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Lower urgency care in the emergency department, and the suitability of general practice care as an alternative: a cross‐sectional study
Many ED presentations deemed suitable for GP care based on the AIHW defintion of lower urgency care may be unsuitable
Haomin S Wu · James L Mallows
Hospital utilisation in Australia, 1993–2020, with a focus on use by people over 75 years of age: a review of AIHW data
Containing hospital costs by limiting bed availability and reducing length of stay may no longer be a viable strategy
Natasha Reid · Thakeru Gamage · Stephen J Duckett · Leonard C Gray
Consistent mask use and SARS‐CoV‐2 epidemiology: a simulation modelling study
Higher mask wearing rates across all ages would reduce the cumulative infection and mortality burden in Victoria
Joshua Szanyi · Samantha Howe · Tim Wilson · Tony Blakely
The effectiveness of vaccination for preventing hospitalisation with COVID‐19 in regional Queensland: a data linkage study
Maintaining good vaccination coverage effectively reduces the hospital burden associated with COVID-19
Nicolas R Smoll · Mahmudul Hassan Al Imam · Connie Shulz · Robert Booy · Gulam Khandaker
Insomnia and workplace productivity loss among young working adults: a prospective observational study of clinical sleep disorders in a community cohort
Insomnia is a risk factor for workplace productivity loss in young workers
Amy C Reynolds · Pieter Coenen · Bastien Lechat · Leon Straker · Juliana Zabatiero · Kath J Maddison · Robert J Adams · Peter Eastwood
Access to voluntary assisted dying in Victoria: a qualitative study of family caregivers’ perceptions of barriers and facilitators
Adequate support for doctors, navigators, and other facilitators is vital for the effective functioning of voluntary assisted dying processes
Ben P White · Ruthie Jeanneret · Eliana Close · Lindy Willmott
Suboptimal experiences with out‐of‐pocket costs, financial disclosure, and support information among people treated for cancer
Health care policy and clinical practice should be revised to support more consistent financial disclosure and support
Victoria White · Karla Gough · Colin Wood · Raymond Chan · Michael Jefford
A brief intervention for improving alcohol literacy and reducing harmful alcohol use by women attending a breast screening service: a randomised controlled trial
Brief alcohol interventions in diverse clinical settings can reach groups often not recognised as being at risk of harmful drinking
Jasmin Grigg · Victoria Manning · Darren Lockie · Michelle Giles · Robin J Bell · Peta Stragalinos · Chloe Bernard · Christopher J Greenwood · Isabelle Volpe · Liam Smith · Peter Bragge · Dan I Lubman
Organ donation by children in Australia, 2000–2019: impact of the 2009 National Reform Program. A population‐based registry data study
To increase the number of consented potential donors under 16 years of age, the specific needs of the families of dying children must be taken into account
Tal T Klein · Michael J O'Leary · Lukas Staub · Elena Cavazzoni
The health care and societal costs of inherited retinal diseases in Australia: a microsimulation modelling study
To assess the cost-effectiveness of IRD treatments, the substantial societal costs of IRDs must be considered
Deborah Schofield · Joshua Kraindler · Owen Tan · Rupendra N Shrestha · Sarah West · Natalie Hart · Liny Tan · Alan Ma · John R Grigg · Robyn V Jamieson
Psychotropic and other medicine use at time of death by suicide: a population‐level analysis of linked dispensing and forensic toxicology data
Monitoring adherence to pharmacotherapy and safe medicine storage and disposal could reduce the risk of suicide
Kate M Chitty · Nicholas A Buckley · Jessy Lim · Zein Ali · Jennifer L Schumann · Rose Cairns · Benjamin Daniels · Sallie A Pearson · David B Preen · Andrea L Schaffer
The characteristics of SARS‐CoV‐2‐positive children in Australian hospitals: a PREDICT network study
Most children with COVID-19 can be cared for adequately in primary care, relieving the demand for emergency department services
Laila Ibrahim · Catherine Wilson · Doris Tham · Mark Corden · Shefali Jani · Michael Zhang · Amit Kochar · Ker Fern Tan · Shane George · Natalie T Phillips · Paul Buntine · Karen Robins‐Browne · Vimuthi Chong · Thomas Georgeson · Anna Lithgow · Sarah Davidson · Sharon O'Brien · Viet Tran · Franz E Babl
Mortality among people admitted to Australian intensive care units for reasons other than COVID‐19 during the COVID‐19 pandemic: a retrospective cohort study
Increased in-hospital mortality may reflect changes in care across the Australian health system that need to be rectified
