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Trial of the Primary Care Practice Improvement Tool: building organisational performance in Australian general practice and primary health care
The PC-PIT is an acceptable, valid and relevant organisational performance tool
Lisa Crossland PhD, MPH · Susan J Upham BSocWk, GradDipHealthPromotion, GCIPH · Tina Janamian PhD, MBA, MMedSc · Victor Siskind PhD · Mary Sheehan PhD, BA(Hons), DipPsych · Claire L Jackson MB BS, MD, MPH
A Delphi study assessing the utility of quality improvement tools and resources in Australian primary care
A suite of 21 tools and resources offers one approach to supporting primary care reform initiatives
Susan J Upham BSocWk, GradDipHealthPromotion, GCIPH · Tina Janamian PhD, MBA, MMedSc · Lisa Crossland PhD, MPH · Claire L Jackson MB BS, MD, MPH
Old but not forgotten: Antibiotic allergies in General Medicine (the AGM Study)
Putative allergies are common in older patients, but a significant proportion involve non-genuine allergies or low risk responses
Jason A Trubiano BBiomedSci, MB BS, FRACP · Rekha Pai Mangalore MB BS · Yi-Wei Baey MB BS(Hons) · Duy Le BPharm(Hons) · Linda V Graudins BPharm, DHP, PGDipClinEpi · Patrick GP Charles MB BS, PhD, FRACP · Douglas F Johnson MB BS, PhD, FRACP · Ar Kar Aung MB BS, FRACP, MPHTM
First reported outbreak of locally acquired hepatitis E virus infection in Australia
HEV should be considered in patients presenting with a compatible illness, even without a history of overseas travel
Chaturangi M Yapa BSc, MB ChB · Catriona Furlong BN, MPH · Alexander Rosewell PhD, MAppEpid, MIPH · Kate A Ward BPhty(Hons), MPH · Sheena Adamson BVetMed, PhD · Craig Shadbolt PhD, BSc(Hons) · Jen Kok FRACP, FRCPA, PhD · Samantha L Tracy MSc · Scott Bowden PhD · Elizabeth J Smedley BN, GDPublHealth · Mark J Ferson MD, FAFPHM, FRACP · Vicky Sheppeard MB BS, MPH(Hons), FAFPHM · Jeremy M McAnulty MB BS, MPH
Trends and patterns in vaccination objection, Australia, 2002–2013
An estimated 3.3% of 1–6-year-old children are affected by registered or unregistered vaccination objection
Frank H Beard MB ChB, MPH, FAFPHM · Brynley P Hull BSc(Hons), MPH · Julie Leask PhD, MPH, DipHealthSci · Aditi Dey PhD, MPH, MB BS · Peter B McIntyre FAFPHM, FRACP, PhD
Characterising health care-associated bloodstream infections in public hospitals in Queensland, 2008–2012
A range of risks are associated with these infections, each of which requires a different prevention strategy
Damin Si PhD · Naomi Runnegar MB BS, FRACP, FRCPA · John Marquess BSc, MPH · Mohana Rajmokan MSc, BEd · Elliott G Playford PhD, FRACP, FRCPA
Cord blood vitamin D and the risk of acute lower respiratory infection in Indigenous infants in the Northern Territory
Supplementation during the third trimester of pregnancy may prevent vitamin D insufficiency in infants and subsequent acute respiratory infections
Michael J Binks PhD, BSc, BHSc · Heidi C Smith-Vaughan PhD · Robyn Marsh PhD · Anne B Chang MB BD, FRACP, PhD · Ross M Andrews PhD, MPH, MAppEpid
English as a second language and outcomes of patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes: results from the CONCORDANCE registry
Hospitals should offer multilingual opportunities for patients of different backgrounds
Craig P Juergens MB BS, DMedSc, FRACP · Bilyana Dabin PhD · John K French BMedSc, MB ChB, PhD · Leonard Kritharides MB BS, PhD, FRACP · Karice Hyun BSc, MAppStat · Jens Kilian MB BS, PhD, FRACP · Derek PB Chew MB BS, MPH, FRACP · David Brieger MB BS, PhD, FRACP
