Abstract Background Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) are prevalent among First Nations peoples in Australia. In Western Australia (WA), notification of ARF and RHD to the WA RHD register is mandatory and supports follow‐up care.
Aung Du +6 more
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Detection of cognitive impairment, dementia and associated risk factors among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: Retrospective baseline audit results from a stepped-wedge cluster-randomised controlled trial. [PDF]
Bradley K +23 more
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Trustworthy artificial intelligence for rural health care
Abstract Regional, rural and remote Australians experience poorer health outcomes and substantially higher rates of suicide and self‐harm than those in major cities. Artificial intelligence could support earlier identification of distress, safer triage and more timely care alongside telehealth and clinical decision support, but only if it is treated as
Emily R. Kirkpatrick +2 more
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Abstract Background Despite pre‐emptive treatment (PeT), cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease and reactivation remain a clinical concern. In Australia and New Zealand (ANZ), variability exists in the management of CMV for haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) recipients.
Andrea Henden +13 more
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Abstract Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) are major causes of morbidity and mortality in people with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Contemporary CKD guidelines increasingly support incorporation of glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonists (GLP‐1RAs) as an additional pillar of cardiorenal therapy alongside renin–angiotensin ...
Eugenia Pedagogos +5 more
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Strength together: examining risk and protective factors associated with dementia and cognitive impairment in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples through harmonisation of landmark studies. [PDF]
Nguyen HXT +15 more
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Abstract Background Very old patients (≥80 years) represent a rapidly increasing proportion of intensive care unit (ICU) admissions across Australia and New Zealand. Care of this population is characterised by substantial prognostic uncertainty and variability in ICU triage, treatment limitation and post‐ICU pathways.
Ashwin Subramaniam +24 more
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Correction: Can flash glucose monitoring improve glucose management for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples with type 2 diabetes? A protocol for a randomised controlled trial. [PDF]
Hachem M +22 more
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Capturing the Work of Nurses in General Practice: Development and Testing of the OCEAN‐GPN Tools
ABSTRACT Aim To provide a worked example of the process used in developing data collection tools to measure the profile and practice of Australian general practice nurses (GPNs). Design Methodological discussion. Methods An iterative design process encompassing the steps of sandpit development, alpha, beta and pilot (field) testing, alongside ...
Elizabeth Halcomb +7 more
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ABSTRACT Background Around one in ten Australian women describe feeling powerless, violated and dehumanised during the perinatal period resulting in physical and psychological trauma. Maternity care providers are also impacted when mistreatment of women is undertaken or witnessed.
Emma C. Collins +3 more
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