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Health services administration
Leading the rebirth of the rural obstetrician
A supported and empowering learning environment engenders competence and confidence
Alison M Campbell BA · James Brown FRACGP, FACRRM, MFM(Clin) · David R Simon FRANZCOG, FRACGP, MPH · Sari Young BNSc(Hons), AdDipNaturopathy, AdDipNutritionalScience · Leigh Kinsman BHSc, MHSc, PhD
An economic case for a cardiovascular polypill? A cost analysis of the Kanyini GAP trial
Assessing comprehensive combination therapy from the perspective of the Australian health system
Tracey-Lea Laba PhD, BPharm(Hons), BSc(Hons) · Alison Hayes BSc(Hons), PhD · Serigne Lo PhD · David P Peiris MIPH, PhD, FRACGP · Tim Usherwood MD, FRACGP, FRCP · Graham S Hillis MB ChB, PhD · Natasha Rafter MPH, FAFPHM, NZCPHM · Christopher M Reid PhD · Andrew M Tonkin MD, FRACP, FCSANZ · Ruth Webster BMedSc(Hons), MB BS(Hons), MIPH(Hons) · Bruce C Neal MB ChB, PhD, FRCP · Alan Cass BA, FRACP, PhD · Anushka Patel SM, PhD, FRACP · Anthony Rodgers MB ChB, PhD · Stephen Jan BEc, MEc, PhD
The parable of Provence
Being the victim of a robbery highlights our inherent helplessness in an inexorably changing world
John B Best AO, MD BS, PhD, DSc(Hon)
The transition from hospital to primary care for patients with acute coronary syndrome: insights from registry data
Data from three registries illustrate gaps in secondary prevention after discharge from hospital
Julie Redfern PhD, BAppSc(Hons), BSc · Tom G Briffa PhD
Adherence to secondary prevention therapies in acute coronary syndrome
Strategies to guide the complex process of improving adherence to prescribed medications and lifestyle recommendations
Jay B Thakkar MB BS, MD, FRACP · Clara K Chow MB BS, FRACP, PhD
The 4th Rural and Remote Health Scientific Symposium
Making the most of rural and remote health research through collaboration
Gordon N F Gregory BA, MPhil
Should the legal age for buying alcohol be raised to 21 years?
The case for an increase is overstated
Jason M Lindo · Peter Siminski
Rural clinical school outcomes: what is success and how long do we wait for it?
In reply: And varying this by medical school to meet population needs
William R Adam · Julian R Wright · Geoffrey J McColl
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander medical students' and doctors' career intentions
Understanding the demographics, career intentions and outcomes for this group can help achieve positive change for Indigenous health
Dana R-M L Slape · Angela E Carberry
Newborn bloodspot screening: setting the Australian national policy agenda
There has been progress towards achieving clearer national policies and a way to assess the benefits and harms of screening
Craig A White · Karla Lister
Medically assisted circumcision: a safer option for initiation rites
Culturally sensitive integration of medical circumcision could avert adverse effects at traditional male initiation rites
Clement Manineng MB BS, BMSc, · David MacLaren BAppSc, MPH, PhD
Medical tourism raises questions that highlight the need for care and caution
Medical tourism: future boon or future bane for Australia’s consumers and health care system?
David Greenfield PhD · Marjorie Pawsey MB BS, DPH
Inequalities of access to bariatric surgery in Australia
Surgery for obesity complicated by severe comorbidity should be accessible to all
Michael Edye MB BS, FRACS, FACS · Michael L Talbot MB ChB, FRACS
A real-world, data-driven view of general practice prescribing
MedicineInsight aims to increase understanding of prescribing behaviour
Lynn M Weekes
Reducing dietary salt intake and preventing iodine deficiency: towards a common public health agenda
Public health advocates coordinate programs to reduce salt intake and prevent iodine deficiency
Jacqui Webster PhD · Mary-Anne Land MPH · Anthea Christoforou MIPH · Creswell J Eastman AM, MD, FRACP, FAFPHM · Michael Zimmerman · Norman R C Campbell MD · Bruce C Neal PhD, FAHA, FRCP
Peers or pariahs? The quest for fairer conditions for international medical graduates in Australia
Implementing recommendations of the parliamentary inquiry and international codes of practice on employment of IMGs
Carlos Zubaran MD, MHM, PhD · Susan Douglas MD, FACRRM, GradDipHE
Lessons learned in developing new postgraduate medical specialist training programs for Australia and New Zealand
Major education reform requires a narrative, time, investment and communication
Kevin D Forsyth MD, PhD, FRACP
Self-regulation of autologous cell therapies
An effective code of practice must require medical treatment by specialist practitioners in the condition being treated
Graham Vesey
Self-regulation of autologous cell therapies
In reply: It is in the interest of all to limit the risks of this unregulated industry
Bernard E Tuch · Dominic Wall
The NSW Safe Sedation Project
Training for non-anaesthetists who care for sedated patients
Joanna R Sutherland · Ellen Rawstron · Christopher Ball
Do death certificates accurately record deaths due to bloodstream infection?
The contribution of bloodstream infections to deaths in Australia may be underestimated
Christopher S Heather · Hong Foo · Iain B Gosbell
Rapid response systems
So far, so good — a strategy for improving outcomes, which could itself be improved
Kenneth M Hillman MD, FRCA, FCICM · Jack Chen MB BS, PhD, MBA · Daryl Jones MD, FRACP, FCICM,
Incidents resulting from staff leaving normal duties to attend medical emergency team calls
MET calls are disruptive and inconvenient but cause no major harm to patients
The Concord Medical Emergency Team (MET) Incidents Study Investigators
Lung transplant recipients receiving voriconazole and skin squamous cell carcinoma risk in Australia
Skin reviews, sun protection advice and caution in patients with previous SCC are recommended
Chin Fen Neoh BPharm, MPharm(ClinPharm), PhD · Gregory I Snell MB BS, FRACP, MD · Bronwyn Levvey RN, BEdStu, GradDipClinEpi · Tom Kotsimbos MD, FRACP · Orla Morrissey MB BCh, FRACP, PhD · Monica A Slavin MB BS, FRACP, MD · Kay Stewart BPharm, PhD · David C M Kong BPharm, MPharm, PhD
