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Medical education / Key research skills

How to use imperfect tests for COVID‐19 (SARS‐CoV‐2) to make clinical decisions

Katy JL Bell, Fiona F Stanaway, Les M Irwig, Andrea R Horvath, Armando Teixeira‐Pinto and Clement Loy

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (2): 69-73.e1 Free

Editorials

The role of mathematical models in developing policies for controlling COVID‐19 transmission

Allen C Cheng

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (2): 74-75 Free

Research

Modelling the impact of relaxing COVID‐19 control measures during a period of low viral transmission

Nick Scott, Anna Palmer, Dominic Delport, Romesh Abeysuriya, Robyn M Stuart, Cliff C Kerr, Dina Mistry, Daniel J Klein, Rachel Sacks‐Davis, Katie Heath, Samuel W Hainsworth, Alisa Pedrana, Mark Stoove, David Wilson and Margaret E Hellard

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (2): 79-83 Free

Letters

Time for a clear national COVID‐19 strategy

James M Trauer, Ben J Marais, Romain Ragonnet, Julian Savulescu and Emma S McBryde

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (2): 94-94.e1 Free

Perspectives

Putting the “good” into Good Clinical Practice

Tanya Symons, Steve Webb and John R Zalcberg

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (2): 62-65.e1

Research

Late mortality in people with cancer: a population‐based Australian study

Bogda Koczwara, Rosie Meng, Michelle D Miller, Robyn A Clark, Billingsley Kaambwa, Tania Marin, Raechel A Damarell and David M Roder

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (7): 318-323 Free

Research letter

The short to medium term benefits of the Australian colorectal cancer screening program

Sasha Taylor, Farhad Salimi, Arul Earnest, Alexander G Heriot, John R Zalcberg and Susannah Ahern

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (2): 90-92 Free

Perspectives

The 2020 special report of the MJA–Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: lessons learnt from Australia’s “Black Summer”

Ying Zhang, Paul J Beggs, Alice McGushin, Hilary Bambrick, Stefan Trueck, Ivan C Hanigan, Geoffrey G Morgan, Helen L Berry, Martina K Linnenluecke, Fay H Johnston, Anthony G Capon and Nick Watts

Med J Aust 2020; 213 (11): 492.e2-492.e10 Free

Research letter

Successful containment to date of SARS‐CoV‐2 transmission in the Northern Territory

Nicholas M Douglas, Ella M Meumann, Vicki L Krause and Jane Davies, for the Northern Territory COVID‐19 Response Group

Med J Aust 2021; 214 (5): 218-219 Free

Perspectives

Can AI help in the fight against COVID‐19?

Ian A Scott and Enrico W Coiera

Med J Aust 2020; 213 (10): 439-441.e2 Free

Letters

Travel restrictions and evidence‐based decision making for novel epidemics

Jessica Stanhope and Philip Weinstein

Med J Aust 2020; 213 (9): 431-431.e1 Free

Perspectives

The probability of the 6‐week lockdown in Victoria (commencing 9 July 2020) achieving elimination of community transmission of SARS‐CoV‐2

Tony Blakely, Jason Thompson, Natalie Carvalho, Laxman Bablani, Nick Wilson and Mark Stevenson

Med J Aust 2020; 213 (8): 349-351.e1 Free

Letters

An evaluation of the quality and impact of the global research response to the COVID‐19 pandemic

Mahesh Ramanan, Annaliese Stolz, Rajiv Rooplalsingh, Laurent Billot, John Myburgh and Bala Venkatesh

Med J Aust 2020; 213 (8): 380-380.e1 Free

Letters

Implementing value‐based health care at scale: the NSW experience

Su‐Jen Yap, Roberto Forero, David Greenfield and Kenneth M Hillman

Med J Aust 2020; 213 (6): 285-285.e1

Perspectives

Opportunities for eConsent to enhance consumer engagement in clinical trials

Nikolajs Zeps, Nicholas Northcott and Leanne Weekes

Med J Aust 2020; 213 (6): 260-262.e1 Free

Letters

Citation metrics for appraising scientists: misuse, gaming and proper use

Hamidreza Karimi‐Sari and Mohammad Saeid Rezaee‐Zavareh

Med J Aust 2020; 213 (5): 238-239.e1

Research letters

Hospital policies on complementary medicine: a cross‐sectional survey of Australian cancer services

Jennifer Hunter, Suzanne Grant, Geoff P Delaney, Caroline A Smith, Kate Templeman and Jane Ussher

Med J Aust 2020; 213 (10): 474-475 Free

Perspectives

Teletrials: implementation of a new paradigm for clinical trials

Ian M Collins, Kate Burbury and Craig R Underhill

Med J Aust 2020; 213 (6): 263-265.e1

Research

Development and validation of a frailty index based on Australian Aged Care Assessment Program data

Jyoti Khadka, Renuka Visvanathan, Olga Theou, Max Moldovan, Azmeraw T Amare, Catherine Lang, Julie Ratcliffe, Steven L Wesselingh and Maria C Inacio

Med J Aust 2020; 213 (7): 321-326 Free

Narrative review

Clinical trials for the prevention and treatment of COVID‐19: current state of play

Joshua S Davis, David Ferreira, Justin T Denholm and Steven YC Tong

Med J Aust 2020; 213 (2): 86-93 Free

Letters

Risks and realities of single vial antivenom recommendations for envenoming by Australian elapid snakes

Geoffrey K Isbister and Nicholas A Buckley

Med J Aust 2020; 213 (1): 45-45.e1

Research letters

Modelling the impact of COVID‐19 on intensive care services in New South Wales

Gregory J Fox, James M Trauer and Emma McBryde

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (10): 468-469 Free

Research letters

The value of data linkage depends on the quality of the data: incorporating Medicare data alters cervical screening analysis findings

Alison C Budd, Andrew Powierski, Theresa Chau, Marion Saville and Julia ML Brotherton

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (8): 383-383 Free

Perspective

Citation metrics for appraising scientists: misuse, gaming and proper use

John PA Ioannidis and Kevin W Boyack

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (6): 247-249.e1

Research

Australia needs to increase testing to achieve hepatitis C elimination

Nick Scott, Rachel Sacks‐Davis, Amanda J Wade, Mark Stoove, Alisa Pedrana, Joseph S Doyle, Alexander J Thompson, David P Wilson and Margaret E Hellard

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (8): 365-370 Free