Volume 221 Issue 8

Australia’s stroke treatment performance has stagnated. A well targeted national quality improvement effort is required

For the 30/60/90 National Stroke Targets Taskforce

Discussion of a more evidence-based approach to skin checks, including who to target for skin checks, what type of skin check, how often, the clinical setting, and resources, costs and quality frameworks

Linda K Martin · Pascale Guitera · Georgina V Long · Richard A Scolyer · Anne E Cust

A framework for planning, design and reporting of clinical trials, to optimise implementability

Helena J Teede · Karen Best · Frank H Bloomfield · Alan Cass · Paul Cohen · Sue Crengle · Tiffany Harris‐Brown · Stephen Jan · David W Johnson · Samantha Keogh · Anne McKenzie · Philippa Middleton · Sandra Peake · Hashim Periyalil · Paul A Scuffham · Angela Scheppokat · Greg R Sharplin · Steve Webb

Medicines are less affordable for women, the ill, the young, and the socio-economically disadvantaged

Narcyz Ghinea

A legal analysis of off-label prescribing in Australia. Can we harmonise legislation with clinical practice?

Narcyz Ghinea

Baumgart SWLW, English S, Sebastian T, et al. Group A streptococcal colitis: an under‐recognised entity? Med J Aust 2024 https://doi.org/10.5694/mja2.52382 In this medical education article, in the first sentence of the Discussion section, where it says “… an aerobic, β‐haemolytic, gram‐positive coccus”, it should say “… a facultative anaerobic, β‐haemolytic, gram‐positive coccus”.

High quality care for patients with dementia should be promoted as core business for hospital staff

Emily H Gordon · Ruth E Hubbard

Targeted models of person-centred care are needed to ensure the best outcomes for people with dementia who are admitted to hospital

Danielle Ní Chróinín · Vicki Deane · Rinsy Pulikotil Zachariah · Katrina Stott · Bernadette Shepherd · Margaret Perkins · Leesa Giang · Rozina Shekhar · Vaulina Vueti · Mandana Mayahi‐Neysi · Amy Montgomery · Kaye Rolls · Steven A Frost

Co-designed, collaborative partnerships between local councils, community-controlled health services, state health services and public health units likely had a positive impact on the management and outcomes of COVID-19 in Indigenous communities

Allison Hempenstall · Barbara Telfer · Sean Cowley · Shalomie Shadrach · Caroline Taunton · Jay Short · Nicolas Smoll · Roy Rasalam · Oscar Whitehead · Peter Roach · Karen Koko · Josh Stafford · Rittia Matysek · Renarta Whitcombe · Gulam Khandaker · Jason King · Nishila Moodley · Maree Finney · Rica Lacey · Steven Donohue · Richard Gair · Katie Panaretto

RIME causes significant pain and distress, but the prognosis is good, with recovery expected within 14 days

Joseph Joseph · Kelvin Truong · Artiene Tatian · Orli Wargon

The number of M. pneumoniae infections in Victoria began increasing in October 2023, but no signals for greater disease severity were detected

Maryza Graham · Thomas Tran · Changxu Zhang · Michelle Sam · Andrew Daley · Kathy Jackson · Chuan Kok Lim

If we are to offer accessible, equitable, cost-effective fertility services to people who desire a child, we need to align to best practice evidence

For the Australian NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence in Reproductive Life UI Guideline Network and the ESHRE guideline group for unexplained infertility

Nikki Burdett · Ben Dunne

Md Saiful Islam · Holly Seale

Keira M Glasgow · Kirsty Hope