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The early implementation phase of the Omega‐3 Test‐and‐Treat Program for reducing the risk of preterm birth, South Australia, 2021–22: an implementation evaluation study
The program could be integrated into routine antenatal care to reduce the risk of preterm birth in Australia
Karen P Best · Celine Northcott · Lucy A Simmonds · Philippa Middleton · Lisa N Yelland · Vanessa Moffa · Khoa Lam · Penelope Coates · Cornelia Späth · Carol WK Siu · Karen Glover · Rhiannon Smith · Robert Gibson · Maria Makrides
Changes in patient management after preoperative MRI for newly diagnosed breast cancer: a multicentre prospective observational study
MRI for selected women where conventional imaging is suboptimal may improve surgical planning and thus afford better outcomes
Michael L Marinovich · Nehmat Houssami · Andrew Spillane · Gregory B Mann · Donna Taylor · Michelle Reintals · Nadine Phillips · Max K Bulsara · Patsy Siok Hwa Soon · Tracey Dickens · Christobel M Saunders
Cause‐specific mortality among Queensland people with cirrhosis, by cirrhosis aetiology and decompensation status, 2007–22: a retrospective cohort study
Targeted public health measures for particular patient subgroups are required to save lives among people with cirrhosis
Vikas Bhasker · Jessica R Fong · Paul J Clark · Gunter F Hartel · Richard Skoien · James O’Beirne · Elizabeth E Powell · Patricia C Valery
The detection of avian influenza virus in human pathology laboratories in Australia, New Zealand, and South Pacific nations
Avian influenza viruses can be detected by human diagnostic testing platforms routinely used for testing for influenza A viruses
Lisa M Sedger · Vishal Ahuja · Katherine A Lau · Deane L Byers · Torsten Theis · Peter D Kirkland · Catherine Pitman
Sharing custodianship of learning: development of an Indigenous Nation‐led learning charter model centring self‐determination and wellbeing
The Indigenous Nation-led learning charter sets the aspirations for all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander learners learning on a specific Country. It provides guidance and leadership in partnership with schools that centres First Nations learners
Hayley McQuire · Melinda Mann
The power of recognising more: a qualitative study of young people’s perspectives on broader recognition for learning and wellbeing
Redefining success in education to include recognition of broader learning — shaped by learners and their contexts — can enhance engagement, improve outcomes, disrupt disadvantage, and support more equitable systems that promote wellbeing and lifelong learning
Charlie Connell‐Tobin · Linh Dang · Mietta Symmons‐Joyce · Annette C Cairnduff · Andrew PR Kellett · Lauren Langley · Philippa Collin
Greenhouse gas emissions associated with anaesthetic gases in Australia, 2002–2022: a retrospective descriptive analysis
Continuing to reduce the use of anaesthetic gases will advance the decarbonisation of Australian health care
Krista Verlis · Jessica F Davies · Forbes McGain · Hayden Burch · Alexandra L Barratt · Luise Kazda
Socio‐economic position and the prevalence of ten chronic diseases in Australia, 2021: a whole of population census data analysis
Knowing whose health is most affected by socio-economic disadvantage is integral for effective, targeted health interventions
Joanna Y Gong · Emily D Williams · Agus Salim · Spiros Fourlanos · Jonathan E Shaw · Dianna J Magliano
Identifying modifiable causes of stress in clinicians and administrators working in New South Wales psychiatric emergency care centres, 2023–24: a qualitative study
Conflicting demands in crisis care units can be alleviated by a flat team hierarchy and clear treatment protocols
Jacqueline P Huber · Alyssa Milton · Matthew Brewer · Kat Fry · Sean Evans · Jason Coulthard · Nicholas Glozier
Effectiveness of COVID‐19 vaccine boosters for reducing COVID‐19 mortality among people aged 65 years or older, Australia, August 2023 – February 2024: a retrospective observational cohort study
Regular vaccine boosting saves lives, particularly of older Australians, who are at greatest risk of death from COVID-19
Bette Liu · Anish Scaria · Sandrine Stepien · Kristine Macartney
Medication delivery and dispensing interval preferences of people who use antihypertensive medications in Australia: a survey study
Most people prefer in-person pickup at pharmacies to postal delivery, and longer dispensing intervals, if it saves costs
Carissa Bonner · Michael A Fajardo · Rachael M Keast · Emily Atkins · Niamh Chapman · Kristie R Weir · Anthony Rodgers · Aletta E Schutte
Opioids and the challenges of managing chronic non‐cancer pain in rural Australia: a qualitative study
We found a marked disparity between evidence-based guidelines for chronic pain management and the reality of rural medical practice
Jessica A Thomas · Jill Benson · Philip Davidson · Paul R Ward
Sex differences in management and outcomes of people with ST‐elevation myocardial infarction, New South Wales, 2011–2020: a retrospective cohort study
Sex differences are declining but will not be eliminated during the next ten years
Samia Kazi · Simone Marschner · Haeri Min · Desi Quintans · James JH Chong · Ehsan Khan · David B Brieger · Clara K Chow
An autoethnographic critique of a past report of inpatient psychiatric treatment for gender diverse children
