Professor Wendy Hu

Journal Articles

• McDonald, J., Hu, W. and Heeneman, S. (2024), 'Struggles and joys : a mixed methods study of the artefacts and reflections in medical student portfolios', Perspectives on Medical Education, vol 13, no 1 .
• Hu, W., Nguyen, V., Nguyen, N. and Stalmeijer, R. (2023), '65384Becoming agents of change : contextual influences on medical educator professionalization and practice in a LMIC context', Teaching and Learning in Medicine, vol 35, no 3 , pp 323 - 334.
• Hu, W., Dillon, H. and Wilkinson, T. (2023), 'Educators as judges : applying judicial decision-making principles to high-stakes education assessment decisions', Teaching and Learning in Medicine, vol 35, no 2 , pp 168 - 179.
• Edmiston, N., Hu, W., Tobin, S., Bailey, J., Joyce, C., Cockrell Reed, K. and Mogensen, L. (2023), '"You're actually part of the team" : a qualitative study of a novel transitional role from medical student to doctor', BMC Medical Education, vol 23 .
• Atherley, A., Teunissen, P., Hegazi, I., Hu, W. and Dolmans, D. (2023), 'Longitudinal exploration of students' identity formation during the transition from pre-clinical to clinical training using research poetry', Medical Education, vol 57, no 7 , pp 637 - 647.
• Ho, C., Hu, W. and Griffin, B. (2023), 'Cultures of success : how elite students develop and realise aspirations to study medicine', Australian Educational Researcher, vol 50, no 4 , pp 1127 - 1147.
• Abbott, P., Frede, C., Hu, W., Lujic, S., Trankle, S., Campbell, L., Gunasekera, H., Walsh, R., Leach, A., Morris, P., Kong, K. and Reath, J. (2023), 'Acute otitis media symptoms and symptom scales in research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children', PLoS ONE, vol 18, no 2 .
• Burns, P., FitzGerald, G., Hu, W., Aitken, P. and Douglas, K. (2022), 'General practitioners' roles in disaster health management : perspectives of disaster managers', Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, vol 37, no 1 , pp 124 - 131.
• Atherley, A., Hu, W., Dolmans, D., Teunissen, P. and Hegazi, I. (2022), 'Medical students' socialization tactics when entering a new clinical clerkship : a mixed methods study of proactivity', Academic Medicine, vol 97, no 6 , pp 884 - 893.
• Abbott, P., Watt, K., Magin, P., Davison, J. and Hu, W. (2022), 'Welcomeness for people with substance use disorders to general practice : a qualitative study', Family Practice, vol 39, no 2 , pp 257 - 263.
• Graves, J., Flynn, E., Woodward-Kron, R. and Hu, W. (2022), 'Supporting medical students to support peers : a qualitative interview study', BMC Medical Education, vol 22, no 1 .
• Campbell, L., Reath, J., Hu, W., Gunasekera, H., Askew, D., Watego, C., Kong, K., Walsh, R., Doyle, K., Leach, A., Tyson, C. and Abbott, P. (2022), 'The socioemotional challenges and consequences for caregivers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children with otitis media : a qualitative study', Health Expectations, vol 25, no 4 , pp 1374 - 1383.
• Walsh, R., Reath, J., Gunasekera, H., Leach, A., Kong, K., Askew, D., Girosi, F., Hu, W., Usherwood, T., Lujic, S., Spurling, G., Morris, P., Watego, C., Harkus, S., Woodall, C., Tyson, C., Campbell, L., Hussey, S. and Abbott, P. (2022), 'INFLATE : a protocol for a randomised controlled trial comparing nasal balloon autoinflation to no nasal balloon autoinflation for otitis media with effusion in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children', Trials, vol 23, no 1 .
• Cho, K., Foo, Y., Dalziel, B. and Hu, W. (2022), 'Chatbot-mediated learning of cardiac auscultation', Internal Medicine Journal, vol 52, no 12 , pp 2176 - 2180.
• McDonald, J., Ryan, S., Heeneman, S. and Hu, W. (2022), 'Informed self-assessment during the transition to medical school : a longitudinal narrative study', BMJ Open, vol 12, no 12 .
