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Different estimates of the prevalence of dementia in Australia, 2021
The range of prevalence estimates suggests that re-assessing future demand may be appropriate
Annette J Dobson · Leon Flicker · Osvaldo P Almeida · Michael Waller · Kaarin Anstey
Neurosyphilis‐related hospital admissions, Australia, 2007–20
Improving the collection of neurosyphilis surveillance data and integrating neurosyphilis incidence data into syphilis reports may enhance our understanding of the epidemiology of neurosyphilis
Ei T Aung · Marcus Y Chen · Christopher K Fairley · Jason J Ong · Eric PF Chow
The investigation of sudden unexpected deaths in infancy in Australia
The investigation process should be upgraded, as every family has the right to have their child’s death properly investigated
Heather E Jeffery · Angela E Carberry · Adrienne Gordon · Susan Arbuckle
Dual‐energy x‐ray absorptiometry assessment of bone health in Australian men with prostate cancer commencing androgen deprivation therapy
Health care professionals caring for men with prostate cancer starting ADT should ensure that their bone health is routinely assessed
Mariya F Hamid · Amy Hayden · Tania Moujaber · Sandra Turner · Howard Gurney · Mathis Grossmann · Peter Wong
The cost‐effectiveness of universal hepatitis B screening for reaching WHO diagnosis targets in Australia by 2030
Universal screening would be cost-effective only if the test cost is low and people receive appropriate clinical management
Yinzong Xiao · Margaret E Hellard · Alexander J Thompson · Christopher Seaman · Jess Howell · Nick Scott
Distress and career regret among Australian orthopaedic surgical trainees
Improving knowledge about distress in medical and surgical specialties could assist with averting and mitigating physician burnout
Carrie Kollias · Chris Conyard · Melissa Frances Formosa · Richard Page · Ian Incoll
Factors associated with hospitalisations and deaths of residential aged care residents with COVID‐19 during the Omicron (BA.1) wave in Queensland
Having received three COVID-19 vaccine doses was associated with much lower likelihood of hospitalisation or death
Robert J Ellis · Cameron RM Moffatt · Luke T Aaron · Greta Beaverson · Khin Chaw · Corinne Curtis · Rhett Freeman‐Lamb · Deborah Judd · Khadija Khatry · Yee Sum Li · Terry Nash · Bonnie Macfarlane · Karen Slater · Yudish Soonarane · Mark Stickley · Satyamurthy Anuradha
Emergency department presentations during the COVID‐19 pandemic in Queensland (to June 2021): interrupted time series analysis
Restrictions should be accompanied by advice about appropriate locations for seeking medical care, by condition severity and type
Amy L Sweeny · Gerben Keijzers · Andrea Marshall · Emma J Hall · Jamie Ranse · Ping Zhang · Gary Grant · Ya‐Ling Huang · Dinesh Palipana · Yang D Teng · Benjamin Gerhardy · Jaimi H Greenslade · Philip Jones · Julia L Crilly
Increasing screening for atrial fibrillation in general practice: the Atrial Fibrillation Self‐Screening, Management And guideline‐Recommended Therapy (AF Self‐SMART) study
AF self-screening in general practice waiting rooms is feasible, and could reduce the number of AF-related strokes
Katrina Giskes · Nicole Lowres · Jessica Orchard · JiaLin Li · Kirsty McKenzie · Charlotte Mary Hespe · Ben Freedman
Diagnosis of cystic fibrosis in adults: Australian Cystic Fibrosis Data Registry data, 2000–2019
CF diagnosed in adults can manifest with milder symptoms across a range of organ systems than classical CF
Amelia Lin · Keith Wong · Simone K Visser · Helen Jo · Yasmeen Al‐Hindawi · Katrin Kosbab‐Jackson · Molly Cocks · Anastasia Volovets · Paul Haber · Kirsten Hammond · Nicole Taylor · Veronica Yozghatlian · Edmund MT Lau · Nathaniel S Marshall · Tara Aquino‐Salomon · Sheila Sivam
E‐cigarette use by people who smoke or have recently quit, New South Wales, 2016–2020
The increase in e-cigarette use by younger people who smoke or have recently quit reflects their presentation and marketing
Becky Freeman · Katherine Owen · Sandra Rickards · Alecia Brooks · Philip J Clare · Anita Dessaix
The representation of women on Australian clinical practice guideline panels, 2010–2020
The gender balance of guideline panels should be improved to ensure high quality and equitable health care for all
Anna Shalit · Lauren Vallely · Renae Nguyen · Meghan Bohren · Agnes Wilson · Caroline SE Homer · Joshua Vogel
Associations between COVID‐19 and hospitalisation with respiratory and non‐respiratory conditions: a record linkage study
SARS-CoV-2 infection is associated with higher incidence of hospitalisation with several respiratory and non-respiratory conditions
