Faculty of Medicine and Health: Recent submissions
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Infection control professionals’ and infectious diseases physicians’ knowledge, preparedness, and experiences of managing COVID-19 in Australian healthcare settings
Published 2021Background COVID-19 has placed unprecedented demands on infection control professionals (ICPs) and infectious disease (ID) physicians. This study examined their knowledge, preparedness, and experiences managing COVID-19 ...Article -
Ethics of selective restriction of liberty in a pandemic
Published 2021Liberty-restricting measures have been implemented for centuries to limit the spread of infectious diseases. This article considers if and when it may be ethically acceptable to impose selective liberty-restricting measures ...Article -
Ethics Guidance for Environmental Scientists Engaged in Surveillance of Wastewater for SARS-CoV-2.
Published 2021The COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to rapid and widespread international pursuit of wastewater surveillance for genetic signals of SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing the pandemic. Environmental scientists and engineers familiar ...Article -
Management of Early Breast Cancer at an Australian NSW Cancer Centre During the Early Phase of COVID-19 Pandemic
Published 2021Background: This study aimed to prospectively record changes to treatment for early breast cancer patients during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. The purpose was to assess the impact on breast cancer ...Preprint -
SARS-CoV-2 Genome Sequencing Methods Differ In Their Ability To Detect Variants From Low Viral Load Samples
Published 2021ABSTRACT SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance has been vital in understanding the spread of COVID-19, the emergence of viral escape mutants and variants of concern. However, low viral loads in clinical specimens affect variant ...Preprint