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Local transmission of hepatitis E virus in Australia: implications for clinicians and public health
Outbreak indicates that HEV should be considered in cases of acute hepatitis, irrespective of the patient’s travel history
Joseph S Doyle PhD, FRACP, FAFPHM · Alexander JV Thompson MB BS(Hons), PhD, FRACP
Resistance sans frontières: containing antimicrobial resistance nationally and globally
Coordinated action on several fronts is required
John Turnidge MB BS, FRACP, FRCPA · Chris Baggoley FACEM, BMBS, BVSc · Mark Schipp BSc, BVMS · Robyn Martin BVMS, PhD
Improving health outcomes for linguistically diverse patients
Cardiovascular health for all in Australia requires language-sensitive health systems
Christine B Phillips MB BS, MPH, FRACGP
Self-sampling HPV testing versus mainstream cervical screening and HPV testing
A new option would complement the existing screening program, not replace it
Annabelle Farnsworth MB BS(Hons), FRCPA, FIAC
“Ice” (crystal methamphetamine): concerns and responses
There is no cause to feel impotent, despite disturbing media reports about methamphetamine
Margaret Hamilton BA, DipSocStuds, MSW · Adrian J Dunlop MB BS, PhD, FAChAM
Alcohol and other drug treatment policy in Australia
We need more resources that are better spent
Alison Ritter PhD, MA(ClinPsych), BA(Hons) · Mark Stoove PhD, GradDip(Ed), BAppSc(Hons)
ADHD and psychostimulants — overdiagnosis and overprescription
Careful assessment and universal precautions are necessary
Adrian J Dunlop PhD, GradDipEpiBiostat, FAChAM · Louise K Newman BA(Hons), MB BS(Hons), FRANZCP
Therapeutic advances and risk factor management: our best chance to tackle dementia?
An update on research advances in this field that may help tackle this growing challenge more effectively
Terence WH Chong MB BS, MP, FRANZCP · Samantha M Loi MB BS, FRANZCP, GradCertPOA · Nicola T Lautenschlager MD, FRANZCP · David Ames BA, MD, FRCPsych
Ebola and the WHO: a journey from toothless tiger to global dragon?
What does the WHO need to do to re-establish its reputation and pre-eminence in world health?
Sanjaya N Senanayake FRACP, MAppEpid, MB BS(Hons)
Not just loading and age: the dynamics of osteoarthritis, obesity and inflammation
Body fat is not an inert structure
Flavia M Cicuttini MSc, FRACP, PhD · Anita E Wluka MB BS, FRACP, PhD
Asbestos exposure: challenges for Australian clinicians
The unique properties of asbestos that still make it valuable for industry make it extremely hazardous to health
Arthur W (Bill) Musk MD, FRACP, FAFOEM · Nicholas H de Klerk PhD · Anna K Nowak MB BS, FRACP, PhD
Lung cancer screening in Australia: progress or procrastination?
The challenge facing Australia is the translation of international results on lung cancer screening into sustainable, cost-effective clinical practice
Fraser Brims MD, MRCP, FRACP · Annette McWilliams MB BS, FRACP, FRCPC · Kwun Fong MB BS, PhD, FRACP
Building on the rich heritage of the Medical Journal of Australia
We aim to continue our practice of publishing the best clinical science papers that have the potential to transform practice
Nicholas J Talley MD, PhD, FRACP
Welcoming the new Editor-in-Chief
It has been a great privilege to serve the Journal over recent months
Charles Guest MPH, PhD, FAFPHM
MJA reviewers
