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				Pacific 
				Health Dialog: Fiji School of Medicine 1885-2010 Celebrating 125 
				Years, Vol. 16, No. 2 
				
				
				
				Issue 
				Editorial 
				Ass. Professor Graham Roberts 
				
				
				
				125 Years Celebration Special 
				Dean of the College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Science 
				Professor Ian Rouse 
				  
				
				Feature 
				Article 
				
				
				
				The Fiji School of Medicine – History, 1886-1971 The Late Hawley 
				T.G, Obituary 
				Hawley T.G. 
				  
				
				Original 
				Papers 
				
				
				
				The Evolution of Primary Health Care in Fiji: Past, Present and 
				Future 
				Negin Joel, Roberts Graham, Lingam Dharam 
				
				
				
				Building an Economic Case for Food Interventions in the Pacific 
				Snowdon Wendy, Negin Joel, Moodie Marj 
				
				
				
				Improving Integration and Coordination of Funding, Technical 
				Assistance, and Reporting/Data Collection: Recommendations from 
				CDC and USAPI Stakeholders 
				Ka’opua Lana Sue I, White Susan F, Rochester Phyllis F, Holden 
				Debra J 
				
				
				
				Comparisons of Health Expenditure in Pacific Island Countries 
				using National Health Accounts 
				Hopkin Sandra, Irava Wayne, Kei Tin Yiu 
				  
				
				125 
				Celebration 
				
				
				Medical News 
				– Graduation Ceremony 1975 
				  
				
				Review 
				Papers 
				
				
				
				HIV and AIDS Responses of Health Care Training Institutions in 
				the Pacific Islands – A Literature Review 
				Lui Paraniala S., Musson Rachel, Kamal Kishore, Ram Sharan 
				  
				
				125 
				Celebration 
				
				
				Fiji School 
				of Medicine Graduation Ceremony 1980 
				  
				
				Case Reports 
				and Short Communication 
				
				
				
				Vitello-intestinal duct Fistula – a rare presentation of a 
				patent Vitello-intestinal duct 
				Ali Akhtar, Jawale Atul R., Cama Jitoko 
				
				
				
				Missed Diagnosis: Blunt Abdominal Injury – Case Report 
				Nagra Sonal, Dubey Aluk, Cama Jitoko 
				
				
				An 
				Ingested Toothbrush 
				Murari Arun & Piukala Saia 
				
				
				
				Recurrent abdominal pain post appendectomy – A rare case 
				Cama Jitoko 
				
				
				
				Adult postoperative intussusception – A Case Report 
				Jawale Atul, Murari Arun, Para Wallyion, Ali Akhtar 
				
				
				
				Guillain-Barre Syndrome associated with Typhoid Fever – A Case 
				Study in the Fiji Islands 
				May William, Senitiri Iokimi 
				
				
				
				Simple and Effective External Fixator for Finger Fractures 
				Matanaicake Semesa Jnr, Matanaicake Semesa Snr, Cama Jitoko, 
				McCaig Eddie 
				  
				
				125 
				Celebration 
				
				
				
				Editorial – Progress in the Medical Education at the Fiji School 
				of Medicine 
				Speech by the Minister of Health (Fiji), Honourable Edward James 
				Beddoes (1980) 
				  
				
				Viewpoints 
				and Perspectives 
				
				
				
				Ciguatera Fish Poisoning & Environmental Change – A Case for 
				Strengthening Health Surveillance in the Pacific 
				Derne Bonnie, Fearnley Emily, Goater Sarah, Carter Karen, 
				Weinstein Philip 
				
				
				
				Generic Medicines – How confident should we be? 
				Lynn Weekes, Iqbal Ramzan 
				
				
				
				Western epistemology 
				Roberts Graham 
				
				
				
				Writing for academic purposes 
				Roberts Graham 
				  
				
				125 
				Celebration 
				
				
				
				The Fiji School of Medicine: Changes in 1984 
				By Harry Lander, FRACP, Head Fiji School of Medicine 
				  
				
				Book Review 
				
				
				
				The Turtle and the Caduceus 
				Author: David Brewster Reviewed by Graham Roberts 
				  
				
				125 
				Celebration 
				
				
				An address 
				delivered by Hon. Dr Kurisaqila, Minister for Health & Social 
				Welfare (Fiji), FSM Graduation Ceremony, 5th December 1984 
				  
				
				Conference Report 
				
				
				
				Introduction to the World Bank Flagship Course on Health Systems 
				Strengthening and Health Financing 
				Irava Wayne J 
				  
				
				125 
				Celebration 
				
				
				
				FSM Produced Practical Surgeons 
				Dr Jona Senilagakali Baravilala 
				  
				
				125 
				Celebrations in Samoa 
				
				
				FSMed Alumni 
				in American Samoa 
				
				
				
				Reflections of FSM Student Life and Career Developments 
				Speech by Dr. Salanieta Saketa, Permanent Secretary for Health 
				(Fiji) 
				  
				
				PHD Matters 
				
				
				
				From The Editor 
				Sitaleki A Finau 
				
				
				
				From the Editorial Assistant 
				Mabel Hazelman, Setita Naqelevuki 
				  
				  
				
				Pacific Health 
				Dialog: Health Issues in the Federated States of Micronesia, 
				Vol. 16, No. 1 
				
				
				Guest Editorials 
				
				
				
				Looking back to the Future 
				By: Vita Skilling 
				
				
				
				COM-FSM Joins the Health “Extended Family” 
				By: Spensin James 
				  
				
				
				Special Feature 
				
				
				
				Disease in Micronesia: A Historical Survey 
				By: Francis X. Hezel 
				  
				
				
				Original Papers 
				
				
				
				An Analysis of FSM National Health Care Expenditures from 1997 
				to 2005 
				By: Samo M., Racelis R. 
				
