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Med J Aust. 2014 May 1; Volume 200 (Issue 9); 512-512.; DOI:10.5694/mja14.00143
Martinez Garcia D, Brown AL
Med J Aust. 2014 May 1; Volume 200 (Issue 9); 512-512.; DOI:10.5694/mja14.00143
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Med J Aust. 2019 August 1; Volume 211 (Issue 5); DOI:10.5694/mja2.50295
Krakauer EL, Daubman BR, Aloudat T
Med J Aust. 2019 August 1; Volume 211 (Issue 5); DOI:10.5694/mja2.50295
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Med J Aust. 2009 November 16
O'Brien DP, Robson ME, Callan PP, McDonald AH
Med J Aust. 2009 November 16
We present the first clinical descriptions of immune-mediated paradoxical reactions to effective antibiotic treatment for Mycobacterium ulcerans infection, which result in clinical deterioration after initial improvement. Recognition of this phenomenon could prevent unnecessary changes to antibiotic regimens, and might obviate the need for, or reduce the extent of, further surgery. (MJA 2009; 191: 564-566).
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Med J Aust. 2016 April 18; Volume 204 (Issue 7); DOI:10.5694/mja16.00018
Rosewell A, Effler P, Yapa C, Telfer B, Musto J, et al.
Med J Aust. 2016 April 18; Volume 204 (Issue 7); DOI:10.5694/mja16.00018
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Med J Aust. 2008 February 21
Evans D
Med J Aust. 2008 February 21
This is a personal account of my brief time in Burundi as a volunteer doctor with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) at the beginning of 2001. Burundi is a small nation in central Africa (bounded by the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Tanzania) which has suffered from problems between the Hutu and Tutsi "ethnic groups", similar to those for which Rwanda is better known. Unlike Rwanda, the war between government troops and rebel forces continues in Burundi. MSF has been in Burundi since 1992, providing basic healthcare, nutrition programs, surgical services and epidemiological intervention. In late 2000, a malaria epidemic began in Burundi's highland regions where transmission is normally low, and thus the population largely not immune. Malnutrition rates also increased and MSF rapidly expanded its usual program in an attempt to control these new health problems.
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Med J Aust. 2014 April 7
Schaefer MM, Brown AL
Med J Aust. 2014 April 7
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Med J Aust. 2013 April 1; Volume 198; DOI:10.5694/mja12.11611
Mitchell RD, Jamieson JC, Parker J, Hersch FB, Wainer Z, et al.
Med J Aust. 2013 April 1; Volume 198; DOI:10.5694/mja12.11611
Global health (GH) training is well established overseas (particularly in North America) and reflects an increasing focus on social accountability in medical education. Despite significant interest among trainees, GH is poorly integrated with specialty training programs in Australia. While there are numerous benefits from international rotations in resource-poor settings, there are also risks to the host community, trainee and training provider. Safe and effective placements rely on firm ethical foundations as well as strong and durable partnerships between Australian and overseas health services, educational institutions and GH agencies. More formal systems of GH training in Australia have the potential to produce fellows with the skills and knowledge necessary to engage in regional health challenges in a global context.