Editorials

Student background and clinical education act synergistically

Judith N Hudson BM BS, MSc, PhD · Jennifer A May BMed(Hons), FRACGP, FACRRM

Strategies to reverse the decline in GP obstetricians

Wendy E Brodribb MB BS, FABM, PhD

Unexpected safety signals and new data challenge our assumptions

Heath A Kelly MB BS, MPH

A narrow view of young adults’ health issues limits our ability to engage with young people

Melissa S-L Kang MB BS, MCH

Tackling the diabetes epidemic

Stephen Colagiuri MB BS, FRACP

Surgery for obesity complicated by severe comorbidity should be accessible to all

Michael Edye MB BS, FRACS, FACS · Michael L Talbot MB ChB, FRACS

Partnership with GPs is critical to improving uptake of screening, which has been unacceptably low

Paul B Grogan · Ian N Olver MB BS, MD, PhD

Let’s implement what we know and avoid deaths from hip fracture

Richard I Lindley MD, FRCP(Edin), FRACP

The Healthy Kids Check is a good idea which needs further review and development

Frank Oberklaid MD, FRACP, DCH

Bad policy has been good politics for too long

Alex D Wodak FRACP, FAChAM, FAFPHM

Assisted reproductive technology has come a long way in 40 years

Gabor T Kovacs MD, FRANZCOG, CREI

Vaccinated women need to be screened

Annabelle Farnsworth MB BS(Hons), FRCPA, FIAC

The road to elimination of HIV transmission by 2020

Levinia Crooks AM, BA(Hons), MBA · Michael R Kidd AM, MD, FRACGP

The 5As: ask, assess, advise, assist, arrange

Mark F Harris MB BS, FRACGP, MD · Catherine J Spooner BA, MPH, PhD

Soaring rates compel us to change environmental factors that promote diabetes and hinder its treatment

Stephen R Leeder MD, PhD, FRACP · Shauna M Downs MSc, PhD

Judging when troponin testing is best done, in general practice and beyond

Derek P B Chew MB BS, MPH, FRACP · Louise Cullen MB BS, FACEM

Hospital data may provide answers when looking for trends in child maltreatment rates

Graham V Vimpani AM, MB BS, PhD, FRACP

Treatment is now the focus of prevention

Angie N Pinto FRACP, FRCPA · David Cooper AO, FAA

Online publishing provides new opportunities for today’s medical students to develop their research skills

Megan L Hickie BA, MB BS

Health professionals’ duty of care includes combating racism in society as well as in health care settings

Chelsea J Bond PhD, BAppHSc · Geoffrey K Spurling MB BS, MPH, RACGP · Deborah A Askew BAppSci, MHltSci, PhD

What we do and why we do it matters more than how

Frank A Frizelle FRACS, FACS, FNZMA · Jacob J McCormick FRACS

How Australia can help achieve universal health coverage in the rest of the world

Michael R Kidd AM, MD, FRACGP

The medical community has a role to play in promoting constitutional recognition of Indigenous Australians

Tammy M Kimpton FRACGP, BMed

Maintaining funding for primary care would be an effective and efficient strategy to reduce inequity

Brad Murphy MB BS, FRACGP · Jennifer S Reath MB BS, MMed, FRACGP

Strategies for preventing chronic disease will be hit by changes in the 2014–15 federal Budget

Andrew Wilson PhD, FRACP, FAFPHM