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Addressing the carbon footprint of health organisations: eight lessons for implementation

Public Health Research & Practice, 2019
Background: The scientific evidence for global warming is overwhelming. Health organisations, as large carbon polluters, are at significant ‘carbon risk’ and must act to reduce their carbon emissions.
Kate E Charlesworth, Gregory J Stewart, Peter Sainsbury   +2 more
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Creating a collaborative working culture across Health and Child Protection to support vulnerable pregnant women

International 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
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Learning from vulnerable families to improve healthcare and child protection responses

International 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

BMC 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, Sarah Dennis, Sally Wootton, Andrew S. L. Chan, Nicholas Zwar, Sriram Mahadev, Deborah Pallavicini, Zoe McKeough   +7 more
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Unheard and Under‐Supported: Health‐Related Quality of Life in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults With Sickle Cell Disease

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an autosomal recessive hemoglobinopathy affecting millions of individuals worldwide. The clinical expression and psychosocial burden of SCD vary widely across geographical, cultural, and healthcare system contexts, underscoring the need for setting‐specific approaches to assessment.
Desiré Fantasia, Giulia Reggiani, Elizabeth J. Maran, Maria Elisa Delle Fave, Ilaria Baido, Anna Chiara Frigo, Maria Paola Boaro, Raffaella Colombatti   +7 more
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Youth perspectives: experiences with a multidisciplinary weight management service, a qualitative study

BMC 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, Slavica Krstic, Fang Lin, Sarah Dennis, Faye Southcombe   +4 more
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Imaging of High‐Risk Neuroblastoma: Recommendations From SIOPEN Radiology and Nuclear Medicine Specialty Committees

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Neuroblastoma is the most common extracranial solid tumor in early childhood. Its clinical behavior is highly variable, ranging from spontaneous regression to fatal outcome despite intensive treatment. The International Society of Pediatric Oncology Europe Neuroblastoma Group (SIOPEN) Radiology and Nuclear Medicine Specialty Committees ...
Annemieke Littooij, Catia Olianti, Herve Brisse, Pier Luigi Di Paolo, Maria Garganese, Tejas Kapadia, Jurgen Schaefer, Hugh Wallace, Simon Wan, Bart de Keizer, Irmina Sefic Pasic, Julian Rogasch   +11 more
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Using the ‘F-words’ to adopt a holistic and child rights promoting approach in developmental assessment clinics in Sydney: a quality improvement study

BMJ 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, Lydia So, Zien Vanessa Tan, Jenna Ohlsen, Bronya Cruickshank   +4 more
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BOOK REVIEW: DIY Community Action: Neighbourhood problems and community self-help (by Liz Richardson)

Commonwealth 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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European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline and EXPeRT Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Management of Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms in Children and Adolescents

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (GEP‐NENs) are extremely rare and clinically heterogeneous. Management has largely been extrapolated from adult practice. This European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline (ESCP), developed by the EXPeRT network in collaboration with adult NEN experts, provides (adult) evidence ...
Michaela Kuhlen, Calogero Virgone, Antje Redlich, Michael Abele, Ricardo Lopez‐Almaraz, Tal Ben‐Ami, Ewa Bien, Gianni Bisogno, Maja Mazic Cesen, Andrea Ferrari, Malgorzata A. Krawczyk, Yves Reguerre, Dominik T. Schneider, Ines B. Brecht, Charlotte Rigaud, Bilgehan Yalcin, Rainer Claus, Christian Vokuhl, Constantin Lapa, Jörg Fuchs, Segolene Hescot, Thomas Walter, Julien Hadoux, Daniel Orbach   +23 more
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