Fracture liaison service utilising an emergency department information system to identify patients effectively reduce re-fracture rate is cost-effective and cost saving in Western Australia.

Objectives: To assess the benefits of the Emergency Department Information System (EDIS)-linked fracture liaison service (FLS).

Methods: Patients identified through EDIS were invited to attend an FLS at the intervention hospital, the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGS-FLS). The intervention group was compared to usual care.

Extending a Conceptual Framework for Junior Doctors' Career Decision Making and Rural Careers: Explorers versus Planners and Finding the 'Right Fit'.

This study uses data from a Rural Clinical School of Western Australia (RCSWA) and WA Country Health (WACHS) study on rural work intentions among junior doctors to explore their internal decision-making processes and gain a better understanding of how junior doctors make decisions along their career pathway. This was a qualitative study involving junior doctor participants in postgraduate years (PGY) 1 to 5 undergoing training in Western Australia (WA). Data was collected through semi-structured telephone interviews.

Understanding the Factors Influencing Junior Doctors' Career Decision-Making to Address Rural Workforce Issues: Testing a Conceptual Framework.

Medical graduates' early career is known to be disorienting, and career decision-making is influenced by a complex set of factors. There is a strong association between rural background and rural undergraduate training and rural practice, and personal and family factors have been shown to influence workplace location, but the interaction between interest, training availability, and other work-relevant factors has not yet been fully explored. A qualitative study conducted by the Rural Clinical School of Western Australia (RCSWA) and WA Country Health Service (WACHS) explored factors influencing the decision to pursue rural work among junior doctors.

Clinical assessment of symptoms in adolescents.

Adolescents referred for clinical assessment may present a kaleidoscopic variety of symptoms having many meanings. The literature that debates the meaning of symptoms in adolescents is reviewed briefly, and an approach to assessment is outlined. The conceptual approach is illustrated by clinical vignettes.