Reviewers (submitted between 31/10/2014 and 1/11/2015) Penelope A Abbott Ehtesham A Abdi Sarah J Abrahamson Leon A Adams Barbara-Ann Adelstein Stephen Adelstein Michael A Adena Roman A Ahmed Philip D Aitken Karyn E Alexander Charles Algert Roger WG Allison Steve J Allsop Craig S Anderson Ian P S Anderson Warwick H Anderson David Andresen Gavin Andrews Anders Aneman Rachel A Ankeny John S Archer Nigel R Armfield Bruce K Armstrong Carolyn Anne Arnold Peter C Arnold Constantine N Aroney Rosalie Aroni Peter Arvier Michael A Ashby Eugene Athan John J Atherton David N Atkinson Peter D Baade Rodney J Baber Leon A Bach Tim Badgery-Parker Peter A Baghurst Paul M Bailey Rob Baird Deborah F Baker Ross I Baker Mohammed S Ballal Zsolt J Balogh Lilon G Bandler Michael Barakate Amanda Barnard David J Barnes Andrew Bartholomaeus Harold Bartlett Michael B Barton Darryl L Bassett Robert G Batey Malcolm W Battersby Peter E Baume Justin J Beilby Anthony J Bell Narelle Bell Christine C Bennett Jill Benson Roy G Beran Yemima Berman Martin Berry Andrew D Bersten James D Best John B Best JH Nicholas Bett Laurent Billot Sara Bird Roderick O Bishop Renee Bittoun Deborah A Black David J Blacker Christopher F Bladin Neville Board Felix Bochner E Leslie Bokey Stephen N Bolsin Patrick GM Bolton Chelsea J Bond Michael A Bonning Barbara J Booth Robert Booy Craig S Boutlis Steven J Bowe Simon D Bowler Anne-Marie Boxall Steven C Boyages Ian W Boyd Frances M Boyle Michael J Boyle Clare E Bradley George Braitberg Jeffrey Braithwaite Annette J Braunack-Mayer Bruce J Brew David B Brieger Esther Briganti Nancy E Briggs Julie K Brimblecombe Helena C Britt Henry Brodaty Wendy E Brodribb Julia ML Brotherton Jamie Bryant David J Buckley John F Buckley Stephen R Buckley Michael D Buist Chris Bullen Jonathan GW Burdon Paul Burgess John Burke Bryan H Burmeister John R Burnett Colin D Butler Julie E Byles Joshua Byrnes Petra T Bywood John F Cade Dominique A Cadilhac J William F Cairns W Ian Cameron David G Campbell Dianne Campbell Patricia Campbell Terence J Campbell Gideon A Caplan Magnolia Cardona-Morrell Marion G Carey John B Carlin John Carmody Vaughan J Carr Gerard E Carroll Phillip J Carson Owen BJ Carter Ian D Caterson Steven J Chadban Leanne Chalmers Alex J Chamberlain Albert KF Chan Lewis Chan Raymond C Chan Michael G Chapman Alex Chaudhuri Ruchir Chavada Celia S-W Chen Allen C Cheng Ian R Cheong Derek PB Chew Cherie Ying Chiang E Mary Chiarella Jun Chih Tanya N Chikritzhs James YJ Choi Patty Chondros Tim Churches Flavia M Cicuttini Jonathan Clark Stephen L Clark Caroline F Clarke Stephen J Clarke Moira A Clay Alan R Clough Stephen Colagiuri Justin J Coleman Peter J Collignon Veronica R Collins Brian T Collopy David M Colquhoun Tracy Comans Elizabeth J Comino Jennifer J Conn Mark Connor Matthew C Cook Michael D Coory William Coote Charles F Corke Marcello Costa Sophia Couzos Brendon J Coventry Terry J Coyne Shona Crabb Maria E Craig Pippa Craig Helen M Creasey T John Croese Louise Cullen Anthony L Cunningham Frances C Cunningham Bart J Currie David Currow Eleonora Dal Grande Luciano Dalla Pozza Andrew Dalton Seamus E Dalton ER David Dammery Santosh Daniel John Daniels Lynne A Daniels Anthony M Dart Mike Daube Sandra K Davidson Lucy Davies Gavin A Davis Ian D Davis Joshua S Davis Andrew H Dawson Carolyn A Day Richard O Day John F de Campo Caroline M de Costa Nicholas H de Klerk Christopher B Del Mar Geoff Delaney Martin B Delatycki Apo Demirkol Justin T Denholm Catherine A D’Este Karen M Detering Peter G Devitt Jan E Dickinson Hugh G Dickson Paul M Dietze John B Dixon Gordon Doig Xenia Dolja-Gore Leo T Donnan Kirsty Douglas Jo A Douglass Susan M Dovey Michael A Downes Robert P Dowsett Tim R Driscoll Dino Druda Olaf H Drummer Stephen J Duckett Michael J Dudley Anne E Duggan James A Dunbar Peter Dwyer John R Dyer Peter R Ebeling Matthew Edwards Paul V Effler Sam