• Atherley, A., Nimmon, L., Teunissen, P., Dolmans, D., Hegazi, I. and Hu, W. (2021), 'Students' social networks are diverse, dynamic and deliberate when transitioning to clinical training', Medical Education, vol 55, no 3 , pp 376 - 386.
• Atherley, A., Hu, W., Teunissen, P., Hegazi, I. and Dolmans, D. (2021), 'Appraising the use of smartphones and apps when conducting qualitative medical education research : AMEE Guide No. 130', Medical Teacher, vol 43, no 1 , pp 68 - 74.
• Griffin, B., Horton, G., Lampe, L., Shulruf, B. and Hu, W. (2021), 'The change from UMAT to UCAT for undergraduate medical school applicants : impact on selection outcomes', Medical Journal of Australia, vol 214, no 2 , pp 84 - 89.
• Roberts, P., Cosgrave, C., Gillespie, J., Malatzky, C., Hyde, S., Hu, W., Bailey, J., Yassine, T. and Downes, N. (2021), ''Re-placing' professional practice', Australian Journal of Rural Health, vol 29, no 2 , pp 301 - 305.
• El Haddad, C., Hegazi, I. and Hu, W. (2021), 'A patient expectations questionnaire for determining criteria for entrustment decisions', Medical Teacher, vol 43, no 9 , pp 1031 - 1038.
• Olupeliyawa, A., Hu, W. and Stalmeijer, R. (2021), 'Advancing careers in medical education : 'practice architectures' for success in a resource-constrained setting', Medical Teacher, vol 43, no 8 , pp 884 - 888.
• Abbott, P., Askew, D., Watego, C., Hu, W., Campbell, L., Tyson, C., Walsh, R., Hussey, S., Doyle, K., Gunasekera, H., Leach, A., Usherwood, T., Armstrong-Kearns, J. and Reath, J. (2021), 'Randomised clinical trial research within Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health services : a qualitative study', BMJ Open, vol 11, no 12 .
• Olupeliyawa, A., Venkateswaran, S., Wai, N., Mendis, K., Flynn, E. and Hu, W. (2020), 'Transferability of faculty development resources', The Clinical Teacher, vol 17, no 1 , pp 86 - 91.
• Humphrey-Murto, S., O?Brien, B., Irby, D., Vleuten, C., Cate, O., Durning, S., Gruppen, L., Hamstra, S., Hu, W. and Varpio, L. (2020), '14 years later : a follow-up case-study analysis of 8 health professions education scholarship units', Academic Medicine, vol 95, no 4 , pp 629 - 636.
• Burns, P., Douglas, K., Hu, W., Aitken, P. and Raphael, B. (2020), 'General practitioners in the field : a qualitative study of general practitioners' experiences in disaster healthcare', Australian Journal of General Practice, vol 49, no 3 , pp 132 - 139.
• Abbott, P., Brooker, R., Hu, W., Hampton, S. and Reath, J. (2020), '"I just had no idea what it was like to be in prison and what might be helpful" : educator and learner views on clinical placements in correctional health', Teaching and Learning in Medicine, vol 32, no 3 , pp 259 - 270.
• El Haddad, C., Hegazi, I. and Hu, W. (2020), 'Understanding patient expectations of health care : a qualitative study', Journal of Patient Experience, vol 7, no 6 , pp 1724 - 1731.
• Watson, E., Steketee, C., Mansfield, K., Moore, M., Dalziel, B., Damodaran, A., Walker, B., Duvivier, R. and Hu, W. (2020), 'Curriculum mapping for health professions education : a typology', Focus on Health Professional Education, vol 21, no 1 , pp 65 - 87.
• Ellis, P., Wilkinson, T. and Hu, W. (2020), 'Differences between medical school and PGY1 learning outcomes : an explanation for new graduates not being "work ready"?', Medical Teacher, vol 42, no 9 , pp 1043 - 1050.
• Foo, J., Atherley, A., Ash, J. and Hu, W. (2020), 'Discussion paper : the Canberra Meeting : an initiative for building research capacity in health professions education', Focus on Health Professional Education, vol 21, no 2 , pp 48 - 54.
• Byrnes, C., Ganapathy, V., Lam, M., Mogensen, L. and Hu, W. (2020), 'Medical student perceptions of curricular influences on their wellbeing : a qualitative study', BMC Medical Education, vol 20 .
