Social determinants of health

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

The lower rate of coronary angiography is the key disparity in the care of Aboriginal patients with acute coronary syndromes

Rosanna Tavella · Katharine McBride · Wendy Keech · Janet Kelly · Amanda Rischbieth · Christopher Zeitz · John F Beltrame · Philip A Tideman · Alex Brown

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

Overcoming the soft bigotry of low expectations

Shane Houston

Financial toxicity in clinical care today: a “menu without prices”1

Out-of-pocket costs are rising rapidly and can influence treatment decisions and health outcomes

David Currow PhD, FRACP, FAHMS · Sanchia Aranda PhD, MN, BAppSci

Clinicians can play a key role in working with legal authorities to monitor and assist regulation of firearm access, especially among high-risk populations

Michael J Dudley AM, MB BS, FRANZCP · Alan Rosen AO, FRANZCP, DPM · Philip A Alpers · Rebecca Peters BA, LLB

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

It is time for a common vision and strategy for deploying Australian expertise to international public health emergencies

Alexander Rosewell PhD, MAppEpid, MIPH · Paul Effler MD, MPH, FAFPHM · Chaturangi Yapa BSc, MB ChB, MPhilApplEpid · Barbara Telfer MPH, GradDipAppEpid, BPhty · Jennie Musto MPH · Raina MacIntyre FRACP, FAFPHM, PhD

Cardiovascular health for all in Australia requires language-sensitive health systems

Christine B Phillips MB BS, MPH, FRACGP

Alcohol tax reform would reduce harm and costs — and could fund major prevention and treatment programs

Mike Daube BA(Hons), HonDSci · Julia Stafford BPsych(Hons)

Ten ways that Primary Health Networks can help to close the gap

Sophia Couzos FAFPHM, FACRRM, FRACGP · Dea Delaney-Thiele PGDipHlthMgt, MPH · Priscilla Page BASc

Let’s invest in better services for high-risk communities rather than in more prisons

Anthea S Krieg BM BS, MPH · Jillian A Guthrie BA, MAppEpidemiol, PhD · Michael Herbert Levy MB BS, MPH, FAFPHM · Leonie Segal BEcon(Hons), MEcon, PhD

HPV self-collection may improve outcomes for underscreened women, but joining the mainstream HPV screening program is better

Megan Smith MPH, BE · Jie Bin Lew BSc(Bioinformatics), MPH · Kate Simms PhD · Karen Canfell DPhil

The study confirms previous international research documenting the association between frequent attendance and homelessness

Simon Quilty FRACP, MPhilPH, MB BS · Geordan Shannon BMed, MPH, DRANZCOG · Anthony Yao MB BS, BMedSc(Hons) · William Sargent MB ChB, FACEM, FCEM(UK) · Michael F McVeigh MB BS

The health gap: the challenge of an unequal world, by Michael Marmot

Jackie M Street PhD, BSc(Hons), GradDipPrimaryHealthCare

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

We should not have to wait for Armistice Day 2018 for the obsession of wreath laying to end and for this country to get leaders genuinely willing to change their blue ties

John B Best AO, MD BS, PhD, DSc(Hon)

Encouraging evidence about expanding access to medications and reducing cardiovascular risk among Indigenous Australians

Amal N Trivedi MD, MPH · Allan J Pollack MB BS(Hons), FRACS(Orth), MPH(PP) · Helena C Britt BA, PhD · Graeme C Miller MB BS, PhD, FRACGP · Christopher Harrison BPsych(Hons), MSocHlth · Margaret A Kelaher PhD, BSc(Psych)

At the hospital, we are so far downstream that we are practically out to sea. Essentially, we patch the kids up, keep them from dying, and make an attempt at educating the child’s parents about what has happened and why

Victoria C Smith BBiomedSc, MB BS (final year student)

Continuous quality improvement initiatives contribute to improved pregnancy care for Indigenous Australians

Melanie E Gibson-Helm PhD, MRepSci, BSc(Hons) · Helena J Teede MB BS, FRACP, PhD · Alice R Rumbold PhD, MPH, BSc(Hons) · Sanjeeva Ranasinha MSc, MEpid · Ross S Bailie MD(CommHlth), FAFPHM, MB ChB · Jacqueline A Boyle MB BS, FRANZCOG, 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)

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

Thomas Astell-Burt PhD · Xiaoqi Feng PhD

Sexual abuse in the medical profession is a complex, multifaceted problem that needs evidence-based solutions

Louise E Stone MPH, MQHR, PhD · Kirsty Douglas DipRACOG, MD, FRACGP · Imogen Mitchell PhD, FRACP, FCICM · Beverley Raphael AM, MD, FRANZCP

Responsibility for health care in detention must be transferred from the Department of Immigration and Border Protection to an independent body

Peter Young MB BS, FRANZCP