Sydney School of Public Health: Recent submissions
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Can Patient-Led Surveillance Detect Subsequent New Primary or Recurrent Melanomas and Reduce the Need for Routinely Scheduled Follow Up? A Protocol for the MELSELF Randomised Controlled Trial.
Published 2021Most subsequent new primary or recurrent melanomas might be self-detected if patients are trained to systematically self-examine their skin and have access to timely medical review (patient-led surveillance). Routinely scheduled ...Open AccessPreprint -
The potential for overdiagnosis and underdiagnosis because of blood pressure variability: a comparison of the 2017 ACC/AHA, 2018 ESC/ESH and 2019 NICE hypertension guidelines.
Published 2021The objective of this paper was to estimate the extent that BP measurement variability may drive over- and underdiagnosis of ‘hypertension’ when measurements are made according to current guidelines. Using data from the ...Open AccessArticle -
Legacy effect of fibrate add-on therapy in diabetic patients with dyslipidemia: a secondary analysis of the ACCORDION study.
Published 2020The Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes (ACCORD)-Lipid study found no evidence of a beneficial effect of statin-fibrate combined treatment, compared to statins alone, on cardiovascular outcomes and mortality ...Open AccessArticle -
Evidence of potential overdiagnosis and overtreatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents: protocol for a scoping review.
Published 2019Worldwide, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnosis rates in children and adolescents have been increasing consistently over the past decades, fuelling a debate about the underlying reasons for this trend. ...Open AccessArticle -
Potential consequences of changing disease classifications.
Published 2020Viewpoint on what constitutes a disease and ways it may change.Open AccessArticle