Volume 203 Issue 9

Appropriate use of antibiotics for urinary tract infections is an important consideration for residents in aged care

Lynn M Weekes

n/a

Cate Swannell

Harnessing the value of self-monitoring of blood glucose among people with non-insulin-treated type 2 diabetes

Jane Speight PhD, CPSychol, AFBPsS · Jessica L Browne BPsych(Hons), PhD · John S Furler MB BS, FRACGP, PhD

Breastmilk banking provides an alternative to infant formula, not a substitute for mother’s own milk

Vikram Palit MB BS, BMedSc · Gillian F Opie MB BS, IBCLC, FRACP

Prisons have substantially underinvested in health care — a mixed funding approach can help to overcome the problem

Tessa M Plueckhahn BA(Hons), JD · Stuart A Kinner PhD · Georgina Sutherland BAppSc(Hons), PhD · Tony G Butler PhD

Even though these students believed that their UMAT performance would be improved, this belief was misplaced

Barbara Griffin BPsych(Hons), PhD · Wendy CY Hu MB BS(Hons), PhD, FRACGP

PADH is a rare but significant complication of artesunate treatment

Ruchir Chavada FRACP, FRCPA, MRCP · Siong H Hui MB ChB, FRACP · Sean O'Connor BMedChem(Hons), MB BS, PhD · Satoshi Akima FRACP · Iain B Gosbell FRACP, FRCPA, FASM

Doctors should be aware of an unusual but easily treatable response to statin therapy

Bobak Bahrami MB BS · Saul Rajak PhD, FRCOphth · Dinesh Selva FRACS, FRANZCO

New liquor licensing laws were effective in their first 12 months

Gordian WO Fulde FRACS, FACEM, FRCS/RCP(A · Myles Smith MB BS · S Lesley Forster MB BS, FRACMA, FAFPHM

In-hospital falls are expensive — even when there is no serious injury

Renata T Morello BPhty, MPH · Anna L Barker BPhty, MPhty(Geriatrics), PhD · Jennifer J Watts BBus(Ec), PGDipHEcon, MComm(Ec) · Terry Haines BPhty(Hons), GCHEcon, PhD · Silva S Zavarsek BSc(Hons), PhD · Keith D Hill BAppSc(Physio), GradDipPhysio, PhD · Caroline Brand MB BS, MPH, FRACP · Catherine Sherrington BAppSc(Physio), MPH, PhD · Rory Wolfe BSc, PhD · Megan A Bohensky BA, MPH, PhD · Johannes U Stoelwinder MB BS, MD, FRACMA

The availability of a catheterisation laboratory appears to have a significant impact on long-term mortality in acute coronary syndrome patients

David B Brieger MB BS, PhD, FRACP · Derek PB Chew MB BS, MPH, FRACP · Julie Redfern PhD, BAppSc(Hons), BSc · Chris Ellis BM, FRACP · Tom G Briffa PhD · Tegwen E Howell BEcon, MEcSt · Bernadette Aliprandi-Costa RN, BHSc · Carolyn M Astley RN, BN, DrPH · Greg Gamble MSc · Bridie Carr BA, SRN, OND · Christopher JK Hammett BHB, MB ChB, MD · Neville Board BA, RN, MPH · John K French MB ChB, PhD, FRACP

Continuous quality improvement initiatives contribute to improved pregnancy care for Indigenous Australians

Melanie E Gibson-Helm PhD, MRepSci, BSc(Hons) · Helena J Teede MB BS, FRACP, PhD · Alice R Rumbold PhD, MPH, BSc(Hons) · Sanjeeva Ranasinha MSc, MEpid · Ross S Bailie MD(CommHlth), FAFPHM, MB ChB · Jacqueline A Boyle MB BS, FRANZCOG, PhD

Metastatic lymphadenopathy as the primary provisional diagnosis in adults with cystic neck masses

Chris Wratten MB BS, BMedSci, FRANZCR · Sravan Anne · Minh Thi Tieu MB BS, BSc(Med), FRANZCR · Balasubramaniam Kumar MD, DNB, FRANZCR · Robert Eisenberg MB BS, FRACS

There is a challenge to systematically work out whether these instruments are therapeutic for people with asthma or other respiratory conditions

