Research

A significant survival disparity remains between Indigenous and non-Indigenous patients receiving RRT

Paul D Lawton MB BS, FRACP · Joan Cunningham ScD, ALM, AB · Yuejen Zhao BM, MBiostat, PhD · Nicholas A Gray MB BS, FRACP · Mark D Chatfield MSc, MA · Peter D Baade BAppSc(Hons), MMedSc, PhD · Karumathil Murali FRACP · Matthew D Jose FRACP, PhD, FASN

Recruiting more potential organ donors would not result in a large increase in organ donor numbers

Jonathan J Gatward MB ChB, FRCA, FCICM · Michael J O’Leary MD, FRCA, FCICM · Myra Sgorbini MN(Hon) · Paul R Phipps PhD, FRACP, FCICM

Lack of education and personnel are major barriers to effective antimicrobial stewardship

on behalf of the Australasian Stewardship of Antimicrobials in Paediatrics group

Limited use of aggressive treatment, but late referrals to palliative care and high numbers dying in acute hospitals after lengthy stays

Jennifer Philip PhD, FAChPM, MMed · Peter Hudson PhD, BN(Hons), DipAppSc · Adam Bostanci PhD, MPhil, MSc · Annette Street BEd(Hons), PhD · Dell E Horey PhD, MMedSc(ClinEpidemiol), BAppSc · Sanchia Aranda PhD, MN · Rachel Zordan PhD, BSc(Psych), BSc(Health) · Bruce D Rumbold PhD, MA, MSc · Gaye Moore PhD, MPD, BN(Hons) · Vijaya Sundararajan MD, MPH, FACP

Peer review of multidisciplinary teams can improve cancer care, but needs fine-tuning

Neli S Slavova-Azmanova MD, PhD · Claire E Johnson PhD · Cameron Platell MB BS, PhD, FRACS · Sean Bydder MB ChB, MBA, FRANZCR · Christobel M Saunders MB BS, FRCS, FRACS

A statewide coaching program overcomes obstacles of distance and limited access to health services

Chantal F Ski BA(Hons), PhD · Margarite J Vale PhD, FCSANZ · Gary R Bennett MN · Victoria L Chalmers ExecMPublicAdmin, GradDipLibInfoStud, BCom · Kim McFarlane MB BS, FRACGP · V Michael Jelinek MB BS, MD, FCSANZ · Ian A Scott FRACP, MHA, MEd · David R Thompson MA, MBA, PhD

Advanced age should not be the major factor in considering a patient for curative radiotherapy

Richard C Khor BMedSc, MB BS, FRANZCR · Mathias Bressel BSc, MSc · Jo Tedesco MBIT · Keen Hun Tai MB BS, FRANZCR · David L Ball MB BS, MD, FRANZCR · Gillian M Duchesne MB ChB, MD, FRANZCR · Helen Farrugia BAppSc(HIM), GradDip(BIT) · Wai Kuan Yip PhD, GradDipAppStats · Farshad Foroudi MB BS, MPA, FRANZCR

Patient-reported data show that changes to GP fees and Medicare rebates need to be considered with caution

Richard De Abreu Lourenco MEc(Hons) · Patricia Kenny MPH · Marion R Haas PhD · Jane P Hall PhD

Multiple drugs with low anticholinergic potency contribute more than high-potency drugs to anticholinergic burden

Lynne Parkinson BSc(Hons), PhD · Parker J Magin PhD, FRACGP · Allison Thomson BMed · Julie E Byles BMed, PhD · Gillian E Caughey PhD · Christopher Etherton-Beer MB BS, PhD, FRACP · Danijela Gnjidic BSc(Hons), PhD, MPH · Sarah N Hilmer MB BS(Hons), FRACP, PhD · Thomas King Tong Lo MClinEpi, BScH, BA · Colin McCowan BSc, MSc, PhD · Rachael Moorin PhD · C Dimity Pond MB BS, FRACGP, PhD

A look at participation in and performance of the assessment process since its inception in 2008

Deborah A O’Mara BA(Hons), DipEd, PhD · Ben J Canny BMedSc(Hons), MB BS, PhD · Imogene P Rothnie BA BSc, PostGradDipPsychol, MEd · Ian G Wilson MAssess · John Barnard MSc, MEd, PhD · Llewelyn Davies MB BS, MD, FRACP

Rates of wound infection and adverse events were no higher when using non-sterile clean boxed gloves compared with sterile gloves

Clare Heal FRACGP, PhD · Shampavi Sriharan MB BS(Hons), DCH · Petra G Buttner PhD, MSc · Deborah Kimber RN, BN, CDE

A snapshot of an evolving health, social and economic burden

Jocasta Ball BBiomedSci(Hons), PhD · David R Thompson PhD · Chantal F Ski BA(Hons), PhD · Melinda J Carrington PhD, PostgradDip(Psych), BA · Tracey Gerber PhD · Simon Stewart PhD

Fewer in-hospital adverse events with highly sensitive troponin tests, but more non-invasive cardiac investigations

Louise Cullen MB BS, FACEM · John K French MB CHB, PHD, MSc · Tom G Briffa PhD · Julie Redfern BSc, BAppSc, PhD · Christopher J K Hammett BHB, MB ChB, MD · David B Brieger MB BS, PhD, FRACP · William A Parsonage FRACP · Jeffrey Lefkovits MB BS, FRACP, FCSANZ · Chris Ellis BM · Carolyn Astley RN, BN, DrPH · Tegwen Eleanor Howell BEcon, MEcSt · John M Elliott MB ChB, PhD, FRACP · Derek P B Chew FRACP, FCSANZ, FACC