				
				
				“Go Local” Island Food Network: Using Email Networking to 
				Promote Island Foods for their Health, Biodiversity, and Other 
				“CHEEF” Benefits 
				By: Englberger L., Lorens A., Pretrick M., Spegal R., Falcam I. 
				
				
				
				Resistant Starch in Micronesian Banana Cultivars Offers Health 
				Benefits 
				By: Thakorlal J., Perera CO., Smith B., Englberger L., Lorens A. 
				
				
				
				Evaluation of a “Traditional Food for Health” Intervention in 
				Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia 
				By: Kaufer L., Englberger L., Cue R., Lorens A., Albert K., 
				Pedrus P., Kuhnlein HV. 
				
				
				
				A Large Foodborne Outbreak on a Small Pacific Island 
				By: Thein CC., Trinidad RM., Pavlin BI. 
				
				
				
				Meeting Chamorro Women’s Health Care Needs: Examining the 
				Cultural Impact of Mamahlao on Gynaecological Screening 
				By: Rosario AM. 
				
				
				
				Hepatitis A in Pohnpei State, Federated States of Micronesia, 
				2008-2009 
				By: Johnson E., Jim R., Pavlin BI. 
				
				
				
				A Pilot Study for the Primary Prevention of Rheumatic Fever in 
				Kosrae, Federated States of Micronesia 
				
				
				By: Kohler LA., Alik T., Kaplan EL., Anderson FL. 
				
				
				
				Role of GIS Technology during Leprosy Elimination Efforts in 
				Pohnpei 
				By: Jim R., Johnson E., Pavlin BI. 
				
				
				
				Mortality Analysis of Registered Deaths in the FSM from 
				1990-2003 
				By: Samo M., Elymore A. 
				  
				
				
				Brief Communication and Case Report 
				
				
				
				Multi-drug Resistant Tuberculosis in Chuuk State, Federated 
				States of Micronesia, 2008-2009 
				By: Fred D., Desai M., Song R., Brostrom R., Bamrah S., Pavlin 
				BI., Heetderks A., Ekiek M. 
				
				
				
				Pohnpei, FSM Case Study in a Global Health Project Documents its 
				Local Food Resources and Successfully Promotes Local Food for 
				Health 
				By: Englberger L., Kuhnlein HV., Lorens A., Pedrus P., Albert 
				K., Currie J., Pretrick M., Jim R., Kaufer L. 
				
				
				
				Connecting the Disconnected: What FSM is doing? 
				By: Oliver N., Sohrab S. 
				
				
				
				Microphthalmia and Anophthalmia in Chuuk State, Federated States 
				of Micronesia 
				By: Yomai AA., Pavlin BI. 
				
				
				
				Hospital Medical Libraries Populate the Micronesian Region 
				By: Cohen A., Hadley A. 
				
				
				
				“Pre-Health”: talent search and substance abuse awareness among 
				FSM high school leavers. A summary report 
				By: Cuboni G., Samo M. 
				  
				
				
				Review 
				
				
				
				Tuberculosis trends in the Pacific: 2000–2006 
				By: Viney K., O’Connor J., Wiegandt A., Lambert M., Cox H., 
				Downing S. 
				  
				
				
				Viewpoints and Perspectives 
				
				
				
				Human Resources for Public Health Challenges in the Western Pacific 
				– Local Community Colleges Respond 
				By: Cuboni G., Dever G., Do H., Thoulag J. 
				
				
				
				A Perspective on Health Care Development in Micronesia 
				By: Post DC. 
				
				
				
				Perspectives on Testicular Mass in a 4-year-old Boy 
				By: Alfonso MA. 
				
				
				
				A Primer for Quality Assurance and Improvement in Pacific Island 
				Health Services 
				By: Durand MA. 
				  
				
				
				Book Reviews 
				
				
				
				Ethnobotany of Pohnpei: Plants, People and Island Culture 
				
				
				
				Indigenous Peoples' Food Systems: the Many Dimensions of 
				Culture, Diversity and Environment for Nutrition and Health 
				  
				
				
				Abstracts 
				
				
				
				Tongan Nurses Conference-2010. Theme "Nursing the Noble 
				Profession: Navigating the Realities of Tongan Nurses” 
				‘Eseta Finau 
				  
				
				
				PHD Matters 
				
				
				
				From The Editor 
				By Professor Sitaleki A. Finau 
				
				
				
				From the Editorial Assistant 
				By Anzima Mazid 
				  
				
				
				Obituary 
				
				
				
				Remembering – Dr. Jimione Samisoni: A Life Dedicated to Science 
				and Health 
				By: Dr Joji Malani, Fiji School of Medicine, Suva, Fiji  |