Perspectives

Drug checking may need to play a part in future public health interventions

Robin J Butterfield MB BS, MRCA · Monica J Barratt BSc(Psych)(Hons), PhD · Nadine Ezard MB BS, PhD, FAChAM · Richard O Day MB BS (Hons), MD, FRACP

The TGA has changed naloxone scheduling to make it available over the counter

Simon R Lenton PhD, MPsych(Clin), BPsych · Paul M Dietze PhD · Marianne Jauncey BMed, MPH(Hons), FAFPHM

Not paying could harm patients, insurers and taxpayers

Christopher Davis MB ChB, MBA, FRACP

Regular consultant-led ward rounds can improve safety and outcomes

E Leslie Bokey MS, FRACS, FRCS(Hon) · Pierre H Chapuis DS, FRACS · Owen F Dent MA, PhD

Legislation and policy support step change for public services in tackling societal challenges sustainably

Ruth Hussey MB ChB, MSc, MD · Cathy Weatherup BA, CIM, MSc

Do we equip junior specialists with the skills to conduct research throughout their careers?

Sandra L Turner MB BS(Hons), FRANZCR · Tim Shaw BSc(Hons), PhD

We must ensure that people of refugee background have the confidence, support and resources to manage their health

Elisha Riggs BAppSc(Hons), PhD · Jane Yelland BAppSc, PhD · Philippa Duell-Piening BOccTher, BErgonomics, MIntCommunityDev · Stephanie J Brown BA(Hons), PhD

Increased treatment costs of bowel cancer are a stimulus for considerable effort in the areas of prevention and early detection

Terry D Bolin MD, FRACP, FRCP · Melvyn G Korman MB BS(Hons), PhD, FRACP · Fiona Nicholson MB BS, FRACP, PhD · Lynne Pezzullo BEc(Hons) · Jeffrey Engelman MB BS(Hons), MD, FRACP · Katherine Collings BScNutr(Hons), MScDiet · David Gilchrist Creelman BEc, BCom

Electronic cigarettes have the potential to enable substantial improvements in public health

Colin P Mendelsohn MB BS(Hons)

Lack of data on drug safety is concerning

Tilenka Thynne MB BS, FRACP · Genevieve M Gabb MB BS(Hons), FRACP, GradDipClinEpi

A rapid response system may be an appropriate model for meeting the urgent need for more suitable care for patients at the end of life

Kenneth M Hillman MD, FRCA, FCICM · Gordon D Rubenfeld MD · Jeffrey Braithwaite PhD, FAIM, FCHSM

The OECD warns about Australia’s low psychiatric bed numbers

Stephen Allison MB BS, FRANZCP · Tarun Bastiampillai MB BS, BMedSci, FRANZCP

Managing missed opportunities when most cancer symptoms are only weakly predictive

Jon D Emery MB BCh, FRACGP, DPhil

Advances in radiation therapy have resulted in more precise and effective treatments with fewer side effects

Dion F Forstner MB BS(Hons), FRANZCR · Mei Ling Yap MB BS, BSc(Med), FRANZCR

Climate change has negative health impacts: urgent mitigation is needed, and this will benefit our health

Linda A Selvey MB BS(Hon), PhD, FAFPHM

Harnessing the value of self-monitoring of blood glucose among people with non-insulin-treated type 2 diabetes

Jane Speight PhD, CPSychol, AFBPsS · Jessica L Browne BPsych(Hons), PhD · John S Furler MB BS, FRACGP, PhD

Breastmilk banking provides an alternative to infant formula, not a substitute for mother’s own milk

Vikram Palit MB BS, BMedSc · Gillian F Opie MB BS, IBCLC, FRACP

Prisons have substantially underinvested in health care — a mixed funding approach can help to overcome the problem

Tessa M Plueckhahn BA(Hons), JD · Stuart A Kinner PhD · Georgina Sutherland BAppSc(Hons), PhD · Tony G Butler PhD

A personal checklist for the time-poor clinician

Jeanette Ward MB BS, MHPEd, PhD

There remains an overriding belief in Australian correctional systems that PNSPs are incompatible with security; a contention not borne out by international experience

Mark Stoové BAAppSci(Hons), GradDip(Ed), PhD · Carla J Treloar PhD · Lisa Maher PhD · Helen Tyrrell BA, MBA, FCHSM · Jack Wallace MSc(IntDev)

Do we need to change the way body-contact sports are played and administered?

John W Orchard MD, PhD, FACSP

In these challenging times, research funding is seen as an investment, and funders expect demonstrable returns in both monetary and societal terms

Claire L Jackson MD, MPH, FRACGP · Trisha Greenhalgh MD

Policies addressing health care financing should reinforce Australia’s commitment to the principle of universalism

Tracey-Lea Laba PhD, BPharm(Hons), BSc(AppChem)(Hons) · Beverley M Essue MPH, PhD · Stephen Jan PhD, MEc, BEc

We need fairer policies and investment in change that may only be realised in the long term

Thomas Astell-Burt PhD · Xiaoqi Feng PhD

The growing global health burden of chronic kidney disease is best tackled through effective prevention

Titi Chen MB BS · David C Harris MD, BS, FRACP