Full fee-paying students are more likely to choose urban locations and higher-income specialties

Richard B Hays PhD, MD, FRACGP · Kathleen R Lockhart MB BS · Edward Teo MB BS, DipHSc (ParamedCare) · Janie Smith EdD, MPHC · David Waynforth PhD

A strong positive interaction between rural background and rural clinical school exposure

Srinivas Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan MB BS, MPH, FRSPH · Diann S Eley PhD, MSc, BSc · Geetha Ranmuthugala MB BS, PhD · Alan B Chater MB BS, FACRRM, FRACGP · Maree R Toombs PhD · Deepak Darshan MB BS, MASc, PhD · Geoffrey C Nicholson PhD, FRACP, FRCP

Emergency department data can be useful for monitoring enterovirus infections

Alexis Zander BDS, MPhilPH, MFDS · Philip N Britton BMedSci, MB BS, FRACP · Tina Navin BSc, MBiostat · Emily Horsley MB BS, MPH · Sean Tobin BM BS, MPH, FAFPHM · Jeremy M McAnulty MB BS, MPH

A supported and empowering learning environment engenders competence and confidence

Alison M Campbell BA · James Brown FRACGP, FACRRM, MFM(Clin) · David R Simon FRANZCOG, FRACGP, MPH · Sari Young BNSc(Hons), AdDipNaturopathy, AdDipNutritionalScience · Leigh Kinsman BHSc, MHSc, PhD

Assessing comprehensive combination therapy from the perspective of the Australian health system

Tracey-Lea Laba PhD, BPharm(Hons), BSc(Hons) · Alison Hayes BSc(Hons), PhD · Serigne Lo PhD · David P Peiris MIPH, PhD, FRACGP · Tim Usherwood MD, FRACGP, FRCP · Graham S Hillis MB ChB, PhD · Natasha Rafter MPH, FAFPHM, NZCPHM · Christopher M Reid PhD · Andrew M Tonkin MD, FRACP, FCSANZ · Ruth Webster BMedSc(Hons), MB BS(Hons), MIPH(Hons) · Bruce C Neal MB ChB, PhD, FRCP · Alan Cass BA, FRACP, PhD · Anushka Patel SM, PhD, FRACP · Anthony Rodgers MB ChB, PhD · Stephen Jan BEc, MEc, PhD

Perioperative prophylaxis is one area in which there is capacity for improving the quality of prescribing

Joshua Osowicki MB BS · Amanda Gwee MB BS, FRACP, DTMH · Jesuina Noronha MB BS, DCH · Pamela Palasanthiran MB BS, MD, FRACP · Brendan McMullan BMed, FRACP, FRCPA · Philip N Britton BMedSci, MB BS, FRACP · David Isaacs MD, FRACP, FRCPCH · Tony Lai BPharm, GCClinPharm · Clare Nourse MRCPI, FRACP, MD · Minyon Avent BSc(Hons), PharmD, BCPS · Paul Moriarty MB BCh, BAO, MD · Julia Clark BM BS, FRCPCH, FRACP · Joshua R Francis BAppSc(MedSc), MB BS, FRACP · Christopher C Blyth MB BS, FRACP, FRCPA · Celia M Cooper BM BS, FRACP · Penelope A Bryant MRCP, FRACP, PhD

Alcohol is implicated in more emergency department presentations than we realise

Diana Egerton-Warburton MB BS, FACEM · Andrew Gosbell PhD · Angela Wadsworth BA(Hons) · Daniel M Fatovich MB BS, FACEM, PhD · Drew B Richardson MB BS(Hons), FACEM, MD

Outcomes are worse for trauma patients who present when senior specialist expertise is less available

Biswadev Mitra MHSM, PhD, FACEM · Peter A Cameron MB BS, MD, FACEM · Mark C B Fitzgerald MB BS, FACEM, FRACMA · Stephen Bernard MD, FACEM, FCICM · John Moloney FANZCA, GradCertArts(Writing), GradCertEmergHealth · Dinesh Varma MB BS, FRANZCR · Huyen Tran MB BS, FRCPA, FRACP · Martin Keogh GradDipCCRN, GradDipManagement

Poor pregnancy outcomes associated with maternal obesity differ by Indigenous status

Aaron P Thrift PhD · Leonie K Callaway MB BS, PhD, FRACP

Reassuring findings show the seasonal influenza vaccines recommended for use in young children are safe

Nicholas J Wood MB BS, FRACP PhD · Chris C Blyth MB BS, FRACP · Gabriela A Willis MB BS, BSc(Hons), DCH · Peter Richmond MB BS, FRACP, MRCP(UK) · Michael S Gold MD, FCP, FRACP · Jim P Buttery FRACP, MSc, MD · Nigel Crawford MB BS, FRACP, PhD · Michael Crampton MB BS, FRACGP · J Kevin Yin MB BS, MPH(Hons), PhD · Maria Yui Kwan Chow PhD, MIPH · Kristine Macartney MB BS(Hons), MD, FRACP

Does screening reduce the risk of developing colorectal cancer?

Annika Steffen MSc(Epid), PhD · Marianne F Weber BA(Hons), PhD · David M Roder BDS, MPH, DDSc(Epid) · Emily Banks MB BS, PhD, FAFPHM

MET calls are disruptive and inconvenient but cause no major harm to patients

The Concord Medical Emergency Team (MET) Incidents Study Investigators