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Using generative artificial intelligence in clinical practice: a narrative review and proposed agenda for implementation
A review of current literature on generative artificial intelligence applications in clinical practice, focusing on clinical documentation, operational efficiency, patient safety, clinical decision making and patient self-care
Ian A Scott · Sandeep Reddy · Tanya Kelly · Tim Miller · Anton Vegt
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
Protecting public interest journalism as a public health good
Journalism and independent media are important for supporting public health through contributing to a healthy information environment, fostering dialogue and respect for rights, making governments more transparent and accountable, and societies more informed, inclusive and sustainable
Bronwyn Fredericks · Neha Lalchandani · Melissa A Sweet · Alex Cramb · Carmel Williams
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
Technological advances in the search for a CURE for asthma
Combining new technologies with artificial intelligence will enable more accurate disease prediction, precision diagnoses, and personalised treatments
Sara Quon · Timothy M Johanson · Ridhima Wadhwa · Alen Faiz · Anthony Flynn · Gary P Anderson · Amanda J Cox · Nicholas P West · Michael P Menden · Rhys S Allan
A precautionary approach to social media: protecting young minds in an evolving digital world
We present a multilayered approach focused on systems-level change, including policy action, social media platform accountability and school-based initiatives, individual-level strategies and the critical need for a research agenda co-designed with young people
Ivana Stankov · Yonatal Tefera · Melissa Bradley · Alison Pickering · Emma Willoughby · Carmel Williams
What do Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory value during the operation journey? A qualitative study
Integrating culturally informed, patient-centred care models that prioritise respect and trust building is essential to improving accessibility, experience and surgical outcomes
Edith B Waugh · Marita Hefler · Sophie Pascoe · Mark Mayo · Matthew JL Hare · David A Story · Neil Wilkshire · Peter Henwood · David Croker · Jampijinpa Ross
The transformative potential of remote patient monitoring in health care
Remote patient monitoring is a beacon of resilience and innovation in modern medicine
Tuan Duong · Wenyong Wang · Clair Sullivan
Remote patient monitoring for managing acute COVID‐19, and mortality and hospital use in Sydney, New South Wales, 2021–22: a retrospective observational cohort study
Community remote monitoring is feasible and safe, and could be expanded to managing other medical conditions
Myong Gyu Kim · Phuong Thao Phan · Cambell McMaster · Praveen Indraratna · Jennifer Yu · Allison Martin · Rebecca Pinheiro · Lisa Altman · Guenter Schreier · Benjamin Kwan · Pamela Konecny · Jeffrey J Post · Nigel Lovell · Sze‐Yuan Ooi · Kristen Overton
Shifting focus to adolescent wellbeing and inclusive participation in the digital age
Governance of digital technologies has fallen behind the pace of technological innovation and the evidence base. A holistic approach to digital health that promotes adolescent wellbeing is essential
with the Health Advisory Panel for Youth at the University of Sydney (HAPYUS)
I am a Civil War
This is an article written by a doctor about their experience of navigating seronegative immune-mediated necrotising myositis
Jennifer G Mowbray
The potential of maternal and child health service data in Australia: how lessons from the COVID‐19 pandemic can accelerate data‐informed decision making
A discussion on the possibility and urgency of using linked maternal and child health data, with Victoria and South Australia as case studies, while there is a political window of opportunity for collaborative action
Ashleigh Shipton · Meredith O'Connor · Melissa Wake · Sharon Goldfeld · Helen Lees · Catina Adams · Kristina Edvardsson · Leesa Hooker · Jatender Mohal · Rhiannon M Pilkington · Fiona K Mensah
Closing the gap in kidney disease: validating the reporting of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander identification in a clinical quality registry using linked data
Integrating data to improve equity metrics in ANZDATA, including ethnicity and cultural identity, is vital for improving the health of Indigenous people
