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Changes in the incidence of type 2 diabetes in Australia, 2005–2019, overall and by socio‐demographic characteristics: a population‐based study
The incidence of type 2 diabetes in Australian adults declined during 2010–2019 across all age, sex, socio-economic disadvantage, and remoteness groups
Dianna J Magliano · Lei Chen · Jedidiah I Morton · Oyunchimeg Buyadaa · Agus Salim · Jonathan E Shaw
Adherence to clinical care standards and mortality after hip fracture surgery in New South Wales, 2015–2018: a retrospective population‐based study
High level acute clinical care, provided for about two-thirds of hip fractures, was associated with lower short and longer term mortality
Lara Harvey · Morag E Taylor · Ian A Harris · Rebecca J Mitchell · Ian D Cameron · Pooria Sarrami · Jacqueline Close
The likelihood of hospital‐acquired complications in older people with dementia: a matched cohort study
Targeted models of person-centred care are needed to ensure the best outcomes for people with dementia who are admitted to hospital
Danielle Ní Chróinín · Vicki Deane · Rinsy Pulikotil Zachariah · Katrina Stott · Bernadette Shepherd · Margaret Perkins · Leesa Giang · Rozina Shekhar · Vaulina Vueti · Mandana Mayahi‐Neysi · Amy Montgomery · Kaye Rolls · Steven A Frost
An outbreak of reactive infectious mucocutaneous eruption (RIME) after Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections in Sydney, 2024: retrospective case series
RIME causes significant pain and distress, but the prognosis is good, with recovery expected within 14 days
Joseph Joseph · Kelvin Truong · Artiene Tatian · Orli Wargon
A rise in Mycoplasma pneumoniae respiratory infections in Victoria in late 2023 and early 2024 detected at two major testing laboratories
The number of M. pneumoniae infections in Victoria began increasing in October 2023, but no signals for greater disease severity were detected
Maryza Graham · Thomas Tran · Changxu Zhang · Michelle Sam · Andrew Daley · Kathy Jackson · Chuan Kok Lim
Concurrent use of hormonal long‐acting reversible contraception by women of reproductive age dispensed teratogenic medications, Australia, 2013–2021: a retrospective cohort study
Awareness of the importance of hormonal contraception and its uptake by women prescribed category X medications should be increased
Luke E Grzeskowiak · Vivienne Moore · Kelly Hall · Jenni Ilomäki · Danielle Schoenaker · Elizabeth Lovegrove · Danielle Mazza · Kirsten I Black · Debra S Kennedy · Michael J Davies · Alice Rumbold
General practitioners’ views and experiences of postpartum contraception counselling and provision: a qualitative–descriptive study
General practitioners are well placed to facilitate discussions about contraception with women who have recently given birth
Jenna K Perkins · Sharon James · Danielle Mazza · Jessica R Botfield
Continuity of service and longer term retention of doctors training as general practitioners in the Remote Vocational Training Scheme
Service continuity outcomes can be improved in challenging settings by using place-based retention-focused programs like the RVTS
Matthew R McGrail · Belinda G O'Sullivan · Patrick Giddings
Holistic support framework for doctors training as rural and remote general practitioners: a realist evaluation of the RVTS model
Understanding how to deliver holistic supervision and support for the challenges doctors face when training as general practitioners in rural, remote and First Nations communities, can support interventions which build personal and professional resilience for rural practice
Belinda G O'Sullivan · Patrick Giddings · Ronda Gurney · Matthew R McGrail · Tiana Gurney
Recruitment and retention of new doctors in remote and Aboriginal medical services through the Remote Vocational Training Scheme's Targeted Recruitment Strategy: a focus group study
The Targeted Recruitment Strategy is a proactive collaborative approach to attract and support doctors to train as general practitioners in high need rural and remote areas
Belinda G O'Sullivan · Veeraja Uppal · Ronda Gurney · Patrick Giddings
Perceived stakeholder benefits of continuously training general practitioners in the same rural or remote practice: interviews exploring the Remote Vocational Training Scheme
The RVTS model of training doctors continuously in the same practice improves access to safe and high quality longitudinal care and contributes to service enhancements in rural, remote and First Nations communities that otherwise lack stable doctors
Belinda G O'Sullivan · Patrick Giddings · Matthew R McGrail
Lessons learnt from the first two SARS‐CoV‐2 Omicron waves of the COVID‐19 pandemic in six remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Queensland, Australia: a retrospective epidemiological review
Co-designed, collaborative partnerships between local councils, community-controlled health services, state health services and public health units likely had a positive impact on the management and outcomes of COVID-19 in Indigenous communities
