CHAPTER 5 Interprofessional education sharing the wealth Megan Davidson, Robyn Smith, Nick Stone THEORIES The underlying theories in this chapter include the concept of practice epistemology or knowing the nature…
CHAPTER 7 Clinical reasoning the nuts and bolts of clinical education Rola Ajjawi, Stephen Loftus, Henk G. Schmidt, Silvia Mamede THEORIES Two theoretical perspectives are highlighted in this chapter. Cognitive…
CHAPTER 10 Ethics in clinical education Clare Delany, Lynn Gillam, Rosalind McDougall THEORIES Theories about the nature and source of knowledge in clinical practice are referred to as practice epistemology….
CHAPTER 3 Recognising and bridging gaps theory, research and practice in clinical education Sue Kilminster THEORIES Theories of cognitive psychology highlight that the context of learning and processes of participation…
CHAPTER 6 Clinical education embracing diversity Anna Chur-Hansen, Robyn Woodward-Kron THEORIES In this chapter, medical anthropology provides the theoretical perspective to inform cultural representations of health, illness and healthcare practices….
IDENTIFYING THE PROBLEM In Australia, responsibility for the mental health system is shared between the Commonwealth, or Australian government, state and territory governments and the private sector. Through the Australian…
TOWARDS EVIDENCE-BASED HEALTH POLICY: THE IMPORTANCE OF RESEARCH The World Health Organization’s (WHO) ‘Health for All’ initiatives at Geneva in 1977, and the Health Targets and Implementation (Health for All)…
are no longer lower than the OECD average, and are increasing (AIHW 2006; The OECD Health Project 2004). Relative to the United States (US), the United Kingdom (UK), Canada and…
CHAPTER 2 Health policy as a process Heather Gardner Simon Barraclough The chapters in this book are about how policy in the field of health is developed and modified according…
international environmental health initiatives designed for developing country contexts provide some pointers to addressing the problems of unsanitary living environments and poor hygiene in remote Australian Indigenous communities. ABORIGINAL AND…
