Internal Medicine Journal
The Internal Medicine Journal is the official peer-reviewed publication of the College's Adult Medicine Division.
RACP members and staff have full access to Journal articles online, as well as Accepted Articles (unedited but citable articles available before publication in an issue).
Member access
The public can view Internal Medicine Journal abstracts online and have the option to purchase full-text articles from the Wiley Online Library.
Latest Issue
Internal Medicine Journal: Volume 56, Issue 6, June 2026
In this issue:
- Inequities in inflammatory bowel disease care
- Luminal gastrointestinal cancers
- Practical recommendations for chronic kidney disease
- The Australian acute anaphylaxis clinical care standard
- Race-neutral equations in the interpretation of lung function
- Ketogenic diet for epilepsy
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Editor's choice
The Australian acute anaphylaxis clinical care standard
In this issue:
- This study analysed anaphylaxis management and outcomes in a regional Queensland specialist service, using national clinical care standards as a benchmark.
- Findings showed most patients were treated appropriately with adrenaline and care generally aligned with Australian guidelines, though documentation gaps limited assessment of some standards.
- Common causes of anaphylaxis included medications, food, idiopathic triggers, and insect venom, with variation across demographic and geographic groups.
- The study highlights gaps in diagnosis accuracy and documentation, as well as opportunities to improve timely care, monitoring, and follow-up in regional settings.
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Spotlight
Dr Paul Bridgman
Editor-in-Chief
Paul is from Otago in the south of New Zealand. After training in Edinburgh and Boston he returned to
Aotearoa as a general and echo cardiologist.
Paul is now Clinical Director of Cardiology in
Christchurch. He is highly involved with the Cardiac Society and with the RACP. He has been both Chairman and Treasurer of the Cardiac Society in Aotearoa.
Following the Christchurch
earthquakes, Paul gained extensive media coverage for his research interest in broken heart
syndrome.
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