MJA Editor-in-Chief

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Ginny Barbour, Editor-in-Chief, Medical Journal of Australia. Haematologist originally, Open Science advocate, editor. See @mja.com.au for MJA & InSight+ posts https://www.mja.com.au/ https://insightplus.mja.com.au/

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Four speakers
EiC Ginny Barbour receiving the stick from Uncle Paul Scott
Cover of Australia's first National Climate Risk Assessment
Cover of MJA issue on healthy ageing
Image of cane burning
Photo by Glen Carrie on Unsplash
Quote from this paper "Am I on the list? Clinician‐reported factors for kidney transplantation non‐waitlisting among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with kidney failure: a cross‐sectional study" https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2025/223/1/am-i-list-clinician-reported-factors-kidney-transplantation-non-waitlisting
Image plus tex from research paper is by Tanika Ridgeway and colleagues "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices on the National Lung Cancer Screening Program: a qualitative study from Worimi and Awabakal country" https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2025/223/1/aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-voices-national-lung-cancer-screening
Image plus text from research paper is by Edith Waugh and colleagues "What do Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory value during the operation journey? A qualitative study" https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2025/223/1/what-do-aboriginal-people-northern-territory-value-during-operation-journey
Image plus text from perspective is from Paul Saunders and colleagues "Fulfilling First Nations health, cultural safety and equity accreditation standards in primary medical education: reflections from a First Nations desktop review team" https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2025/223/1/fulfilling-first-nations-health-cultural-safety-and-equity-accreditation
Image plus text from perspective is from Mollie Wilson and colleagues "Core components of a best practice First Nations cancer coordinator role" https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2025/223/1/core-components-best-practice-first-nations-cancer-coordinator-role
Image plus text from perspective is from Georgia Tongs and colleagues "Climate and environmental crisis: effects on ear and hearing health in Australia and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples" https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2025/223/1/climate-and-environmental-crisis-effects-ear-and-hearing-health-australia-and
Image plue text from perspective is from Tamara J Mackean and colleagues "Decolonising primary health care practice: a definition and its importance" https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2025/223/1/decolonising-primary-health-care-practice-definition-and-its-importance
Image plus text from perspective is by Prof Chelsea Watego and colleagues from Carumba Institute, QUT "Taking up the challenge of eliminating racism in health care through talking about race (and culture)" https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2025/223/1/taking-challenge-eliminating-racism-health-care-through-talking-about-race-and
Image plus text from "Indigenous Health Special Issue 2025: carving our path with spirit, strength and solidarity" was led by Dr Paul Saunders from University of Wollongong and frames the whole issue https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2025/223/1/indigenous-health-special-issue-2025-carving-our-path-spirit-strength-and
Image of Dr Paul Saunders Volume 223, Issue 1 - 7 Jul 2025 MJA Podcasts 2025 Episode 13: Hearing Indigenous voices in medical education It’s NAIDOC week and the MJA’s – special issue on Indigenous Health “The MJA acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land on which we live and work across Australia. This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Wangal people and pay my respects to their Elders past and present.” Associate Professor Paul Saunders is a proud BIR up eye man whose family comes from the mid north coast of New South Wales. He is the associate professor and academic lead for Indigenous Health in the Graduate School of Medicine at the University of Wollongong. He is one of the Guest editorial team and is our special guest today.
MJA cover with The Red Belly Black Snake Walking Stick, a powerful carving by Uncle Paul Scott
Osteoporosis risk assessment, diagnosis and management
Screenshot of 1943 paper on poisonous plant
A scale illustration of an Irukandji jellyfish and its tentacles. Below the jelly's medusa bell are two polyp forms of the species. By Anynobody - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2850104
Paper on Irukandji jellyfish in MJA
Platypus spur with 1 cm markings at base of photo for scale
Cover of MJA with planes and turbines against red sky
Person holding up inequality sign on cover of MJA
Screenshot saying Australia’s clinical guidelines shape our health care. Why do so many still ignore sex and gender?
Cover of supplement Murru Minya: examining ethical research processes and practices in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and medical research.
Letters "Vote" on a mask Photo by Glen Carrie on Unsplash
Cover of Mind your body manual
Cover of MJA Insight+
Stethoscope on a map of Australia with text climate change is a national health priority
Cover of MJA December 2024 issue
Cover of MJA supplement Virtual care: supporting acute care service delivery in rural and remote communities
Panel at launch of 2024 edition of Future Healthy Countdown 2030. Anne Hollonds, Rhian Dicker, Gerry Redmond, Kailin Guo, Kevin Kapeke, Alicia Montgomery
Co‐designing integrated child and family hubs for families experiencing adversity
Guidelines for the design and implementation of youth participation initiatives to safeguard mental health and wellbeing
Participation of Indigenous children and young people to improve health and wellbeing
Wellbeing, participation and connection in the middle years of childhood
Young voices, healthy futures: the rationale for lowering the voting age to 16
Components of future health countdown
Cover of InSight+
Call for papers for MJA Special issue on Indigenous health
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