Perspectives

Digital transformation has started in Australian hospitals

Clair Sullivan · Andrew Staib · Stephen Ayre · Michael Daly · Renea Collins · Michael Draheim · Richard Ashby

Better care coordination, e-health tools and funding systems are essential for chronic disease management

Tim Fountaine · Christine C Bennett

Maternal death is low and decreasing in Australia, but continuing surveillance is important

Michael D Humphrey

Empowering women improves both productivity and health outcomes

Patricia M Davidson · Nancy E Glass · Michelle DiGiacomo

A major public health concern and prevention opportunity

Helena J Teede · Anju Joham · Cheryce L Harrison · Jacqueline A Boyle

A case for better alignment of research funding with burden of disease

Philip J Batterham · John McGrath · Patrick D McGorry · Frances J Kay-Lambkin · Ian B Hickie · Helen Christensen

These drugs have revolutionised the management of gastrointestinal diseases, but their long term use may have risks

David J Gracie · Alexander C Ford

Cost savings are welcome but evidence supporting equivalence of biosimilar and originator drugs is currently limited

Gregory T Moore

Migration should be considered by immunisation policy

Georgia A Paxton · Lauren Tyrrell · Sophie B Oldfield · Karen Kiang · Margie H Danchin

Improving the recognition and management of domestic violence among elderly couples

Chanaka Wijeratne · Sharon Reutens

Toward trauma-informed medical education

Gabrielle Matta · Robyn E Woodward-Kron · Sandra Petty · Michael R Salzberg

The current ethics review process is inappropriate for clinical quality registries

Wendy A Brown · Brittany R Smith · Melissa Boglis · Dianne L Brown · Margaret Anderson · Paul E O'Brien · John J McNeil · Ian D Caterson

We need to fill evidence gaps and make clinical advances to reduce these diseases of disadvantage

Philippa J May · Asha C Bowen · Jonathan R Carapetis

Policy, research and clinical practice need a paradigm shift, focused on human behaviour and psychology

Jane Speight

Studies are inconclusive about the benefits of the Paleo diet in patients with type 2 diabetes

Sofianos Andrikopoulos

Pre-conception weight control is important for both mother and child — and for Australia

Kirsten I Black · Adrienne Gordon

An absolute cardiovascular risk approach will better target patients who need pharmacotherapy

Mark R Nelson

An integrated approach incorporating both physical and mental health is critical to “congenital heart health”

Nadine A Kasparian · David S Winlaw · Gary F Sholler

Health technology in the hands of cardiac patients — helpful, hindrance, or hesitate to say?

Robyn Gallagher · Lis Neubeck

We have much to share, but also much to learn, about providing truly universal health coverage

Michael R Kidd

A focus on helmet legislation detracts from concerns about cycling infrastructure and safety

Jake Olivier · Soufiane Boufous · Raphael H Grzebieta

Cuts to federal funding put us in grave danger of wasting the investment made to achieve current gains in research capacity

Tania M Winzenberg · Gerard F Gill

An innovative model for the delivery of child and family services

Donna Ah Chee · John D Boffa · Edward Tilton

Lags between policy and outcomes mean it is important to have good metrics and the right expectations about timelines

Ian T Ring · Tracy Dixon · Raymond W Lovett · Fadwa Al-Yaman

Supportive care encompasses managing symptoms and side effects before, during and after cancer treatment

Ian N Olver MB BS, MD, PhD