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Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:32:20 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3375219&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20230343%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Bower CI, Lester-Smith D, Elliott EJ PMID: 20230343 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3375219 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3375219 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3375218&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20230344%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Van Der Weyden MB Comparative effectiveness research may stimulate heated debate, but ultimately, those who question its findings need to provide high-quality data to support their arguments. PMID: 20230344 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3375218 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3375218 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3375217&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20230345%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Cutler T, Still M, Moody JB, Brooks PM This short report summarises the proceedings of the international symposium "Precincts, people and places - forging new partnerships", held in Brisbane on 24 and 25 July 2009. PMID: 20230345 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3375217 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3375217 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3375216&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20230346%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: ACE inhibitors/ARBs and beta-blockers, prescribed during initial hospitalisation for HF, are associated with improved long-term survival. Therapy became more evidence based over the study period, but echocardiography, an important predictor of evidence-based therapy, was underutilised. PMID: 20230346 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3375216 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3375216 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3375215&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20230347%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: Many causes of vision loss in our sample were readily avoidable. Better allocation of services and resources is required to give all Australians equal access to eye health services. PMID: 20230347 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3375215 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3375215 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3375214&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20230348%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: It is difficult to change falls risk among high-risk populations, including people with dementia. The use of important strategies such as hip protectors and vitamin D and calcium supplementation increased during the study, probably with contamination of control facilities. Longer follow-up may be required to measure the impact on falls outcomes of the strategy of using a facilitating nurse. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12605000540617. PMID: 20230348 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3375214 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3375214 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3375213&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20230349%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSIONS: There appears to be under-referral of patients to medical and radiation oncologists. Median survival of patients treated with radical chemoradiation or palliative chemotherapy is consistent with clinical trial data, but outcomes for patients in our cohort were generally poor. Development and implementation of treatment guidelines may result in improved outcomes. PMID: 20230349 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3375213 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3375213 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3375212&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20230350%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: Our findings do not support previous research showing that access to compensation is associated with poor recovery outcomes. The relationship between access to compensation and health outcomes is complex, and more high-level research is required. PMID: 20230350 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3375212 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3375212 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3375211&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20230351%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Clark WA, Diamond TH, McNeil HP, Gonski PN, Schlaphoff GP, Rouse JC We use vertebroplasty for patients with the most severe pain caused by osteoporotic vertebral fractures less than 6 weeks old, and have observed dramatic pain relief in this acute setting. A recent editorial in the Journal, written by the authors of two recent vertebroplasty trials, suggested that vertebroplasty is not an effective therapy for acute osteoporotic vertebral fractures. The trials described in the editorial sampled a very different patient cohort to the one that we treat with vertebroplasty. Our clinical experience and most of the published literature relating to the benefits of vertebroplasty are in striking contrast to the opinions presented in that editorial. PMID: 20230351 [PubMed - in pro... Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3375211 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3375211 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3375210&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20230352%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Buchbinder R, Osborne RH, Kallmes D Our recent editorial in the Journal presents an accurate summary of our two randomised trials of vertebroplasty, which found no benefit of vertebroplasty over placebo. Participants in both trials are representative of patients seen in clinical practice and who would qualify for government-subsidised funding of vertebroplasty in Australia. Clinical experience and previous published literature are likely to have overestimated the treatment benefit of vertebroplasty for many reasons. This is why randomised placebo-controlled trials are required to determine the efficacy of treatment interventions, particularly when the condition being treated is self-limiting and the primary end point is improvement of symptoms. Based on the best evidence curre... Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3375210 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3375210 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3375209&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20230353%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Somerville ER, Black AB, Dunne JW Assessment of medical fitness to drive can be a sensitive and difficult task, particularly when it involves a condition such as epilepsy, where impairment is intermittent. The patient, their doctor and the driver licensing authority (DLA) each have responsibilities, both to the patient and to the wider community of road users. DLAs in Australia have shifted most of the responsibility for determining fitness to drive to the treating doctor. This creates a conflict of interest and may lead to unsafe decisions, damage to the doctor-patient relationship, interference with medical management and legal vulnerability for the doctor. Australian neurologists have argued for a system in which the treating doctor provides objective information about the ... Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3375209 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3375209 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3375208&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20230354%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Garrott HM, Haynes RJ PMID: 20230354 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3375208 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3375208 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3375207&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20230355%26dopt%3DAbstract We report two unusual cases of non-sexually transmitted H. ducreyi infection leading to chronic lower limb ulcers. Both patients were Australian expatriates visiting Australia from the Pacific Islands - one from Papua New Guinea and the other from Vanuatu. PMID: 20230355 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3375207 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3375207 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3375206&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20230356%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Mitra B, Cameron PA, De Villiers Smit P PMID: 20230356 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3375206 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3375206 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3375205&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20230357%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Iannuzzi A PMID: 20230357 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3375205 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3375205 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3375204&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20230358%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Davies AR, Webb SA, Seppelt IM, Bellomo R PMID: 20230358 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3375204 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3375204 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3375203&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20230359%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Collignon PJ PMID: 20230359 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3375203 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3375203 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3375202&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20230360%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Egger