Egger John A Eisman Elif I Ekinci Diann S Eley Jaklin A Eliott Steven R Ellen Pete M Ellis David A Ellwood Adam G Elshaug Jon D Emery Michael WN Epstein Sue M Evans Mark Everard Ben D Ewald Daniel P Ewald Paul A Fagan Paul P Fahey Christopher K Fairley Michael Falster Elizabeth A Farmer Anne-Maree Farrell Michael Farrell A Michael Fasher Thomas A Faunce Steven G Faux Michael R Fearnside John K Ferguson David W Firman Kenneth D Fitch Gerard J FitzGerald Mark C B Fitzgerald Paul B Fitzgerald Arthas Flabouris Jeff Flack Maree Flaherty Louisa Flander John I Fleming John P Fletcher Leon Flicker Eleanor M Flynn Brett H Forge S Lesley Forster Craig L Fry Gordian WO Fulde John S Furler Belinda J Gabbe Jamie Gaida Alexander S Gallus Glenn J Gardener Alan Garner Paul H Gavel Kurt Gebauer Charles RP George Emma Gibbs John Gibson Heather F Gidding Gwendolyn L Gilbert Marisa T Gilles Rodney C Givney Nicholas J Glasgow Katie Glass Sharon R Goldfeld John M Goldsmid Phillip D Good J Jill Gordon Louisa Gordon Alexandra S Gorelik C Roger Goucke Linda V Graudins Angus J Gray Timothy J Gray M Lindsay Grayson Anthony J Green Shaun L Greene David Greenfield Jerry R Greenfield Paul F Gross Russell L Gruen Sylvia Guenther Charles S Guest Hasantha Gunasekera Leena Gupta Steven L Guthridge Paul S Haber Sandra M Hacker Kay Haig Ian E Haines George Halasz Sally J Hall Wayne D Hall P Shane Hamblin Ian R Hamilton-Craig Alan W Hampson Graeme J Hankey Terry J Hannan Richard W Harper Todd Harper David C Harris Ian A Harris John Harris Mark F Harris Phillip J Harris Gunter Hartel Mary Anne Hartley Melissa Haswell-Elkins Andrew Hayen Noel E Hayman Christopher H Heath Debra Hector William F Heddle Edward B Heffernan Delia V Hendrie Geoffrey Henley Ana Herceg Wayne M Herdy Richard P Herrmann Ian B Hickie David R Hillman Sara Hitchman Christopher D Hogan Patrick G Hogan John D Horowitz Robert L Horvath Kenneth F Hossack Anthony K House Benjamin P Howden Laurie G Howes Wendy E Hoy Rae-Lin Huang Ben Hudson Bernard J Hudson J Nicoll (Nicky) Hudson Lisa Hui John S Humphreys Joseph Hung Roger W Hunt David Hunter Ernest M Hunter Jennifer Hunter Elizabeth Hurrion Sarah J Hyde Zoe Hyde Susan Ieraci Warrick J Inder Timothy JJ Inglis Timothy W Isaacs Geoffrey K Isbister James P Isbister Alan F Isles Rebecca Q Ivers Claire L Jackson Paul Jagals Ian James Stephen Jan Tania Janusic George Javorsky Gary P Jeffrey V Michael Jelinek Paul Jennings George Jerums Ian Johnson Paul DR Johnson Renea Johnston Barbara F Jones D Gareth Jones D Brian Jones Mark A Jones Michael Jones Penelope Jones Anthony F Jorm Matthew D Jose Rodney T Judson Stephen M Jurd Jon N Jureidini Ian J Kamerman Leah Kaminsky Melissa S-L Kang Andrew H Kaye Damien Kee Marc JNC Keirse Margaret A Kelaher Heath A Kelly Lisa Kelly Robert I Kelly Michael C Kennedy Peter G Kerr Ian H Kerridge Alison M Kesson Michael R Kidd Monique Kilkenny Thomas E Kimber Stuart A Kinner Adrienne C Kirby Stephen Kleid Timothy Kleinig Christopher S Kneebone Andrew W Knight Bogda Koczwara Ann P Koehler Jen Kok Pieter J Koorts Steven Kossard Joe M Kosterich Gabor T Kovacs Emma E Kowal Vicki L Krause Edwin Kruys Paul A Kubler Dennis L Kuchar Maarit Laaksonen Matthew M Large Sarah L Larkins Ann-Claire Larsen Murray Laugesen Gillian A Laven Amanda J Leach Karin Leder Katherine Lee Richard P Lee Peter A Leggat James Leigh Christopher Lemoh Nat P Lenzo David E Leslie Lucy N Lewis Simon Lewis Steven J Lewis Shu Qin Li Wenbin Liang Ee Mun Lim Wendy L Lipworth Mark Little Sing Kai Lo Bebe Loff David FM Looke Charles W Lott Clement Loy Michaela Lucas Kehui K Luo Sharyn