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Ben Goldacre and evidence-based medicine

Published: Fri, 2012-04-20 14:12 by Jill McTaggart
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Publication bias is a very big problem particularly in the area of drug trials. This is a link to an interview with Dr Ben Goldacre who wants to highlight the issues associated with clinical trials with negative outcomes remaining unpublished.

Trial of new pharmaceutical database - Catalyst

Published: Wed, 2012-04-04 12:21 by Christine Dalais
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Catalyst gives quick, easy access to the popular AusDI Independent Drug Monographs, pharmaceutical company product information (PI), consumer medicine information (CMI) leaflets, drug product images, a product identifier module and with convenient links to a choice of drug interaction system(s).
UQ Library has Catalyst on trial until May 30th. Have a look and send us feedback.

Orthopaedic surgery animation

Published: Fri, 2012-03-23 12:18 by
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Take the time to watch and be entranced by this beautifully crafted medical animation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=xMYjfb_M9wM&vq=large

Know someone who wants to give up smoking?

Published: Thu, 2012-03-08 13:15 by
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The LIVESTRONG MyQuit Coach is an application that has been reviewed by a smoking cessation specialist, a nicotine addiction specialist, a psychologist and a cardiologist and internal medicine specialist. It costs $4.49.

It creates a personalised plan to help a smoker to quit either by choosing to quit smoking immediately or gradually decrease nicotine intake. Smokers can evaulate their current status, set goals and track smoking behaviour and cravings. Users are supported by a social support circle.

General practice activity in Australia 2009-10

Published: Mon, 2012-03-05 11:27 by
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The General practice activity in Australia 2009-10 report was published in 2010.

This report presents results from the twelfth year of BEACH program, a national study of general practice activity. BEACH is Bettering the Evaluation And Care of Health.

Dr Steve Hambleton states the AIHW report highlights that the chronic health problems most often managed by GPs are hypertension, depressive disorder, diabetes, cholesterol-related disorders, chronic arthritis, oesophageal disease, and asthma.

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) Report, General Practice Activity in Australia 2009-10, confirms that GPs are increasingly treating older patients with more complex care needs. The management of chronic and complex disease is a key part of general practice, with chronic conditions making up 35% of all problems managed.

Mobile units in Holland will practice euthanasia

Published: Mon, 2012-03-05 11:22 by
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The Hague-based pro-euthanasia group NVVE, is coordinating the service. The teams, comprising at least a doctor and a nurse, will euthanise patients by administering a strong sedative to put them in a coma followed by a drug to stop breathing.
NVVE said in a statement the service would involve six teams targeting "borderline cases in which family GPs are reluctant to administer euthanasia".

For more information and access to NVVE's news page, click here.

Prescribing medicines in pregnancy database

Published: Wed, 2012-02-22 17:49 by Jackie Devenish
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"This database is intended to provide information to health professionals planning the medical management of pregnant patients..."

Produced by: The Therapuetic Goods Administration, Australia
Webpage: http://www.tga.gov.au/hp/medicines-pregnancy.htm

WHO recommendations for induction of labour

Published: Mon, 2012-01-23 10:34 by
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"...The guidance provided is evidence-based and covers selected topics related to induction of labour that were regarded as critical priority questions..."

http://www.who.int/reproductivehealth/publications/maternal_perinatal_health/9789241501156/en/index.html

Psychological First Aid: Guide for Field Workers

Published: Thu, 2011-12-08 15:54 by
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Psychological First Aid.jpg"PFA is an alternative to "psychological debriefing" which has been found to be ineffective. In contrast, PFA involves factors that seem to be most helpful to people's long-term recovery..... These include:

  • feeling safe, connected to others, calm and hopeful;
  • having access to social, physical and emotional support; and
  • feeling able to help themselves, as individuals and communities."

Reference: World Health Organization, War Trauma Foundation and World Vision International (2011). Psychological first aid: Guide for field workers. WHO: Geneva.

Webpage: http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2011/9789241548205_eng.pdf

Nausea rating scale for children

Published: Tue, 2011-11-29 09:07 by
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Nausea in children.jpg"This pictorial (Baxter Retching Faces) scale for measuring nausea severity has convergent and discriminant validity, and detected change after antiemetic treatment. Its use in the clinical and research setting may assist in nausea managment in children."

Reference: Baxter, A. L., Watcha, M. F., Baxter, W. V., Leong, T., & Wyatt, M. M. (2011). Development and Validation of a Pictorial Nausea Rating Scale for Children. Pediatrics, 127(6), e1542-e1549.

http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2011/05/25/peds.2010-1410

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