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School refusal: identification and management of a paediatric challenge

School refusal is not truancy, but both are serious behavioural problems that can have detrimental consequences. Management of school refusal involves ruling out organic causes and assessing contributing factors, such …

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Management of chronic post-surgical pain: an overview

Chronic pain is an anticipated complication of any surgery despite comprehensive treatment modalities to combat it.  The development of chronic pain is attributable to a larger variety of inherent risks. …

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Meditate to Medicate: Mindfulness Meditation as a Complementary Therapy for Surgical Patients

Mind-body therapies such as mindfulness meditation (MM) are increasingly being studied and applied as legitimate medical therapies. Since becoming popular in the 1970s, MM has been shown to improve psychological …

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The strengths and shortcomings of empathy in medicine

Every day medical students and doctors are faced with challenging, ethical, and moral dilemmas. Caring for patients can be draining and bearing witness to their suffering can often take a …

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Opening the “die-logue” about palliation

He was just about my age, but his face was pale, his cheeks cavernous, and there was a weariness in his every movement; he was too weak to speak or …

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The changing face of cancer in Australian medical schools

A multitude of changes are revolutionising the study and practice of oncology worldwide.   Despite the undeniable importance of cancer education, there is currently no consensus amongst Australian medical schools as …

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Perspectives on Alzheimer’s disease

Alzheimer’s disease is a commonly encountered pa ent case by medical students. However, many students struggle to see the person beyond the disease. This essay o ers a di erent …

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Assessing cardiac output in the perioperative patient

Cardiac output (CO) is an essential component in the evaluation of the critically unwell hospitalised patient’s physiological state. As an estimated measure of cardiac function, CO is of high clinical …

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Forget everything you thought you knew: how your assumptions are impacting the health outcomes of your patients.

Modern health professionals are well versed in the value of person-centred care for their patients. However, the way we are taught to view our patients through a problem-based lens is …

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Indigenous health: what they don’t teach you in medical school

Indigenous health education is an important part of the curriculum for medical students. However, there are limited opportunities within the course for students to interact with patients from an Indigenous …

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