Browsing Research Publications and Outputs by subject "1117 Public Health and Health Services"
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1477The landscape of COVID-19 trials in Australia
Published 2021Abstract Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has seen a large number of clinical trials launched at unprecedented speed. We aimed to explore the landscape of COVID-19 trials in Australia, and to ...Article -
Adjuvant therapy with high dose vitamin D following primary treatment of melanoma at high risk of recurrence: A placebo controlled randomised phase II trial (ANZMTG 02.09 Mel-D)
Published 2014Patients with primary cutaneous melanomas that are ulcerated and >2 mm in thickness, >4 mm in thickness and those with nodal micrometastases at diagnosis, have few options for adjuvant treatment. Recent studies have suggested ...Open AccessArticle -
Can social dancing prevent falls in older adults? A protocol of the Dance, Aging, Cognition, Economics (DAnCE) Fall Prevention Randomised Controlled Trial.
Published 2013Falls are one of the most common health problems among older people and pose a major economic burden on health care systems. Exercise is an accepted stand-alone fall prevention strategy particularly if it is balance training ...Open AccessArticle -
Clinical practice guidelines for identification, screening and follow-up of individuals at high risk of primary cutaneous melanoma: a systematic review
Published 2014Understanding how individuals at high-risk of primary cutaneous melanoma are best identified, screened and followed up will help optimize melanoma prevention strategies and clinical management. We conducted a systematic ...Open AccessArticle -
COnsiderations of Nephrologists when SuggestIng Dialysis in Elderly patients with Renal failure (CONSIDER): a discrete choice experiment
Published 2014Nephrologists often face difficult decisions when recommending dialysis or non-dialysis (supportive) care for elderly patients, given the uncertainty around survival and the burden of dialysis. Discrete choice experiments ...Open AccessArticle -
The cost-effectiveness of contemporary home haemodialysis modalities compared with facility haemodialysis: A systematic review of full economic evaluations
Published 2014The financial burden of the increasing dialysis population challenges healthcare resources internationally. Home haemodialysis offers many benefits over conventional facility dialysis including superior clinical, patient-centred ...Open AccessArticle -
Electronic and animal noses for detecting SARS-CoV-2 infection (Protocol)
Published 2021This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (diagnostic). The objectives are as follows: 1. To assess the diagnostic test accuracy of eNoses to screen for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection ...Open AccessArticle -
Funding and Planning: What you need to know for starting or expanding a home hemodialysis program
Published 2015Planning and funding a home hemodialysis (HD) program requires a well-organized effort and close collaboration between clinicians and administrators. This resource provides guidance on the processes that are involved, ...Open AccessArticle -
Psychosocial aspects of post-treatment follow-up for stage I/II melanoma: a systematic review of the literature
Published 2012Patients treated for melanoma are advised to have lifelong full body skin examinations. Extended intervals between examinations have been proposed, but although this may be clinically effective, psychosocial aspects of ...Open AccessArticle -
Renal supportive and palliative care: position statement.
Published 2013Since the introduction of haemodialysis in the management of acute kidney injury in the 1940s and for chronic kidney disease (CKD) in the 1960s dialysis has become one of the most successful advances in medical technology, ...Open AccessArticle -
A Review of Registered Randomized Controlled Trials for the Prevention of Obesity in Infancy
Published 2021Childhood overweight and obesity is a worldwide public health issue. Our objective was to describe planned, ongoing and completed randomized controlled trials (RCTs) designed for the prevention of obesity in early childhood. ...Open AccessArticle -
Shared care in the follow-up of early-stage melanoma: qualitative study of melanoma clinicians' perspectives and models of care.
Published 2012Patients with early stage melanoma have high survival rates but require long-term follow-up to detect recurrences and/or new primary tumours. Shared care between melanoma specialists and general practitioners is an ...Open AccessArticle -
Specialized Surveillance for Individuals at High Risk for Melanoma: A Cost Analysis of a High Risk Clinic
Published 2015Regular surveillance of individuals at high risk for cutaneous melanoma improves early detection and reduces unnecessary excisions; however, a cost analysis of this specialized service has not been undertaken.Open AccessArticle