Sing Chee Tan · Tess Evans · Matthew L Durie · Paul J Secombe · David Pilcher
Inter‐hospital transfer and clinical outcomes for people with COVID‐19 admitted to intensive care units in Australia: an observational cohort study
In-hospital mortality was not higher for transferred patients, confirming careful case selection and sustained commitment to care by hospitals
the SPRINT‐SARI Australia investigators
Myocarditis in Australian children following SARS‐CoV‐2 infection or COVID‐19 vaccination: a retrospective case series
Awareness that the myocarditis risk in children with SARS-CoV-2 infections differs from that for adults should inform vaccination strategies
Patrick Walker · Timothy C Lai · Silja Schrader · Nigel Crawford · Daryl R Cheng
Dispensing of psychotropic medications to Australian children and adolescents before and during the COVID‐19 pandemic, 2013–2021: a retrospective cohort study
The appropriateness of the increasing psychotropic prescribing to children and adolescents should be further investigated
Stephen J Wood · Jenni Ilomäki · Jacqueline Gould · George SQ Tan · Melissa Raven · Jon N Jureidini · Luke E Grzeskowiak
Psychotropic medication prescribing for children and adolescents by general practitioners during the COVID‐19 pandemic
Prescribing of all psychotropic classes has risen since 2018, and increases were particularly marked during the COVID-19 pandemic
Rae‐Anne Hardie · Gorkem Sezgin · Lisa G Pont · Judith Thomas · Mirela Prgomet · Precious McGuire · Christopher Pearce · Andrew Georgiou
Self‐harm and suicidal ideation in children and adolescents in contact with child protection services
Self-harm and suicidal ideation are common among young people who have contact with child protection services
Kirstie O'Hare · Oliver Watkeys · Felicity Harris · Kimberlie Dean · Vaughan J Carr · Melissa J Green
The diagnosis and initial management of melanoma in Australia: findings from the prospective, population‐based QSkin study
Most incident melanomas are managed by primary care practitioners, underscoring the need for specific training
Nirmala Pandeya · Catherine M Olsen · Maja M Shalit · Jean Claude Dusingize · Rachel E Neale · David C Whiteman
Comparison of performance outcomes after general practice training in remote and rural or regional locations in Australia
General practice training in remote areas provides equivalent opportunities for learning and progression toward the fellowship
Emily Anderson · Matthew R McGrail · Aaron Hollins · Louise Young · Lawrie McArthur · Belinda O'Sullivan · Tiana Gurney
Over‐the‐counter cough and cold medicines: reported poisonings of children before and after the 2012 and 2020 labelling changes in Australia
Off-label use in young children suggests that health care professionals and the public underappreciate their risks
Abrar Arbaeen · Nial J Wheate · Jared A Brown · Rose Cairns
The impact on poisonings of up‐scheduling of modified release paracetamol to Schedule 3 (pharmacist only medicine)
Further up-scheduling would probably reduce casual use and consequently the number of overdoses
Rose Cairns · Firouzeh Noghrehchi · Nicholas A Buckley
Bloodstream infection rates in Aboriginal and non‐Aboriginal people in Central Australia, 2014–2018
Bloodstream infection rates in Aboriginal residents of Central Australia remain extremely high, and risk factors must be remediated
Alice Coe · Richard J Woodman · Rob Baird · Lloyd Einsiedel
Mental health and wellbeing of health and aged care workers in Australia, May 2021 – June 2022: a longitudinal cohort study
Evidence-based mental health and wellbeing programs for workers in health care organisations are needed
Sarah L McGuinness · Owen Eades · Kelsey L Grantham · Shannon Zhong · Josphin Johnson · Peter A Cameron · Andrew B Forbes · Jane RW Fisher · Carol L Hodgson · Jessica Kasza · Helen Kelsall · Maggie Kirkman · Grant M Russell · Philip L Russo · Malcolm R Sim · Kasha Singh · Helen Skouteris · Karen Smith · Rhonda L Stuart · James M Trauer · Andrew Udy · Sophia Zoungas · Karin Leder
Universal genetic testing for women with newly diagnosed breast cancer in the context of multidisciplinary team care
Routine testing removes barriers to testing, identifies additional women with pathogenic variants, leading to revised treatment for many
Dilanka L De Silva · Lesley Stafford · Anita R Skandarajah · Michelle Sinclair · Lisa Devereux · Kirsten Hogg · Maira Kentwell · Allan Park · Luxi Lal · Magnus Zethoven · Madawa W Jayawardana · Fiona Chan · Phyllis N Butow · Paul A James · G Bruce Mann · Ian G Campbell · Geoffrey J Lindeman
