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Health services administration

Clinical focus

Difficult but necessary conversations — the case for advance care planning

Ian A Scott, Geoffrey K Mitchell, Elizabeth J Reymond and Michael P Daly

Med J Aust 2013; 199 (10): 662-666 Free

Clinical focus / Cardiology series - 6

Preoperative cardiac evaluation and management of patients undergoing elective non-cardiac surgery

Ian A Scott, Hasan A Shohag, Peter C A Kam, Michael V Jelinek and Golam M Khadem

Med J Aust 2013; 199 (10): 667-673 Free

Research

Chiropractic Observation and Analysis Study (COAST): providing an understanding of current chiropractic practice

Simon D French, Melanie J Charity, Kirsty Forsdike, Jane M Gunn, Barbara I Polus, Bruce F Walker, Patty Chondros and Helena C Britt

Med J Aust 2013; 199 (10): 687-691 Free

Research

Australia is continuing to make progress against cancer, but the regional and remote disadvantage remains

Michael D Coory, Tsun Ho and Susan J Jordan

Med J Aust 2013; 199 (9): 605-608 Free

Research

Human papillomavirus vaccine coverage among female Australian adolescents: success of the school-based approach

Julia M L Brotherton, Sharron L Murray, Madeline A Hall, Lynne K Andrewartha, Carolyn A Banks, Dennis Meijer, Helen C Pitcher, Megan M Scully and Luda Molchanoff

Med J Aust 2013; 199 (9): 614-617 Free

Research

Estimated impacts of alternative Australian alcohol taxation structures on consumption, public health and government revenues

Christopher M Doran, Joshua M Byrnes, Linda J Cobiac, Brian Vandenberg and Theo Vos

Med J Aust 2013; 199 (9): 619-622 Free

Perspectives

Building Queensland's human capital: the case for health advocacy

Claire E Brolan and Jo Durham

Med J Aust 2013; 199 (9): 574

Review

Sustainable workforce and sustainable health systems for rural and remote Australia

John Wakerman and John S Humphreys

Med J Aust 2013; 199 (5): S14-S17 Free

Perspective

International medical migration: what is the future for Australia?

Lesleyanne Hawthorne

Med J Aust 2013; 199 (5): S18-S21 Free

Perspective

Paying for the health workforce

Anthony Scott

Med J Aust 2013; 199 (5): S29-S31 Free

Editorial

The medical workforce of the future

Bruce G Robinson and Peter M Brooks

Med J Aust 2013; 199 (5): S3-S5 Free

Perspective

Towards a sustainable and fit-for-purpose health workforce — lessons from New Zealand

Des F Gorman

Med J Aust 2013; 199 (5): S32-S36 Free

Review

The medical workforce in 2025: what’s in the numbers?

Catherine M Joyce

Med J Aust 2013; 199 (5): S6-S9 Free

Review

Towards best practice in national health workforce planning

Maureen V McCarty and Bethany J Fenech

Med J Aust 2013; 199 (5): S10-S13 Free

Editorials

Patient safety in hospitals — can we measure it?

Neville Board

Med J Aust 2013; 199 (8): 521-522

Letters

Removing the GST exemption for fresh fruits and vegetables could cost lives

J Lennert Veerman and Linda J Cobiac

Med J Aust 2013; 199 (8): 534-535 Free

Research

Measuring the incidence of hospital-acquired complications and their effect on length of stay using CHADx

Kevin M Trentino, Stuart G Swain, Sally A Burrows, Peter C Sprivulis and Frank F S Daly

Med J Aust 2013; 199 (8): 543-547 Free

Research

Can’t escape it: the out-of-pocket cost of health care in Australia

Farhat Yusuf and Stephen R Leeder

Med J Aust 2013; 199 (7): 475-478 Free

Editorials

The tale of out-of-pocket spending on health care

Jane P Hall

Med J Aust 2013; 199 (7): 442-443

For debate

The economic evaluation of personalised oncology medicines: ethical challenges

Jan R R Lewis, Wendy L Lipworth, Ian H Kerridge and Richard O Day

Med J Aust 2013; 199 (7): 471-473 Free

Research

Non-reporting of reportable deaths to the coroner: when in doubt, report

Sandra L Neate, Lyndal C Bugeja, George A Jelinek, Heather M Spooner, Luke Ding and David L Ranson

Med J Aust 2013; 199 (6): 402-405 Free

Research

Cost savings from a telemedicine model of care in northern Queensland, Australia

Darshit A Thaker, Richard Monypenny, Ian Olver and Sabe Sabesan

Med J Aust 2013; 199 (6): 414-417 Free

Research

Quad bike related injury in Victoria, Australia

Angela J Clapperton, Emily L Herde and Tony Lower

Med J Aust 2013; 199 (6): 418-422 Free

Letters

Further erosion of equality and job mobility of Australian junior doctors

Dev A S Kevat and Fiona J Lander

Med J Aust 2013; 199 (6): 391

Letters

Junior doctors leading hospital improvement

Nicholas M Cheng and Ned W R Douglas

Med J Aust 2013; 199 (6): 391-392