Lymer Kristine Macartney Graeme A Macdonald Peter S MacDonald Jennifer H MacLachlan William (Bill) J Madden Guy J Maddern Ian Maddocks Dianna J Magliano Roger S Magnusson Graeme P Maguire Donna B Mak Lynette M March Peter G Markey Tania Markovic Guy B Marks Alexandra L Markwell Julia V Marley Andrew J Martin Alison Marwick Colin L Masters John D Mathews John JS Mattick Jeremy M McAnulty Grant McArthur Brian R McAvoy Kristin E McBain-Rigg W John H McBride Geoffrey W McCaughan Kieran A McCaul Geoffrey J McColl Judith McCool Joseph G McCormack Robyn Anne McDermott Peter J McDonald Michael A McDonough Neil W McGill Diana R McKay Joanne E McKenzie Mary-Louise McLaws Hamish McManus Donald McNeil Barbara McPake Jacqueline K Mein Craig Mellis Muhammed A Memon Richard M Mendelson J Alasdair Millar Jeremy L Millar Belinda R Miller Emma R Miller Graeme C Miller Roger Laughlin Milne I Harry Minas Adrian Mindel Philip B Mitchell Mohammadreza Mohebbi Michael Montalto A Rob Moodie David J Moore Elizabeth M Moore Rachael Moorin Susan J Morgan Robert FW Moulds Alison M Mudge Sandy Muecke Wendy Muircroft H Konrad Muller Raymond J Mullins Kevin Murray Richard B Murray Arthur (Bill) W Musk Ludomyr J Mykyta Balakrishnan (Kichu) R Nair Mark R Nelson Peter W New Jonathan W Newbury Louise K Newman Harvey H Newnham Ainsley J Newson Hanh TT Ngo Peter K Ngo Cattram Nguyen Kathleen M Nicholls Marcus Nicol Suzanne Nielsen Paul Nisselle Theophile (Theo) Niyonsenga Antony Nocera David A Nolan Terence M Nolan Don Nutbeam Cornelius (Kees) M Nydam Diana O’Halloran Paula O’Brien Dianne L O’Connell Rachel L O’Connell Nicholas J O’Connor Kerin O’Dea Jake Olivier Ian N Olver Susanne P O’Malley Liliana Orellana Peter K O’Rourke Matthew O’Sullivan Donald R Packham Colin B Page Pamela Palasanthiran Neil R Parker William A Parsonage Sally Partridge Dennis R Pashen Anushka Patel Jillian Patterson Brian B Peat David P Peiris Carmelle Peisah Brita AK Pekarsky Stella Pendle David G Penington Andrew G Penman Roger J Pepperell Martin Pera Vlado Perkovic Andrew Perry Alexandra Phelan Christine B Phillips Avinesh Pillai S Praga Pillay Hans C Pols Rene G Pols P Gawaine Powell Davies Jennifer R Powers Douglas A Pritchard Anthony M Proietto Brendan Quinn Michael A Quinn Janette C Radford Shripada Rao William D Rawlinson Tim RH Read Andrew M Redmond Anne Rees Carole Reeve Glenn EM Reeves Alun H Richards Bernadette J Richards Brian H Richards Gary E Richardson Jeffrey R Richardson Geoffrey J Riley Malcolm D Riley Matthew Rimmer Ian T Ring Darren M Roberts Iain K Robertson J Owen Robinson Monica C Robotin David M Roder Gary D Rogers Bronwen Ross Glynis P Ross Nicola Ross Elizabeth E Roughead George L Rubin Anthony W Russell Lesley M Russell Christopher J Ryan Louise M Ryan Michael Ryan Sabe Sabesan Gary Sacks Salih A-S Salih Shahneen Sandhu Michael J Sandow W Peter Saul Leslie Schrieber Brenton L Schuetz Rosalie Schultz Anthony Scott Ian A Scott David J Scrimgeour Clair Scrine-Bradfield Paul A Scuffham Katrina J Scurrah Eva Segelov Warwick S Selby Tarun Sen Gupta Tim Senior Jillian R Sewell William A Sewell Anurag Sharma Rashmi Sharma Mary-Jane S Sharp Harshvardhan Sheorey Rupendra N Shrestha Stephen P Shumack Kenneth A Sikaris Morry Silberstein Gregory Siller Leon A Simons Rodney D Sinclair Andrew H Singer Dan J Siskind Freddy Sitas Peter Sivey Tim Slade Adrian Sleigh Richard A Smallwood Dale C Smith David E Smith David W Smith Julian A Smith Karen Smith Mitchell M Smith Richard S W Smith William B Smith Tim J Smyth Ann C Solterbeck Ernest R Somerville Richard Speare Denis Spelman Allan D Spigelman