Sydney Health Ethics: Recent submissions
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Increasing repeat chlamydia testing in Family Planning clinics depends on perception of value and availability of low-burden flexible reminder systems.
Published 2013-01-01Re‐infection after a chlamydia infection is common: 22% of young Australian women are re‐infected within 4‐5months (Walker, et al, 2012). Re‐infections increase the risk of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) by 4‐6 fold ...Open AccessConference poster -
The Experience and Positioning of Affect in the Context of Intersubjectivity: The Case of Premenstrual Syndrome
Published 2007-01-01The experience and positioning of affect is a material-discursive-intrapsychic experience, which can be interrogated through the examination of the intersubjective realm. This paper examines ways in which women experience ...Open AccessArticle -
Using local evidence to inform public health priorities for lesbian and bisexual women’s sexual health
Published 2013-01-01The 2010 National Women’s Health Policy (NWHP) acknowledged for the first time that lesbian and bisexual women may be at risk of poor health outcomes. It called for “information and access to services to sexual health, ...Open AccessConference poster -
Patient delivered partner therapy for chlamydia: Support and concern among doctors and nurses working in Australian Family Planning clinics
Published 2013-01-01Patient delivered partner therapy (PDPT) is the practice of providing a prescription or medication to a patient diagnosed with an STI to give to their partner without that partner being assessed by a clinician. International ...Open AccessConference poster -
HIV risk among Australian men travelling overseas: networks and context matter
Published 2012-01-01Increasing international mobility presents a risk for communicable disease transmissions. Overseas-acquired HIV infections have been increasingly observed across Australian jurisdictions. This includes a mix of men emigrating ...Open AccessArticle