Knowledge and understanding of basic biomedical sciences remain essential to medical practice, particularly when faced with the continual advancement diagnostic therapeutic modalities. Evidence suggests, however, that retention tends atrophy across span an average course into early postgraduate years, as preoccupation clinical medicine predominates. We postulated perceived relevance demonstrated through applicability situations may assist in science knowledge.To test this hypothesis our own...

International students comprise an increasingly larger proportion of higher education globally. Empirical evidence about the health and well-being these is, however, limited. We sought to examine international students, primarily from Asian countries, attending University Tasmania, Australia, using domestic as a comparison group. Ethics approval was given invite (via email) all currently enrolled participate in study by completing pilot-tested, online survey. The survey completed 382...

There is limited research to inform effective pedagogies for teaching global health undergraduate medical students. Theoretically, using a combination of typically used in 'international classrooms' may prove be an way learning health. This pilot study aimed explore the experiences students Australia and Indonesia who participated reciprocal intercultural participatory peer e-learning activity (RIPPLE) Seventy-one third year (49 from 22 Indonesia) University Tasmania (Australia) Nusa Cendana...

Background: Global environmental change is exacerbating human vulnerability to adverse atmospheric conditions including air pollution, aeroallergens such as pollen, and extreme weather events. Public information advisories are a central component of responses mitigate the impacts hazards. Digital technologies emerging means providing personalised, timely accessible warnings.

Pollen is a well-established trigger of asthma and allergic rhinitis, yet concentration-response relationships, lagged effects, interactions with other environmental factors remain poorly understood. Smartphone technology offers an opportunity to address these challenges using large, multi-year datasets that capture individual symptoms exposures in real time. We aimed characterise associations between six pollen types respiratory logged by users the AirRater smartphone app Tasmania,...

Clinical reasoning requires knowledge, cognition and metacognition, is contextually bound. teachers can should play a key role in explicitly promoting clinical reasoning.The aim of this article to relate the literature general practice or family medicine context, provide with strategies promote reasoning.It important that teacher teaches trainees specific skills sets expert practitioner (e.g. synthesising skills, recognising prototypes, focusing on cues clues, using community resources...

AirRater is a free smartphone app developed in 2015, supporting individuals to protect their health from environmental hazards. It does this by providing (i) location-specific and near real-time air quality, pollen temperature information (ii) personal symptom tracking functionality. This research sought evaluate user perceptions of AirRater's usability effectiveness. We collected demographic data completed semi-structured interviews with 42 users, identified emergent themes, used two...

Objective: The aim of this study was to identify factors influencing the prescribing psychotropic medication by general practitioners (GPs) nursing home residents with dementia. Subjects and methods: GPs experience in homes were recruited through professional body newsletter advertising, while 1,000 randomly selected from south-eastern Australia invited participate, along a targeted group Tasmania. An anonymous survey used collect GPs' opinions. Results: A lack staff resources cited as major...

Little is known about the perceived learning needs of Australian general practice (GP) registrars in relation to quality use medicines (QUM) or difficulties experienced when prescribe. This study aimed address this gap. GP registrars' were investigated through an online national survey, interviews and focus groups. Medical educators' perceptions canvassed semi-structured order gain a broader perspective needs. Qualitative data analysis was informed by systematic framework method involving...

This study investigated the effectiveness of an innovative remediation program, based on promoting self-efficacy, a construct self-regulation theory, which was developed to provide sustainable improvements in academic and clinical performance underperforming medical students. Eighteen (eight 4<SUP>th</SUP> ten 5<SUP>th</SUP> year) students participated program. Interventions were multi-faceted composed wide range group activities. The efficacy intervention evaluated using mixed-method...

This article reports on the development and evaluation of an online repository for sharing general practice (GP) educational resources. GP supervisors medical educators need quality resources to facilitate learning teaching. Developing or finding from scratch is time-consuming duplicates effort when teachers learners are geographically dispersed. In response this challenge, a curated repository, Self-directed Training Resource System (STARS) was developed in 2009 clinical within Australian...

Background: Success in summative general practice (GP) training assessments is one indicator of competence for practice. Early-training factors predictive outcomes would facilitate targeted interventions aimed at preventing candidate failures.Methods: We undertook a retrospective cohort study Australian GP trainees two organizations over five years. Associations pre-training and early-training predictors with examination scores an Applied Knowledge Test (AKT), Key Features Paper (KFP),...

AirRater is a free environmental health smartphone app developed and available in Australia that collects individual data disseminates hazard information to populations. Following previous evaluations with users, the aim of this study was better understand how clinicians, government agency non-government advocacy group representatives perceive an designed reduce impacts hazards on public health. Nine representatives, along 11 clinicians based participated semi-structured interview or focus...

Objective The aim of this study was to quantify the direct and indirect costs asthma allergic rhinitis (AR) for 2018 in Tasmania. Methods We used publicly available data, Tasmanian-specific values where available, estimate both diseases. Direct included outcomes such as emergency department (ED) presentations, hospitalisations, general practice visits medication use. Indirect premature mortality lost productivity. Results health impacts conditions combined 1454 ED 682 72 446 7122 specialist...

Purpose Attention on world migration has mostly focused economic and inter-personal impacts, leaving a large gap in our understanding of how can affect migrants’ health. The purpose this paper is to illustrate the interdependent experiences skilled migrants, as they undertake latter part their journey resettle into adopted homeland, be conceptualised structural determinant Design/methodology/approach In qualitative study, semi-structured interviews collected data experiences, including...

Introduction: This commentary describes a student-led project that distributed long-lasting insecticide-treated nets in Masaka, Uganda. The role of initiatives global health promotion projects is also discussed. Methods: A survey 213 net recipients was conducted after 12-month period to evaluate malaria prevention knowledge, and use maintenance. Results: Only 4.7% could not recall any methods. Seventy percent pregnant women 86.5% children under five slept the previous night. two households...

This study aims to update and validate quality prescribing indicators (QPIs) for Australian general practice. The comprised two phases: (1) developing preliminary potential QPIs based on the 2006 National Prescribing Service (NPS) MedicineWise indicators, published literature, international guidelines, through qualitative focus group discussions; (2) validating proposed a two-round online survey using Delphi technique. panel included four GPs, pharmacists clinical pharmacologists. rated...

Climate change is projected to increase environmental health hazard risks through fire-related air pollution and increased airborne pollen levels. To protect vulnerable populations, it imperative that evidence-based accessible interventions are available. The app, AirRater, was developed in 2015 Australia provide information on multiple atmospheric hazards near real time. app allows users view local conditions, input track their personal symptoms enable behaviors response hazards.This study...