Geoffrey K Spurling Piyush M Srivastava Rosemary A Stanton David G Steel Amanda M Stephens Matthew Stevens Christopher E Stevenson Mark Stevenson Jessica M Stewart Johannes U Stoelwinder Mark Stoove H Victor Storm Nicholas W Stow Roger P Strasser Alison Street Allan D Sturgess Danny H Sullivan David R Sullivan Suresh Sundram Rajah Supramaniam Tatiana Surzhina Tom R Sutherland Jeffrey Szer Michael L Talbot Chun Wah M Tam Colman B Taylor Hugh R Taylor Peter L Thompson Sandra C Thompson James Tibballs Sean Tobin Shilu Tong Steven YC Tong Robyn Toomath Adrienne J Torda Huy A Tran Brian M Tress Stephen C Trumble Philip G Truskett Bernard E Tuch Robin M Turner Ida Twist Jason A Tye-Din Flora Tzelepis Shahid Ullah Edward Upjohn Lydia Upjohn Tim Usherwood Mieke L van Driel Helen J Van Gessel Paul Varghese Phillip C Vecchio Mark GK Veitch Elmer V Villanueva Ioana Vlad Russell G Waddell Victoria (Tori) A Wade Mark L Wahlqvist Jennifer Walker Thomas D Walker Merrilyn M Walton Han Wang Joanna JJ Wang Zhiqiang Wang Michael R Ward Vicki-Ann Ware Orli Wargon Lachlan J Warren D Ashley R Watson Bruce P Waxman Peter Wein Leo Westbury R Michael Whitby Andrew V White Ben White Ian M Whyte Bridget Wilcken Kay A Wilhelm Garry J Wilkes Lesley M Wilkes Dominic JC Wilkinson Amanda Wilson Ian G Wilson Ingrid Winship Erica M Wood Fiona M Wood Peter Wood Richard J Woodman Michael C Woodward Paul S Worley Roxanne L Wu Rosemary Wyber Fenglian Xu Ian A Yang Mark W Yates Bu B Yeap Josephine Yeatman Sonia Yip Doris YL Young Bing Yu Kally Yuen Farhat Yusuf Jeffrey D Zajac John R Zalcberg Nikolajs Zeps Yuejen Zhao John B Ziegler Nicholas A Zwar
Is ketamine ready to be used clinically for the treatment of depression?
A single dose of ketamine produces rapid antidepressant effects, but attaining lasting remission remains a challenge
Colleen Loo MB BS, MD, FRANZCP
Routine integration of palliative care: what will it take?
Palliative care not only requires access to quality services but also physicians’ willingness to have difficult conversations with patients
Jennifer Philip PhD, FAChPM, MMed · Anna Collins MHealthPsych, BSci(Psych)
Reassessing rare cancers
Ovarian cancer shows how genetic subtyping allows similarities between cancers to guide treatment trials
Ian N Olver MB BS, MD, PhD
Abortion law in Australia: it’s time for national consistency and decriminalisation
Current Australian abortion law continues to disadvantage many women
Caroline M de Costa PhD, MPH, FRANZCOG · Heather Douglas PhD, LLM, LLB
Smoking bans in prison: time for a breather?
Introducing a total smoke-free policy in prisons is not without problems
Tony G Butler BSc, MSc, PhD · Lorraine Yap BA(Hons), PhD
Providing a lifeline for rural doctors
Can we provide a service for rural hospitals that combines the benefits of both centralised and specialist telemedicine systems?
Tim Baker MB BS(Hons), BMedSc(Hons), FACEM
Paramedics and scope of practice
Highly-trained paramedics can initiate the pathway of care that will achieve optimal outcomes for patients
Gerard J FitzGerald MD, FACEM, FRACMA
Cancer nanomedicine: challenges and opportunities
Despite ongoing progress in basic and preclinical cancer nanomedicine research, arguably the single most important challenge is clinical translation
Zdenka Kuncic FAIP, PhD, BSc(Hons)
It is not appropriate to dismiss inappropriate care
Personalised care does not justify use of therapies that have been shown to lack benefit
Joseph E Ibrahim PhD, FAFPHM, FRACP
Not so innocent bystanders
It is time for the entire profession to accept responsibility
Joanna M Flynn MB BS, MPH, FRACGP