Health Services Administration

Letters 16 Jun 2008

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): “missing the wood for the trees”

Raymond C Chan

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (12): 733-734

Letters 16 Jun 2008

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): “missing the wood for the trees”

Peter J Collignon

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (12): 733-734

Research 16 Jun 2008

Invasive management and late clinical outcomes in contemporary Australian management of acute coronary syndromes: observations from the ACACIA registry

Derek P Chew, John V Amerena, Steve G Coverdale, Jamie M Rankin, Carolyn M Astley, Ashish Soman and David B Brieger, on behalf of the ACACIA investigators

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (12): 691-697 Free

Research 2 Jun 2008

Significant reductions in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia and clinical isolates associated with a multisite, hand hygiene culture-change program and subsequent successful statewide roll-out

M Lindsay Grayson, Lisa J Jarvie, Rhea Martin, Paul D R Johnson, Meryanda E Jodoin, Celene McMullan, Roger H C Gregory, Kaye Bellis, Katie Cunnington, Fiona L Wilson, Diana Quin and Anne-Maree Kelly

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (11): 633-640 Free

Research enterprise 2 Jun 2008

Research governance: current knowledge among clinical researchers

Franz E Babl and Lisa N Sharwood

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (11): 649-652 Free

Research enterprise 2 Jun 2008

Fair inclusion of men and women in Australian clinical research: views from ethics committee chairs

Angela J Ballantyne, Wendy A Rogers and on behalf of the Australian Gender Equity in Health Research Group, on behalf of the Australian Gender Equity in Health Research Group

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (11): 653-656 Free

For debate 2 Jun 2008

Respiratory rate: the neglected vital sign

Michelle A Cretikos, Rinaldo Bellomo, Ken Hillman, Jack Chen, Simon Finfer and Arthas Flabouris

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (11): 657-659 Free

Correction 2 Jun 2008

Are Australian children iodine deficient? Results of the Australian National Iodine Nutrition Study

Mu Li, Creswell J Eastman, Kay V Waite, Gary Ma, Margaret R Zacharin, Duncan J Topliss, Philip E Harding, John P Walsh, Lynley C Ward, Robin H Mortimer, Emily J Mackenzie, Karen Byth and Zelda Doyle

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (11): 674

Editorials 2 Jun 2008

“Of droughts and flooding rains”: philanthropy for health and medical research

Myles McGregor-Lowndes and Wendy Scaife

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (11): 631-632

Research 5 May 2008

An observational study of emergency department intern activities

Jia Ni Zhu, Tracey J Weiland, David M Taylor and Andrew W Dent

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (9): 514-519 Free

Letters 5 May 2008

A national medical register: balancing public transparency and professional privacy

Peter C Arnold

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (9): 549-550

Letters 5 May 2008

A national medical register: balancing public transparency and professional privacy

Judith M Healy and Paul Dugdale

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (9): 549-550

Book review 5 May 2008

Social marketing can promote good health

Catriona M F Bonfiglioli

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (9): 541

Research 5 May 2008

All in a day’s work: an observational study to quantify how and with whom doctors on hospital wards spend their time

Johanna I Westbrook, Amanda Ampt, Leanne Kearney and Marilyn I Rob

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (9): 506-509 Free

Supplement 21 Apr 2008

Bringing evidence to bear on policy processes: the challenge of the Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute

Nicholas J Glasgow, John E Marley, Linda J Kristjanson, Janette A Donovan, Sally J Hall, Mark F Harris, David M Lyle, Elizabeth J Kerr and Frith Rayner

Med J Aust 2008; 188 (8): S46 Free

Letters 21 Apr 2008