Contrary to ongoing representations of efficacy, “therapy” that aimed to change or suppress a gender diverse child served to delay self-acceptance for two decades and caused long term harm
Jayne McFadyen · Timothy W Jones · Rowena Koek · Fintan Harte · Brendan Jansen · Megan Galbally · Warren Kealy‐Bateman · Catherine Wall · Quinnehtukqut McLamore · Anja Ravine
Federal health workforce policy in Australia and its implications: a descriptive policy document review
The absence of a unified federal health workforce strategy exacerbates policy fragmentation, undermining coordinated workforce planning and equity
Stephanie M Topp · Thu Nguyen · Lana M Elliott
The first live term birth following uterus transplantation in Australia
Uterus transplantation could be adopted as an assisted reproductive technology for women with uterine factor infertility
Rebecca Deans · Brigitte Gerstl · Antonia W Shand · Sarah Lyons · Aaron Budden · Helen L Barrett · Grant Luxton · Mangalee Fernando · Kenneth Yong · Karen Keung · Kaushalya Arulpragasam · Henry Pleass · King Man Wan · Eva Kehag · Jana‐Emily Pittman · Mianna Lotz · Maria Fenn · Erin Nesbitt‐Hawes · Lily Byun · Katrina Tang · Mats Brannstrom · Jason Abbott
Incidence of GLP‐1 receptor agonist use by women of reproductive age attending general practices in Australia, 2011–2022: a retrospective open cohort study
Further evidence and guidelines are needed for safe, effective use of GLP-1 receptor agonists by women of reproductive age
Kailash Thapaliya · Arianne Sweeting · Kirsten I Black · Amanda Poprzeczny · Danielle Mazza · Luke E Grzeskowiak
Country revealing the way: evaluating Elder‐governed cultural therapy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people with mental health conditions
Cultural therapy may be an effective intervention for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people with mental health conditions and should be offered alongside but separate from Western mental health management
Alasdair Vance · Janet McGaw · Jo Winther · Naomi Tootell · Herb Patten · Sandra Eades
An Aboriginal women‐led approach to design a maternal and child health model when cardiometabolic complications are experienced in pregnancy in South Australia
Culturally responsive, person-centred care can bridge gaps between Aboriginal knowledge systems and biomedical paradigms, improving maternal, child and family health outcomes holistically
Karrina DeMasi (Barkandji) · Dana Shen (Ngarrindjeri) · Phoebe McColl · Amanda Richards‐Satour (Adnyamathanha and Barngarla) · Carolyn Renehan (Central Arrernte) · Kim Morey (Anmatyerr and Eastern Arrernte) · Karen Glover (Mein:tnk and Wotjobaluk) · Cathy Leane (Dharug) · Kristine Woods‐Hampton (Anmatijerre) · Lorraine Garay (Anangu) · Eloise Baker (Adnyamathanha and Barngarla) · Rebecca Nielsen (Kalkadoon) · Katharine Brown
Spinal cord stimulation patterns of care, re‐interventions, and costs for private health insurers, Australia, 2011–22: a retrospective observational study
Follow-up surgical interventions are frequent in people with spinal cord stimulators, and they are very expensive
Caitlin MP Jones · Christopher G Maher · Rachelle Buchbinder · Ian A Harris · Chung‐Wei Christine Lin · Christopher Hayes · Alexandra Gorelik
The epidemiology of haemodialysis catheter infections in Australia, 2016–20: a prospective cohort study
The health burden of haemodialysis CVC infections in Australia is substantial, particularly among adults under 70 years of age
Benjamin Lazarus · Kevan R Polkinghorne · Martin P Gallagher · Jayson Catiwa · Nicholas A Gray · Sarah Coggan · Kathryn R Higgins · Girish Talaulikar · Stephen P McDonald AM · Sradha Kotwal
Silicosis research priorities for health care, research, and health and safety professionals, and for people exposed to silica in Australia: a research priority setting exercise
Eliminating exposure, early diagnosis, preventing disease progression, and reducing its impact are the top research priorities
Hayley Barnes · Sharna Mathieu · Deborah C Glass · Malcolm R Sim · Lin Fritschi · Joanne L Dickinson · Daniel C Chambers · Tim R Driscoll · Graeme Edwards · Nikky LaBranche · Catherine Jones · Jane E Bourke · Ryan F Hoy · Christine R Jenkins · Simon Apte · Anne Holland · Gabriella Tikellis
Treatment outcomes for people with hepatitis C referred to tertiary care in Victoria, 2021–22: a retrospective observational study
Greater awareness of care integrated into primary care services for people who use drugs would support HCV elimination strategies
Elly Layton · Nicole Matthews · Brendan Quinn · Nasra Higgins · Gabrielle Lindeman · Mielle Abbott · Jennifer MacLachlan · Elizabeth Birbilis · Margaret E Hellard · Joseph Doyle · Benjamin C Cowie · Mark Stoové
Development and calibration of the 2023 Australian cardiovascular disease risk prediction equations: a model updating study
The updated risk calculator is a landmark advance in the assessment of CVD risk in Australian primary care
Ellie Paige · Emily Banks AM · Yuehan Zhang · Anushka Patel · Mark Woodward · Natalie Raffoul · Garry Jennings · Rodney T Jackson
The Telephysiotherapy for Older People (TOP‐UP) program for improving mobility in people receiving aged care: a hybrid type 1 effectiveness–implementation randomised controlled trial
Telephysiotherapy could be incorporated into aged care to improve the lives of older Australians
Rik Dawson · Marina Pinheiro · Juliana Oliveira · Abby Haynes · Vasikaran Naganathan · Morag E Taylor · Nina Bowes · Karn Nelson · Jenny Rayner · Catherine Sherrington