Increase in late diagnosed developmental dysplasia of the hip in South Australia: risk factors, proposed solutions
Increased awareness, education, and avoidance of inappropriate lower limb swaddling are necessary to reduce its incidence
Kathrin Studer MD · Nicole Williams BMedSc(Hons), BMed, FRACS · Georgia Antoniou BSc(Hons) · Catherine Gibson PhD · Heather Scott BMgmt · Wendy K Scheil MAE, FRACGP, FAFPHM · Bruce K Foster MB BS, MD, FRACS · Peter J Cundy MB BS, FRACS
Impact of HPV sample self-collection for underscreened women in the renewed Cervical Screening Program
HPV self-collection may improve outcomes for underscreened women, but joining the mainstream HPV screening program is better
Megan Smith MPH, BE · Jie Bin Lew BSc(Bioinformatics), MPH · Kate Simms PhD · Karen Canfell DPhil
The Burns Registry of Australia and New Zealand: progressing the evidence base for burn care
Providing data that will improve understanding of variations in practice and of their effects on patients
Heather Cleland MB BS, FRACS · John E Greenwood MD, DHlthSc, FRACS · Fiona M Wood FRACS · David J Read MB BS, FRACS · Richard Wong She MB ChB, FRACS · Peter Maitz MD, FRACS · Andrew Castley MB BS, FRACS · John G Vandervord MB BS, FRACS · Jeremy Simcock MD, FRACS · Christopher D Adams MB ChB, FRACS · Belinda J Gabbe BPhysio(Hons), MBiostat, PhD
Economic evaluation of Indigenous health worker management of poorly controlled type 2 diabetes in north Queensland
Other approaches to improving chronic disease outcomes in this very unwell population need to be explored
Leonie Segal PhD, MEcon, BEcon(Hons) · Ha Nguyen PhD · Barbara Schmidt MBA, BBus(Health Admin), GradCertRes · Mark Wenitong MB BS · Robyn A McDermott MPH, PhD, FAFPHM
Effectiveness of the Koorliny Moort out-of-hospital health care program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in Western Australia
Health outcomes can be improved for Aboriginal children by engaging their families in their health care
Rebecca Cresp MB BS, FRACP, MPHTM · Karen Clarke BN, PGCertPaed · Kimberley E McAuley BSc, MSc, PhD · Daniel McAullay BSc, MAE, PhD · Carolyn A Moylan BA(Hons), BA · Sue Peter SRN, RSCN, MSc · Gervase Ml Chaney MB BS, FRACP · Angus Cook MB ChB, PhD · Karen M Edmond PhD, FRACP, FAFPHM
Estimating the number of regular and dependent methamphetamine users in Australia, 2002–2014
The need for health services for people with problems related to methamphetamine use is increasing
Louisa Degenhardt PhD, MPsych(Clin) · Sarah Larney PhD · Gary Chan PhD, MSc · Timothy Dobbins PhD · Megan Weier BPsycSci(Hon) · Amanda Roxburgh BA(Psych)(Hons), MCrim, MPsychol(Clin) · Wayne D Hall PhD, BSc · Rebecca McKetin PhD
ADHD medication overdose and misuse: the NSW Poisons Information Centre experience, 2004–2014
There was a dramatic increase in intentional exposures to ADHD medications between 2004 and 2014
Rose Cairns PhD, BPharm(Hons) · Benjamin Daniels MA, BSc · Danielle A Wood MB BS, FACEM · Jonathan Brett MB BS(Hons), FRACP, FAChAM
Perceptions of Australasian emergency department staff of the impact of alcohol-related presentations
Verbal and physical aggression affects the care of other patients, as well as staff wellbeing
Diana Egerton-Warburton MB BS, FACEM, MPH · Andrew Gosbell PhD · Angela Wadsworth BA(Hons) · Katie Moore BSocSc(Hons), BSc(Hons) · Drew B Richardson BMedSc, MB BS(Hons), FACEM · Daniel M Fatovich MB BS, FACEM, PhD
Comparing colorectal cancer treatment and survival for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in New South Wales
