Article Types
Letters
Digitising the Medical Journal of Australia - a centenary gift to the nation
In reply — calling potential donors to preserve all MJA issues
Christine Gee · Jackie Holman · Stephen Leeder
Copayments for general practice visits
Is debate being constrained by our obsession with universal fee-for-service medical care?
Peter C Arnold
Copayments for general practice visits
In reply -- We need a more wide-ranging debate about different payment systems
Christopher B Del Mar
Dear Minister, please save yourself from activity-based funding
Activity-based funding is the most appropriate currently available method of funding hospitals
Ian R Gough
Dear Minister, please save yourself from activity-based funding
In reply -- Activity-based funding is a tool that might be used by the states, but not by the federal government
Johannes U Stoelwinder
Renal replacement therapy associated with lithium nephrotoxicity in Australia
The benefits outweigh the kidney risks
William R Adam
Renal replacement therapy associated with lithium nephrotoxicity in Australia
Switching to alternative therapies has downsides
John Saboisky
Renal replacement therapy associated with lithium nephrotoxicity in Australia
In reply -- Collaboration with nephrologists is important
Milton Roxanas · Blair S Grace · Charles R P George
Telehealth for motor neurone disease
Telehealth enables the severely disabled to receive continued support from experienced personnel
Robert D Henderson · Nicole Hutchinson · James A Douglas · Carol Douglas
Australian doctors and the war
The modern military approach provides a lesson to civilians on professional ethics
Michael C Reade
Reports indicate that changes are needed to close the gap for Indigenous health
Aboriginal community controlled primary health care services are making a real difference in the Northern Territory
Pasqualina M Coffey · Alex Hope · John D Boffa
Reports indicate that changes are needed to close the gap for Indigenous health
Community controlled health services are key to closing the gap, but success is still a long way off
Lesley M Russell
Engaging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men in primary care settings
Discussions with men about sexual health may also help identify life-threatening disease
Mark Wenitong · Michael Adams · Carol A Holden
Crusted scabies: a clinical marker of human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 infection in central Australia
Case report highlighting the increased risk of scabies with HTLV-1 infection in endemic areas
Lloyd J Einsiedel · Clinton Pepperill · Kim Wilson
Partial foot amputations may not always be worth the risk of complications
Dillon et al’s argument is misleading, as they combine two very different entities under “partial foot amputation”
Paul E Norman · Deborah E Schoen · Lee Nedkoff
Partial foot amputations may not always be worth the risk of complications
Dillon et al should be read as comparing transmetatarsal amputation and below-knee amputation outcomes
Peter A Lazzarini · Matthew Malone · Paul R Wraight
Partial foot amputations may not always be worth the risk of complications
Dillon et al stand by their interpretation that complication and reamputation rates are similar across levels of PFA
Michael P Dillon · Stefania Fatone · Meg E Morris
Off-label prescribing
Guiding principles of the Council of Australian Therapeutic Advisory Groups should inform off-label prescribing
Madlen Gazarian · Steve Morris
(Ir)responsible drinking campaigns
“Responsible drinking” campaigns risk promoting alcohol consumption to young people
Simone Pettigrew · Mike Daube · Nicole Biagioni
Liaise with pathologists to refine understanding of the prostate-specific antigen test
Age-adjusted PSA medians may or may not predict prostate cancer screening outcomes
Christopher B Del Mar · R Gordon Wright · Paul P Glasziou
Liaise with pathologists to refine understanding of the prostate-specific antigen test
Age-related medians significantly predict prostate cancer outcomes
Kenneth A Sikaris
Difficult but necessary conversations - the case for advance care planning
GPs are best placed to begin discussions about end-of-life care, and being well prepared is important
Liz Marles
The hidden issues of anticipatory medications in community palliative care
“Just in case” medications should be readily available in the patient’s home
Margaret O’Connor · Susan Gatens · Brian H Le
Removing the interview for medical school selection is associated with gender bias among enrolled students
Looking for evidence that selection based on population demographics produces desirable workforce outcomes
Peter C Arnold
Rural clinical school outcomes: what is success and how long do we wait for it?
There has been an encouraging increase in the number of 2006 graduates in rural practice
William R Adam · Julian R Wright · Geoffrey J McColl