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

Community development and empowerment serve to address these inequalities experienced by Aboriginal Australians, building cultural connectedness and increasing access to eliminate social, emotional and cultural inequality

Sharnee M Townsend BA

If one wakens and looks about with a sense of wonderment, curiosity and thankfulness, the outlook for the day is good

Alexander K Cohen AO, MD, FRACP, FRCP

It’s a shame about the bright fluorescent light rectangles

Jennie Fraine

Dr Sandro Demaio is about to take a big step up in his career, joining the World Health Organization to continue his global health quest to prevent non-communicable diseases

Cate Swannell

Two University of Sydney medical academics have been named in The Australian Financial Review and Westpac 100 Women of Influence Awards for 2015. Associate Professor Lisa Harvey from Sydney Medical School and the Kolling Institute, was named in the global category, and Associate Professor Sydney Ch’ng from the Royal Prince Alfred Institute of Academic Surgery, was named in the innovation category. Professor Harvey is a physiotherapist clinician and researcher with more than 20 years’ experience in clinical trials on the effectiveness of physiotherapy interventions to assist people with spinal cord injuries. She teaches both nationally and internationally, and has been the recipient of numerous grants and scholarships. Professor Ch’ng is also affiliated with the Departments of Plastic Surgery, Head & Neck Surgery and Melanoma & Surgical Oncology at RPAH, the Chris O’Brien Lifehouse and Concord Hospitals. As well as being the research lead for plastic surgery at RPAH and on the Education Committee of the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons, Associate Professor Ch’ng is a mentor and advocate for young female doctors looking to pursue a career in surgery. http://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2015/09/24/university-of-sydney-honoured-in-women-of-influence-list.html Monash University’s Professor Christina Mitchell, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences and Academic Vice-President has won the 2015 Lemberg Medal, announced by the Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB.) The Lemberg medal is awarded to an individual who has demonstrated excellence in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and who has made significant contributions to the scientific community. Professor Mitchell is a distinguished member of the ASBMB. Professor Mitchell’s work for the last 20 years has focused on characterising the function of unknown genes that regulate cell proliferation and growth and, when mutated or deleted, lead to human disease. Recently, her laboratory discovered that one of the 4-phosphatase family members, INPP4B, functions as a tumour suppressor in breast cancer, where its loss occurs most frequently in aggressive basal-like subtype breast cancer and may therefore represent a breast cancer prognostic marker. http://www.med.monash.edu.au/news/2015/christina-mitchell-2015-lemberg-medal.html The University of Queensland’s Professor Maree Smith and the company founded on the ground-breaking pain drug she developed have won awards at the AusBiotech 2015 Conference. The Johnson & Johnson Innovation 2015 Industry Excellence Awards recognise individuals and organisations that have made a significant contribution to the biotechnology industry and continue to make a difference to the growth of the bio-economy. Spinifex Pharmaceuticals, a company founded by UQ’s commercialisation company UniQuest in 2015, was successful in the Australian Company of the Year category. Professor Smith, the inventor of Spinifex’s lead drug candidate for chronic pain, took out the Industry Leadership Award which recognises passion, enthusiasm and commitment to the industry. http://health.uq.edu.au/article/2015/10/uq-pain-drug-inventor-and-200m-start-win-national-awards Griffith University’s Dr Andrew Pearson has been awarded a Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning from the Australian Government. Dr Pearson designs, delivers and convenes courses, implements innovative co-curricular processes, manages specialist learning environments and provides academic leadership as the First Year Coordinator in the School of Medical Science. In addition, Dr Pearson has also been recognised for his development and implementation of a suite of curricular and co-curricular strategies designed to improve readiness for learning by identifying and redressing potential barriers to success. https://app.secure.griffith.edu.au/news/2015/09/22/griffith-health-sciences-lecturer-awarded-for-his-teaching-style/ Seye Abimbola, a PhD student at The George Institute for Global Health and the University of Sydney, has been named as editor-in-chief of a new journal by the renowned British Medical Journal dedicated to global health. BMJ Global Health will be an open access, online journal dedicated to publishing high-quality peer-reviewed content relevant to those involved in global health, such as policy makers, funders, researchers, clinicians and, crucially, frontline health care workers. A medically qualified public health specialist, Seye spent 7 years working to deliver health services and strengthen health systems in Nigeria. http://www.georgeinstitute.org/news/phd-student-seye-abimbola-to-lead-bmj-global-health Professor Susan Gordon has been appointed as the inaugural Chair in Restorative Care in South Australia at Flinders University. Professor Gordon commenced practice as a physiotherapist at the Royal Adelaide Hospital before spending 20 years working in several regional SA communities across public and private practice settings before joining James Cook University in 2006. Her research interests include musculoskeletal practice, focusing on cervical spondylosis, subacromial impingement, chronic low back pain and heterotopic ossification. http://blogs.flinders.edu.au/flinders-news/category/faculty-of-health-sciences/school-of-medicine/ The Australian National University Medical School has honoured retiring Professor Guan Chong by appointing him as Distinguished Clinical Professor. Professor Chong was the foundation Professor of Surgery when the Medical School was established in 2004. He was the driving force behind the surgery curriculum at the ANU Medical School, and he later established a weekly surgical masterclass. http://medicalschool.anu.edu.au/news-events/news/20sep2015/new-honour-medical-school-professor-guan-chong

