Table of contents (Vol 8, No 12)
EDITORIAL

Season's Greetings
 

A look back at 2015 and a look ahead to 2016.

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By Tammy McCausland

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Anatomy's Impact on Medicine
 

This editorial explores anatomy's evolving role in medicine.

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By Norman Eizenberg

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A defining moment for medical research
 

This editorial reflects on key challenges for medical research and how to address them.

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By Moyez Jiwa

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CASE STUDY

Dancing eyes and dancing feet in scrub typhus
 

Opsoclonus myoclonus can be one of the rare presentations of scrub typhus. Infectious causes of opsoclonus myoclonus should be looked for in patients presenting with febrile episodes.

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By Aswani S Mareddy, Neeraja Koti, Shivashankara K Nagri, Chandrashekar U Kudru

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RESEARCH

How nurses shape med students' identities
 

This qualitative study presents how medical students’ professional identity is shaped by RNs employed as clinical tutors at one Australian medical school. It suggests that RNs can contribute to medical students' development by role modelling professionalism and patient-centredness, and by helping them transition to clinical practice.

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By Michelle McLean, Patricia Lee Johnson, Sally Sargeant, Patricia Green

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Predicting Hospital Re-admissions in Diabetic Patients
 

Admission hyperglycaemia is a common occurrence in diabetic patients. Timely, multidisciplinary follow-up in diabetic patients with chronically poor glycaemic control should be made a priority. Improved follow-up may help prevent hospital re-admissions.

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By Thora Y Chai, Katherine T Tonks, Lesley V Campbell

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Low back pain outcomes: injury claim and benefit status
 

Data indicate a positive correlation between low back injury, claim status, and low back pain outcome in New Zealand. Support strategies for low back pain should be considered for individuals without accepted injury claims. 

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By Jon Cornwall, Markus Melloh, Rebecca J Crawford, Achim Elfering

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Healthcare inequality in Brazil
 

Brazil’s public health system is universal in coverage and scope, but in practice services are limited, thus restricting access. Brazil must implement policies that ensure that those most in need of health services have access to them.

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By Megan Ireland, Maircon Batista Ribeiro, Mohammed Ali

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Improving Medical Students' Communications Skills
 

Physician-patient communication is critical, yet many medical schools in India lack proper training programmes. This study showed that focused training could improve medical students’ communication skills.

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By Nayyar Iqbal, Sudhagar Mookkappan, Aneesh Basheer, Ravichandran Kandasamy

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A pharmacist's role in GP Super Clinics
 

Pharmacist-led interventions can improve medicines use, although in Australia the integration of pharmacists into multidisciplinary teams has traditionally been limited to tertiary (hospital) care. This study explores whether pharmacists can have an expanded role in the nation’s GP super clinics. 

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By Beata Bajorek, Kate LeMay, Kate Gunn, Carol Armour

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