Perspectives

Implementation science based health care research is urgently needed for genomic and precision medicine in Australia

Rosie O'Shea · Alan S Ma · Robyn V Jamieson · Nicole M Rankin

Better reporting of harms is needed in clinical trials to support better decision making

Christina Abdel Shaheed · Christopher G Maher · Ann‐Mason Furmage · Tammy Hoffmann · Andrew J McLachlan

Strategies to increase and sustain the COVID-19 vaccination rate among Australian children are needed

Katelyn Barnes · Sally Hall Dykgraaf · Lucas Toca · Michael Wright · Michael Kidd

Australia has effectively instituted a vaccination mandate while maintaining critical workforce capacity in aged care

Sally Hall Dykgraaf · Jane Desborough · Anne Parkinson · Elizabeth A Sturgiss · Paul Kelly · Michael Kidd

Enforceable indoor air quality standards are needed to minimise the risk of airborne infection transmission in shared indoor spaces

Lidia Morawska · Guy B Marks · Jason Monty

Australia should develop a sustainable evidence-based pharmacogenomic screening program, with DPYD genotyping at the forefront

Cassandra White · Rodney Scott · Christine L Paul · Stephen P Ackland

From 2023, the National Health and Medical Research Council aims to award equal numbers of Investigator Grants to women and men

Anne Kelso

The largest health workforce has the greatest research potential; investing in nursing and midwifery researchers is an investment in better care and cost outcomes

Marion Eckert · Claire M Rickard · Deborah Forsythe · Kathleen Baird · Judith Finn · Andrea Gilkison · Richard Gray · Caroline SE Homer · Sandy Middleton · Stephen Neville · Lisa Whitehead · Greg R Sharplin · Samantha Keogh

When chlamydia is detected, retesting and thorough contact tracing and management can help to interrupt transmission and reduce the risk of reinfection and reproductive complications

Stephanie C Munari · Jane L Goller · Margaret E Hellard · Jane S Hocking

Health professionals must be prepared to address the health risks and impacts of climate change

Hayden Burch · Laura J Beaton · Grace Simpson · Ben Watson · Janie Maxwell · Kenneth D Winkel

If colleges aspire to be leaders in health, they must show leadership on climate

Henry Oakley · Caroline Shaw · Jesse Gale

Improving patient communication on fertility risk and cancer is vital for quality in oncofertility care

Violet Kieu · Catharyn Stern · Jessica Harris · Yasmin Jayasinghe · Natalie Bradford · Wanyuan Cui · Rebecca Deans · Tamara Hunter · Catherine Allingham · Stefan C Kane · Lei Shong Lau · Shanna Logan · Robert McLachlan · Kristen Neville · Michelle Peate · Marianne Phillips · Carla Saunders · Marianne Tome · Rita Upreti · Kate White · Antoinette Anazodo · Roger J Hart

An understanding of the landscape of clinical trials in pancreatic cancer available to the Australian population may assist in informing gaps and opportunities for future trial interventions and increased participation

Nadia N Khan · Harleen Basrai · Sue M Evans · Liane J Ioannou · Charles HC Pilgrim · John R Zalcberg · Gayle M Jones · Susan Hanson

Australia’s transition to renewables and zero carbon remains unacceptably slow

Paul J Beggs · Ying Zhang · Alice McGushin · Stefan Trueck · Martina K Linnenluecke · Hilary Bambrick · Anthony G Capon · Sotiris Vardoulakis · Donna Green · Arunima Malik · Ollie Jay · Maddie Heenan · Ivan C Hanigan · Sharon Friel · Mark Stevenson · Fay H Johnston · Celia McMichael · Fiona Charlson · Alistair J Woodward · Marina B Romanello

Future threats require an integrated approach to the health of humans, animals and the environment

Sandra G Steele · Jenny‐Ann LML Toribio · Siobhan M Mor

Addressing the social determinants and the structural consumptogenic system is critically important if we are to avert a planetary health inequity crisis

Sharon Friel

Our efforts to prepare and respond to the challenges posed by climate change must focus on community support and recovery, providing sustainable financial security and social connectedness

George Braitberg

Obtaining high quality evidence relating to adoption of robotic surgery presents challenges

Wei Shen Tan · Anthony Ta · John D Kelly

Coordinated systemic change and enhanced access to care are needed to improve doctors’ wellbeing

Chanaka Wijeratne · Margaret P Kay · Mark H Arnold · Jeffrey CL Looi

By learning from Australia’s response to the pandemic and breaking down siloes, we can build a more integrated and resilient health system

Sarah L Larkins · Nicole L Allard · C Paul Burgess

Strep A POCT is a critical element in preventing acute rheumatic fever and will contribute to the elimination of rheumatic heart disease in Australia

Dylan D Barth · Gelsa Cinanni · Jonathan R Carapetis · Rosemary Wyber · Louise Causer · Caroline Watts · Belinda Hengel · Susan Matthews · Anna P Ralph · Janessa Pickering · Jeffrey W Cannon · Lorraine Anderson · Vicki Wade · Rebecca J Guy · Asha C Bowen

The key themes from the 21 years of MSIC experience are that good policy, with clear legislation and careful management of clients within a harm reduction framework, can and does alleviate problems that may be perceived as inherent to the operation of such services

Carolyn A Day · Allison Salmon · Marianne Jauncey · Mark Bartlett · Amanda Roxburgh

Seafarers’ access to health care is limited, pre-employment screening is variable, and delayed presentations to Australian facilities are common in this vulnerable patient group

John J Bockxmeer · Nilukshi Ranwala

Given the unique geographic, socio-economic and health care system considerations, Australasian-specific research evaluating trauma care verification is essential

for the Trauma Care Verification and Quality Improvement Writing Group †

Despite significant government expenditure on headspace, youth mental health outcomes still need improvement

Steve Kisely · Jeffrey CL Looi