NSW Aboriginal people with colorectal cancer had lower 5-year survival rates than non-Aboriginal people
Kristie Weir BSc · Rajah Supramaniam BSc, MPH(Hons) · Alison Gibberd MStat · Anthony Dillon PhD · Bruce K Armstrong DPhil, FRACP, FAFPHM · Dianne L O'Connell BMaths(Hons), PhD
Factors contributing to frequent attendance to the emergency department of a remote Northern Territory hospital
The study confirms previous international research documenting the association between frequent attendance and homelessness
Simon Quilty FRACP, MPhilPH, MB BS · Geordan Shannon BMed, MPH, DRANZCOG · Anthony Yao MB BS, BMedSc(Hons) · William Sargent MB ChB, FACEM, FCEM(UK) · Michael F McVeigh MB BS
Socio-demographic and structural barriers to being tested for chlamydia in general practice
About one in five young people did not submit a specimen for testing despite a GP request
Andrew Lau MSc · Simone Spark BSc(Hons), MPH, PhD · Jane Tomnay PhD, MHSc, RN · Meredith Temple-Smith BSc, MPH, DHSc · Christopher K Fairley PhD, FAFPHM, MB BS · Rebecca J Guy PhD, MAppEpid · Basil Donovan MB BS, MD, FAFPHM · Jane S Hocking PhD, MPH, BAppSc
Acute heart failure admissions in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory: the NSW HF Snapshot Study
The snapshot will inform the development of strategies that improve the outcomes for heart failure patients
Phillip J Newton RN, PhD · Patricia M Davidson RN, PhD · Christopher M Reid PhD · Henry Krum* MB BS, PhD, FRACP · Christopher Hayward MD · David W Sibbritt PhD · Emily Banks MB BS, PhD, FAFPHM · Peter S MacDonald MB BS, FRACP, PhD
Emergency department presentations with mammalian bite injuries: risk factors for admission and surgery
Further analysis of surgical findings in patients who have sustained bite injuries is needed
Jeannette WC Ting MB BS, MS, DipAnat · Brian Yin Ting Yue MB BS, BMedSci, DipAnat · Howard Ho Fung Tang MB BS, BMedSci(Hons) · Alexandra Rizzitelli PhD · Ramin Shayan MB BS, PhD, FRACS(Plast) · Frank Raiola MB BS, FRACS (Plast) · Warren M Rozen MD, PhD, FRACS(Plast) · David Hunter-Smith MB BS, MPH, FRACS(Plast)
Using a multidisciplinary approach to combat the burden of asbestos-related disease
An update from the Asbestos Diseases Research Institute
Nico van Zandwijk MD, PhD, FRACP · Matthew Soeberg MPH, PhD · Glen Reid BSc, MSc(Hons), PhD
SEPSIS KILLS: early intervention saves lives
Early administration of antibiotics and aggressive fluid resuscitation improves outcomes for patients
Anthony R Burrell MB BS, FANZCA, FCICM · Mary-Louise McLaws DipTropPubHlth, MPH, PhD · Mary Fullick RN, BHlthSci(Nurs) · Rosemary B Sullivan RN, BHlthSci(Admin), MBus(HRM) · Doungkamol Sindhusake PhD, MPH, MA
A survey of Sydney general practitioners’ management of patients with chronic hepatitis B
If GPs are to play a role in managing this disease, they need specialist support
Zeina Najjar BSc(Med)/BMed/BSurg, MPH, FAFPHM · Leena Gupta MB BS, MPH, FAFPHM · Janice Pritchard-Jones RN, MPH · Simone I Strasser MB BS, MD, FRACP · Miriam T Levy MB BS, PhD · Siaw-Teng Liaw PhD, FRACGP, FACMI · Benjamin C Cowie MB BS, PhD, FRACP
Timeliness of lung cancer care in Victoria: a retrospective cohort study
Interventions that improve timeliness and appropriateness of care have produced impressive results
Sue M Evans PhD, MClinEpi · Arul Earnest PhD, MSc, BSocSc(Hons) · Wendy Bower PhD, BAppSc(Physio), PgDEpiBiost · Meera Senthuren BSc(Hons) · Peta McLaughlin BApplSci · Rob Stirling BSc(Hons), MB BCh(Hons), FRACP
