · David Beckett PhD, FACEL, FPESA

A massive increase in antidepressant prescriptions has had little impact on rates of self-harm or antidepressant poisoning

Nicholas A Buckley BMed, FRACP, MD · Ian M Whyte MB BS(Hons), FRACP, FACMT · Andrew H Dawson MB BS, FRCP, FRACP · Geoffrey K Isbister BSc, FACEM, MD

Diabetic ketoacidosis in patients with type 2 diabetes can indicate primary pancreatic disease

George Zhong MB BS(Hons), BSc(Hons) · Rosalba Cross FCICM, MB BS, BSc(Hons)

Carbon monoxide poisoning is a genuine risk for waterpipe users

Louis W Wang MB BS, MM, FRACP · Emily YJ He MB BS, MPH, FRACP · Debasish Ghosh MB BS · Richard O Day AM, MD, FRACP · Graham RD Jones MB BS, DPhil, FRCPA · Rajesh N Subbiah MB BS, PhD, FRACP · Cameron J Holloway DPhil, FRACP, FCSANZ

Rapid identification of listeriosis source prevented further infections

Zeina Najjar BSc(Med) BMed BSurg, MPH, FAFPHM · Leena Gupta MB BS, MPH, FAFPHM · Vitali Sintchenko MB BS, FRCPA, PhD · Craig Shadbolt BSc(Hons), PhD · Qinning Wang PhD · Narinder Bansal PhD

Ian Olver considers his time at Cancer Council Australia and suggests embracing cancer treatment, prevention and research provides a comprehensive cancer control experience

Ian N Olver MB BS, MD, PhD

A triad of risk factors jeopardises the health of the nation

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

Talk to ophthalmologists and three themes emerge very quickly — the influence of Fred Hollows; the beauty of the eye and the preciousness of sight; and an intriguing mix of medical and surgical work

Cate Swannell

This calendar will be updated each month. If you have an event you would like to add, please include relevant details in an email to cswannell@mja.com.au

Cate Swannell