• Karthikeyan, S., O'Connor, E. and Hu, W. (2020), 'Motivations of assessment item writers in medical programs : a qualitative study', BMC Medical Education, vol 20 .
• Lee, M., Hu, W. and Bilszta, J. (2020), 'Determining expected research skills of medical students on graduation : a systematic review', Medical Science Educator, vol 30, no 4 , pp 1465 - 1479.
• Lyon, A., Tan, L., Abbott, P., Hu, W. and Reath, J. (2019), 'Linguistically diverse general practice teaching', The Clinical Teacher, vol 16, no 5 , pp 468 - 473.
• O?Brien, B., Irby, D., Durning, S., Hamstra, S., Hu, W., Gruppen, L. and Varpio, L. (2019), 'Boyer and beyond : an interview study of health professions education scholarship units in the United States and a synthetic framework for scholarship at the unit level', Academic Medicine, vol 94, no 6 , pp 893 - 901.
• Griffin, B., Auton, J., Duvivier, R., Shulruf, B. and Hu, W. (2019), 'Applicants to medical school : if at first they don't succeed, who tries again and are they successful?', Advances in Health Sciences Education, vol 24, no 1 , pp 33 - 43.
• Hussein, R., Salamonson, Y., Hu, W. and Everett, B. (2019), 'Clinical supervision and ward orientation predict new graduate nurses' intention to work in critical care : findings from a prospective observational study', Australian Critical Care, vol 32, no 5 , pp 397 - 402.
• Hu, W., Woodward-Kron, R. and Flynn, E. (2019), 'Educator as diagnostician, judge and confidant : a positioning analysis of medical student support encounters', Advances in Health Sciences Education, vol 24 , pp 707 - 724.
• Atherley, A., Dolmans, D., Hu, W., Hegazi, I., Alexander, S. and Teunissen, P. (2019), 'Beyond the struggles : a scoping review on the transition to undergraduate clinical training', Medical Education, vol 53, no 6 , pp 559 - 570.
• Griffin, B. and Hu, W. (2019), 'Parental career expectations : effect on medical students' career attitudes over time', Medical Education, vol 53, no 6 , pp 584 - 592.
• Kemp, S., Hu, W., Bishop, J., Forrest, K., Hudson, J., Wilson, I., Teodorczuk, A., Rogers, G., Roberts, C. and Wearn, A. (2019), 'Medical student wellbeing : a consensus statement from Australia and New Zealand', BMC Medical Education, vol 19, no 1 .
• Burns, P., Douglas, K. and Hu, W. (2019), 'Primary care in disasters : opportunity to address a hidden burden of health care', Medical Journal of Australia, vol 210, no 7 , pp 297 - 2991.
• Karthikeyan, S., O'Connor, E. and Hu, W. (2019), 'Barriers and facilitators to writing quality items for medical school assessments : a scoping review', BMC Medical Education, vol 19, no 1 .
• Mogensen, L. and Hu, W. (2019), '"A doctor who really knows..." : a survey of community perspectives on medical students and practitioners with disability', BMC Medical Education, vol 19 .
• Hussein, R., Salamonson, Y., Everett, B., Hu, W. and Ramjan, L. (2019), 'Good clinical support transforms the experience of new graduates and promotes quality care : a qualitative study', Journal of Nursing Management, vol 27, no 8 , pp 1809 - 1817.
• Brooker, R., Hu, W., Reath, J. and Abbott, P. (2018), 'Medical student experiences in prison health services and social cognitive career choice : a qualitative study', BMC Medical Education, vol 18, no 1 .
• Griffin, B., Bayl-Smith, P. and Hu, W. (2018), 'Predicting patterns of change and stability in student performance across a medical degree', Medical Education, vol 52, no 4 , pp 438 - 446.
• Shrewsbury, D., Mogensen, L. and Hu, W. (2018), 'Problematizing medical students with disabilities : a critical policy analysis', MedEdPublish, vol 7, no 1 .
• Griffin, B., Auton, J., Duvivier, R., Shulruf, B. and Hu, W. (2018), 'Multiple mini interviews : revealing similarities across institutions', BMC Medical Education, vol 18, no 1 .
• Oates, R., Wilson, I., Hu, W., Walker, B., Nagle, A. and Wiley, J. (2018), 'Changing medical student attitudes to patient safety : a multicentre study', BMC Medical Education, vol 18 .