GJ, Swinburn B, Stanley F, Phelps K PMID: 20230360 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3375202 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3375202 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3375201&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20230361%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Stewart BW PMID: 20230361 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3375201 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3375201 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3339018&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20201755%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: McNeil JJ, Evans SM, Johnson NP, Cameron PA Registries can provide sound data needed by clinicians and organisations to improve patient safety and quality of care. PMID: 20201755 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3339018 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3339018 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3339017&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20201756%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Aroney CN, Hickman PE, Schneider HG, Tate JR, Than M More sensitive assays may provide more information, but we are not yet sure of the clinical relevance of this information. PMID: 20201756 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3339017 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3339017 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3339016&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20201757%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: Blinding endemic trachoma remains a major public health problem in many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Although active trachoma is predominantly seen in very remote communities, scarring and blinding sequelae occur among Indigenous people across the country. The Australian Government's recent commitment to eliminate blinding trachoma is welcomed and much needed. PMID: 20201757 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3339016 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3339016 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3339015&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20201758%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSIONS: These data confirm substantial undertreatment of patients who are at high risk of a cardiovascular event. We recommend that GPs assess absolute risk for older patients and ensure that high-risk patients receive evidence-based pharmacotherapy. PMID: 20201758 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3339015 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3339015 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3339014&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20201759%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: The total annual direct cost of overweight and obesity in Australia in 2005 was $21 billion, substantially higher than previous estimates. There is financial incentive at both individual and societal levels for overweight and obese people to lose weight and/or reduce WC. PMID: 20201759 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3339014 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3339014 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3339013&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20201760%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Gibson PG, Chang AB, Glasgow NJ, Holmes PW, Katelaris P, Kemp AS, Landau LI, Mazzone S, Newcombe P, Van Asperen P, Vertigan AE Cough is a common and distressing symptom that results in significant health care costs from medical consultations and medication use. Cough is a reflex activity with elements of voluntary control that forms part of the somatosensory system involving visceral sensation, a reflex motor response and associated behavioural responses. At the initial assessment for chronic cough, the clinician should elicit any alarm symptoms that might indicate a serious underlying disease and identify whether there is a specific disease present that is associated with chronic cough. If the examination, chest x-ray and spirometry are normal, the most common diagnoses in AD... Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3339013 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3339013 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3339012&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20201761%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Atkins RC, Zimmet PZ The 21st century has the most diabetogenic environment in human history with the number of people with diabetes worldwide increasing to 380 million by 2025. The fastest rate of increase will be in developing countries. Diabetes is now the major cause of end-stage kidney disease globally; 20%-40% of people on dialysis are diabetic. In Australia, the number of people with type 2 diabetes starting dialysis increased fivefold between 1993 and 2007. We must act now at local, national and international levels to prevent type 2 diabetes; screen for early diabetic kidney disease; increase public awareness of kidney disease; treat with medications proven to reduce kidney disease progression; and promote research into and trialling of new therapies. The problem is g... Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3339012 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3339012 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3339011&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20201762%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Studdert DM, Vu TM, Fox SS, Anderson IP, Keeffe JE, Taylor HR Researchers have longstanding concerns about the logistical and administrative burdens posed by ethics review of multisite studies involving human participants. Centralised ethics review, in which approval by one committee has authority across multiple sites, is widely touted as a strategy for streamlining the process. The Harmonisation of Multi-centre Ethical Review (HoMER) project is currently developing such a system for Australia. It is unclear how centralised review will work for multisite Indigenous health research, where the views of local stakeholders are important and community consultation is mandatory. Our recent experience in conducting the National Indigenous Eye Health Survey (NIEHS) shows how elaborat... Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3339011 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3339011 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3339010&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20201763%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Stokes IC, Downie PA, Wood EM, Bowden DK, Monagle PT, Barnes CD As sickle cell disease is increasing in Australia, paediatricians and other health care providers need to be aware of the broad range of complications that can occur in this condition. Although the complications of splenic sequestration and chest crises are well recognised, the infrequent but equally dramatic complication of hyperhaemolysis is less well appreciated. Here, we report a case of hyperhaemolysis in a Victorian paediatric patient.(11). PMID: 20201763 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3339010 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3339010 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3339009&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20201764%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Jackson CL, Nicholson C, McAteer EP Australia's health care system is at a crossroads. It is recognised that the fragmentation of health services, largely caused by the split between Commonwealth and state government funding responsibilities, is undermining patient care. The National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission (NHHRC) has advanced two models of health-system governance to redress this situation - neither incorporating the regional approach so prominent in submissions to the NHHRC and included in Option B of the NHHRC interim report. A regional governance framework such as that described in this paper could keep faith with the importance widely given to local engagement during the consultation process; sit neatly within the NHHRC's Healthy Australia Accord option; m... Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3339009 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3339009 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3339008&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20201765%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: Most South African doctors who migrated to Australia were impelled to emigrate by South African issues, rather than attracted by Australia. PMID: 20201765 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3339008 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3339008 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3339007&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20201766%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Shelby-James T, Agar MR, Currow DC PMID: 20201766 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3339007 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3339007 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3339006&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20201767%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Arnold PC PMID: 20201767 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3339006 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3339006 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3339005&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20201768%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Gough IR, Dickinson I, Maddern G, Grigg M, Hillis DJ PMID: 20201768 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3339005 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3339005 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3339004&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20201769%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Ben-Tovim