The latest issue of the New Zealand Medical Journal is out tomorrow

Editorial

The future of health research in New Zealand: a thought experiment
Kath McPherson

Articles

1. The role of professional supervision for palliative care doctors in New Zealand: a quantitative survey of attitudes and experiences
Debbie Barham, Wayne de Beer, Helen Clark


2. Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) in Christchurch: 18 years on
Steven T Chambers, Ari Basevi, Kate Gallagher, Amanda Carswell-Moyna, Heather Isenman, Alan Pithie, Simon Dalton, Sarah CL Metcalf


3. A six-year review of patients admitted to hospital with injuries related to quad bike use
Janet Amey, Grant Christey

Open Access

4. Is hook diathermy safe to dissect the mesoappendix in paediatric patients? A 10-year experience
Jenni Perrin, Philip Morreau, Vipul Upadhyay


5. Faecal biomarkers do not always identify pre-cancerous lesions in patients who present in primary care with bowel symptoms
Jacqueline Keenan, Alan Aitchison, Jacquie Leaman, John Pearson, Frank Frizelle


6. The cost of electric-scooter related orthopaedic surgery
Jacob Munro, Paul Monk, Alex Campbell, Nicole Wong, Zaid Bahho


Viewpoint

Health effects of radiofrequency electromagnetic energy
Mark Elwood, Andrew W Wood


Expediting cataract surgery in New Zealand is cost-effective for falls prevention and improving vision—so what might be the next steps?
Matt Boyd, Adeline Kho, Nick Wilson, Graham Wilson


Influences and policies that affect immunisation coverage—a summary review of literature
Mary Nowlan, Esther Willing, Nikki Turner


Clinical Correspondence
Music as a risk factor for primary spontaneous pneumothorax
Kate Grant, Lutz Beckert