Medical Journal of Australia

The Knowledge Translation Complexity Network (KTCN) Model: The Whole Is Greater Than the Sum of the Parts - A Response to Recent Commentaries

A time series of infectious-like events in Australia between 2000 and 2013 leading to extended periods of increased deaths (all-cause mortality) with possible links to increased hospital medical admissions

Background and aims: Trends in deaths and medical admissions in the UK and Europe show evidence for a series of infectious-like events. These events have been overlooked by traditional surveillance methodologies. Preliminary evidence points to a rise in medical admissions in Australia around the same time as those observed in Europe, and this study was aimed to evaluate whether the deaths are o...

Creating the Right Sort of Ship to Achieve Integrated Care: A Response to Recent Commentaries

Using Complexity and Network Concepts to Inform Healthcare Knowledge Translation

Many representations of the movement of healthcare knowledge through society exist, and multiple models for the translation of evidence into policy and practice have been articulated. Most are linear or cyclical and very few come close to reflecting the dense and intricate relationships, systems and politics of organizations and the processes required to enact sustainable improvements. We illus...

Teaching on the run tips 5: teaching a skill.

University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA. Fiona R Lake, MD, FRACP, Associate Professor in Medicine and Medical Education, Education Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry; Jeffrey M Hamdorf, PhD, FRACS, Associate Professor in Surgical Education, School of Surgery and Pathology. Reprints will not be available from the authors. Correspondence: Associate Professor Fiona R Lake, Education C...

The need and direction for drug law reform in Australia.

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