Pay-for-performance in health care
(Source: Australasian Medical Journal - AMJ)
Source: Australasian Medical Journal - AMJ - December 1, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: research
Doctor stress and burnout in after hours house calls
Conclusion A number of doctor variables have been found to significantly reduce burnout in AHHC Among these, the adoption of self-protective measures and the attainment postgraduate fellowships, where possible, should be encouraged among practitioners involved in the service. (Source: Australasian Medical Journal - AMJ)
Source: Australasian Medical Journal - AMJ - November 15, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: research
Management of atrial fibrillation: An Australian survey
Conclusion Australian GPs are actively engaged in managing AF, and appear to be well resourced. Importantly, there is a greater focus on the benefits of therapy during decision-making, rather than on the risks. However, medication safety considerations affecting routine management of therapy remain key concerns, with patients’ adherence to therapy a major determinant in decision-making. (Source: Australasian Medical Journal - AMJ)
Source: Australasian Medical Journal - AMJ - November 14, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: research
Doctor awareness of radiation doses
Conclusion Physicians reported low confidence in their knowledge of radiation awareness and indicated the need for additional education, which would assist them in communicating the risks to patients. Furthermore, such education would assist physicians in tailoring their diagnostic imaging requests so as to minimise radiation levels in patients. (Source: Australasian Medical Journal - AMJ)
Source: Australasian Medical Journal - AMJ - November 5, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: research
Physician knowledge of herb-drug interactions
(Source: Australasian Medical Journal - AMJ)
Source: Australasian Medical Journal - AMJ - October 31, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: research
Notice of Retraction
(Source: Australasian Medical Journal - AMJ)
Source: Australasian Medical Journal - AMJ - October 31, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: research
Letter
(Source: Australasian Medical Journal - AMJ)
Source: Australasian Medical Journal - AMJ - October 31, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: research
Primary Health Networks: Lessons for Success
Conclusion Those MLs that did well continued in an expanded way the work DGP were doing beforehand and made a seamless transition. PHNs will need to build on the strengths of previous PHOs, and create locality structures and processes that maximise the potential for clinical engagement. They will actively guide the dialogue between related microsystems: to achieve this they will have to be clinically led, change management organisations. (Source: Australasian Medical Journal - AMJ)
Source: Australasian Medical Journal - AMJ - October 26, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: research
Book Review
(Source: Australasian Medical Journal - AMJ)
Source: Australasian Medical Journal - AMJ - October 25, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: research
Preserving the prothesis in the case of infection
We present a patient with Mycobacterium bovis infection of a prosthetic hip nine months following BCG therapy for bladder cancer. The debridement and (implant) prosthesis retention approach in conjunction with anti-tuberculous medication (DAIR) employed in this case, allowed the same prosthesis to be retained. This case report highlights the importance of physician awareness of the possibility BCG peri-prosthetic infections. (Source: Australasian Medical Journal - AMJ)
Source: Australasian Medical Journal - AMJ - October 12, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: research
Improving Medical Students' Communications Skills
Conclusion Focused training can enhance the communication skills of medical students. Hence, it may be included in the curriculum of undergraduate medical teaching programmes in India. (Source: Australasian Medical Journal - AMJ)
Source: Australasian Medical Journal - AMJ - September 30, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: research
Celebrating successes in oral health
(Source: Australasian Medical Journal - AMJ)
Source: Australasian Medical Journal - AMJ - September 30, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: research
A fatal case of primary dengue infection
With dengue fever emerging as a global health problem and more Australians travelling to endemic areas, imported dengue infection is on the rise and clinicians need to remain vigilant. Primary cardiac and neurologic involvement in dengue infection has been rarely described in the medical literature and the pathophysiology is poorly understood. A rare and fatal case of primary dengue infection in a 34-year- old woman who returned from Papua New Guinea is reported; the unusual features of this case include severe primary dengue infection, myocarditis, and acute cerebral oedema resulting in death. This case demonstrates that ...
Source: Australasian Medical Journal - AMJ - September 19, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: research
Effect of Medical Thrombrophylaxis on Mortality
Conclusion Medical thromboprophylaxis has a finely balanced effect on mortality but may increase it. Such an effect would explain the failure to discover a mortality benefit from medical thromboprophylaxis. Further work, including a formal meta- analysis and additional clinical studies, is required to confirm this picture. (Source: Australasian Medical Journal - AMJ)
Source: Australasian Medical Journal - AMJ - September 15, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: research
The risks of biofilm formation for diabetics
Conclusion The organisms causing chronic diabetic foot ulcers were commonly multidrug-resistant; this was also observed among biofilm formers. Therefore, screening for biofilm formation, along with the usual antibiogram, needs to be performed as a routine procedure in chronic diabetic ulcers to formulate effective treatment strategies for these patients. (Source: Australasian Medical Journal - AMJ)
Source: Australasian Medical Journal - AMJ - September 13, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: research