DI, Stuart D, Kamp M, Cullen P PMID: 20201769 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3339004 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3339004 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3299041&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20170451%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Lowinger JS, Stark HE, Kelly M, Hughes CF, Gazarian M, Kaye KI Quality Use of Medicines indicators can be used to drive system improvements in health care. PMID: 20170451 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3299041 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3299041 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3299040&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20170452%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Kalucy RS New findings highlight that child sexual abuse is a major risk factor for future illness. PMID: 20170452 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3299040 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3299040 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3299039&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20170453%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: Our data highlight that CSA victims are at increased risk of suicide and accidental fatal drug overdose. CSA is a risk factor that mediates suicide and fatal overdose. PMID: 20170453 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3299039 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3299039 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3299038&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20170454%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: Medical curricula on wellbeing should include strategies for self-help and giving assistance to others, and aim to decrease stigma. Adequate and well-promoted support services are required to complement this teaching, in particular for international students. PMID: 20170454 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3299038 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3299038 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3299037&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20170455%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSIONS: The legislative change which disallowed having the "no brand substitution" box checked as a default setting in prescribing software had a dramatic impact on the checking of the "no brand substitution" box. In contrast, there was no sustained effect of educating prescribers about software default settings relating to repeat prescribing of antibiotics. Other actions are required if unnecessary repeat prescriptions for some medicines, such as antibiotics, are to be reduced. PMID: 20170455 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3299037 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3299037 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3299036&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20170456%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSIONS: This diabetes risk assessment tool provides a simple, non-invasive method to identify Australian adults at high risk of type 2 diabetes who might benefit from interventions to prevent or delay its onset. PMID: 20170456 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3299036 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3299036 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3299035&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20170457%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Neuhaus SJ, Wishaw K, Lelkens C Historically, the Australian Defence Force (ADF) has sourced all its blood supplies from the Australian Red Cross Blood Service. Recent ADF operations in the Middle East have highlighted a need to rely on other nations' blood supply systems. In 2008, the ADF embedded a surgical and intensive care team into the Netherlands-led forward health facility at the Uruzgan Medical Centre at Tarin Kowt in Afghanistan. To date, three teams have provided 2-month rotations as part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan. The Netherlands armed forces use a sophisticated system for supply of liquid and frozen blood products (frozen red cells, plasma and platelets). We review Australian experience with th... Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3299035 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3299035 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3299034&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20170458%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSIONS: There is currently a dearth of evidence relevant to child health surveillance in primary care. The components of the HKC could be refined to better reflect evidence-based guidelines that target health monitoring of preschool children. PMID: 20170458 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3299034 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3299034 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3299033&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20170459%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: This study indicates that some applicant characteristics have a significant influence on the success of an application at particular stages, but overall there does not appear to be a large or inherent systematic bias in the selection process at the University of Adelaide Medical School. PMID: 20170459 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3299033 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3299033 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3299032&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20170460%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Curtis AJ, Russell CO, Stoelwinder JU, McNeil JJ In the Australian public health system, access to elective surgery is rationed through the use of waiting lists in which patients are assigned to broad urgency categories. Surgeons are principally responsible for referring patients to waiting lists, deciding on the appropriate urgency category, and selecting patients from the waiting list to receive surgery. There are few agreed-upon criteria to help surgeons make these decisions, leading to striking differences between institutions in proportions of patients allocated to urgency categories. In other countries with publicly funded health systems, programs have been developed that aim to make prioritisation more consistent and access to surgery more equitable. As demand for healt... Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3299032 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3299032 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3299031&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20170461%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Nocera A Hospital funding based on achieving targets for numerical key performance indicators was implicated in Queensland's Bundaberg Base Hospital scandal and has driven hospital data fraud in Victoria and New South Wales. Nationally uniform legislation is required to make health service reporting standards consistent and to criminalise public sector data fraud. Urgent action is needed to develop realistic outcome measures that base hospital funding more on the quality and safety of patient care and less on patient throughput numbers. PMID: 20170461 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3299031 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3299031 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3299030&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20170462%26dopt%3DAbstract We report an unusual presentation of the syndrome associated with the development of acute pseudo-obstruction of the colon, presumably due to electrolyte dysfunction and acute renal failure. PMID: 20170462 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3299030 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3299030 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3299029&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20170463%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Chalasani R, Qureshi S PMID: 20170463 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3299029 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3299029 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3299028&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20170464%26dopt%3DAbstract Autonomic neuropathy - an uncommon variant of Guillain-Barré syndrome. Med J Aust. 2010 Feb 15;192(4):232 Authors: Henderson RD, Pandian JD, Dalton KM, Bradfield JM PMID: 20170464 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3299028 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3299028 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3299027&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20170465%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Tramontana AR, Sinickas V PMID: 20170465 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3299027 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3299027 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3299026&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20170466%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Miller PG, McKenzie SP, de Groot FP, Davoren SL, Leslie ER PMID: 20170466 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3299026 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3299026 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3299025&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20170467%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Lucey JM, McCarthy J, Burgner DP PMID: 20170467 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3299025 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3299025 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3299024&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20170468%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: O'Leary PC, Maxwell SJ, Youngs LM, Brameld KJ, Walpole IR PMID: 20170468 