• Watt, K., Hu, W., Magin, P. and Abbott, P. (2018), '"Imagine if I'm not here, what they're going to do?" : health-care access and culturally and linguistically diverse women in prison', Health Expectations, vol 21, no 6 , pp 1159 - 1170.
• Griffin, B., Bayl-Smith, P., Duvivier, R., Shulruf, B. and Hu, W. (2018), 'Retest effects in medical selection interviews', Medical Education, vol 53, no 2 , pp 175 - 183.
• Abbott, P., DiGiacomo, M., Magin, P. and Hu, W. (2018), 'A scoping review of qualitative research methods used with people in prison', International Journal of Qualitative Methods, vol 17, no 1 .
• Hu, W., Flynn, E., Mann, R. and Woodward-Kron, R. (2017), 'From paperwork to parenting : experiences of professional staff in student support', Medical Education, vol 51, no 3 , pp 290 - 301.
• Griffin, B., Porfeli, E. and Hu, W. (2017), 'Who do you think you are? : medical student socioeconomic status and intention to work in underserved areas', Advances in Health Sciences Education, vol 22, no 2 , pp 491 - 504.
• El Haddad, C., Damodaran, A., McNeil, H. and Hu, W. (2017), 'A patient-centered approach to developing entrustable professional activities', Academic Medicine, vol 92, no 6 , pp 800 - 808.
• Varpio, L., Gruppen, L., Hu, W., O'Brien, B., Cate, O., Humphrey-Murto, S., Irby, D., Vleuten, C., Hamstra, S. and Durning, S. (2017), 'Working definitions of the roles and an organizational structure in health professions education scholarship : initiating an international conversation', Academic Medicine, vol 92, no 2 , pp 205 - 208.
• Cho, K., Marjadi, B., Langendyk, V. and Hu, W. (2017), 'Medical student changes in self-regulated learning during the transition to the clinical environment', BMC Medical Education, vol 17, no 1 .
• Varpio, L., O?Brien, B., Hu, W., Cate, O., Durning, S., Vleuten, C., Gruppen, L., Irby, D., Humphrey-Murto, S. and Hamstra, S. (2017), 'Exploring the institutional logics of health professions education scholarship units', Medical Education, vol 51, no 7 , pp 755 - 767.
• Abbott, P., Magin, P., Lujic, S. and Hu, W. (2017), 'Supporting continuity of care between prison and the community for women in prison : a medical record review', Australian Health Review, vol 41, no 3 , pp 268 - 276.
• Hussein, R., Everett, B., Ramjan, L., Hu, W. and Salamonson, Y. (2017), 'New graduate nurses' experiences in a clinical specialty : a follow up study of newcomer perceptions of transitional support', BMC Nursing, vol 16 .
• Abbott, P., Magin, P., Davison, J. and Hu, W. (2017), 'Medical homelessness and candidacy : women transiting between prison and community health care', International Journal for Equity in Health, vol 16 .
• Varpio, L., O'Brien, B., Durning, S., Vleuten, C., Gruppen, L., Cate, O., Humphrey-Murto, S., Irby, D., Hamstra, S. and Hu, W. (2017), 'Health professions education scholarship unit leaders as institutional entrepreneurs', Academic Medicine, vol 92, no 8 , pp 1189 - 1195.
• Cho, K., Marjadi, B., Langendyk, V. and Hu, W. (2017), 'The self-regulated learning of medical students in the clinical environment : a scoping review', BMC Medical Education, vol 17, no 1 .
• Hussein, R., Everett, B., Hu, W., Smith, A., Thornton, A., Chang, S. and Salamonson, Y. (2016), 'Predictors of new graduate nurses' satisfaction with their transitional support programme', Journal of Nursing Management, vol 24, no 3 , pp 319 - 326.
• El Haddad, C., Damodaran, A., McNeil, H. and Hu, W. (2016), 'The ABCs of Entrustable Professional Activities : an overview of 'Entrustable Professional Activities' in medical education', Internal Medicine Journal, vol 46, no 9 , pp 1006 - 1010.
