Research

Partnerships between South Australian Medicare Locals and Local Health Networks offer lessons for the new Primary Health Networks

Sara Javanparast PhD, GradDipHumanNutr, MD · Fran Baum PhD · Elsa Barton BS, MChild · Toby Freeman PhD, BPsych(Hons) · Angela Lawless DrPH, GradDipPHC, BAppSc · Jeffrey Fuller PhD, MSc(PHC), BN · Richard L Reed MD, MPH, FRACGP · Michael R Kidd AM, MD, FRACGP

Clinical indicators have been widely adopted as a measure of health system performance and quality of care provided to patients

Gillian E Caughey BSc(Hons), PhD · Lisa M Kalisch Ellett BPharm, PhD · Stan Goldstein MB BS, MHA · Elizabeth E Roughead BPharm, MAppSci, PhD

The prevalence of rheumatic heart disease in remote Indigenous children is significant, much of it undetected

Kathryn V Roberts MB BS, FRACP MPHTM · Graeme P Maguire MB BS, FRACP, PhD · Alex Brown BMed, MPH, PhD · David N Atkinson MB BS, MPH · Bo Remenyi MB BS, FRACP · Gavin Wheaton MB BS, FRACP, FCSANZ · Marcus Ilton MB BS, FRACP · Jonathan Carapetis MB BS, PhD, FAAHMS

Current strategies are not doing enough

Stephen J Duckett DSc, FASSA, FAHMS · Peter Breadon MPA, MPP, BA · Danielle Romanes BA(Hons)

Tracking publication output from intervention research is important for accountability

Lesley A King BSc, MPsychol · Robyn S Newson BPhysiother, MPH · Gillian E Cohen BAppSci, MPH · Jacqueline Schroeder BSc, MA · Selina Redman AO, PhD · Lucie Rychetnik PhD, MPH · Andrew J Milat PhD, MPH(Hons), BHMS(Ed)(Hons) · Adrian Bauman PhD, FFAPHM · Simon Chapman PhD, FASSA, HonFFPH

Practices associated with humiliating medical students persist in contemporary medical education, more commonly in subtle than overt forms

Karen M Scott PhD, MA, BEd · Patrina HY Caldwell BMed, FRACP, PhD · Elizabeth H Barnes MStat, BAppSc · Jenny Barrett DEd, MEd, BA

Parents have little difficulty getting same-day GP appointments for their mildly ill children

Gary L Freed BA, MD, MPH · Amie Bingham MPH, BSc, BA · Amy R Allen BSc(Hons), GradDipAlcohol OtherDrugStudies · Michele Freed · Lena A Sanci MB BS, FRACGP, PhD · Neil Spike MB BS, FRACGP

Australian women at midlife are using complementary and alternative medicines that are known to be ineffective for managing menopausal vasomotor symptoms

Pragya Gartoulla MSc · Susan R Davis MB BS, FRACP, PhD · Roisin Worsley MB BS(Hons), FRACP · Robin J Bell MB BS(Hons), PhD, FAFPHM · Pragya Gartoulla MSc · Susan R Davis MB BS, FRACP, PhD · Roisin Worsley MB BS(Hons), FRACP · Robin J Bell MB BS(Hons), PhD, FAFPHM

Patient care is compromised by GPs not understanding abbreviations used in hospital discharge letters

Mark Chemali MB BS, BPharm(Hons) · Emily J Hibbert MB BS(Hons), MClinEd, FRACP · Adrian Sheen MB BS, DipObstRACOG, FRACGP · Mark Chemali MB BS, BPharm(Hons) · Emily J Hibbert MB BS(Hons), MClinEd, FRACP · Adrian Sheen MB BS, DipObstRACOG, FRACGP

Understanding push and pull factors helps in targeting medical workforce maldistribution in rural and remote areas

Matthew R McGrail BSc(Hons), GradDipIT, PhD · John S Humphreys BA, DipEd, PhD

Some high-burden areas of disease fall short in research efforts

Jacquelyne Lam MPharm, BSc · Sarah J Lord MB BS, MS, FRACGP · Kylie E Hunter BA(Human Movement)(Hons), BA(Indonesian) · R John Simes MB BS(Hons), MD, FRACP · Thuyen Vu BSc · Lisa M Askie PhD, MPH, BN

Linked data show that readmission to hospital is common for patients with stroke or TIA

Monique F Kilkenny MPH, GDipEpiBiostats, BAppSc(MRA) · Helen M Dewey MB BS, PhD, FRACP · Vijaya Sundararajan BA(Hons), MD, MPH · Nadine E Andrew PhD, MPH, BAppSc(Physio) · Natasha Lannin PhD, GradDip(CaseMgmt), BSc(OT) · Craig S Anderson MB BS, PhD, FRACP · Geoffrey A Donnan MB BS, MD, FRACP · Dominique A Cadilhac PhD, MPH, BN

Patients and providers reflect on a clinical trial in an Indigenous health context