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3299024 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3299024 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3299023&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20170469%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Craig RD PMID: 20170469 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3299023 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3299023 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3299022&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20170470%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Duggan AE, Duggan JM PMID: 20170470 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3299022 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3299022 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3299021&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20170471%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Usherwood TP PMID: 20170471 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3299021 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3299021 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3240422&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20121674%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Hooker RS Two phenomena are shaping physician assistants and their futures: change in human societies and change in health care delivery. PMID: 20121674 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3240422 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3240422 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3240421&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20121675%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Christiansen KJ The latest evidence for the essential elements of surgical prophylaxis protocols. PMID: 20121675 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3240421 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3240421 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3240420&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20121676%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Zajac JD PMID: 20121676 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3240420 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3240420 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3240419&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20121677%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSIONS: This audit suggests that a 50% reduction in drowning fatalities by 2020 may be achievable using current knowledge and preventive systems in certain types of immersions. However, further research and new initiatives will be required, particularly to prevent drowning deaths in rivers and of older people. PMID: 20121677 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3240419 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3240419 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3240418&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20121678%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSIONS: A comprehensive national strategy for lowering mean population cholesterol is required, as is better implementation of absolute risk management guidelines - particularly in rural populations. PMID: 20121678 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3240418 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3240418 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3240417&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20121679%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSIONS: The SMART-COP score underestimates the severity of pneumonia in tropical northern Australia, but can be improved by using locally relevant additions. PMID: 20121679 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3240417 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3240417 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3240416&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20121680%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSIONS: The higher prevalence of obesity in rural women compared with urban women was largely explained by individual-level sociodemographic factors, such as age, number of children, country of birth, education level, employment status and marital status. This suggests that higher obesity levels among women in rural areas may be attributable to the sociodemographic composition of these areas. PMID: 20121680 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3240416 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3240416 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3240415&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20121681%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: Despite an increase in reported protocol use for antibiotic prophylaxis in cardiac surgery, concordance with national antibiotic guidelines remained low, with duration of antibiotic administration deviating most from recommendations. Prophylactic vancomycin use appears to have increased substantially in recent years. Clinical implementation of recommended perioperative cardiac surgical antibiotic prophylaxis may not occur until supported by evidence from either a large prospective randomised study or standardised national surveillance of cardiac surgical site infection rates. PMID: 20121681 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3240415 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3240415 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3240414&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20121682%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Hayes MW, Fung VS, Kimber TE, O'Sullivan JD Parkinson disease (PD) is a multisystem neurodegenerative disorder that affects about 1% of the population over the age of 55 years and has mean age of onset of about 60 years. The Braak hypothesis proposes that the earliest pathological evidence of PD is found in the enteric nervous system, medulla and olfactory bulb, and only subsequently progresses (over years) to the substantia nigra and cortex. Non-motor symptoms, such as constipation, hyposmia and sleep disorders, may precede typical motor features of PD by several years. No treatment has been convincingly shown to slow PD progression (ie, a neuroprotective drug remains elusive). Symptomatic benefit from dopaminergic therapy is usually maintained throughout the course of the di... Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3240414 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3240414 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3240413&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20121683%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSIONS: Patients in regional and rural settings were willing partners in developing skills of junior medical students, who had greater involvement in patient consultations than previously reported for urban students. Our study extends the findings from urban general practice that patients are underutilised partners in community-based medical training. The support of patients from regional and rural settings could facilitate the expansion of primary care-based medical education in these areas of workforce need. PMID: 20121683 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3240413 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3240413 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3240412&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20121684%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Couzos S, Delaney Thiele D Paying incentives above the baseline Medicare Benefits Schedule to health services for the additional work required to meet the health needs of Aboriginal people or Torres Strait Islanders might mitigate inequalities of care, but evidence supporting this is lacking. The proposed "Indigenous health" incentive payment to reduce Aboriginal health disadvantage, which is largely aimed at increasing the responsiveness of mainstream general practices, provides an opportunity to examine the assumptions behind this and other recent health reform bids. Contentious implementation issues include: the ineligibility of several Aboriginal community controlled health services (ACCHSs) to receive this payment; determining Aboriginality and the potential for misapprop... Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3240412 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3240412 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3240411&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20121685%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: Male Italian-born immigrants aged over 70 years report more depressive symptoms than their Australian-born counterparts. This association appears to be explained by increased reliance on a government pension as the sole source of income and lower satisfaction with social support among Italian-born men. However, these findings need to be confirmed longitudinally. PMID: 20121685 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3240411 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3240411 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3240410&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20121686%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Devi U, Buising KL PMID: 20121686 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3240410 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3240410 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3240409&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20121687%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Speers DJ, Williams SH, Pinder M, Moody HR, Hurt AC, Smith DW After a 10-day course of oral oseltamivir for pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza infection, a renal transplant recipient developed rapid-onset severe primary viral pneumonia due to oseltamivir-resistant virus. Respiratory failure progressed despite high-dose oral oseltamivir, nebulised zanamivir and cessation of immunosuppressive medications, but his condition improved with intravenous zanamivir. He subsequently died of non-respiratory complications. This