Cate Swannell

This calendar includes conferences based in Australia into the foreseeable future, as far as can be confirmed. If you have an event you would like to add, please include relevant details in an email to cswannell@mja.com.au November 2015 2-4 National Primary Health Care Conference, Canberra, ACT 6-7 RANZCP Section of Neuropsychiatry Conference, Melbourne, VIC 6-7 ASBDD Conference, Sydney, NSW 9-13 13th Congress of the World Federation of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology, Gold Coast, QLD 11-13 Hospital in the Home 8th Annual Scientific Meeting 2015: HITH at 21: Maturity, Responsibility and Quality, Sydney, NSW 13-14 Interdisciplinary Cerebrovascular Symposium, Gold Coast, QLD 14-15 11th National Laser and Cosmetic Medicine Conference, Gold Coast, QLD 16-18 Improving Healthcare International Convention, Melbourne, VIC 17-18 Second National Complex Needs Conference, Canberra, ACT 17-19 Clinical Oncology Society of Australia 42nd ASM, Hobart, TAS 18 RACS Trauma Week Symposium: Fatal Distraction, Melbourne, VIC 18-20 International Conference on Neurology and Epidemiology, Gold Coast, QLD 19-21 Paediatric Pathology Society and ANZ Paediatric Pathology Group Joint Scientific Meeting, Perth, WA 19-21 Mercy Global Obstetric Update, Melbourne, VIC 20-22 RANZCP Section of Psychotherapy Conference, Sunshine Coast, QLD 21 2015 Sydney Colorectal Surgical Meeting, Sydney, NSW 22 National Fertility Conference Medical Update 2015, Melbourne, VIC 22-26 Australasian College for Emergency Medicine, 32nd ASM, Brisbane, QLD 23-24 Defence Human Sciences Symposium 2015, Melbourne, VIC 24-25 2015 Advance Care Planning and End of Life Care National Conference, Melbourne, VIC 25-26 AOPA Congress 2015: Enhancing quality and performance, Adelaide, SA 25-28 RANZCP Faculty of Forensic Psychiatry Joint Conference with the Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychology, Psychiatry and Law 35th Annual Congress, Canberra, ACT 26-28 RANZCP Faculty of Psychiatry of Old Age and APS Psychology and Ageing Special Interest Group Joint Conference, Adelaide, SA 27-29 International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation 1st ANZ Regional Conference: Broken structures, broken selves: complex trauma in the 21st century, Sydney, NSW December 2015 1-4 14th International Scientific Conference of the Asia Pacific Association of Medical Toxicology, Perth, WA 3-5 Inaugural International Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Congress, Sydney, NSW 5 MJA CPD seminar: Navigating the diagnosis and treatment options for patients with rheumatic disease, Sydney, NSW www.doctorportal.com.au/rheum 7-8 Livin’ It: Let’s Work With It; People, Employment and Mental Health, Sydney, NSW 7-9 9th Health Services and Policy Research Conference, Melbourne, VIC 9-11 3rd International Conference on UV and Skin Cancer Prevention, Melbourne, VIC 12 MJA CPD seminar: Navigating the diagnosis and treatment options for patients with rheumatic disease, Melbourne, VIC www.doctorportal.com.au/rheum 14-16 International Conference on Signal Processing and Communication Systems, Cairns, QLD January 2016 29 Jan-1 Feb MRI in Practice, The Course, Sydney, NSW February 2016 5-6 