Allison Hempenstall · Barbara Telfer · Sean Cowley · Shalomie Shadrach · Caroline Taunton · Jay Short · Nicolas Smoll · Roy Rasalam · Oscar Whitehead · Peter Roach · Karen Koko · Josh Stafford · Rittia Matysek · Renarta Whitcombe · Gulam Khandaker · Jason King · Nishila Moodley · Maree Finney · Rica Lacey · Steven Donohue · Richard Gair · Katie Panaretto
Intimate partner violence and reproductive coercion: cross‐sectional study of women attending a Perth sexual health clinic, 2019–20
Effective screening programs are needed to recognise, respond to, and refer for support people at risk of intimate partner violence
Mariana Galrao · Catherine B Brooker · Alison Creagh · Richelle Douglas · Sarah Smith
Non‐index hospital re‐admissions after hospitalisation with acute myocardial infarction and geographic remoteness, New South Wales, 2005–2020: a retrospective cohort study
Non-index hospital re-admission is associated with reduced mortality for people from regional or remote areas
Md Shajedur Rahman Shawon · Jennifer Yu · Art Sedrakyan · Sze‐Yuan Ooi · Louisa Jorm
Hospital costs for unplanned re‐admissions within 30 days of hospitalisations with heart failure, Australia, 2013–2017: a retrospective cohort study
Reducing the number of unplanned re-admissions could improve outcomes for people with heart failure and reduce hospital costs
Trang Dang · Wandy Chan · Sunnya Khawaja · James Fryar · Brenda Gannon · Sanjeewa Kularatna · William Parsonage · Isuru Ranasinghe
The health and economic burden of breathlessness, Australia, 2019: a national survey
Breathlessness imposes major burdens on individuals, the health care system, and the economy
Anthony P Sunjaya · Leanne M Poulos · Gian Luca Di Tanna · Thomas Lung · Guy B Marks · Helen K Reddel · Christine R Jenkins
6‐Methylnicotine: a new nicotine alternative identified in e‐cigarette liquids sold in Australia
Clinicians should be aware of the availability of these products in Australia, including without prescription
Caitlin Jenkins · Celine Kelso · Jody Morgan
Policies on the collection, analysis, and reporting of sex and gender in Australian health and medical research: a mixed methods study
Research policy and guidelines for integrating sex and gender into health and medical research must be implemented and evaluated to achieve change
Cheryl Carcel · Amy Vassallo · Laura Hallam · Janani Shanthosh · Kelly Thompson · Lily Halliday · Jacek Anderst · Anthony KJ Smith · Briar L McKenzie · Christy E Newman · Keziah Bennett‐Brook · Zoe Wainer · Mark Woodward · Robyn Norton · Louise Chappell
Changes in the incidence of melanoma in Australia, 2006–2021, by age group and ancestry: a modelling study
Migration may have reduced the incidence of melanoma among younger Australians, but social changes may also have contributed
David C Whiteman · Rachel E Neale · Peter Baade · Catherine M Olsen · Nirmala Pandeya
Sensitivity and specificity of Aboriginal‐developed items to supplement the adapted PHQ‐9 screening measure for depression: results from the Getting it Right study
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-developed depressive symptom screening scale that we studied is reliable and valid, and it performs well across multiple Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary care settings
Timothy Skinner · Alex Brown · Armando Teixeira‐Pinto · Sara F Farnbach · Nicholas Glozier · Deborah A Askew · Graham Gee · Alan Cass · Maree L Hackett
The impact of ageing‐in‐place reforms on the provision of home care packages for older Australians, 2008–21: a repeated cross‐sectional study
Meeting demand for higher care level support will require a larger aged care workforce particularly in regional and remote areas
Johannes Schwabe · Gillian E Caughey · Steve L Wesselingh · Craig Whitehead · Renuka Visvanathan · Keith Evans · Maria C Inacio
Mental health training for physicians supervising resident physicians: a cluster randomised controlled trial
Simple training programs for senior physicians can change self-reported behaviour that may support the mental health of their staff
Aimée Gayed · Jessica Strudwick · Nathasha Kugenthiran · Anthony D LaMontagne · Andrew Mackinnon · Helen Christensen · Nicholas Glozier · Samuel Harvey
Measuring progress toward the Closing the Gap healthy birthweight target for Indigenous babies: an analysis of Queensland perinatal data, 2011–2020
Are we accurately tracking healthy birthweights for Indigenous babies?
M Mamun Huda · James Ward · Abdullah Al Mamun
The public health and economic burden of long COVID in Australia, 2022–24: a modelling study
The health and economic burdens of long COVID are substantial, especially for working adults
Valentina Costantino · Quentin Grafton · Tom Kompas · Long Chu · Damian Honeyman · Adriana Notaras · C Raina MacIntyre
Tetanus, pertussis, and diphtheria vaccination coverage in older adults, Australia, 2023: analysis of Australian Immunisation Register data
Tetanus, pertussis, and diphtheria-containing vaccine coverage among older Australians is suboptimal, particularly with respect to dTpa uptake
Alexandra J Hendry · Helen E Quinn · Kristine Macartney · Frank H Beard