• Ung, A., Salamonson, Y., Hu, W. and Gallego, G. (2016), 'Assessing knowledge, perceptions and attitudes to pain management among medical and nursing students : a review of the literature', British Journal of Pain, vol 10, no 1 , pp 8 - 21.
• Flynn, E., Woodward-Kron, R. and Hu, W. (2016), 'Training for staff who support students', Clinical Teacher, vol 13, no 1 , pp 63 - 68.
• Surmon, L., Bialocerkowski, A. and Hu, W. (2016), 'Perceptions of preparedness for the first medical clerkship : a systematic review and synthesis', BMC Medical Education, vol 16, no 89 .
• Reath, J., Abbott, P., Dadich, A., Hosseinzadeh, H., Hu, W., Kang, M., Usherwood, T., Murray, C. and Bourne, C. (2016), 'Evaluation of a sexually transmissible infections education program : lessons for general practice learning', Australian Family Physician, vol 45, no 3 , pp 123 - 128.
• Abbott, P., Gunasekera, H., Leach, A., Askew, D., Walsh, R., Girosi, F., Lujic, S., Hu, W., Reath, J. and et al, .. (2016), 'A multi-centre open-label randomized non-inferiority trial comparing watchful waiting to antibiotic treatment for acute otitus media without perforation in low-risk urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children (the WATCH trial) : study protocol for a randomised controlled trial', Trials, vol 17 .
• Weston, K., Mullan, J., Hu, W., Thomson, C., Rich, W., Knight-Billington, P., Marjadi, B. and McLennan, P. (2016), 'Academic guidance in medical student research : how well do supervisors and students understand the ethics of human research?', Journal of Academic Ethics, vol 14, no 2 , pp 87 - 102.
• Kwan, J., Crampton, R., Mogensen, L., Weaver, R., Vleuten, C. and Hu, W. (2016), 'Bridging the gap : a five stage approach for developing specialty-specific entrustable professional activities', BMC Medical Education, vol 16, no 1 .
• Abbott, P., Magin, P. and Hu, W. (2016), 'Healthcare delivery for women in prison : a medical record review', Australian Journal of Primary Health, vol 22, no 6 , pp 523 - 529.
• Yoon, M., El Haddad, C., Durning, S. and Hu, W. (2016), 'Coaching early-career educators in the health professions', Clinical Teacher, vol 13, no 4 , pp 251 - 256.
• Abbott, P., Davison, J., Magin, P. and Hu, W. (2016), ''If they're your doctor, they should care about you' : women on release from prison and general practitioners', Australian Family Physician, vol 45, no 10 , pp 728 - 732.
• Griffin, B. and Hu, W. (2015), 'The interaction of socio-economic status and gender in widening participation in medicine', Medical Education, vol 49, no 1 , pp 103 - 113.
• Wilkinson, T., Hudson, J., McColl, G., Hu, W., Jolly, B. and Schuwirth, L. (2015), 'Medical school benchmarking : from tools to programmes', Medical Teacher, vol 37, no 2 , pp 146 - 152.
• Rosenkranz, S., Wang, S. and Hu, W. (2015), 'Motivating medical students to do research : a mixed methods study using Self-Determination Theory', BMC Medical Education, vol 15, no 1 .
• Hu, W., Thistlethwaite, J., Weller, J., Gallego, G., Monteith, J. and McColl, G. (2015), ''It was serendipity' : a qualitative study of academic careers in medical education', Medical Education, vol 49, no 11 , pp 1124 - 1136.
• Hu, W. and Little, M. (2015), 'So what's the problem? : reflection and reflexivity as agents of change', Medical Education, vol 49, no 12 , pp 1181 - 1183.
• Dadich, A., Hosseinzadeh, H., Abbott, P., Hu, W., Usherwood, T., Kang, M., Bourne, C., Murray, C. and Reath, J. (2014), 'Improving sexual healthcare in general practice', British Journal of Healthcare Management, vol 20, no 7 , pp 344 - 349.
• Abbott, P., Reath, J., Rosenkranz, S., Usherwood, T. and Hu, W. (2014), 'Increasing GP supervisor research skills : enhancing clinical practice and teaching', Australian Family Physician, vol 43, no 5 , pp 327 - 330.
• Tan, L., Hu, W. and Brooker, R. (2014), 'Patient-initiated camera phone images in general practice : a qualitative study of illustrated narratives', British Journal of General Practice, vol 64, no 622 , pp 290 - 294.
