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General medicine
The clinical presentation, investigation, and management of women diagnosed with endometriosis in Australian general practices, 2011–2021: an open cohort study
Supporting general practitioners in the identification and management of endometriosis could reduce diagnostic delays and optimise clinical care
Danielle Mazza · Kailash Thapaliya · Sharinne B Crawford · Alissia Hui · Maryam Moradi · Luke E Grzeskowiak
Shifting focus to adolescent wellbeing and inclusive participation in the digital age
Allyson R Todd · Elena Wang · Stephanie R Partridge
The impact of the Breast Screen NSW transition from film to digital mammography, 2002–2016: a linked population health data analysis
Rachel Farber · Nehmat Houssami · Katy J L Bell
CURE Asthma: a unique opportunity for Australia
We stand at the beginning of the next bioscience revolution in asthma
Anthony Flynn · Wendy Edmondson · Alan James · Caroline Lodge · Vanessa M McDonald · Christine R Jenkins · John Blakey · Gary P Anderson
The CURE Asthma roadmap
Cures for asthma will require a sustained, decade-long program of discovery science partnered with best clinical expertise
Gary P Anderson · Anthony Flynn · Phil G Bardin · John D Blakey · Shyamali C Dharmage · Paul Foster · Peter G Gibson · Adam Jaffe · Alan James · Christine R Jenkins · Sundram Sivamalai · Peter D Sly · Guy B Marks · Vanessa M McDonald · Judy Wetttenhall
Specialists’ fees and out‐of‐pocket costs: a challenge of our time
The continued rise in specialists’ fees and out-of-pocket cost is causing significant financial and access challenges for patients
Brendan Murphy
Evidence from Australian cohort studies about asthma trajectories and transitions across the life course: a narrative review
Using novel statistical and artificial intelligence techniques to interrogate combined cohort datasets will open the door to drug discovery
Caroline Lodge · Xin Dai · Ingrid A. Laing · Michael P Menden · Anthony Flynn · Gary P Anderson · Sarath Ranganathan · Shyamali C Dharmage
Non‐technical errors associated with deaths in surgical care, Australia, 2012–2019, by surgical specialty (Australian and New Zealand Audit of Surgical Mortality): a retrospective cohort study
Specialty-specific interventions could target certain identified problems, but systemwide strategies should receive priority
Jesse Ey · Victoria Kollias · Octavia Lee · Kelly Hou · Matheesha Herath · John B North · Ellie Treloar · Suzanne Edwards · Martin Bruening · Adam J Wells · Guy J Maddern
Mild traumatic brain injury and concussion and persisting post‐concussion symptoms: new guidelines to support evidence‐based assessment and management in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand
Research into the implementation of the guidelines on concussion and persisting post-concussion in the context of the differing Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand geographical areas will be important to ensure adequate uptake
Karen M Barlow · Jennie L Ponsford · Alice Theodom · Gill Cowen · Gavin A Davis · Vicki Anderson · Franz E Babl · David Cole · Jennifer Cullen · Stuart R Dalziel · Melinda Fitzgerald · Howard Flavell · Caroline Yates · Rebecca Kimble · John H Olver · Rhonda Orr · Mark Ralfe · Michael Rose · Nick Rushworth · Julia Treleaven · Gary Browne · Nathan Delang · Sarah Harris · Gary Mitchell · Sean Tweedy
The importance of universal child and family health services for equitable early development
By optimising existing investments and leveraging Australia’s strong universal foundation, we can enhance child and family health services and improve outcomes for all children and their families
Anna MH Price · Elodie O’Connor · Sharon R Goldfeld
From words to action: time for Australia to take shared decision making implementation seriously
Shared decision making is widely recognised in Australian health care policy but remains inconsistently implemented in practice. We highlight the Australian context, with international examples and suggested strategies to progress its implementation
For the Australian Shared Decision Making Research Network
Socio‐economic position and the prevalence of ten chronic diseases in Australia, 2021: a whole of population census data analysis
Knowing whose health is most affected by socio-economic disadvantage is integral for effective, targeted health interventions
Joanna Y Gong · Emily D Williams · Agus Salim · Spiros Fourlanos · Jonathan E Shaw · Dianna J Magliano
A future for the hospital‐in‐the‐home (HITH) deteriorating patient: shifting the paradigm
Davide R Tomassoni · Iftah Amith
