Topics
Environmental health
No Jab, No Pay — no planning for migrant children
Migration should be considered by immunisation policy
Georgia A Paxton · Lauren Tyrrell · Sophie B Oldfield · Karen Kiang · Margie H Danchin
Gluten content of imported gluten-free foods: national and international implications
Consumers can be confident about GF-free food sold in Australia
Geoffrey M Forbes · Kenneth Dods
Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis in North Queensland: the paediatric experience
A potentially fatal disease associated with warm, non-chlorinated water in rural areas
Claire L Nicholls · Fiona Parsonson · Lawrence EK Gray · Adele Heyer · Steven Donohue · Greg Wiseman · Robert Norton
How are tobacco smokers using e-cigarettes? Patterns of use, reasons for use and places of purchase in New South Wales
In reply
Sally Dunlop · Anita Dessaix · David Currow
Progress in the care of familial hypercholesterolaemia: 2016
Significant advances have been made, but optimising models of care remains a major challenge
Damon A Bell · Gerald F Watts
English as a second language and outcomes of patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes: results from the CONCORDANCE registry
In reply
Craig P Juergens · John K French · David B Brieger
No strong evidence bicycle helmet legislation deters cycling
A focus on helmet legislation detracts from concerns about cycling infrastructure and safety
Jake Olivier · Soufiane Boufous · Raphael H Grzebieta
Towards an integrated model for child and family services in central Australia
An innovative model for the delivery of child and family services
Donna Ah Chee · John D Boffa · Edward Tilton
Are Indigenous mortality gaps closing: how to tell, and when?
Lags between policy and outcomes mean it is important to have good metrics and the right expectations about timelines
Ian T Ring · Tracy Dixon · Raymond W Lovett · Fadwa Al-Yaman
Financial toxicity in clinical care today: a “menu without prices”1
Out-of-pocket costs are rising rapidly and can influence treatment decisions and health outcomes
David Currow PhD, FRACP, FAHMS · Sanchia Aranda PhD, MN, BAppSci
Estimating eligibility for lung cancer screening in an Australian cohort, including the effect of spirometry
About 450 000 individuals in Australia may be eligible for lung cancer screening
David Manners MB BS(Hons) · Jennie Hui PhD · Michael Hunter PhD(Dist) · Alan James MB BS, FRACP, PhD · Matthew W Knuiman PhD · Annette McWilliams FRACP, FRCPC, MD · Siobhain Mulrennan MRCP, MD, FRACP · Arthur W (Bill) Musk MB BS, MD, FRACP · Fraser JH Brims MD, MRCP, FRACP
Trends in severe traumatic brain injury in Victoria, 2006–2014
Strategies for reducing the incidence of major head injuries resulting from falls should be explored
Ben Beck PhD, BE(Biomed)(Hons) · Janet E Bray PhD · Peter A Cameron MB BS, MD, FACEM · D James Cooper BM BS, MD, FAAHMS · Belinda J Gabbe PhD, MBiostat, BPhysio(Hons)
Time for a shift in focus to improve food affordability for remote customers
Action is need to make healthy food affordable for residents of remote communities
Megan Ferguson MPH, PGDipNutDiet, BSc · Alastair King · Julie K Brimblecombe PhD, MPH, GradDipNutDiet
The Port Arthur massacre and the National Firearms Agreement: 20 years on, what are the lessons?
Clinicians can play a key role in working with legal authorities to monitor and assist regulation of firearm access, especially among high-risk populations
Michael J Dudley AM, MB BS, FRANZCP · Alan Rosen AO, FRANZCP, DPM · Philip A Alpers · Rebecca Peters BA, LLB
Margaret Anne Burgess
A remarkable paediatrician who pioneered research into vaccines and vaccine-preventable diseases in Australia
Peter B McIntyre FAFPHM, FRACP, PhD · Jill M Forrest MD BS
To screen for depression or not?
Screening may be appropriate to reconsider once we can ensure adequate response to any identified potential cases
Malcolm J Hopwood MB BS, MD, FRANZCP · Gin Malhi FRCPsych, MD, FRANZCP
E-cigarettes should be regulated
They pose many risks for tobacco control and health, and any possible benefits are few and uncertain
Martin McKee MD, DSc · Mike Daube BA(Hons), HonDSci · Simon Chapman PhD, FASSA, HonFFPH
How are tobacco smokers using e-cigarettes? Patterns of use, reasons for use and places of purchase in New South Wales
Many smokers use e-cigarettes as cessation aids or to minimise smoking-related harm — perhaps unwisely
Sally Dunlop PhD · Claudine Lyons MPS, BA, LLB · Anita Dessaix MPH, MA · David Currow BMed, MPH, PhD
Lost in translation: the gap between what we know and what we do about cardiovascular disease
A million Australians at high risk may not be receiving recommended preventive treatments
Clara K Chow MB BS, FRACP, PhD · Anthony Rodgers MB ChB, PhD
Quality of care achievements of the Prostate Cancer Outcomes Registry–Victoria
The performance of the Victorian health system has improved according to three processes of care indicators
Fanny Sampurno BA, BSci(Hons) · Arul Earnest PhD, MSc, BSocSc(Hons) · Patabendi B Kumari MB BS, MSc, MD · Jeremy L Millar MB ChB, FRANZCR, FAChPM · Ian D Davis MB BS(Hons), PhD, FRACP · Declan G Murphy FRCS(Urol) · Mark Frydenberg MB BS, FRACS · Paul A Kearns MB BS, FRACS(Urol) · Sue M Evans PhD, MClinEpi
Zika preparedness in Australia
Our comprehensive national response encompasses prevention and surveillance, as well as monitoring and controlling Aedes aegypti in Australia
Chris Baggoley FACEM, BM BS, BVSc · Katrina Knope BSc, MPH · Anna Colwell MB BS(Hon), FRACGP, MPH · Jenny Firman MB BS, FRACGP
Ebola outbreak in West Africa: considerations for strengthening Australia’s international health emergency response
It is time for a common vision and strategy for deploying Australian expertise to international public health emergencies
Alexander Rosewell PhD, MAppEpid, MIPH · Paul Effler MD, MPH, FAFPHM · Chaturangi Yapa BSc, MB ChB, MPhilApplEpid · Barbara Telfer MPH, GradDipAppEpid, BPhty · Jennie Musto MPH · Raina MacIntyre FRACP, FAFPHM, PhD
Immunisation for medical researchers: an ethical and practical imperative
Researchers should maintain immunisation currency to prevent disease transmission to study participants
Michelle L Townsend PhD · Brin FS Grenyer BA(Hons), MSc, PhD · Wilfred Yeo MB ChB, MD, FRACP · Ian Wright FRACP
Rising incidence of invasive meningococcal disease caused by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup W in Victoria
An old foe with a new disguise
Katherine A Bond BSc, MB BS, DTMH · Kerrie Stevens BAppSc, GradDipMicrobiol · Dieter Bulach PhD, MSc, BSc(Hons) · Kylie Carville BSci(Hons), MAppEpid · Katherine S Ong MPH, PhD, FAFPHM · Benjamin P Howden FRACP, FRCPA, PhD