• Abbott, P., Reath, J., Gordon, E., Dave, D., Harnden, C., Hu, W., Kozianski, E. and Carriage, C. (2014), 'General Practitioner Supervisor assessment and teaching of Registrars consulting with Aboriginal patients : is cultural competence adequately considered?', BMC Medical Education, vol 14, no 1 .
• Abbott, P., Rosenkranz, S., Hu, W., Gunasekera, H. and Reath, J. (2014), 'The effect and acceptability of tympanometry and pneumatic otoscopy in general practitioner diagnosis and management of childhood ear disease', BMC Family Practice, vol 15, no 181 .
• Abbott, P., Dadich, A., Hosseinzadeh, H., Kang, M., Hu, W., Bourne, C., Murray, C. and Reath, J. (2013), 'Practice nurses and sexual health care : enhancing team care within general practice', Australian Family Physician, vol 42, no 10 , pp 729 - 733.
• Skapetis, T., Gerzina, T., Hu, W. and Cameron, W. (2013), 'Effectiveness of a brief educational workshop intervention among primary care providers at 6 months : uptake of dental emergency supporting resources', Rural and Remote Health, vol 13, no 2286 , pp 2286 - 2286.
• Skapetis, T., Gerzina, T. and Hu, W. (2012), 'Can a four-hour interactive workshop on the management of dental emergencies be effective in improving self reported levels of clinician proficiency?', Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal, vol 15, no 1 , pp 14 - 22.
• Rosenkranz, S., Abbott, P., Reath, J., Gunasekera, H. and Hu, W. (2012), 'Promoting diagnostic accuracy in general practitioner management of otitis media in children : findings from a multimodal, interactive workshop on tympanometry and pneumatic otoscopy', Quality in Primary Care, vol 20, no 4 , pp 275 - 285.
• Skapetis, T., Gerzina, T. and Hu, W. (2012), 'Managing dental emergencies : a descriptive study of the effects of a multimodal educational intervention for primary care providers at six months', BMC Medical Education, vol 12, no 1 .
• Iedema, R. and Hu, W. (2012), 'Hands-on hands-off : a model of effective supervision', Internal Medicine Journal, vol 42, no Suppl. 2 , pp 30 - 30.
• Skapetis, T., Gerzina, T. and Hu, W. (2011), 'Review article: Management of dental emergencies by medical practitioners: Recommendations for Australian education and training', Emergency Medicine Australasia, vol 23, no 2 , pp 142 - 152.
• Monrouxe, L., Rees, C. and Hu, W. (2011), 'Differences in medical students' explicit discourses of professionalism : acting, representing, becoming', Medical Education, vol 45, no 6 , pp 585 - 602.
• Lipworth, W., Davey, H., Carter, S., Hooker, C. and Hu, W. (2010), 'Beliefs and beyond : what can we learn from qualitative studies of lay people's understandings of cancer risk?', Health Expectations, vol 13, no 2 , pp 113 - 124.
• Nguyen, M., Wainstein, B., Hu, W. and Ziegler, J. (2010), 'Parental satisfaction with oral peanut food challenges; perception of outcomes and impact on management of peanut allergy', Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, vol 21, no 8 , pp 1119 - 1126.
• Kemp, A. and Hu, W. (2009), 'New action plans for the management of anaphylaxis', Australian Family Physician, vol 38, no 40575 , pp 31 - 35.
• Hu, W., Loblay, R., Ziegler, J. and Kemp, A. (2008), 'Attributes and views of families with food allergic children recruited from allergy clinics and from a consumer organization', Pediatric Allergy & Immunology, , pp 264 - 269.
• Hu, W., Katelaris, C. and Kemp, A. (2008), 'Allergic Rhinitis: Practical management strategies', Australian Family Physician, vol 37, no 4 , pp 214 - 220.
• Hu, W., Grbich, C. and Kemp, A. (2008), 'When doctors disagree: a qualitative study of doctors' and parents' views on the risks of childhood food allergy', Health Expectations, vol 11, no 3 , pp 208 - 219.
• Kemp, A. and Hu, W. (2008), 'Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis - dealing with uncertainty', Medical Journal of Australia, vol 188, no 9 , pp 503 - 504.