Stacey L Rowe · Karin Leder · Kylie Dyson · Lalitha Sundaresan · Dennis Wollersheim · Brigid Lynch · Ifrah Abdullahi · Benjamin C Cowie · Nicola Stephens · Terence M Nolan · Sheena G Sullivan · Brett Sutton · Allen C Cheng
Non‐fatal opioid overdose after release from prison among men who injected drugs prior to their imprisonment: a prospective data linkage study
Re-introducing public opioid agonist therapy clinics in Victoria could improve accessibility for some people recently released from prison
Michael Curtis · Paul Dietze · Rebecca J Winter · Kasun Rathnayake · Karen Smith · Mark Stoove
Twelve‐month mortality outcomes for Indigenous and non‐Indigenous people admitted to intensive care units in Australia: a registry‐based data linkage study
After adjusting for age and other factors, survival outcomes are poorer for Indigenous than non-Indigenous people admitted to ICUs
Paul J Secombe · Alex Brown · Michael J Bailey · Sue Huckson · Shaila Chavan · Edward Litton · David Pilcher
Ethics guidelines use and Indigenous governance and participation in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health research: a national survey
Barriers that limit the oversight of and participation of Indigenous people in Indigenous health research should be overcome
Luke J Burchill · Aneta Kotevski · Daniel LM Duke · Jeanette E Ward · Megan Prictor · Karen E Lamb · Michelle Kennedy
Invasive group A streptococcal disease in the Northern Territory and the impact of melioidosis antibiotic prophylaxis
An intersectoral response to improving the social determinants of skin health is needed, particularly in remote communities
Johanna M Birrell · Rowena Boyd · Bart J Currie · Nicholas M Anstey · Asanga Abeyaratne · Sandawana William Majoni · Vicki L Krause
Long term all‐cause and cardiovascular disease mortality among women who undergo fertility treatment
Reassuringly, fertility treatment does not increase long term all-cause or CVD mortality risk
Stephanie R Yiallourou · Dianna Magliano · Tilahun N Haregu · Melinda J Carrington · Daniel L Rolnik · Luk Rombauts · Andre Rodrigues · Jocasta Ball · Fiona J Bruinsma · Fabricio Da Silva Costa
Clinical signs of trachoma and laboratory evidence of ocular Chlamydia trachomatis infection in a remote Queensland community: a serial cross‐sectional study
Assessing progress to trachoma elimination in Australia and elsewhere should therefore incorporate laboratory testing
Kathleen D Lynch · Wendy Morotti · Garry Brian · Lenore Ketchup · Kozue Kingston · Mitchell Starr · Robert S Ware · Beth Everill · Nazihah Asgar · Anne O'Keefe · Lisa J Whop · John M Kaldor · Stephen B Lambert
The management of peri‐operative anaemia in patients undergoing major abdominal surgery in Australia and New Zealand: a prospective cohort study
The management of peri-operative anaemia after major abdominal surgery should be standardised to improve patient outcomes
The POSTVenTT Study Collaborative*
Changes to design and analysis elements of research plans during randomised controlled trials in Australia
The documentation of changes made to research protocols should be formalised to improve transparency
Xanthi Coskinas · R John Simes · Andrew J Martin
Late termination of pregnancy at a major Queensland tertiary hospital, 2010–2020
Safe late termination services are essential for equitable reproductive health care for women
Shannyn Rosser · Renuka Sekar · Johanna Laporte · Gregory J Duncombe · Alexa Bendall · Christoph Lehner · Carol Portmann · Pauline McGrath · Karin Lust · Peter Ganter · Sailesh Kumar
Long term risk of distant metastasis in women with non‐metastatic breast cancer and survival after metastasis detection: a population‐based linked health records study
DM risk declines with time from diagnosis, and the risk of breast cancer death declines with time from initial DM detection
Sarah (Sally) J Lord · Benjamin Daniels · Belinda E Kiely · Dianne L O'Connell · Jane Beith · Sallie Pearson · Kim‐Lin Chiew · Max K Bulsara · Nehmat Houssami
Primary headache drug treatment in emergency departments in Australia and New Zealand
Evidence-based guideline recommendations are not always followed in the ED
Kevin Chu · Anne‐Maree Kelly · Frances Kinnear · Gerben Keijzers · Sinan Kamona
Hospital costs and factors associated with days alive and at home after surgery (DAH30)
As a practical proxy measure of quality of care, DAH30 could be used to assess overall improvement in patient outcomes
Jennifer R Reilly · Paul S Myles · Darren Wong · Stephane R Heritier · Wendy A Brown · Toby Richards · Max Bell
