On the nature of the alcohol-based hand rub and its use for hand hygiene in medicine and healthcare
By Adrian Lee | Volume 2, Issue 1 2011
Abstract Hand hygiene (HH) is today recognised as being the most important factor in preventing the spread of infections; however, adequate compliance with this remains unacceptably low amongst healthcare workers (HCWs). One of the leading products in the push for successful HH is the alcohol-based hand rub (ABHR), which currently exists as a ubiquitous item [...]
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The good, the bad and the ugly of mobile phone use in clinical practice
By Chrisovalantis Tsimiklis | Volume 2, Issue 1 2011
Act 1 Scene: at the bedside Enter stage: registrar, intern, medical student, Mrs. Thompson Registrar: “Hi Mrs. Thompson, how are you travelling?” Mrs. Thompson: “Not too well dear, I’ve had a pounding headache since last night.” Registrar: “Really? Well you are recovering from a stroke, but I wonder if we have overlooked something. Maybe we [...]
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‘Bull-dogging’ for the RACP exams
By Dr. Katherine Ngo | Volume 2, Issue 1 2011
The Royal Australasian College of Physicians’ (RACP) Clinical Examination takes a full day and for medical registrars is the barrier between basic and advanced training, including subspecialty training. My experience was as an ‘examination assistant’ (or ‘bulldog’ in colloquial terms) for the candidates. I had been on my general medicine rotation and the consultant of [...]
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A very good iDEA: The inaugural gathering of the student division of Doctors for the Environment Australia
By Elizabeth O’Brien et al. | Volume 1, Issue 1 2010
In early December 2009, just prior to the much-hyped COP15 round of United Nations climate negotiations in Copenhagen, 40 medical students, representing six states and eleven medical schools, descended upon Melbourne for iDEA, the inaugural gathering for the student division of Doctors for the Environment (DEA). Attendees were encouraged to be mindful of their carbon [...]
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