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Creating a collaborative working culture across Health and Child Protection to support vulnerable pregnant women

open access: yesInternational Journal of Integrated Care, 2019
Introduction: Annually, a small number of babies born at two Sydney hospitals are considered at risk of child abuse/neglect because of factors such as domestic violence, parental drug or alcohol addiction or unmanaged mental illness resulting in ...
Daniela Lewkowicz, Zia Tayebjee
doaj   +1 more source

Learning from vulnerable families to improve healthcare and child protection responses

open access: yesInternational Journal of Integrated Care, 2019
Introduction (comprising background and problem statement): Pregnancy Family Conferencing (PFC) is a program offered to pregnant women at two maternity hospitals in Sydney, Australia when statutory child protection are involved due to concerns for the ...
Zia Tayebjee, Daniela Lewkowicz
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The effects of an innovative GP-physiotherapist partnership in improving COPD management in primary care

open access: yesBMC Primary Care, 2023
Background Evidence suggests that management of people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in primary care has been suboptimal, in particular, with low referral rates to pulmonary rehabilitation (PR).
Lisa Pagano   +7 more
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Comparative Evaluation of Hemodiafiltration, Hemoperfusion, and Standard Hemodialysis on Efficacy, Inflammatory Control, Dialysis Adequacy, and Safety in End‐Stage Renal Disease: A Prospective Observational Study

open access: yesTherapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Chronic micro‐inflammation in patients with end‐stage renal disease (ESRD) is a significant driver of cardiovascular complications and diminished quality of life. While standard hemodialysis (SHD) effectively manages small‐molecule clearance, its ability to remove medium‐to‐large uremic toxins—the primary catalysts of systemic ...
Hongwei Zuo   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Youth perspectives: experiences with a multidisciplinary weight management service, a qualitative study

open access: yesBMC Pediatrics
Background This study aims to explore adolescents’ perspectives on their experiences with Growing Healthy Kids (GHK), a multidisciplinary weight management service, evaluating their overall satisfaction and identifying areas for improvement in service ...
Shen Meei Chia   +4 more
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Protein pyrophosphorylation by inositol pyrophosphates — detection, function, and regulation

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Protein pyrophosphorylation is an unusual signaling mechanism that was discovered two decades ago. It can be driven by inositol pyrophosphate messengers and influences various cellular processes. Herein, we summarize the research progress and challenges of this field, covering pathways found to be regulated by this posttranslational modification as ...
Sarah Lampe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using the ‘F-words’ to adopt a holistic and child rights promoting approach in developmental assessment clinics in Sydney: a quality improvement study

open access: yesBMJ Paediatrics Open
Background The way childhood disability is understood and represented in various domains is evolving. The ‘F-words for Child Development’, derived from The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health, is a framework that is gaining
Sinthu Vivekanandarajah   +4 more
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BOOK REVIEW: DIY Community Action: Neighbourhood problems and community self-help (by Liz Richardson)

open access: yesCommonwealth Journal of Local Governance, 2009
This book explores collaborative community engagement for local well-being initiatives, and is substantially based on the experiences and perspectives of activist groups in low-income neighbourhoods across the United Kingdom.
Jenny Wills
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Gut microbiome and aging—A dynamic interplay of microbes, metabolites, and the immune system

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Age‐dependent shifts in microbial communities engender shifts in microbial metabolite profiles. These in turn drive shifts in barrier surface permeability of the gut and brain and induce immune activation. When paired with preexisting age‐related chronic inflammation this increases the risk of neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases.
Aaron Mehl, Eran Blacher
wiley   +1 more source

Validation of the 24-item recovery assessment scale-revised (RAS-R) in the Norwegian language and context: a multi-centre study

open access: yesHealth and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2018
Background The Recovery Assessment Scale-revised (RAS-R) is a self-report instrument measuring mental health recovery. The purpose of the present study was to translate and adapt the RAS-R into the Norwegian language and to investigate its psychometric ...
Eva Biringer, Marit Tjoflåt
doaj   +1 more source

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