Heather J Baldwin · Nicole De La Mata · Grant Sara · Faye McMillan · Brett Biles · Jianyun Wu · Paul Lawton · Stephen McDonald · Angela C Webster
Use of ChatGPT to obtain health information in Australia, 2024: insights from a nationally representative survey
An estimated that 9.9% of Australian adults asked ChatGPT health-related questions in the first half of 2024
Julie Ayre · Erin Cvejic · Kirsten J McCaffery
Barriers, facilitators and next steps for sustaining and scaling virtual hospital services in Australia: a qualitative descriptive study
As virtual hospital services become more mainstream, gaps in evidence and practice must be addressed by future research and policy changes to maximise the benefits
Nicki Newton · Kavisha Shah · Miranda Shaw · Emma Charlston · Melissa T Baysari · Angus Ritchie · Chenyao Yu · Adam Johnston · Jagdev Singh · Meredith Makeham · Sarah Norris · Liliana Laranjo · Clara K Chow · Tim Shaw
Defining a core set of research and development priorities for virtual care in the post‐pandemic environment: a call to action
Demonstrating the value of virtual care models while also highlighting improvements in health outcomes will future-proof virtual care, enabling it to continue to address broader challenges of health care delivery
Kavisha Shah · Nicki Newton · Emma Charlston · Miranda Shaw · Jagdev Singh · Adam Johnston · Owen Hutchings · Chenyao Yu · Pearl Wang · Aaron Jones · Angus Ritchie · Rebecca Davis · Fiona Robinson · Jennifer A Alison · Melissa T Baysari · Meredith Makeham · Sarah Norris · Liliana Laranjo · Emma Nicholls · Clara K Chow · Tim Shaw
Social media: the root cause of rising youth self‐harm or a convenient scapegoat?
Based on current evidence, social media is unlikely to be the primary cause of rising mental health problems among young people; we should instead focus on the broader ongoing societal issues of misogyny, violence, racism and discrimination
Helen Christensen · Aimy Slade · Alexis E Whitton
Notification of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in hospitalised people in the Midwest region of Western Australia, 2012–2022: retrospective administrative data analysis
Clinician awareness of notification requirements and automated technology that facilitates ARF/RHD notifications are needed
Ingrid Stacey · Yolande Knight · Claire MX Ong · Amy Lee · Suresh Karuppannan · Allison Christou · Judith M Katzenellenbogen
30/60/90 National stroke targets and stroke unit access for all Australians: it's about time
Australia’s stroke treatment performance has stagnated. A well targeted national quality improvement effort is required
For the 30/60/90 National Stroke Targets Taskforce
Towards a best practice framework for eHealth with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples — important characteristics of eHealth interventions: a narrative review
Foundational qualities of culturally safe and sustainable eHealth interventions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
the eHRCATSIH Group
Using conversant artificial intelligence to improve diagnostic reasoning: ready for prime time?
Artificial intelligence chatbots have the potential to assist clinicians in diagnosing complex cases
Ian A Scott · Tim Miller · Carmel Crock
The rise and rise of predatory journals and the risks to clinical practice, health and careers: the APAME 2024 Sydney declaration on predatory or pseudo journals and publishers
Minimising the impact of predatory journals with the APAME 2024 Sydney Declaration on Predatory or Pseudo Journals and Publishers
Nicholas J Talley · Virginia Barbour · José Florencio F Lapeña · Peter L Munk · Wilfred C G Peh
Time to set a standard for the standards: health libraries provide crucial support for Australian medical training programs
Accreditation by medical colleges should ensure equity of access to library services, facilities and expertise for Australian medical trainees.
Gemma Siemensma · Anna Griffith · Alice Anderson · Angela Smith
Beyond the planned and expected: the unintended consequences of telehealth in rural and remote Australia through a complexity lens
The unique health and social challenges of rural and remote Australians suggest that using telehealth to improve health care access is a complex and multifaceted problem
Sagda Osman · Kate Churruca · Louise A Ellis · Jeffrey Braithwaite