Research

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

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

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

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

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)

An update from the Asbestos Diseases Research Institute

Nico van Zandwijk MD, PhD, FRACP · Matthew Soeberg MPH, PhD · Glen Reid BSc, MSc(Hons), PhD

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

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

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

Influenza vaccination is an important intervention for protecting vulnerable patients

Heath A Kelly BSc, MB BS, MPH · Courtney Lane BSc, MPH, MPhil(AppEpi) · Allen C Cheng FRACP, MPH, PhD

Completing an Annual Cycle of Care is central to patients with diabetes being in glycaemic control

Adrian J Esterman PhD, MSc, BSc(Hons) · Tim Fountaine MB ChB, PhD · Robyn McDermott MB BS, MPH, PhD

Most reports occur when there is an impediment to mutually managing the risks posed by the reported practitioner

Marie M Bismark MD, LLB, FAFPHM · Matthew J Spittal PhD, MBio · Jennifer M Morris BA, BSci, GDSciComm · David M Studdert LLB, ScD, MPH

The natural history of mild dental fluorosis indicates that it is not a cause for major concern

Loc G Do DDS, MScDent, PhD · Diep H Ha PhD, MDS, DDS · A John Spencer MScDent, MPH, PhD

GPs in more remote areas must often also care for people with oral health problems

Tony Barnett PhD · Ha Hoang PhD · Jackie Stuart BDSc · Leonard Crocombe BDSc, MBA, PhD

Living on a farm and geographic remoteness are key risk factors for Q fever

Surendra Karki MSc, MScIH, PhD · Heather F Gidding BAppSci, MAppEpid, PhD · Anthony T Newall BSc, MHP(Hons), PhD · Peter B McIntyre MB BS, FAFPHM, FRACP, PhD · Bette C Liu MB BS, MPH, DPhil

Inappropriate posting of material of students is common, but can be reduced by appropriate strategies

Christopher J Barlow MB BS · Stewart Morrison MB BS, PGDipSurgAnat · Hugh ON Stephens BHumSci, BMedSci(Hons) · Emily Jenkins MB BS(Hons), BMedSci(Hons) · Michael J Bailey PhD, MSc, BSc(Hons) · David Pilcher MB BS, FRACP, FCICM

The low incidence of TB in children in Australia could be further reduced by appropriate screening

Stephen S Teo MB BS, FRACP, PGDipEpid · Ee Laine Tay MB BS, MPH, MAppEpid · Paul Douglas MB BS, MHA, FRACMA · Vicki L Krause MD, DTMH, FAFPHM · Stephen M Graham MB BS, FRACP, PhD

Nursing home-acquired pneumonia can be well treated without moving the resident to hospital

Michael Montalto MB BS, PhD, FRACGP · Man Yee Chu MRCP, FHKAM · Irani Ratnam MB BS, FRACP · Tim Spelman MB BS · Karin Thursky MB BS, BSc, FRACP

Advising patients with cancer about life expectancy must be tailored to their individual desire for information

Alison C Zucca BA(Hons), MMedSc · Rob W Sanson-Fisher BPsych(Hons), MPsych, PhD · Amy Waller BA(Hons), PhD · Mariko Carey DPsych(Health), BSc(Hons) · Alice Grady BPsych · Lisa Mackenzie BPsych(Hons), PhD

High-quality cancer care can be provided at rural centres by teleoncology models

Bryan A Chan BPharm(Hons), MB BS(Hons), FRACP · Sarah L Larkins MB BS, PhD, FRACGP · Rebecca Evans BSp · Kerrianne Watt PhD · Sabe Sabesan BM BS, FRACP, PhD

Encouraging evidence about expanding access to medications and reducing cardiovascular risk among Indigenous Australians

Amal N Trivedi MD, MPH · Allan J Pollack MB BS(Hons), FRACS(Orth), MPH(PP) · Helena C Britt BA, PhD · Graeme C Miller MB BS, PhD, FRACGP · Christopher Harrison BPsych(Hons), MSocHlth · Margaret A Kelaher PhD, BSc(Psych)

New liquor licensing laws were effective in their first 12 months

Gordian WO Fulde FRACS, FACEM, FRCS/RCP(A · Myles Smith MB BS · S Lesley Forster MB BS, FRACMA, FAFPHM

In-hospital falls are expensive — even when there is no serious injury

Renata T Morello BPhty, MPH · Anna L Barker BPhty, MPhty(Geriatrics), PhD · Jennifer J Watts BBus(Ec), PGDipHEcon, MComm(Ec) · Terry Haines BPhty(Hons), GCHEcon, PhD · Silva S Zavarsek BSc(Hons), PhD · Keith D Hill BAppSc(Physio), GradDipPhysio, PhD · Caroline Brand MB BS, MPH, FRACP · Catherine Sherrington BAppSc(Physio), MPH, PhD · Rory Wolfe BSc, PhD · Megan A Bohensky BA, MPH, PhD · Johannes U Stoelwinder MB BS, MD, FRACMA

The availability of a catheterisation laboratory appears to have a significant impact on long-term mortality in acute coronary syndrome patients

David B Brieger MB BS, PhD, FRACP · Derek PB Chew MB BS, MPH, FRACP · Julie Redfern PhD, BAppSc(Hons), BSc · Chris Ellis BM, FRACP · Tom G Briffa PhD · Tegwen E Howell BEcon, MEcSt · Bernadette Aliprandi-Costa RN, BHSc · Carolyn M Astley RN, BN, DrPH · Greg Gamble MSc · Bridie Carr BA, SRN, OND · Christopher JK Hammett BHB, MB ChB, MD · Neville Board BA, RN, MPH · John K French MB ChB, PhD, FRACP

Continuous quality improvement initiatives contribute to improved pregnancy care for Indigenous Australians

Melanie E Gibson-Helm PhD, MRepSci, BSc(Hons) · Helena J Teede MB BS, FRACP, PhD · Alice R Rumbold PhD, MPH, BSc(Hons) · Sanjeeva Ranasinha MSc, MEpid · Ross S Bailie MD(CommHlth), FAFPHM, MB ChB · Jacqueline A Boyle MB BS, FRANZCOG, PhD