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Tag: University of Queensland

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Probiotics: A New Recommendation with Proton Pump Inhibitors?

Introduction Clostridium difficile-Associated Diarrhoea (CDAD) is becoming a worldwide epidemic with significant patient morbidity and mortality, as well as increasing the costs to health care systems. Although CDAD is generally …

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Physician Assistants in Australia: the solution to workforce woes?

This article reviews the potential for Physician Assistants (PAs) within Australia. An introduction to the PA role, training, and relevant history is included, as is motivation for considering implementation of …

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Where to from here for Australian childhood obesity?

Aim: At least one in twenty Australian school children are obese. [1] The causes and consequences of childhood obesity are well documented. This article examines the current literature on obesity …

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Vitamin D deficiency in the elderly: How can we improve rates of screening and supplementation in General Practice?

Aim: Vitamin D supplementation reduces falls and fractures in the elderly, yet screening and supplementation rates are generally inadequate. We therefore investigated whether rates of screening and supplementation could be …

Feature Articles

A week in the Intensive Care Unit: A life lesson in empathy

Empathy and the medical student – Practice makes perfect? The observation of another person in a particular emotional state has been shown to activate a similar autonomic and somatic response …

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Self-taught surgery using simulation technology

During my elective term in early 2010 at the Royal Free Hospital, London, I was presented with a fantastic opportunity: to learn how to perform a laparoscopic gastric bypass procedure. …

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Contemporary rural health workforce policy in Australia: Evidence-based or ease-based?

Introduction Australia has a history of a rural health workforce shortage. This shortage was originally perceived to be within the context of an overall oversupply of health practitioners throughout Australia, …

Book Reviews

Apley’s Concise System of Orthopaedics and Fractures

Solomon L, Warwick D, Nayagam S. Apley’s Concise System of Orthopaedics and Fractures. 3rd ed. London (UK): Hodder Arnold; 2005. RRP AU$52.65 The 2006-2007 Australian Hospital Statistics demonstrated that fractures …

Book Reviews

‘Moore’ than just a doorstop: Clinically Oriented Anatomy vs. Gray’s Anatomy for Students

The study of anatomy is often a challenging endeavour for many medical students. Central to the learning process is the use of a good textbook. Two of the most often …

Case Reports

Use of retrograde intra-operative cholangiogram for detection and minimisation of common bile duct injury

Abstract Iatrogenic bile duct injury (BDI) is a known complication of laparoscopic cholecystectomy with serious consequences for the health of the patient. Intra-operative cholangiogram (IOC) has been shown to reduce …

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