Hueming Liu BA, MB BS, MIPH · Tracey-Lea Laba BSc, BPharm(Hons), PhD · Luciana Massi BBusComm, MIPH · Stephen Jan BEc, MEc, PhD · Tim Usherwood MD, MB BS, FRACGP · Anushka Patel MB BS, PhD, FRACP · Noel E Hayman MB BS, MPH, FRACGP · Alan Cass MB BS, FRACP PhD · Anne-Marie Eades BSc(Nursing), MN · Chris Lawrence PhD, MAppEpidemiol · David P Peiris MIPH, PhD, FRACGP

Assessing HbA1c levels may detect diabetes in remote communities more efficiently than glucose tests

Julia V Marley PGDipSc, PGDipPolSt, PhD · May Sian Oh MB BS,FRACGP, MIH · Nyssa T Hadgraft MPH, BSc(Hons) · Sally L Singleton MPH · Kim Isaacs MB BS, FRACGP, BCom · David N Atkinson MB BS, MPH

A nurse-led coordinated care intervention was equivalent to standard care for patients with chronic illness

Natalie A Plant MHSc, BSc(Hons) · Patrick J Kelly BMath(Hons), PhD · Stephen R Leeder MD, FRACP, PhD · Mario D’Souza PhD, MSc · Kylie-Ann Mallitt BSc(Hons), MSc · Tim Usherwood MD, FRACGP, FRCP · Stephen Jan PhD, MEc, BEc · Steven C Boyages MB BS, PhD, FRACP · Beverley M Essue MPH, PhD · Justin McNab PhD, MPhil, BSc · James A Gillespie PhD, BA(Hons)

Australia-wide linkage of health data is useful for health research, service delivery and planning

Katrina Spilsbury PhD, GradDipPH, MBiostats · Diana Rosman BSc, GradDipComp, MMedSc · Janine Alan PhD · James H Boyd BSc(Hons) · Anna M Ferrante BA, DipEd, PhD · James B Semmens MSc, PhD, GAICD

Would clinical ethics support services be useful in Australian hospitals?

Evan Doran BA, PhD · Jennifer Fleming BA, MHA, PhD · Christopher Jordens BA (Hons), MPH, PhD · Cameron L Stewart BEc, LLB(Hons), PhD · Julie Letts MBioeth · Ian H Kerridge MPhil, FRACP, FRCPA

The ABC’s Catalyst program criticising statins affected people’s willingness to take these important drugs

Andrea L Schaffer BSc(Hons), MSc, MBiostat · Nicholas A Buckley BMed, FRACP, MD · Timothy A Dobbins BMath, PhD · Emily Banks MB BS, PhD, FAFPHM · Sallie-Anne Pearson BSc(Hons), PhD

headspace centres are providing direct and indirect access to mental health care for young people

Debra J Rickwood BA(Hons),PhD, FAPS · Nic R Telford BSocSc, MSocSc · Kelly R Mazzer PhD · Alexandra G Parker BA(Hons), MPsychol(Clin), PhD · Chris J Tanti BSW · Patrick D McGorry PhD, FRCP, FRANZCP

The first major review of outcomes for young people using mental health services at headspace centres

Debra J Rickwood BA(Hons), PhD, FAPS · Kelly R Mazzer PhD · Nic R Telford MSocSc, BSocSc · Alexandra G Parker PhD, MPsychol(Clin), BA(Hons) · Chris J Tanti BSW · Patrick D McGorry PhD, FRCP, FRANZCP

Partnership between community-controlled and government organisations leads to improved health service access for remote-living Aboriginal people

Carole Reeve FRACGP, FACRRM, FAFPHM · John Humphreys BA, DipEd, PhD · John Wakerman HonDSc, FAFPHM, FACRRM · Maureen Carter · Vicki Carroll BSc(Hons) · David Reeve DrPH

The administrative burden of claiming incentives is large and not always worth the effort

Milica Kecmanovic PhD · Jane P Hall PhD

Almost half of Australian asthmatics have poor symptom control

Helen K Reddel MB BS, PhD, FRACP · Susan M Sawyer MB BS, MD, FRACP · Peter W Everett BSc(Hons) · Paul V Flood MSc · Matthew J Peters MD, FRACP

Assessment is lengthy, costly and consumes significant resources

Louise Cullen MB BS, FACEM · Jaimi Greenslade PhD · Katharina Merollini MSocEconomics, PhD · Nicholas Graves PhD · Christopher J K Hammett BHB, MB ChB, MD · Tracey Hawkins BHealthSc(nursing) · Martin P Than FRCS(Ed), FFAEM · Anthony F T Brown FRCP, FACEM, FRCEM · Christopher B Huang MB BS · Seyed E Panahi BMedSc, BSc(Hons) · Emily Dalton BSc, BN · William A Parsonage DM, MRCP, FRACP

The current emphasis is on individual skills rather than responding to community needs

David J Hillis · Michael W Gorton AM, FRACS(Hon), FANZCA(Hon) · Bruce H Barraclough AO, FRACS, FACS · David Beckett PhD, FACEL, FPESA