Aust Medical Journal

Australasian Medical Journal - AMJ

ISSN 1836-1935. The Journal for Research and Innovation in Health Care


The AMJ is an open access medical journal. We focus on health innovation and debate serving a global community. Access and publication are free. To submit papers, serve as a reviewer or to receive email alerts when new editions are published please registerClick here for the welcome video by Professor Moyez Jiwa. We value your views and feedback. Please visit our customer service and support page. Our papers are published as PDF files. A PDF reader is available on this link.  The AMJ is indexed on the following databases: DOAJ, EBSCO, Genamics journalseek, ProQuest, Index CopernicusOpen J-Gate, Intute, Global health and CAB Abstracts databases, MedWorm


Vol 1, No 2 (2010): Primary Care

Table of Contents

RESEARCH

Comprehensive Primary Health Care in Australia


Catherine Hurley, Fran Baum, Julie Johns, Ronald Labonte

There are important lessons for the current health reform processes in Australia in terms of the need for all elements of Primary Health Care to be present for more effective health care delivery to be realised and health inequities addressed.

 

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Who Knows They Have A Treatment Plan?


Ieva Zaiga Ozolins, Maria A Donald, Allyson J Mutch, Ruth E Crowther, Nelufa Begum

It appears that there are still significant opportunities for doctors and other health professionals to use development of treatment plans with their patients to empower and motivate their patients with chronic disease in managing their own health care.

 

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Important Issues Around Food Safety And Nutrition


Julie Henderson, Paul Russell Ward, John Coveney, Samantha Meyer

Provision of advice about food safety and diet is becoming more centrally important for health care professionals. This study helps to understand consumer awareness of these issues in relation to media messages they receive.

 

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Protecting Against Diabetic Foot Disease


Devesh Varun Oberoi, Cauchy Pradhan, C. Jairaj Kumar, Sidney C D’Souza

There is redistribution of plantar pressure points in individuals with diabetes without signs of clinical neuropathy. The recognition of such points through the  techniques described  may help shoe manufacturers to design comfortable footwear and protect against the development of pressure ulcers.  

 

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Effectiveness Of A Staff Motivation Program


kavinda chandimal dayasiri, chandra jayasuriya, lakshan munaweera

From the viewpoint of service providers, the causes of demotivation among staff members on this ENT ward in Sri Lanka were workload, staff shortages, lack of time management and communication skills, lack of interprofessional exchange and supervision.

 

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STUDENT EDITORIAL

Research Mentorship


Hamidreza Mahboobi, Mohammad Esmaeil Shahrzad, Seyed Hamzeh Seddigh, Yaghoub Hamedi, Akshay Sharma, Tahereh Khorgoei, Magdalena Harakalova

According to the current requirements of Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences (HUMS) it is compulsory for medical students to conduct a research project as a part of their thesis. But the research projects are only reported to the University.The authors of this paper feel there is a scope to improve research productivity through the introduction of a research mentorship program.

 

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CASE SERIES

Knee Arthroplasty And The Patellar Tendon Reflex


Richard Jamieson, Jennifer Flynn, David Love

When a patient presents with a prior history of Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) and with an altered ipsilateral patellar tendon reflex, the authors have shown that it is unlikely that any alteration is a consequence of TKA, and any abnormality of the patellar tendon reflex should be considered in the clinical context and investigated appropriately.

 

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Call for papers


Australasian Medical Journal

Following the very successful Special Edition on 'Health and Design' in 2009, we invite you to submit papers for the Special Edition on Health and Design September 2010.

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Scholarship on Offer


PhD Scholarship

This scholarship will support a student to develop an intervention to encourage men with colorectal symptoms to seek appropriate health care advice sooner rather than later.

 

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AMJ India June 2010


Australasian Medical Journal

Special Edition: Healthcare in India, Dates for your diary.

 

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