is the first case of oseltamivir-resistant pandemic (H1N1) 2009 in Australia and the first report of resistance in a solid organ transplant recipient. PMID: 20121687 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3240409 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3240409 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3240408&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20121688%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: O'Rourke MG PMID: 20121688 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3240408 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3240408 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3240407&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20121689%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Christou EM, Damian DL, Thompson JF PMID: 20121689 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3240407 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3240407 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3240406&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20121690%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Okera M, Moffat D, Selva-Nayagam S PMID: 20121690 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3240406 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3240406 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3240405&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20121691%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Rashid NN, Grant J PMID: 20121691 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3240405 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3240405 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3240404&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20121692%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Graziotti PJ PMID: 20121692 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3240404 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3240404 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3240403&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20121693%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Gough IR, Civil ID, Beasley SW, Barraclough BH, Hillis DJ PMID: 20121693 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3240403 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3240403 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3240402&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20121694%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Atkinson RN PMID: 20121694 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3240402 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3240402 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3182683&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20078401%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Pesce AF Robust evidence, rather than political pressure, should inform decisions about maternity care. PMID: 20078401 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3182683 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3182683 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3182682&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20078402%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Phillips CB On health grounds, immigration detention should be used in very limited ways. PMID: 20078402 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3182682 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3182682 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3182681&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20078403%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Newell SM, Jones DA, Hatlie MJ "We cannot stay silent any longer, waiting and watching as more people are harmed in health care."(1). PMID: 20078403 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3182681 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3182681 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3182680&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20078404%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: People in immigration detention are frequent users of health services, and there is a clear association between time in detention and rates of mental illness. Government policies internationally should be informed by evidence from studies of the health of this marginalised and often traumatised group. PMID: 20078404 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3182680 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3182680 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3182679&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20078405%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSIONS: Relatively high rates of death at home and low rates of unsuccessful medical interventions suggest a realistic approach at the end of life for Australian children dying of cancer. However, many suffer from unresolved symptoms, and greater attention should be paid to palliative care for these children. PMID: 20078405 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3182679 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3182679 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3182678&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20078406%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSIONS: Perinatal safety of home births may be improved substantially by better adherence to risk assessment, timely transfer to hospital when needed, and closer fetal surveillance. PMID: 20078406 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3182678 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3182678 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3182677&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20078407%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Kelly HA From the recognition of the swine flu pandemic in late April 2009, health professionals, politicians and the public needed to know how serious pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza (swine flu) was in relation to other seasonal strains of influenza. The Victorian experience suggests that the circulation of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza in the community was at most like influenza circulation in a season of moderate seasonal activity. We have no estimate of the total case count, but we know most infections have been mild. However, while disease in the community appears mild, and the risk of hospitalisation is low, a high proportion of patients hospitalised with swine flu required intensive care. Deaths from swine flu have not been as numerous as the modelled deaths from season... Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3182677 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3182677 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3182676&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20078408%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSIONS: This study highlights risk factors for severe disease, particularly pregnancy. Clinical and public health planning for upcoming influenza seasons should take into account the spectrum and severity of clinical infection demonstrated in this report, and the need to concentrate resources effectively in high-risk patient groups. PMID: 20078408 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3182676 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3182676 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3182675&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20078409%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Bradt DA, Epstein J Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza has generated many controversies in Australia around case definitions, laboratory diagnosis, case management, medical logistics and travel restrictions. Our experience as clinical advisers in the Victorian Department of Human Services Emergency Operations Centre suggests the following: Case definitions may change frequently, and will tend to become more clinically specific over time. Early in a pandemic, laboratory diagnosis plays a critical role in case finding and pathogen identification. Later in the pandemic, standardised case management applied to well crafted case definitions should reduce reliance on the diagnostic laboratory in clinical management. The diagnostic laboratory will remain critical to monitoring disease su... Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3182675 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3182675 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3182674&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20078410%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSIONS: Our findings show that the clinical course and outcomes of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza virus are comparable to those of the current circulating seasonal influenza in Sydney. The high number of hospital admissions reflects a high incidence of disease in the community rather than an enhanced virulence of the novel pandemic influenza virus. PMID: 20078410 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3182674 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3182674 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3182673&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20078411%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Appuhamy RD, Beard FH, Phung HN, Selvey CE, Birrell FA, Culleton TH A graded public health response was implemented to control the pandemic (H1N1) 2009 outbreak in Queensland. Public health measures to contain the outbreak included border control, enhanced surveillance, management of cases and contacts with isolation or quarantine and antivirals, school closures and public education messages. The first confirmed case in Australia was notified on 8 May 2009, in a traveller returning to Queensland from the United States. In Queensland, 593 laboratory-confirmed cases were notified with a date of onset between 26 April and 22 June 2009, when the Protect phase of the Australian Health Management Plan for Pandemic Influenza was implemented; 16 hospitalisations and no deaths were rep... Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3182673 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3182673 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3182672&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20078412%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Harris MF, Harris E, Shortus TD The number of unemployed patients presenting in general practice will increase over the next 12 months. Unemployed patients are likely to present with physical and psychological problems, including insomnia, depression, anxiety and a worsening of cardiovascular risk factors; family members are also likely to be affected. GPs have an important role in early detection and management of these health problems; effective approaches include cognitive behaviour techniques, goal-setting and motivational counselling. Appropriate provision of medical certificates, advocacy and social support help redress the loss of the personal and social "vitamins" of work. While access to psychological services has improved, patients may also need to be referred to soc... Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3182672 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3182672 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3182671&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20078413%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Beaman MH, Leung MJ Australian federal and state governments were advised several years ago that an influenza pandemic would overwhelm Australian public reference laboratories. It was proposed at the time that currently underused capacity in the private sector be used to enhance pandemic responses. The current outbreak of pandemic influenza has confirmed the predictions of advisors from the private sector. Future official pandemic plans should be adjusted to take into account these observations. PMID: 20078413 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3182671 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3182671 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3182670&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20078414%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Goss PW PMID: 20078414 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3182670 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3182670 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3182669&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20078415%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Warne GL, Armstrong KL, Faunce TA, Wilcken BM, Boneh A, Geelhoed E, Craig ME PMID: 20078415 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3182669 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3182669 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3182668&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20078416%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Kesson AM, Benwell N, Elliott EJ PMID: 20078416 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3182668 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3182668 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3182667&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20078417%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Eley DS PMID: 20078417 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3182667 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3182667 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3182666&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20078418%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Lewindon PJ PMID: 20078418 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3182666 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3182666 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3182665&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20078419%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Scrimgeour DJ PMID: 20078419 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3182665 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3182665 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3182664&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20078420%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Arnold PC PMID: 20078420 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3182664 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3182664 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3182663&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20078421%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Austin MP, Reilly N, Milgrom J, Barnett B PMID: 20078421 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3182663 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3182663 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3182662&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20078422%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Jelinek VM PMID: 20078422 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3182662 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3182662 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3182661&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20078423%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Anderson WP PMID: 20078423 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3182661 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3182661 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3143433&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20047537%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Gartner CE, Chapman SF, Hall WD, Wakefield MA Good-quality data on tobacco sales are vital for evaluating tobacco control interventions. PMID: 20047537 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3143433 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3143433 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3143432&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20047538%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Macdonald PS Many patients with heart failure do not have reduced left ventricular ejection fraction, and it is not yet clear whether their treatment should be the same as that of patients who do. PMID: 20047538 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3143432 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3143432 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3143431&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20047539%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Sayers SM, Singh GR Adaptive responses to a poor intrauterine environment may predispose to obesity and its related chronic diseases in a later, nutritionally enriched, environment. PMID: 20047539 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3143431 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3143431 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3143430&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20047540%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Zwar NA PMID: 20047540 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3143430 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3143430 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3143429&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20047541%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSIONS: Patients with HFPSF were predominantly older women with less social support and higher readmission rates for associated comorbid illnesses. We therefore propose that reduced survival in HFPSF may relate more to comorbid conditions than suboptimal cardiac management. PMID: 20047541 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3143429 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3143429 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3143428&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20047542%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: The striking improvements in infant and child survival over time must be applauded. We confirmed a predisposing effect of lower birthweights on deaths in infants and children, and showed, for the first time, an association between lower birthweights and deaths in adults. Together, these factors are probably contributing to the current epidemic of chronic disease in Aboriginal people, an effect that will persist for decades. Similar phenomena are probably operating in developing countries. PMID: 20047542 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3143428 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3143428 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3143427&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20047543%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: In their routine consultations with patients, GPs have opportunities to identify hearing loss and appropriately refer patients to specialists or allied health professionals. Although GPs are responding to patient presentations for hearing loss, referring around 50% of cases, there appear to be relatively few cases in which hearing loss is identified opportunistically. Levels of identification and management of hearing loss by GPs in Australia are relatively low. PMID: 20047543 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3143427 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3143427 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3143426&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20047544%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: Although azithromycin reduced nasal carriage of S. pneumoniae and NCHi, clinical failure was high in both treatment groups. The possibility of weekly azithromycin treatment in children with persistent AOM should be evaluated. