Perspectives

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

Improvements in survival and cancer-related symptoms must be weighed up against treatment-related adverse effects and financial burden

Nicola J Lawrence BHB, MB ChB, FRACP · Glenn Salkeld PhD, MPH, GradDipHealthEcon · Martin R Stockler MB BS, FRACP, MSc(ClinEpi) · Deme Karikios BSc, MB BS, FRACP

The available evidence indicates that nanoparticle sunscreens are both effective and safe

Paul FA Wright PhD, BSc(Hons), FIUPAC

Cultivation of cannabis for medicinal or scientific purposes needs considered management before it is rolled out as a therapeutic good

Jennifer H Martin MB ChB, FRACP, PhD · Yvonne A Bonomo FRACP, PhD, FAChAM

Implementing the recommendations of the Review of Medical Intern Training will be challenging and will require reconsideration of medical training governance

Susannah F Ahern MB BS(Hons), MBA, FRACMA · Peter T Morley FRACP, FANZCA, FCICM · Geoffrey J McColl MEd, PhD, FRACP

Scalable interventions for PTSD that target mental health and comorbid cardiometabolic health are urgently required

Simon Rosenbaum BSc, PhD · Zachary Steel PhD, MClinPsych

Systems approaches are needed to recognise the complexity of the biological bases of psychiatric disease

Philip M Boyce MB BS, MD, FRANZCP · Michael Berk PhD

A more systematic approach to data collection is required to ensure the effectiveness, efficiency and equity of Better Access

Erica Crome PhD, MClinPsych · Andrew J Baillie PhD, MSc

Discarding patients’ cancer samples because of problems with consent processes forgoes potential advances in cancer research, ignores public intent and squanders unique bioresources

Craig Gedye MB ChB, FRACP, PhD · Jennifer Fleming BA, MHA, PhD