A future for the hospital‐in‐the‐home (HITH) deteriorating patient: shifting the paradigm
Aaron BO Wong · Brian H Le
Opioids and the challenges of managing chronic non‐cancer pain in rural Australia: a qualitative study
We found a marked disparity between evidence-based guidelines for chronic pain management and the reality of rural medical practice
Jessica A Thomas · Jill Benson · Philip Davidson · Paul R Ward
Cass Review does not guide care for trans young people
Good medicine is guided by the values of the patient, not those of a clinician, politician or commentator. The Cass Review, lacking expertise and compromised by implicit stigma and misinformation, does not give credible evidence-based guidance
Julia K Moore · Cate Rayner · S Rachel Skinner · Katie Wynne · Blake S Cavve · Brodie Fraser · Uma Ganti · Claire McAllister · Gideon Meyerowitz‐Katz · Tram Nguyen · Anja Ravine · Brian Ross · Darren B Russell · Liz A Saunders · Aris Siafarikas · Ken C Pang
Explaining risk in chronic conditions: the Yolŋu science of signs
Health practitioners should examine their communication practices seeking to replace terms that cause harm, such as “risk”, to ensure a safe environment for health decision making
Emma Haynes · Alison Mitchell · Minitja Marawili (Yolŋu) · Dawn C Bessarab (Bardi)
Reducing unprofessional practices in referrals to abortion care: proposing a minimum professional standard
This perspective applies the principles of medical professionalism to abortion referrals, presents a spectrum of referral practices, proposes a minimum standard for professional abortion referral, and identifies strategies to promote person-centred referrals
Shelly Makleff · Bronwen Merner · Kirsten I Black · Louise Keogh
Voluntary assisted dying: challenges in Northern Territory remote Aboriginal communities
Discussion of findings from a public voluntary assisted dying consultation process in the Northern Territory and how to ensure equitable access and cultural safety. Telehealth could improve access but presents clinical and legal challenges
Geetanjali Lamba · Kane Vellar · C Paul Burgess · Camille La Brooy · Paul A Komesaroff
Treatment outcomes for people with hepatitis C referred to tertiary care in Victoria, 2021–22: a retrospective observational study
Greater awareness of care integrated into primary care services for people who use drugs would support HCV elimination strategies
Elly Layton · Nicole Matthews · Brendan Quinn · Nasra Higgins · Gabrielle Lindeman · Mielle Abbott · Jennifer MacLachlan · Elizabeth Birbilis · Margaret E Hellard · Joseph Doyle · Benjamin C Cowie · Mark Stoové
Assessment of metabolic dysfunction‐associated fatty liver disease in primary care: a consensus statement summary
In recognition of the increasing burden of metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) in Australia, and the lack of clear guidelines for general practitioners, this consensus statement summary presents 21 recommendations on the assessment and monitoring of MAFLD in adult patients in primary care
Leon A Adams · William W Kemp · Kate R Muller · Elizabeth E Powell · Stuart K Roberts · Luis Calzadilla Bertot · Stephanie Best · Gary Deed · Jon D Emery · Samantha L Hocking · Graham R Jones · John S Lubel · Sinead Sheils · Stephen M Twigg · Gerald F Watts · Jacob George
Models of care across settings supporting ageing in place: a narrative review
Successful ageing in place is the collective responsibility of the broader health and social care system
Maria C Inacio · Stephanie Harrison · Johannes Schwabe · Maria Crotty · Gillian E Caughey
Biology–society–environment: a changing paradigm for the changing Australian climate
Our health care sector should better acknowledge and understand the foundational relationship between people and place
Arnagretta Hunter
Symptom burden, quality of life, and diagnostic journey of people with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, Australia, 2021–24: a descriptive patient registry data study
Longitudinal research, with diverse patient groups and treatment-focused approaches, is needed to improve outcomes
Marie‐Claire Seeley · Gemma Wilson · Eric Ong · Amy Langdon · Jonathan Chieng · Danielle Bailey · Kristina Comacchio · Amanda Page · Dennis H Lau · Celine Gallagher
The incidence of and risk factors for hospitalisations and amputations for people with diabetes‐related foot ulcers in Queensland, 2011–19: an observational cohort study
Evidence-based profiling could identify people most likely to benefit from interventions for reducing the risk of hospitalisation
Yuqi Zhang · Susanna M Cramb · Steven M McPhail · Rosana Pacella · Jaap J Netten · Ewan M Kinnear · Peter A Lazzarini