3rd International Four Corners of Cardiology Meeting, Melbourne, VIC 26-27 Obstetric Intensive Care Symposium, Adelaide, SA 26-28 Pathology Update: A diamond date, Melbourne, VIC March 2016 1 Mar Asian-Australasian Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery Meeting, Cairns, QLD 3-4 Evidence Review in Emergency Medicine FSM, Wollongong, NSW 3-5 AGES XXVI Annual Scientific Meeting 2016, Brisbane, QLD 11 5th International Medical Symposium: Future challenges for the medical profession, Sydney, NSW 11-13 2016 ANZSNR Meeting, Hunter Valley, NSW 13-16 Australian Pain Society 36th Annual Scientific Meeting: Pain: Meeting the Challenge, Perth, WA 14-17 Trans Tasman Radiation Oncology Group 28th ASM, Brisbane, QLD 18-19 2016 Symposium: Silent Contributors Injury/Illness/Performance, Bruce, ACT 19-23 Ottawa and ANZAHPE 2016 Conference, Perth, WA 21-23 23rd World Congress on Controversies in Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Infertility, Melbourne, VIC 25 Mar-8 Apr Autism, ADHD and Developmental Disabilities New Zealand Cruise, Sydney, NSW 29 Mar-1 Apr Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association Congress 2016, Melbourne, VIC April 2016 1-6 Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand ASM 2016, Perth, WA 3-6 NETNEP 2016, Brisbane, QLD 13-16 General Assembly and International Conference on Asian Pacific Organisation of Cancer Prevention, Brisbane, QLD 30 Apr-4 May ANZCA 2016 Annual Scientific Meeting, Auckland, NZ May 2016 14-17 49th Australasian College of Dermatologists ASM, Perth, WA 16-18 Royal Australasian College of Physicians Annual Congress, Adelaide, SA 19-20 ACEM Queensland Autumn Symposium, Brisbane, QLD June 2016 1-3 Australian and New Zealand Society of Geriatric Medicine (ANZSGM) Annual Scientific Meeting 2016, Cairns, QLD 17-18 Emergency South Australia FSM, Adelaide, SA 19-22 23rd National Conference Australian Health Promotion Association, Scarborough, WA July 2016 1-2 Emergency South Australia (EMSA), Adelaide, SA 21-23 International Conference on Pediatric Dermatology, Brisbane, QLD August 2016 12-14 Emergency Tasmania 2016, Launceston, TAS 21-26 International Congress of Immunology, Melbourne, VIC 26-27 2016 Australian Diabetes in Pregnancy Society ASM, Gold Coast, QLD 26-28 2016 ACD/ASDR/JDA/JSID/NZDSi Combined Meeting, Noosa, QLD September 2016 18-22 International Congress of Tropical Medicine and Malaria, Brisbane, QLD 20 Polio Australia’s 2016 Australasia-Pacific Post-Polio Conference, Sydney, NSW October 2016 16-19 RANZCOG ASM, Perth, WA 21-23 RACS Victorian Annual Surgical Meeting, Melbourne, VIC November 2016 19-23 48th RANZCO Annual Scientific Congress, Melbourne, VIC 20-24 Australian College of Emergency Medicine ASM, Queenstown, NZ February 2017 24-26 Pathology Update 2017, Sydney, NSW March 2017 24-28 International Society of Ocular Oncology Annual Conference, Sydney, NSW April 2017 30 Apr-3 May A World of Rural Health Conference 2017, Cairns, QLD May 2017 6-9 Australasian College of Dermatologists ASM, Sydney, NSW July 2017 26-29 Australasian College for Emergency Medicine Winter Symposium, SA (provisional dates) October 2017 18-21 9th World Congress of Melanoma, Brisbane, QLD

Cate Swannell