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Australian Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN 12609000691246. PMID: 20047544 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3143426 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3143426 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3143425&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20047545%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSIONS: The ED RAN clinic provides a viable model for improving the quality of patient care, with high levels of patient satisfaction. This model of care may allow significant cost savings and help to relieve the major access block in Australian EDs. PMID: 20047545 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3143425 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3143425 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3143424&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20047546%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: Although two-thirds of Australian adults surveyed were willing to accept pandemic (H1N1) 2009 vaccination, and most supported sharing vaccine with developing countries, there is a need for accessible information on vaccine safety for those who are undecided about vaccination. PMID: 20047546 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3143424 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3143424 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3143423&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20047547%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSIONS: Significant changes in recommendations have been made, particularly in relation to surgery, rehabilitation and tertiary prevention. Hip fracture should be treated according to the most up-to-date evidence to achieve the best possible outcomes and optimal use of limited resources. PMID: 20047547 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3143423 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3143423 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3143422&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20047548%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Bain CA, Taylor PG, McDonnell G, Georgiou A Significant problems in health care, such as access block and long waiting lists for elective surgery, have led to calls for keeping hospital occupancy at no more than 85%. It is elementary queueing theory that a finite-capacity system with variable demand cannot sustain both full utilisation and full availability. However, the statement that there is a single level of ideal or safe occupancy suitable for all situations is a simplistic interpretation and application of the underlying science. We argue that specific study and action are necessary to understand and deal with the problems of long waiting lists and access block in any given health care facility. PMID: 20047548 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3143422 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3143422 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3143421&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20047549%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Abrahamson SJ, Enticott PG, Tonge BJ High-functioning pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs) have only recently been widely recognised; they are diagnosed mainly in children. Key features are impaired social cognition and communication; obsessive interests, routines or activities; and social or occupational dysfunction. There are scant data about the prevalence of high-functioning PDDs in adults, and it is possible that many Australian adults with these conditions are undiagnosed. A specialist multidisciplinary approach is used for both children with PDDs and adults with other neuropsychiatric disabilities, and has the potential to help adults with high-functioning PDDs. Increased awareness and diagnosis of these conditions should not limit career or personal goals of indivi... Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3143421 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3143421 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3143420&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20047550%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Denholm JT, Jones PA, Spelman DW, Cameron PU, Woolley IJ PMID: 20047550 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3143420 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3143420 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3143419&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20047551%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Subhash HS, Chen JW, John L, Bowden JJ, Sajkov D, Frith P PMID: 20047551 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3143419 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3143419 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3143418&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20047552%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Smallwood RA PMID: 20047552 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3143418 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3143418 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3143417&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20047553%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Pirkis JE, Burgess PM, Johnston AK, Whiteford HA PMID: 20047553 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3143417 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3143417 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3143416&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20047554%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Mak JC, Faux S PMID: 20047554 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3143416 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3143416 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3143415&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20047555%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Wilson IG, PMID: 20047555 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3143415 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3143415 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3143414&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20047556%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Dewitt DE, Bhat R, Ward S PMID: 20047556 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3143414 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3143414 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3143413&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20047557%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Arnold PC PMID: 20047557 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3143413 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3143413 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3116133&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20028271%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Van Der Weyden MB PMID: 20028271 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3116133 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100 3116133 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3116132&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20028272%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Egger GJ Although it is imperative to keep trying, the fight against obesity is unlikely to be successful until economists, politicians and health scientists agree on similar goals. PMID: 20028272 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3116132 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100 3116132 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3116131&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20028273%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Johnson PH PMID: 20028273 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3116131 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100 3116131 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3116130&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20028274%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: McMichael AJ, Butler CD Climate change is weakening Earth's life-support systems. PMID: 20028274 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3116130 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100 3116130 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3116129&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20028275%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Inglis TJ, J Murray R, Watson M Conference delegates workshopped a realistically staged disaster scenario in which they were completely isolated from outside resources. PMID: 20028275 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3116129 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100 3116129 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3116128&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20028276%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSIONS: Simple, practical clinical review systems can help health care organisations in rural and remote communities to achieve better outcomes by identifying patients who may benefit from planned care. PMID: 20028276 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3116128 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100 3116128 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3116127&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20028277%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSION: Consultations via VC are an acceptable alternative to in-person consultations, and are less expensive than in-person consultations for even modest distances travelled by the clinician. PMID: 20028277 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3116127 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100 3116127 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3116126&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20028278%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Langford SA PMID: 20028278 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3116126 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100 3116126 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3116125&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20028279%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Ting JY PMID: 20028279 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3116125 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100 3116125 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3116124&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20028280%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: van Os JM My 16-year-old daughter's heart saved the life of another teenage girl, and her other organs were used to save or improve the lives of six other people. I still believe in organ donation, but there are facts about the donation process that are emotionally confronting and difficult, and we should be given better information so that we are more prepared for the realities of it. These facts should be made clear to anyone considering organ donation, but especially to those who have to make the final decision. The hospital bedside is neither the place nor the time to discover these facts for the first time. PMID: 20028280 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3116124 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100 3116124 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3116123&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20028281%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Chapman JR PMID: 20028281 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3116123 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100 3116123 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3116122&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20028282%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Bendorf A PMID: 20028282 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3116122 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100 3116122 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3116121&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20028283%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Dunn KL PMID: 20028283 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3116121 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100 3116121 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3116120&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20028284%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Cranfield FD, Douglas CM In complex and challenging cases, care should be individualised to reflect a patient's unique situation, values and goals. PMID: 20028284 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3116120 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100 3116120 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3116119&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20028285%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Sweet MA, Simons MJ New forms of journalism offer opportunities and pitfalls for health. PMID: 20028285 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3116119 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100 3116119 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3116118&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20028286%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSIONS: Health workers wishing to participate in news coverage should be aware that complex issues are reduced to fit the time constraints and presentational formulae of the news media. Advocates should plan their communication strategies to accommodate these constraints. PMID: 20028286 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3116118 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100 3116118 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3116117&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20028287%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSIONS: The educational value of industry-sponsored DAA could be improved if regulations and guidelines stipulated disease information requirements, such as inclusion of risk-factor and symptom information. Regulators should provide guidelines for "unbranded product advertisements" and the acceptability of other persuasive techniques. Further research into DAA is required and should consider advertisements in a range of media, and behavioural responses. PMID: 20028287 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3116117 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100 3116117 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3116116&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20028288%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Grassi T PMID: 20028288 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3116116 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100 3116116 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3116115&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20028289%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Zimmet PZ PMID: 20028289 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3116115 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100 3116115 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3116114&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20028290%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Hickie IB PMID: 20028290 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3116114 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100 3116114 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3116113&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20028291%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Gregory AT PMID: 20028291 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3116113 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100 3116113 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3116112&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20028292%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Anderson WP, Papadakis EM Health services research is now a top priority for the National Health and Medical Research Council. PMID: 20028292 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3116112 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100 3116112 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3116111&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20028293%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Eley DS PMID: 20028293 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3116111 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100 3116111 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3116110&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20028294%26dopt%3DAbstract CONCLUSIONS: Some of Australia's NHPAs are better funded than others. The NHMRC could begin to redress this imbalance by allocating research and workforce development funding to less well developed research areas to ensure appropriate resourcing that is commensurate with their contribution to BoD. PMID: 20028294 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3116110 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100 3116110 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3116109&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20028295%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Bronson R PMID: 20028295 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3116109 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100 3116109 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3116108&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20028296%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Shanks GD In October 1918, an Allied army (Egyptian Expeditionary Force) in Palestine experienced simultaneous epidemics of falciparum malaria and influenza during the cavalry campaign that defeated the Turkish Army. Malaria infection occurred 2 weeks after the advance of cavalry units into areas without environmental mosquito control. Pandemic influenza, now thought to be an A/H1N1 strain, struck at the same time. In the Egyptian Expeditionary Force of 315 000 soldiers, 773 died from malaria and 934 from influenza-pneumonia. Disease casualties outnumbered those due to combat by more than 37 to 1. Simultaneous infectious disease epidemics can cause mass casualties, capable of overwhelming any health service. PMID: 20028296 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3116108 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100 3116108 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3116107&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20028297%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Senanayake SN PMID: 20028297 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3116107 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100 3116107 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3116106&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20028298%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Hayman JA Charles Darwin visited New Zealand in December 1835, and Australia from January until March 1836, on the return portion of his voyage around the world in HMS Beagle. Despite the shortness of these visits, he retained an interest in these countries throughout his life, maintaining correspondence and receiving many biological specimens. His experiences in these places influenced his thinking on evolution, particularly on the evolution of man. Aspects of his health recorded during this part of the voyage support a new hypothesis for the diagnosis of the illness that Darwin endured for most of his life. PMID: 20028298 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3116106 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100 3116106 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3116105&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20028299%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: New PW PMID: 20028299 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3116105 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100 3116105 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3116104&cid=s_30417_22_f&fid=30417&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fentrez%2Fquery.fcgi%3Ftmpl%3DNoSidebarfile%26db%3DPubMed%26cmd%3DRetrieve%26list_uids%3D20028300%26dopt%3DAbstract Authors: Mullins GC PMID: 20028300 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Med J Aust) Med J Aust journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3116104 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100 3116104